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PIPE Repa iLrIsH Bt-oL—as Vegas, LOS AHGELES, Eov. 13th-1917< Pile 613 MR. H. C. SUTT: Referring to my letter of August 13th-trqeip7I ira dodlr eLs^seed tIon Mtrh.e Pnoeuwl spoinp,e lcionpey taot yloaus , Vergeagsa.rding Since the date of this letter, a great Wdeeatlo eosfd atyv,o rHk ohvaesm bebrre n done in repairingleaks, and on 6th, the line was again tested. t« vruiviYif? renairs it was necessary to ° T T l ^flolnte SSS nato t eaecncha ospeedn iinng ,c ontcharte tei.s , _ ; t<tlewspt farlele loyf u ntdheer a exposed pipe showed evidence d! |«f«ng^freely and “ tfrt esoape'ln^noh was neoessarv to shut it off. Sewer Pipe ComTphainsy upnipdee rw aas gpuuarr acnhta seeedt hfraotmi twouid wi stand internal working pressure of 30 pounds. I discussed the subject of safe Pr?ssure f„o r? vvii-ftc-rrii-fPiifelAd pniipnee wwiit™h the Los Alnntgoe letsh e Pmraetstseerd Bqruiictke Ceoxmtepnasniyv ealnyd. theRie r ^ineer? it)e hfloBr tchoem parneyq uwiorueldd pnroetssures, hesitate to f^arm*** ^ ^ / J t h the Pacific Sewer Pipe TChoem paonryd.e r wOausr lrateerq u i e hiowetveir ocanllsed 0fLoerd t hbey Msra.me Sii5deaCmis ftthhaatt 1tthhaatt Eccoommpnaannyy did not Thf esiis taetvei detnot ,a ccheopwte vetrh,e tohradte r wuen dreero etihvee dr someth*ing verrvy muuoohn iinmfeexraiuoxr to what we expected, arid required. nnfler a second test, near the head of the line, one piece of pipe broke under about 6 pounds pressure.