The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-18
Conkey's Remedies

propeller broke a piece out of the top.
This was repaired by and at Mr.. Stor-
rie's expense, by surrounding the break
with an iron saddle and surrounding
this saddle with concrete.
After the pipe had been accepted
some two months it was again broken
In the same way but further inshore,
and at the direction of the Board OF
Bond Trustees Mr.. Rommel repaired
the break in the same manner as MIR.
Storrie had repaired the first break
While repairing this last break Mr..
Rommel examined the inside of the
iron pipe at that joint and reported 1t
perfectly clear. whereas when your
City Engineer opened up this same
break few weeks ago he reports to
have found 1t nearly full of semi-solid
matter which must therefore have got
ten into the pipe since July last when
Mr.. Rommell examined it.
1t had come to my ears about the
time was making my final examina-
ton of the sewer system that there
was some defective joints in this pipe,
so In order to determine it's exact con-
dition so far as possible before l final
ly approved it, I employed a diver tc
go over it from end to end, under the
immediate supervision of Mr.. Rommel
and examine each joint. This diver
did this and made an affidavit that he
mad examined every joint Of .le pipe
and found them all in good condition.
AS to the two breaks in this outlet
pipe there was no secret about them.
The Mayor, the Board of Bond Trus.
tees, and other City OinAals knew all
about them at the time, the matter
was fully discussed and means were
considered which would preclude a re
currence of this trouble.
/ may say in conclusion of this por
ton OF my report that there was nc
portion of your sewerage system
which gave me greater concern than
the two cast iron outlet pipes; that
personally inspected them every time
was in Pensacola after they were
laid; that / made every possible test
and examination to determine theil
condition before I finally approved
them, and to the best OF nay knowledge
and belief they were properly operat
ing at the time Mr.. Storrie turne
them over to the City.
1t may perhaps be well to mention
that some time during last fall l re-
celved letter of inquiry from the
board or Works asking me for my
Ideas as to why the DeVilLers street
sewer was not properly carrying off
the sewerage, and that | wrote in re-
ply that l could not tell the reason
The next trip l made to Pensacola,
however, l made a personal inspection
OF the DeVilliers street sewer and
found the catch basin at the foot OF
DeVilliers street filed with sand. or
other solid matter above the bottom OF
the cast iron outlet, and in running a
pole into this outlet several feet
found from eight to ten inches of solid
matter in the pipe, and made I'D my
| mind then what the matter was. That
the pipe was partially filled with solid
matter.
Now regarding the condition on
which l found the Devilliers street
sewer when / made my final inspec
ton, beg to report that I examined
this sewer in the same manner as
did all other pipe sewers in the svs.
tenn. First, ball two inches less in
diameter than the diameter of the
sewer had been passed through ii
from end to end, as the specifications
called for. Second, l then personally
examined each section between man
holes by throwing the sunlight through
for the purpose of ascertaining wheth
er the sewer was at a straight line
and grade and whether any interior
defect was there which would interfere
with the proper operation of the sewer
This examination showed me that the
sewer was in excellent condition with
two exceptions. These consisted of a
few broken pipe near the two man.
holes in Garden street and these were
taken out and replaced by Mr.. Storrfe
before approved of the system. There
was no sand in the sewer and the
water was flowing through it in the