Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-10-03
IRON OR STEEL
PIPE, WHICH?
City Council Debates Merits
Of Material for Water
Mains Last Night
TALK LIGHT REDUCTION
Mayor Declines to Sign Agree
ment Without Legal Advice
Routine Business

A spirited two-sided contest, with
two men to the side and two rival wat
er pipe agents as the principals, oc
cupied the attention of the city coun
Gil for half an hour, Wed
nesday evel The seconds, wht
warmed UP almost to the point reach
ed by the agents, were Councilmer
]. F. Myles and ]. H. Empey of the
water committee.
The committee brought in major
ity and minority reports regarding the
purchase of water pipe, the majority
report, represented by Myles, favor
ing steel, and the minority, represent
ed by Empey, favoring iron. Seven
ten thouand feet will be used. Stee
with fittings will cost $11,1O2, ant
iron $12,155 The majority report was
finally accepted by vote of sever
to four.
There was a wide difference O
opinion between members and per
sons connected with abos2 20 differ
ent water works on the .oast. from
whom kilograms and con,mr alton.
we're read, regarding the ~ ant
economy of the two kinds.
The water superintendent said /,
would cost three times as much t.
lay heavy cast iron as light steel
Mr.. Ashe of the National Steel Pipt
company explained the advantages Of
steel conyincingly, at times engaging
In spirited dialogue with Mr.. Empey
This fact was developed during the
debates - Cast ir2l pipe is practical
ly iqe xhictiSlef 5nder ordinary con
N :d.,Res sing placed ct 100 ts
y. &rs, while the life of the coat
E$teel is not to exceed 40 years
.ykends of iron pipe pointed to the
,9ct the city department has alread,
deplaced with cast iron pipe steel pipe
rendered useless by corrosion.
The representative of the iron pipe
manufacturers referred to the munici
pal systems of Seattle, where iror
pipe is put in because it's longer life
more than offsets the difference i,
first cost. "lf you want to know th'
advantages of iron pipe, 60 to Mr.
Heermans OF the Hoquiam wate
plant" he said. Mr.. Heermans hat
advised: "Buy iron pipe by all means.
Mr.. Ashe referred to the experience
of San Frnacisco during the earth
quake, assuming If steel pipe had beel
in use there it would have bent with
out breaking under pressure of tn,
earthquake, while the iron pipe brok
and was in a great measure respon
sible for destruction of the city, b!
fire.
"There's no use arguing back ant
forth on this proposition" interrupt
ed the other agent.
That's what we think" volun
teered Mayor Eugene France. an
then the vote was taken. When tn,
result was announced the mayor ex
pressed the opinion the council ha,
been too hasty, as the reservoir will
p not be ready for year and the cit.
will lose the interest On money tid'
up in idle pipe. The subject of pur
chasing wooden mains for a certain
portion Of the system was referred t,
the water committee.
The petition of the Spokane Paw
ing & Contracting company that al
except IL per cent of the money du'
on it's fill contract be paid was grant
ed, the engineer to inspect the worl
to be sure the contract has thus ia
been complied With. The company Il
constructing a dredger Of its own, t.
remain on the Harbor. and expect
to commence work on the fill within
fve or six weeks.
Monthly reports of the heads of de
partments were fled and accepted
Fines Of the police court amounte
to 1856 in September; the police mad
143 arrests and served 679 meals, an
garbage collections amounted to SAT:
The recommendation of the stree
committee to grant the petition of tn
agent Of Seattle paper to install
automatic newspaper vending me
chimes on the streets was accepted.
The Chehalis Produce Co., wa
awarded the contract to supply tn
city with hay and oate, from Idaho
after q discussion as tc the relativ
merits Of Washington and Idaho prt
ducts.
The subject of reducing the cost Q
street lighting was discussed withou
result, Mayor France declining to sig
the agreement with the Electric Ct
until he had legal advice. and say
ing he was determined to have thi