The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-18

AILeT nearing the statement OF i.
Chalkley Hatton. the city's consulting
engineer, regarding the DeVillier
street sewer and outlet, also the report
of Mr.. Hatton, as well as statements
from l.. Earle Thornton, city engineer.
affidavits from numerous plumbers
and statements Of the plumbing In.
spectors, the Scity council at its spe-
cial meeting last night decided, after
a short executive session, to have ex-
cavations made by the city engineer
to be examined by the council as
whole, this to settle the dispute be-
tween the consulting engineer and the
city engineer, one that the Joints OF
the sewer have not pulled apart nor
the cement cracked and missing, ana
in bad condition.
When the council convened Presi-
dent Greenhut was in the chair ana
Aldermen Bear, Concannon, Dunham,
Meyer, Kent, Kugleman, Williams,
Renshaw and Welsh, Mayor Reilly,
Messrs. Bushnell and Merritt OF the
bond trustees, City Attorney Jones,
City Engineer Thornton. Consulting
Engineer Hatton and his assistant, Mr..
Rommel, were present.
About every seat in the council
chamber was filled with an interested
audience.
ENGINEERS REPORT READ.
The report Of City Engineer Thorn
ton was first read, in which he stated
that the DeVillier street sewer is In
bad condition, having discovered leaks
Iof line, and making Recommendations
that a portion OF 1t be relaid on a
wood foundation, as well as about 66u
feet of the outlet cut on.
| Mr.. Hatton was then asked to make
a statement regarding the sewer, why
it does not perform its functions and
the reasons of it's condition as report
ed by the city engineer.
MR.. HATToNS REPORT.
| Mr.. Hatton then submitted his re-
port, which was as follows:
Pensacola, Fla, Jan. 18th, 1910.
Mayor and City Council of Pensacola,
| ( Florida.
Gentlemen: The following resolu-
tion was transmitted to me by your
City Clerk on December 24th, 1909.
! BE it Resolved, That T. Chalkley
Hatton, Consulting Engineer, be no.
| titled to appear before this Council
| in person, between the 25th day of De-
cember, 1909, and the first day OF
January, 1910. and explain to the City
Council the condition Of the sewer
constructed in Devilliers street and
the outlet emptying into the Bay at
the time Of his approval of the same
for its acceptance by the City, and
| the reason of its failure to perform the
functions for which it was designed,
and all matters relative thereto, and
that copy of this Resolution be trans.
mitted to Mr.. T. Chalkley Hatton, and
to the Board of Bond Trustees"
! In compliance with the above, sub.
init the following report for your con.
sideration:
On May 21st, 1909, after making q
very careful examination of the sys.
| tenn of sewers as built by Mr. r. c..
Storrie, I approved of the work done
and certified my approval to the Board
of Bond Trustees. A portion of the
| system thus approved consisted of a
20-inch. cast iron pipe 2,721 feet long laid
in the bottom of the bay from the foot
of DeVilliers street, and in order TO
get a better idea of the condition of
this pipe when l finally approved of it,
it may be best to give you a brief
| history Of it.
To the best of my present reeoI.
lection this pipe was laid about the