The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06
THEY WANT AN OPEN MEETING.
Engineers VIII Prefer Drainage
Charges in Council Tonight.

! ~ VIII
Charges in Council Tonight.
Engineer Percy sugden who will appear
! with others before the City Council
tonight to give testimony touching de-
feets in that part Of the house drainage
system completed last year, said yester-
day that he IS ready 10 tell what he
knows. but he viii not do so in caucus.
Il am not ashamed Of what l will tell"
he said, and the Council must not be
| ashamed of the investigation, either"
Three special notices to attend to-night's
meeting were sent out yesterday by Clerk
of Council Bailey. one was to Mr.. sus-
| den, another 10 Engineer Thomas and
third was sent TO Supervising Engineer
Chapman. who lie looking after the cty's
part of the work TO tie notices were
attached the resolution pursuant to which
the investigation viii he held while be-
low was the summons to the engineers.
Each Of the gentlemen were seen by a
Morning News reported. and each stated it
was his intention 10 be present at the
meeting.
1t is not known yet how the investiga-
ton will be conducted There will be q
| large number of witnesses to be examined
| IN oehat of the pos ton taken by the
petitioners, among whom will be Commas
sioner Willink, with the employees of his
ONCE, and City Engineer VIM, with the
employees of his Office also who are said
70 nave some knowledge on the subject.
me petitioners state il 20 be their object
TO go fully into the matter, and believe
tney can easily establish the assertions
they nave made with regard to faulty
work They each have information con-
cerhlhg defects they have observed in the
| system, While there are many things they
nope TO establish by city officials. who
rave been called upon on the occasion of
preak-downs in streets. said to have been
caused by earth washing into the drain
age pipes.
Il shall go before Council as / have
promised TO do said Engineer Sugdsn.
out do not propose to go before a eau
Gus NEE tlns. What | shall say will be for
.le oenent OF the public, and DO not in
teno 70 go behind closed doors and be
treated as l was on previous occasion.
aIier which some of the aldermen asserted
l had no knowledge of the house drainage
system Believing l am right in the con-
lemons SHAH make, l am not ashamed
&c appear in open meeting. Neither should
the aldermen be ashamed TO do so.
men again, / do not wish 10 remain
at the exchange longer than is necessary.
continued Mr.. Sugden. There are timas
when it is II o'clock before the board Zoos
INTO open meeting, and this is too late to
nave any one wait The importance Of
matters under consideration often keeps
the board busy, no doubt, but | do not
apprehend there will be much DELAY to-
night, for the reason the drainage com
plant may be the main matter to consider.
Il am prepared to put the facts l know
before Council in short order" Mr.. Sug-
den said, and at the same time he ex-
hibited bunch of papers, which, he said.
constitute his brief. The papers iuc,ude
Mr.. Sugden's observat ions on the house
drainage work for some time. Where he
has seen work he thought was being inn
properly executed he says he has taken
note of il, and will be able to establish
all his assertions.
IF | say sand has gotten into a GER
tam sewer, and has filed it completely
| do not profess to be abe 20 put my finger
on the hole" he said, It's enough to
know it is faulty somewhere but in
many instances We can be spscie-c in the
proof. -,a
Supervising Engineer Chapman's idea is
the petitioners will claim, for one thing
that there are leaks in the brick sewers
He says he will admit this TO be the case
TO all precedent if such We're not the case
Il is caused on account of the cement
not properly setting in, places, but it can
be easily remedied, he said when n is
desired TO put the sewer in condition for
acceptance. IF we were to undertake the
stopping of those little holes now" he
said, I'VE would be chasing breaks all
over the brick sewers. There are places
where water will seep through. If it
don'i do it ar one place It will at auoth-
er. In all the work have ever done. il
has been completed as nearly as possible
while in progress. but there are always
odd ends TO touch up at the last None
of the present work has been accented
nor Will 1t be until it proves 20 be all
right in every way"
Mr.. Chapman will be on hand tonight
He is on the defensive and will not be
called upon by Council. of course unli,
Engineers Sugden and Thomas have been
heard His entire attention has been de-
voted 10 the work now in progress. he saws.
and moi to investigations.
The ordinance granting the Central Rail-
road a franchise on River street will also
be considered, provided the board has the
time. There was a meeting of the com
mittee on railroads yesterday afternoon
for the purpose of discussing The ordinance
together with the various amendments thar
! have been adopted, and IL is understood
the matters in connection with l. that
were referred 70 the committee were de-
cided upon. Mr.. H. NJ Conner, president
of the Central Railroad and Mr.. H. C. Cum
bingham. counsel for the road, attended
The meeting. 4u
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New Houston streets Pavement.
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