The herald., 1897-08-24

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stuffy chamber, and incidentally where
cooling beverages were available. All
the members were present and business
was opened shortly after 8 o'clock with
the reference of demands to the finance
committee.
CITY AUDITORS REPORT
The city auditors report for the week
ending August 21st was presented. A
summary of the report is as follows:
Treasurer's balance, Aug.
18th ............... .........S2S,32l.bi
Receipts to Aug. 2lst........ S2,1oS.13
-$61 $50 -
Demands audited to Aug. 21st...... S4,9l47;
Treasurers balance .............. .S26, o.
The recommendation of Building Su-
perintendent Stratton that the city hall
be provided with fire escapes was, on
reading, referred to the committee on
public buildings.
Samuel Morlux. oil inspector, pre-
sented report covering the period from
June 1st to August 23rd. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Cess pools filled. 81; cess pools fenced
55; derricks taken down, 16; tanks re-
moved IS; engineers removed from the
central and western fields to the eastern
field, 8.
The streets, sidewalks and cutters
throughout the oil district were reported
in good condition. The report was or
dered filed.
The oil inspector also reported that he
had collected and paid over to the tax
cir Tt1r1 1c,t tO
amount of 1869. The total delinquent
taxes to date were reported as $117 Re-
fewed to the finance committee.
BOARD OF ENGINEERS
The board of examining engineers
made a voluminous report, embracing
statistics of the boiler inspectors office
and beginning with the following cheer
full roast of Inspector Church
In compliance with your instructions
of August 10th we herewith submit tc
your honorable body a complete report
Of our office and of the work done by the
boiler and deputy boiler inspector Theil
complete report is also herewith submit
ted. By it you will observe that Ill hy-
drostatic tests have been made, hammer
tests and nine external examinations
making total of $50 tests and eXamina-
tionS Sixteen elevators have been eX-
amined
Considering these all as inspections
we find that only about one-third of the
boilers that should have been inspected
have been, as you will see from the fol
lowing: There are about six hundred
boilers in this city. Four inspections o.
the same will make a total of 2400 in
months The inspectors have been
work now over four months, and sihoul,
have made at least 600 inspections, bu
have made only about 1856, which, vol
will observe, is 400 short of what shoul,
have been done.
We, however, do not regard a hydro
static test as an inspection, for the rea
sor that no knowledge of defects can b
ascertained through such hydrostati
test, except leaky tubes or seams
Broken stays, ruptures, blisters, crack
and burns cannot be detected by sal
test, and are, in fact, the things most t
be guarded against.
Under the ordinance the said inspector
are subject to the orders of this board
but they have repeatedly refused to ODE
the injunctions we have given them i
regard to inspecting and doing the bust
ness of this office. In fact, the in
spector has taken it upon himself t
countermand our orders and in tha
manner has very seriously interfere
with us in properly executing the LAY
and doing our work, as you will see fror
the following:
That the said inspector has refused I
properly keep the minutes of this boarC
viz: On August 4, 1897, a a meeting
this board, certain matters were acte
on, and, being of considerable import
ance, should appear on record, but hav
been by the said inspector expunged, a
1t were, from the minutes of said NEE
ing, contrary to the order of this boart
As the secretary of this board, the sal
inspector was instructed to commun
cate with certain parties; this he has ais
refused to do
Your attention is also respectful
called to the accompanying reports
engineers which are self-explanatory
FRANK RADEMACHER,
G.. w. JUDKINS,
FRED J. FISCHER.
Board of Engineers.
Attached to the report were letter
ployed by the firm of Orr & Patterson
protesting against the mode of inspectio
of their boiler on May 30 last A hyrc
Z static test of 30 pounds was made. br
no hammer or other inspection mad,
Another similar protest was made by
& L. Eby, engineer of the Troy laundry.
Engineer John Lafferty, of the Ho
lenbeck hotel. reported that his boile
had been subjected to a hydrostatic te.
OF lao pounds, by which one cf the seam
was sprung and had to be repaired be
fore the boiler could be again used A
he Is licensed to carry only 80 pounds {
steam, he thinks that the test of Il
pounds was too severe
A little surprise was sprung at TIL
point when motion was made by Coun
Gilman Baker that the city clerk be IL