The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-29
TO TEST SEWER PIPE.
Council Wants to Get the best That
Is Mnde

Council Wants to Get the best That
Is Made.
There win be an interesting test of sewer
pipe in Savannah before work on the
house drainage system begins The tests
will be made by Messrs. warlng, Chap
man & Farquhar consulting engineers for
the city.
The pipe viii be tested as to It's absorp-
ton and abrasion, and there will also be
an internal and external hydraulic test.
There will be no discrimination in favor
of any company, as all Will have the as
surance of having the worth of their pro-
duct fairly and impartially tried After
all the samples have been treated alike,
the engineers will ascertain which has
proven best after which this will be Sc
lected.
The test of abrasion will be made by
throwing joint of the pipe into vessel
containing scrap iron, where it will be
shaken TO try its wearing qualities The
pipe win be weighed when put into the
vessel and again when removed which
will make IL easy to find out how much
OF the pipe has Clipped off by again
weighing it. The test of absorption win
be made In about the same way, by weigh
Ing the joint and then soaking it in water
a certain time. When removed and weigh
ed, the difference will show exactly how
much water has been absorbed. A pretty
severe test will doubtless be made in this
regard, as the less the absorption the bet
ter the pipe
Probably the test that VIII count most
Is that showing to what extent the pipe
will resist pressure. This will be made
by hydraulic test, the pipe being filed
with water, and the pressure increased
until the joint breaks. The same will be
done from the outside. 1t is apparent
there is not much use of a company Of
fering its product unless confident il will
stand the very severe tests to which Il
will be put. The testing will have the
effect Of inducing none but the best manu-
facturers TO try for the contract as none
would care to run the chance of falling
which might have a detrimental effect in
making future sales.
Through the efforts of Alderman A. L.
We'll, change was made in the specifi-
cations, which allows all manufacturers
TO compete for the contract. Nothing
but Ohio river pipe was formerly specified.
Alderman Well did not consider it fair
TO specify any particular make to the
exclusion of all others, but believed there
should be free competition, the best pro-
duct to be adopted. In this way there
can be no complaint, the city will get
the benefit of the best on the market and
IL is also believed better prices Will be
quoted them If combined companies are
allowed the contract without competition.
Mr.. L. S. Russell, representing the Mon
tague Pipe Company of CHATTANOOGA.
which recently furnished something like
seventy cars of their pipe to Atlanta, was
In the city a few days since, and stated
his company would send sample pipe for
the test. They are glad the city has given
them a chance, he said and if it is found
their composition is not up to require
ments, they win not feel they have been
treated unjustly He asserts the competi-
ton of various companies in furnishing
Savannah pipe has saved the city a great
deal, and will do the same hereafter.