Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-11-30
CITY HOSPITAL
WORK DEFECTIVE,
SAYS INSPECTOR
Secondhand Pipe Used in
Heating System of New
Wing, Is Charge.
ALSO MISPLACED AND
LIABLE TO DO DAMAGE
j. F. Kelly, the Contractor, De-
cIares Political ReprisaIs
Is Object Sought.

Charging that defective work has
been done in connection with the in
stallation of steam heating system
at the new northeast wing Of the
City Hospital. which cost 100000,
William L. Heatherton, city super
visor OF plumbing and heating, in his
report TO the. building committee of
tie Common Council last night, re-
fused to pass on the installation of
the system either in the way it was
laid out or installed. The report sub
mitted by the inspector charges that
the contractor, James +. Kelly, used
secondhand pipe. and painted same
With red lead. Mr.. Kelly, the con-
tractor, was present at the meeting,
but did not answer the charges. Po-
iitical reprisal on the part of Thomas
Lee. jr., chairman of the commit
fee, whom he opposed at the last cleo
tion, was behind the complaint, he
said.
However, Harry ]. King, architect
OF the northeast wing, stated that IL
the matter was laid over until the
next meeting Of the committee q
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held II a date VET IA he sat = thors
ough investigation will be made.
In making his report to the build
ing COMMITTEES InsDector Heather
ton went into the situation At some
length. The installation of a Dlunb-
ing and heating system has been IN
der way for more than a year and the
work is now about complete since the
radiators are being installed.
In dealing with the matter the in
epectorss report is as follows:
Inspectors Report.
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is SO unmechanical and 80 1mper-
feet that for me to pass on the
work would be an injustice to
Your committee and nyself. The
rising lines and returns from {
baSeu1ent fo fha fifth hoars fba
fittings for the branches for the
varioi,s rasiiafors are h,,ried nar-
tally IN fJhe ti1fne fioors .yna islt,p
If ifnnossibIe Ia ret fha nrnney
cnnnect;r,,,s and nroney afiasa 10
feed ana return 1i,,es
Thie condition ew;etj M -,
aoors and II means fl1a : t.,Sf{s t5,s
axna,,sion and contra rf{r,., 's.f. me-
steam lines tbev sys,I -aise
and b,,rst fha tiIe f7ooTi,,e IN
some cases hava found where
fittings are narfialiv imbeddad N
the tile base. In other instances
have foIind the risars seffine
o,,t IN fba room from fyrelve ~
eiebfaau inches from MANS K
some cases the riser Is trapped a
of an inch an two feet. Also the
return lines in another instance is
tbrea ;,,yhes ont If nInmh Tbess
conditions which have inst men
+;o,,a5 sbnnI5 be altered ana co,.z
rscted and 7 &c sunervisor of tha
.,S,,s,ssa;,,a. and basti,,g ~ +ie
,,a--tt,aast wing NJ tEa 1s,ty Hos
,s;,al IL. Iii lii ,a+ ,sa ss .,,no, ti,;s u,o,iy
p;t1,.,. i, tbs 5raSr II IL Ia,d an, ~.
;rstslIed
connexions wrong
My reason for this is a practical
one, inasmuch as all CONNECTIONS
to radiators are az present carried
above the floor, where all the
radiators should have been carr
ried below the ceilings. AS the
present layout OF this work means
thai all fittings on risers and re-