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

By the adoption Of a resolution of.
ferred by Alderman Renshaw, which
was presented after an animated dis
cussion, all further payments to the
contractor for the DeVilliers street
sewer are stopped, the city attorney is
urged to institute such proceedings as
will preserve the rights of the city and
to recover to the city any loss or dam
ages 1t may have, or will be put to on
account of the failure of any con-
tractor to perform in a proper and
exact manner any part of the contract
with the city, and to insure a speedy
report upon the question Of liability
for the faulty construction Of the
sewer, is empowered and urged to
employ additional counsel to aid In
the preparation of an opinion, the
same to be reported to the council at
the earliest possible date. All this
happened at the special meeting of the
city council which was held at the city
hall at 5 p. m. yesterday.
The meeting was called to order ae
o'clock by the clerk, in the absence
of the president, Mr. Greenhut, who
was not in the city. The council
voted that Alderman KuEleman take
the chair, and then the meeting was
declared open for any discussion al
lowed under the terms OF the call,
which had been issued.
For few moments 70 one made a
move, and then Alderman Welsh was
heard in a motion to give the city en-.
gineer the floor for a report which he
might have, on the latest results OF
his latest examination of the DeVfllier
street sewer.
Those present were: Aldermen
Bear, Goneannen, Dunham, Kent
Kug1eman, Pfeiffer, Renshaw. Roche.
blave, Welsh and Williams. Mayor
Reilly, Chairman Bushnell, of the
board of bond trustees; Plumbing In.
spector Biebighauser and assistant;
City Aattorney Jones, City Engineer
Thornton, Resident Engineer George
Rommell, and Superintendent Sweeney
of the water department, were also
present.
When the city engineer was asked
if he had anything further to report
upon the conditions of the sewer exam.
nations, Engineer Thornton read
carefully prepared statement, copy
of which was as follows:
REPORT OF CITY ENGINEER.
ITO the Honorable President and City
Council, City of Pensacola, Fla.
Dear Sirs: In accordance with in
structions received at your meeting OF
the 18th inst, l have made a further
examination of the DeVilliers street
sewer, from Chase street to Intenden-
cia street, with a view to ascertaining
its condition, and beg to advise you
as follows:
Il have made one opening just north
of the south side of Garden street, ex-
posed six joints, found all leaking bad.
ly, the pipe having settled and pulled
them apart. One bell badly broken, a
triangular shaped piece about foot
On two sides and eight or ten inches
on the third side broken entirely out.
Mr.. Hatton made an opening about
one hundred feet. north of Romano
street. three joints exposed, one leak
ing badly, cement gone a quarter or
the way around the pipe.
Il made another opening just north
Of Chipley street; three joints exposed,
one leaking, half inch gap between
cement collar and bell for distance of
ten or twelve inches.
II made another opening just south
of Chase street; four joints exposed,
one leaking badly and pipe slightly
cracked; pipe settled and pulled apart
three-quarters of an inch; another
joint with bell broken entirely off and
patched, leaking badly.
Il made another opening about one
hundred feet north of Intendencia
street; three joints exposed on ac-
count OF settlement of pipe, one joint
pulled apart three quarters of the way
around gan half an inch
Il made another opening about one