The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-03

The Denny-Renton Clay company
of Seattle is going to have a rude
awakening one of these days. This
is the firm which secured the con-
tract to supply all the sewer pipe to
be used on the big improvement
work being done in this city. Super
intendent Sidener, who has been en-
ployed by the city TO inspect the
sewer construction during its pro-
gress, has exercised the most rigid
inspection of the sewer pipe. About
30 per cent of the pipe has been re-
jected and there are great piles lay
ing along the bitches throughout the
city. 1t would appear that the Seat
tie firm considers this as a small city
where there was a good opportunity
to dump a considerable amount of
Gull pipe Not a word has been sent
them regarding the result of the in
spection. The firm has entered into
a contract TO supply the necessary
amount of pipe which is guaranteed
TO measure up to standard. AS the
pipe has been rejected orders have
been sent in for more. and in some
cases practically entire carloads
have been rejected.
Expensive Work Rejected.
, Another illustration of the rigid
inspection exercised by the superin-
tendent and his assistants is the re-
lection of the work done in several
parts of the city On Cascade street
the Italian contractors had laid so
feet of S-inch pipe which had been
covered up before the inspectors had
been able to look it over. When
they got to it and a sight was made
through the sewer, it was evident
that the pipe had not been laid
straight. The contractors were or
dered to take out the pipe at once
and to lay it in accordance with the
city'S specifications. This pipe had
been laid at a depth of Is feet and
the expense of doing the work over
was quite a burden. Shortly after
wards another such violation of con-
tract was discovered on B street
where at depth of 16 feet through
drifting sand the excavation had been
accomplished with great expense and
under greater difficulty, but the pipe
was slightly out of line and was or
dered taken up and laid properly.
This was done and the Italians have
come to hold very great respec. for
the city superintendent and his as
siStants.
No more trouble is being eyper-
fenced in securing from them absolu-
tely satisfactory performance of thci,
TASKS.
How the F;pe is LAID.
superintendent Sidener yesterday
afternoon took reporter of the
Daily World over a large portion of
the construction work. On Columbia
street near the Fruit Growers ware
house the trunk sewer is now being
laid. Three sewers on First, Second
and Fifth strets all empty into the
Columbia street trunk sewer, which
in turn empties into Yakima and
leads on TO the river through that
street.
When Mr.. Sidener and the news
paper man arrived at the ditch an
Italian was in the bottom of it GEM
enting the joints of pipe. Two. men
from above operate a derrick to low
or the pipe and hold it while being
adjusted to its proper place. In de-
tail the method is something like
this: Cement is laid in the bottom
part of the joints of pipe and half
way up the sides. The section of
pipe to be laid is then lowered into
place and earth is tamped all around
it, care being exercised to keep out
any rocks from the tamping. In this
way the pipe is held in place by its
very 1OunQdllOU anu INDEPENDENT VI
the cement joints. By the use of
plumbing lines and measuring rods
the pipe is laid in a straight line and
on the established grade. After the
Joints have been fitted together the
workman then cements the top and
outside and finishes up by going in E
side of the sewer and cementing the
remaining gaps therein. This COM
pletes the joining of the sections ex-
cept to smooth off the surface of the
Joints and cleanout all the residue of
cement and dirt.
In order that the Italian sub-con-
contractors may not slight their work
cement and sand are furnished to
them by the general contractors free
of expense. A visit to many other
portions of the city where the work
is in progress showed that the Dig
ging of the bitches and laying of the
pipe is being done without interfer-