The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-22

ulaQS III the Sdul0 pace dS the OuSS
made in my investigation in Decem-
Der. The one just south Of Chase
street was just south of one made in
December.
From the above you will note that
81 per cent. of the joints exposed
were found in bad condition, and
will therefore have to advise you that
can see no reason to change or alter
my report and recommendation made
to your honorable body on the 18th
inst"
The report, as presented to the
body, was signed by the engineer.
RESIDENT ENGINEER HEARD.
Resident Engineer George Rommell,
who was with Mr.. Hatton during the
entire time of construction of the
sewer system, sitting at the bond trus-
tees table, was seen by Alderman
Renshaw, and he was asked by the
doctor If he had anything to say.
Mr. Rommell related that, in the
presence of the mayor and others, he
had made some examinations and had
number of joints taken out and re-
placed. South of Chase street, Mr..
Rommell said, the pipe had been
broken more than once on account of
a breakage in the water main, causing
an undermining of the sewerage. He
said that fourteen openings had been
made to connect various properties
along the street, and, taken as
whole, with the probable exception of
the crossing at Garden street, he be-
lieVed that the sewer was in good
shape
ALDERMAN RENSHAW SPEAKS.
Speaking from what he had known
personally, Alderman Renshaw in
formed the council that at noon Thurs
day he had been permitted to see the
exposed sewer and that, to his per-
sonal knowledge, it was leaking badly
1t was no use to take up time parley-
ing over the matter, when 1t was
known that the sewer was defective.
He said that an obstruction OF the
sewer at any point would soon con-
tribute toward putting the entire west
side system out of operation, and, he
said, the question of an imperative
sewer was of vital Importance He
said that he favored slow and DELHI.
crate movement in this matter, but
insisted upon something being done.
I'VE can flag on obstruction in the
street, drive around bad places in the
street and move slowly over bad
streets, but we cannot give a signal
| against the poisonous sewer gases en-
/ tering the residences of our citizens -
| He then read section of the specif1-
i cations under which the sewer was
constructed and which provided for
| the proper securing of the sewer
piping to guard against any falling,
etc. which would cause 1t to become
disjointed. He said with positiveness
that to his mind, the section had not
been complied with, for from Chase
street southwark, he had been given
! to understand that, not only had the
sewer sunk out Of line, but that man
hole also had sunk out of line. I'm
/ that event" he said, the sewer Ger.
tainly must not have been properly
sustained" In substantiation of his
statements, he called upon the'plumb
| ing inspector to see what he would
say. The inspector said that 1t was
very true the man hole had sunk
Then, from memorandum, Alderman
Renshaw read the result of the exam
| nations Of and work in the catch
basin. This showed that in the
period of five months which the memo.
randum covered, an average of three
| feet of sand had been taken from the
catch basin each time. This made a
total, the alderman said, of about
! 2240 cubic feet of sand, an average OF
q tons per month. He said that II
was neither practical nor possible that
this amount of sand had washed UP
from the bay, and he thought there
was some faulty construction, and
that some one was responsible. Here
We went about for great victory for
health, but the primitive surface
closets cannot do as much HARM" he
said, as will the S250,000 sewer we
have constructed. The city must come
in and find out where lies the RESPONSE
bility and have it corrected. We can
in afford to go ahead with such a
state
FROM MR.. BUSHNELL.
Chairman Bushnell maintained, and
sought to show, that the sewer had
been opened near the shore line and
the catch basin for the past two Oh
three months, for the purpose of hav
ing repairs made to the outlet which
damages had been made by the pro
peller of a steamboat. He said tha
the bond trustees had ordered the
opening and he contended that the
sand from an eddy thus formed would
wash back. He also said that in eacl
manhole there is a bucket which
should not be filled up, and he asket
the plumbing inspector if thes,
buckets had been kept clean. "Oh
yes, they have been gone AFTER" re
piled the inspector. That is not al
answer to my question, Mr.. Biebig
hansen. have the hI1okafS hoep bon
clean?' The plumbing inspector sal,
they had been emptied, but Mr.. Bush
nell maintained that they had at time
overfowed, and that they had no
been properly emptied.
FROM MR.. WELSH.
Diverting just little from the dis
cussion which was then going on, A
derman Welsh stated that he had pei
sonally investigated each opening, an
he knew that defects had been foun
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