EXTENSION All the extension Unlet In this tore arc exceptionally well made. This on U made of quarter sawed oak. heavy leg and aella tor 933.00. but tor this ala la reduced to 114.60. There lan t a kaadaoaar Ma la the atore. Get It at Jenning & Sons REPORT OF ON THE Iti Hanky a Single Instance Has Material Furnished or Work Done Com Up to Specifications, and Close Examina tion Discloses a Long List of Fatal Defects. SAMPLES TAKEN SHOW ONLY SLIGHT TRACE CEMENT Extra Concrete Charged for, When Amount Used Fell Far Be low What Was Necessary In Its Present Condition the Sewer Is Absolutory Unfit for Use. The complete report of the experts who investigated the condition of Tanner creek sewer waa made public for the first time yesterday, although a sum- snary of the report covering the chief defects In the drain were published In the Journal last Sunday morning. The report follows: "Portland, Oregon. November IS, 114 To the Honorable, the Mayor and Council of the City of Portland: In pursuance with your request that we make an examination of the roconat ruc tion and repairs made by Ulnar A Rlner, contractors on the Tanner creek sewer, from Its Intersection With the north line of Taylor street, extended, to the south . line of Waahington street. WW boa; to report as follows: -The Investigation waa commenced on the Sth Inat. and continued on aha th. 11th. 11th and lata. For convenience in locating the points whore defective work waa found, reference la made to the . accompanying plana of the sower. The Initial point on station t la at the junction of the repair work and recon structed sewer designated plans 'A' and R' In the specifications. The length of the repair work measured M feet. The length of the new work measured 1.14 feet. Inspection of BTSW Work. -Plan A 8 tattoo TV There Is a -wary poor connection made here with the original egg-shaped sewer. The crown of the new sewer is 10 Inches lower than the crown of the old egg aha pad sewer There are sharp corners on each side. No concrete foundation under arch walla, a half-Inch Iron 'rod 114 feet loaf was throat nearly the en tire length by hand pressure under either wall. "Station 1 Removed stone from tattoo jo light aide near wall and found eight laches of sand and grave,, termed concrete.' "Station T 7t. Removed stone from hot tors on right side near wall and found eight inches of sand and gravel, t erased 'concrete.' JMittlon 1 t Manhole obstructed with 'pieces of hoard left by contractor The manhole at station 11 T Is slew obstructed with hoard. ft at ion I t. Removed stone from bottom on fight side near wstl and Here' .a golden opportunity, truly. This store wants to step early into 1806 untrammeled by the many odd lots that are left in various corners of this Home Fur nishing House. We offer at reductions the largest and most interesting stock tof Furniture ever known in one sale. Space is wanted. We want to lower the stock because our stock-taking time today and will ten you about the Get It at Jen ning & Sons TABLES J3PPSH IRON BEDS one 112.00. It la a beauty, finely finished, made and with heavy claw feet. We have Bed In all combinations of colore. THIS IS AN ELEGANT OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. 170-17:2 FIRST STREET EXPERTS SEWER JOB V found 10 Inches of termed "concrete." sand and gravel. Station 1 40 Old one-Inch Irog pipe projecting four feet into the sewer at springing line on left side, catching de bris let photograph No. 1. Water leak ing through crown and sides of sewer for distance of It fast Station S 11. Cut hole In left side. It Inches above springing line. Found the two outside rings of brick laid dry. StaUon S 45. rut hols In left side one foot above springing line. Found no mortar in any of the joints. By thrusting arm through hole removed alt brick within reach, forming two outer rings. . These bricks were abso lutely dry. no Indication of mortar hav ing been used. See photograph No. 1. Station I M. Cut hole In left aide two feet above springing line. Pound all brick laid dry the asms aa I 46. Station 1 To. Removed stone from bottom on left side and found 11 Inches of sand and gravel, termed "concrete." Station t to Cot hole In crown of arch; found section two feet by one and one-half feet where brick Is laid .flat, only one ring two Inches thick being used. The upper aide of arch at this point was in contact with two 12x12 inch timbers. See figure 1. Station T U.S. This point la five feet below manhole on Sixteenth street aad for a distance of t feet the as t has no bottom other than the earth and a email section of. the Invert of the old sewer which waa left on center Una. aa will be noticed by figure 1 The water has already washed out the earth under the left wall for a distance of eight root. A half meh -iron rod three and owe half feet long eeuM easily he thrust the entire length Into the bottom and under the springing luxe of arch at any point. In ease of any load coming upon the arch at this point it would be crushed, and at the point where earth has washed from under wall It Is liable to fall at any moment. See figure 1. Station It It. At springing lino on left aide found apace three feet long and eight Inches wide, where brick Is laid Sat. cut hois through hare and found hut one hMcit tww Inches In thickness for the above length. Timbers la con OREGON Y JOincNAL. STOCK will soon be here. Loo wnere others in another advertisement. COMBINATION CASES la 40 different patterna, tntabed la either Ooldra Oak or Mahogany Juit the thing to afire for a Chrlataua present. Yoo II par elsewhere. llt-lO to 1100. LEATHER CTiTSS rail Turklah lea ther. rooBir aad comfortable. Juat the thing for Uraodpa and grandma. Price 2i and jib. HE1NRV JEININING tact with the brick. Also cut hole Ave feet above thia point and found but two rings of brick or a thickness of eight and one half Inches. Timber in contact with brick. See figure 4. Station It 96 From this point to 11 35. a distance of 40 feet, the invert of old sewer waa left In place and no atone or concrete waa placed under the. arch walla Bee photographs Nos. 1 and 4 and figure t. Half inch rod three and one half- feet long waa thrust by hand pressure nearly the entire length under either wall at any point The arch Is resting directly on the earth for this distance and from all appearances the old invert waa left In place from 11 If 'to the end of the work, a distance of eight feet further. Station 11. Cut bole in crown of arch and found but two rings of brick making a thickness of eight and one half inches. 12x12 timber Immediately above. See figure S. Brick In regard to the quality of the material used In construction, we find the brick a good quality of hard burned red brick, which probably baa a crush -lag; strength of not loss than 4.000 pounds per square Inch when tested with whole bricks. Four samples of the mortar was re moved and Submitted to testa, showing an average tensile strength of lit pounds per square Inch. The specifica tions for mortar called for one part Portland cement to two parts sand, these proportions should give an aver age tensile strength of 17t pounds per square inch, after to days, which is approximately the time thla mortar has set A tensile strength of lit pounds per square Inch would indicate a pro portion of one part cement gad four parte sand. Several sasaapiee showed sand ssams caused by Imperfect mix ing. Paving Bleaks;. The paving blocks used seem to bo a good quality of Basalt The samples of concrete removed from the reconstructed aewer were merely compositions of sand and gravel, with barely enough cement to give it color The samplss were removed by hand without the use of any tool, and had to be placed In a bag. as the stuff had no adhesive qualities. The specifications called for a proportion of one part ce ment, three parts sand and five parts broken sand. The Invert or floor of about one half of the new aewer la covered with brick aad mortar aad other debris loft by contractors to a depth of 1 to I Inchea. Thla obstructs the dry weather Sow ronstdersbiy and ha ease of freshet will gradually be carried down the aewer. causing ' more or lass wear on the bottom. The shell of the sewer waa plsSXad in It different points throughout Its length saw no earth or other backing wss found, except In one Instance, which waa at the springing line on left side. In fact, the sewer Is coast roc ted through a tunnel of earth which Is more or less supported by timbers. Settlement of the earth caused by heavy rains or break ing or decaying of the supporting tim bers will without doubt destroy the shell ss there is no backing at the springing Baa or haunches to res ft against strains. As these timbers are In con tact with the damp earth and the cavity is filled with air lea h hag through the PORTLAND., THURSDAY REDUCING SALE you 11 like in other places, but see our LIBRARY TABLES From 14.04 up a big assortment and all sixes. The nice-looking amail one ( to the big. maaslve one.' Soma aa high aa 10, but they are exceedingly fine and could grace the library of a king: Get It at Jenning AUTOMATIC LEATHER MORRIS CHAIRS This particular Chair we will aaU for. t!2. It la finely upholstered genuine leather. Nothing to net out of order. Move at Will. Ask to see Morris Chair No. 6S. sewer, the conditions favorable .to rapid decay are obvious. After a? careful ex amination of the arch, ws are of the opinion that fully It per cent of the transverse joints and 10 per cent of the longitudinal joints are laid without mortar. There are several places where the walls do not form a true curve, as shown by figure f, which is the worst case found, the length being about t feet Several others were noticed where the soffit of arch deviated from the true curve from 2 to 6 inchea. Thla seems to have been caused by a careless method of constructing the Invert and lower portion of arch, which was found to be from. 2 io I Inches too wide at these points. It would appear that this por tion was constructed first in order to remove flume carrying water and allow It to run over the new work. At Sta tion 7 tt and 1096, where the arch la built on earth, a substantial founda tion of concrete should be built at once, aa the arch la liable to settlement at any moment - Some additional erosion was noticed under the loft wall at 1 4t alaoa the first Inspection, on Nov. t. The cavity around the sewer should be back-filled, bat at thla time we fall to see how it is going to be dona. Repairs, Plan "B." Station 445 From this point to Station 4 St. a dis tance of It feet, there la a bad crack on each aids from 1 to 4 Inchea wide between the stone Invert and brick side wslls. It Is not clear whether this crack waa caused by settlement since the repairs were made or careless work manship on repairs There are also two bad patches in the arch aa shown, and an old i crack about tt feet long in crown near Station 1. It Is evident that this crack haa existed for a considerable length of time. Several stone warp re moved from the bottom at 4 tt and found to have been laid flat with no concrete beneath and resting on the old ring pf brick which waa left hi place. Ws Were Informed by the eon tractor that thla waa done throughout the entire length of the repair job. The work done under plan "A" does not comply with the specifications la the following Instances First From It per cent 'to it per cent less mortar was used la brick work Second The brick work does not con sist of throe rings throughout the sewer. aa before mentioned several points 'were inspected where bat one brick laid flat and others where ona or two bricks edgewise were found. The brick work Is also quits rough In many places and numerous projections and deviations from the true lino of arch were noticed. Third The sewer Is not provided with a stone bottom or foundation under the arch for a total length of 70 feet, aad la affect at these points Is merely a poorly constructed brick arch over a stretch of sewage running tat aa earthen channel.. Fourth The teats Indies ta that the proportions of cenieut to ssat ta the mortar used Is 1 to 4. Instead of I to t. Fifth Ths concrete Id far below the quality called for In specifications, and the samples taken out indicate bat a trace of cement (See sample accoea pesytng this report, whisk speaks far Itself.) First The paring blocks were laid Hat Instead of edgewise, as called far In specifications. old revert of brick was EVENING, NOVEMBER 14. offerings before you purchase. 4 & Sons ever sbbbbb! saaB bbbbT A LITTLE MONEY NOW WILL GO S: SONS THE HOUSEFURNISHERS left In place and no Indications could be found where concrete wss ussd ss a foundstion for' paving blocks. Third A very bad patch was made at station tx40 near the manhole In Multnomah field. In regard to the specifications, we are of the opinion that they are defective In the following respects: - First It la not sped Bed that ths Um bers used In constructing tunnel shall be removed end ths csv ity around the sewer arch be ' compactly filled with earth. Thla we consider quite a serious omission. Second It is not specified that the debris shall be removed from the In side of sewer. Third Attention Is called to the am biguity of the proportions of esment. sand and broken stone under ths speci fication for cement concrete The first apeclftcatlona call for a "proportion of one part sand to two parts broken stone, to gether with sufficient cement to make two thirds of a cubic yard (measured In place) to each barrel of cement As a barrel of cement contains approximately 4.11 cubic feet and aa there is 18 cubic fsst in two thirds of a yard, this would Indicate a proportion of approximately one part cement, one part sand and two parts broken stone. However, ss these proportions are seldom used In this clsss of work, ws assume that ths proportions called for In printed specifications ac companying planal wore used. Regarding ths claim of 541 yards of extra concrete used by contractor, we could see no evidence of its having been used, on the contrary. It Is obvious that far lass concrete waa assd thsn called for In specifications, aad attention la called to the following paragraph on page 1: Excavation made In excess of the exact requirements shsll be filled with concrete at ths expense of ths contractor, unless such excavation la ordered by the city engineer, when It shall be paid for aa concrete. Respectfully submitted, (Signed.) J. It. ( TNNINOHAM. R S. ORKENI-KAF, F. J. FLTNN. OEOROK KNIOHT. It has been found that the currents around the coast of Newfoundland make at times a wide difference In the dlree-. Uon of the drift of icebergs snd that of the flat or pan ice. which, having no great depth. Is governed in Its motions by the surface currents snd ths winds Ths icebergs, the lsrger part of which are submerged to a great depth, follow only the movement of the ocean water aa a whole and are uninfluenced by the wlnda Thus a hugs Iceberg may often be seen majestically maintaining Its slow advance In opposition to the wind aad at I uss the general motion of the fields of flat lee surrounding It. The sealers often take advantage of thia fact by mooring their vassals to an Iceberg to prevent their ship drifting to leeward. The movement of these great mountains of Ire Is practically I From the Chicago Tribune The Man (middle aged, but well pre- ) I fear that what I in shout to say stay take you by surprise, bat" The Woman (same description) Mr. Btnndare. when a widower haa called three times on s widow, do you imagine that anything he ta likely to any will take her by surprise Bat go on. please. 1904. We name a few pieces NEW RIVAL RANGE Thla range we will reduce during tab) aale to 127. SO. It la equal to any .T. ' range In the city ballt on lei seeing plana cad ma da of hcarr planlabed steel LEATHER COUCHES Large and handsome Leather Cnaehea. All ttaae roach aa are eorered with genuine leather rtll not crack or wear rough. Hare a neat eteal prtnga and elegantly tufted. lairing thla le wa will aall them SI fat cent cheaper than Deiore. PROMISE Of RATE WAR TO LEWIS RIVER Steamer Leona Goes on Run Where There Is Businsscs for Ons Craft. Late yesterday afternoon the steamer I-eonu wag sold by 'the Oregon City I Tnuisportstlon company to Captain Newt Graham. William Marshall and Fred B rower, who will place the vessel on the run between Portland aad points on ths Lewis river In opposition to ths 1 steamer Mascot, operated by Jacob i Kama It la the Intention of the new owners to place the Leona In commia- 1 slon December 1. On the start shs will land at ths Oak street dock In this city. It is generally admitted by local steamboat men that juat aa soon aa the ) Leona la placed on the run named a big rate war will begin, gotas go aq lar as to say that Jacob Kamm will Issue orders .for ths Mascot to carry freight and passengers for . nothing- Several years ago, they explain, she had opposi tion, but the rates were rut to srarh a low figure that the now company did not last long. In speaking of the matter this morning Agent Harrison, who looks sftsr the Interests of ths Mascot said: "There will be 'something doing1 Just as soon ss the opposition boat goes out on her first trip. Everyone knows that there la not a sufficient amount of busi ness on the Mascot's run to justify an additional boat. being placed on the same route. A rate war will an rely follow, and It will be a warm one aa long as It lasts' INSPECTING NEW SHIPS. F. A. F. A. Ball in. the marine architect, la spending his Thanksgiving by making sn Inspection of the new slips which are being built at the landings down the river for the Lionel R. Webster, the new I.wer AlMna ferryboat He In tends to make sure that there will be no scandal arising from a faulty construc tion of the slips, aa haa base the case with the Tanner creek sewer business At sny rats he declares that It will be no fault of his If anything should be found wrong with the work Until the landing places are made ready for her the Webster will eootlnus to ply between Vancrtuver Snd the penln. ,; i Steamer Alliance Is expected to reach Portland tonight frees Baa Francisco snd way porta. T sals I day st noon aba aatled from Coos bay. where she had been bar hound for five days. No work la being done la ths harbor today with ths exception of on the steamers Hsgsafla and Leagett and the schooner Honolulu. They are being sun- piled with cargo, their agents wanting io give mam quick liana ten. Ths man engaged st the work are being paid a! i n rate of time and a half for taen ia bar. I'ntlM river gate at a higher stage Get k at Jenning & Sons 'bIbIbI HEATERS All klnda and all atses, 11.25 to 20. We might add . that our Healers are made by the beat makera In the country. of the line will not run-to Corvallls, aa had been intended. They will only go as far as Corvallla. It Is ssld that the steamer Oregona bad a vary difficult time getting up to Corvallls yesterday. Ths river fell at that point nearly two feat. Astoria. Nov. 14. Arrived at 7 a. nt, steamer Alliance, from San Francisco. Arrived down at 7 as m.. schooner MurteL Outside st it s. m . four-masted top sail schooner. e Sailed at lt:4I, three-masted schooner. Sstled at 1115, schooner Muriel, for Ssn Psdro. Condition of the bar s t t a. m . smooth Wind east, weather cloudy. Towing In st 11 noon, a four-masted bark snd a four-masted si ho oner Astoria. Nov. 11. Arrived In at 4 p. m steamer Elmore, from TUtamook Arrived at 4:15 p. m . schooner Web foot, dismasted and waterlogged, while en route from Coos bay to Sai Cisco. BARONESS HIRSCH HURT AT RIOTS IN WARSAW (Journal Special Service.) Berlin. Nov. 14. That the riots In Warsaw were more serious than at first reported sad numbered among their victims some of the most promi nent residents of the city i shown by advices which reached here today. Dr. Frankenstein, an aged and widely known physician, waa struck by a bullet snd seriously wounded aa he entered hia home from assisting ta earing for ths. wounded. Dr. Krankenklea. a surgeon, was In stantly killed by a shot and Bsroness Hlrach waa shot and seriously wounded while driving in a carriage past a group of riot era which had collected on s atreet earner. The situation la still extremely peril ous snd fraught with possibilities of wholesale bloodshed. Morn rioting it expected Sunday, when a local celebra tion ta due which affords ample oppor tunity for a dlaplay of discontent end the collecting of malcontents. The workmsa are said to have In their possession t.ott revolvers, with which they can do great execution in case ths fighting becomes sn open warfare. These have been secreted despite the ut most efforts of the suthoritles Io dis arm known disturbers. One phase of the situation that makes the work of suppression difficult is that the prisons are already filled and can so longer accommodate prisoners who ere being brought in hourly. The police BOW arrest man sad use this ss s pretext for searching snd disarming them, after which they era given warning net to appear on the streets within certain time limits snd sent l their Breast. DeLong "I Ing io pay J sail Short! I Long - reegF M