The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14
BIDS MUST SOON BE IN.
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ing the manner of the break which oc-
CURED Aug 6 last The drawing shows
that an eight-inch surface drain pipe run
ming above the twelve-inch Montague pipe
and leading into twenty-four-inch drain
below it, had burst, undermining the
tWelve-inch pipe. The tWelve-inch pipe
led from a man hole fed by two other
tWelve-inch surface pipes, and, owing to
excessive rains, the man hos was filled
to overlooking, putting an unusual strain
on the pipe
mo pipe made would have stood the
strain under such circumstances, said
Mr. Russell, 'but, mind you, it was our
NO. drainage pipe which broke, and not
our sewer pipe, and the pipe was not sold
by us for the purpose used.
AT the same time of the $50 feet of this
pipe used 1lS feet is still in use This
breakage is used as an argument against
the use of any other than Ohio river pipe
yet nothing Is said of the breaking of 215O
feet of Ohio river 2i-inch pipe 1 do not
consider this anything against the latter
pipe for the reason that only iron pipe
could have stood the strain, but it is
the unfairness of the argument which l
wish to show"
Mr.. RusselPs statements are borne out
by Engineer Wylly letter and by sworn
affidavit from Mr.. Coney.
Mr.. Russell is fortified with letters and
kilograms from leading engineers and
city officials throughout the country as to
the character of the Montague pipe.
Among the number is the following:
Brunswick, Ga, Feb q, 1894-AIessrs.
lMantague & Co, Chattanooga, Tenn
Gentlemen: The samples of vitrlhed salt
glazed sewer pipe shipped here fulfil all
the requirements of the specifications for
the sewerage of this city, andewe consider
them nrst-class in every respect. Yours
truly Warning, Chapman & Farquhar"
The city of Jacksonville has some thir-
~ miles of Montague pipe in use.
IF our pipe cannot stand the required
tests" said Mr.. Russell, how is that we
got the contract for the At
lanta work faur months ago
in competition with Ohio river pipe com,
panies. Our bid was more than $1,000
above any other and yet the contract was
awarded us solely on the test our pipe
stood. Ohio river pipe is frst-class. There
is no question about that, but we claim
that ours is equally as good and we are
ready to prove our claim at any time ana
place"
Il do not think we would
take the contract here now if
he could get it," said Mr. Russell.
After what has been said the engineers
would be likely to be hard upon US. We
are simply defending our own reputation
and at. the same time we may save the
peculiar,
deed, where a contract of this size, re-
curing the use of over 10000 worth of
pipe is to be gwen out that there should
not be at least half dozen pipe men
on the ground giving the contractors their
figures and working for the sale of their
pipe If there is so much
competition among the Ohio river
companies why is it that only one COM
pany has its representative on the ground.
The freight on pipe from the Ohio river is
more than the cost of the pipe itself and on
this item alone we could save the city
thousands of dollars
Mr.. Russell received a telegram last
night from Mr.. d. B. Montague, the head
of his firm, announcing that he would ar
rive in the city to-day.
Mr.. George f. Richmond, representing
the Mack Manufacturing Company of
Pittsburg, Pa, is the only pipe man on the
ground so far. Mr.. Richmond states that
his company is outside the trust and that
he is ready to quote figures to any con-
tractor.
There will be some very strong bidders
for the sewerage contract Among the
number will be Miles & Bradt, contractors
on the government building; the Warren
Scharf Asphalt Company, Mr.. Herbert
Tate of New York, Venable Bros. of At
lanta, McIlvain, William Refer & Co. of
Pittsburg, and firms from Chicago, Phila-
delpha and Baltimore.