The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-23
CONTRACTORS
ON SEWER JOB
NOTLIABlENOW
TIME LIMIT HAS ELAPSED AND
THE coYLE STREET SEWER,
CRACKED IN MANY PLACES,
MUST b REPAIRED BY CITY.

An hope of the board Of city com
nissfoners that the Gl1riey company Of
Mobile, who built the storm sewer on
Coyie street, would be compelled to
own expense went giimmering yes
terday, when it was learned that the
time limit had expired. The pipe is
cracked and big holes have occurred
on Coy4e street, between LaRua and
jackson, as a result Of large volumes
OF sand entering the sewer The
commissioners are now awaiting the
arrival in the city of an engineer in
the employ Of Blackuer s. Post, Of ST
Louis, the Arm which supplied the
pipe, who has been sent for by City
Engineer George Rommell, who was
engineer for the board OF bond trus-
tees who awarded the contract for the
sewer during a former administration.
Mr.. Rommeil says the st. Louis en-
gineer may give the commissioners
some light on the subject
The first shot in a controversy over
the present defective condition of the
Coyle street sewer was fred yesterday
by City Engineer Rommell. who told
the commissioners in a communica-
ton at their regular weekly meeting
that he felt safely sure that the settle
ment away from the side of the sewer
due TO leaks in the sanitary sewer IS
largely responsible for it. His COM
munication was as follows:
ENGINEER ROMMELL'S LETTER.
Pensacola, Fla. Sept. %, 1913.
Honorable Board Of Commissioners,
City.
Gentlemen: Regarding the Coyie
street storm sewer condition to which
reference was made in Sundays Jour
nal, I wish to report TO you the cir
cumstances regarding the construc-
ton and maintenance of this sewer.
THE pipe used was 36-inch D. s.
terra Gotta made by the Blackrner &
Post Company OF st. Louis who are
firm In business and especially IN large
size pipe. Their representative VINO
sold the pipe was told that a very
rigid inspection would be required
owing to the depth Of the sewer and
its closeness to the existing sanitary
sewer. They promised to have all the
pipe carefully examined at the plant,
which they did. Our inspection ON the
work was very strict, in fact, SO much
SO that a man was sent to st. Louis
to protest against the severity Of our
inspection. All OF these statements
can be borne out by J. A. Jones, who
was inspector on the work. The work
was carefully and properly done.
When 1 made the final examination of
the work there was not a crack or a
flaw apparent. c. r. Avery, Ed. Motta
and Mr.. Gurley were with me in
crawling through these lines.
About ten months ago the sanitary
sewer gang in digging down to repair
some leaks in the sanitary sewer
found this pipe to be cracked, and
when my attention was called to the
matter had an inspection made and
wired Mr.. Gurley that repairs were
necessary Mr.. Hartwell, a member
of the firm. replied for Mr.. Gurley. A
COPY of the telegram and reply are in
my possession.
"The sewer is in no worse condition
now than it was at the time Gurley
was notified. as is evidenced by the
fact that no trouble has been exper
fenced in carrying OFF the Butcher Pen
pond water Last Monday during the
heavy rain in the afternoon 7 was at
Butcher Pen pond for more than an
hour aid there was no backing up Of
the water at all
LAS to the cause of the cracking Of
the pipe. I am not ready to report, but
feel safely sure that the settlement
away from the side of the sewer due
to leaks in the sanitary sewer Is large
" responsible for it. This is evident
from the fact that the first cracks
were not noticed at point where the
sanitary sewer was broken and leak
ing sand and also from the fact that
where the present settlement in the
street exists there is seemingly trouble
in the sanitary line.
IT have taken the liberty Of writing
to the Blackmer & Post Company TO
send one Of their engineers here. who