The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-28

conditions alleged III the report.
The entire report, which was read
by the engineer himself, is as fol-
| lows:
The Engineers Report.
April 27, 1910.
Honorable President and City Council
City of Pensacola, City.
Gentlemen-In accordance with in
structions received at your meeting
of February 23rd, 1910, I beg to adj
wise you that l have made the neces-
sary repairs to the DeVilliers street
sewer from Chase street to Intenden-
cha street and beg to report as fol-
lows:
I found the sewer in all places in
fully as bad condition as was esti-
mated in my report of December p,
1909, and January 81, 1910, on the sub
ject and in a great many places it
was worse with the exception that
that part of it between Garden street
and Chase street, which for a space
of eighty feet had been originally
laid on foundation such as | recon-
mended in my report of December %.
1909, I found to, be in a perfect con-
dition.
Of one hundred and sixty-one joints
Setween Intendencia street and Ro-
mana street ! found II good and "a
bad. BY bad I mean the cement
was either entirely gone or badly
blown back out of the Joint for the
major portion of the circumference
of the pipe, and all joints termed bad
I found to be leaking copiously. Of
the joints termed good / do not mean
that they were all perfect, as a great
many of them had small leaks and
nearly every joint had to be re-caulk-
ed and re-cemented. go
The man-ho1e at the intersection of
Romano and DeVilliers streets had
settled several inches, carrying the
pipe down with it and badly cracking
the same.
Between the man-hole on Romano
street and the one on the south side
of Garden street of the 1872 joints
showing there were 101 good and 81
bad. The 80 feet just south of Gar
den street had been encased in con
crete by Mr. Storrie shortly after the
pipe was laid and this was not dis
tufbed, as same appeared to be in
good condition. Counting the II joints
encased in concrete, which were 50
treated because they were found to
be badly cracked shortly after being
put down. you will see that of the to-
Idl Ztf lOlIlJS DttNtSH JllC I"o
holes named 103 were bad and 10l
were good.
l found that at a point where the
pipe had been uncovered for some
purpose in front of the house at No.
II South DeVilliers street (probably
to make house connection to said
property some one had braced up
the water main, which at this point
Is directly above the sewer main,
with a piece of 3x4 deal placed upon
the top of the sewer and driven I'M
der the water pipe threby cracking
the sewer pipe very badly. / found
the said brace in the position indi-
Gated
The man-hole on the south side of
Garden street had evidently settled
badly, the pipes on both sides be-
ing badly cracked. but had been re-
paired by Storrie.
Between the man-hole on the south
side of Garden street and the one on
the north side of said street, 6 of the
50 joints we're good and q were
bad.
The man-hole on the north side of
Garden street was in the same condi-
ton as the one on the south side of
the said street but had been repaired
by Storrie.
Between the man-hole on the north
side of Garden street and the one on
Chase street Of 139 joints so were
good and SO were bad. 1t was be-
tween these man-holes that the foun-
dation spoken of before was fou~d
under the pipe and the eighty feet
so treated was found in a frst-class
condition.
By summing up all of the above you
will note that Sc per cent of the
total number Of 537 joints were bad.
I also found that the sewer con
nectiors for the following properties
were in a very bad condition.
Truck house at the corner of In
tendencia and DeVilliers streets. Y
branch of the main sewer broken off
and the main pipe badly cracked
found no evidence Of any cement hav-
ing ever been used on this connec-
ton.
House No. 116 South DevilHers
street. Y branch badly broken and
first two joints leaking
House No. Ill South DeVilliers
street Y branch broken completely
off and no evidence of any attempt 70
fix same. Connection leaking badly.
House No. 10 South DeViIliers
street No connection between the
bend and the Y branch
House No. IS South DeViIliers
street No connection between the
bend and the Y branch. broken.