The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-22


eessiye months, and then again for two
months with the improvements attached
to the fire-box. The result in this case
was saving Of between % anu II per
cent In the amount Of coal used, which
was sufficient to induce Mr.. Palmer 70
rapidly order the Improvement put in all
through his house.
Later the system was adopted by the
Grand Pacific Hotel, where It now forms
a mari Of the heating apparatus. 1t has
Mere also given perfect satisfaction.
Some time ago the patentees Of the i'm.
movement made application to the Board
II Public Works to put their arrange.
ment under the boilers In use at
THE WATER WORKS.
Having carefully surveyed the field, they
offered to put in their improvement and
then enter into bonds in any required
amount to furnish all the fuel needed at a
saving to the city Of S25, 900 for each and
every year, figuring on the basis Of last
years service as reported by the engineer
In charge. For some years prior to the
time OF their proposal, hard coal had been
used exclusively, and the results gained
had been carefully noted. The Board ,af-
ter considering the matter for time, EN-
powered the patentees TO put the improve
ment under the boilers, and to use soft
coal, as they had proposed. The first Sc
riss Of tests with soft coal exclusively are
now in progress, or, rather, the fuel used
at present Is soft coal in place OF anthra:
cite, and the results shown are worthy OF
comment.
The Engineers report for the year
ls74.75 shows that during that year an
average Of 3s,O00,0OO gallons was pump:
ed each day, and that $4,000 pounds OF
hard coal were used each day on an aver,
age. Both these sums are given in round
numbers. ItappearS, therefore, that 40
gallons Of water were pumped for each
bound Of coal burned. Counting the coal
at S. per ton simple calculation shows
that each million gallons cost 50 10 TO
pump.
To compare this with the results under
the improved system the figures for the
4th to the 18th OF this month are taken.
During these eight days an average OF
5000 pounds OF soft coal was used, and
with Il forty million gallons OF water
were pumped. Dividing, it il found that
each hound OF soft coal raised 40 gallons
Of water, and therefore quitting the
price of soft coal at s. 50 toni that each
million gallons Of water cost So u to
raise. The difference between the systems
h 81 O9 Tor each million gallons, and the
apparent saving to the city on the Il, 903
million gallons pumped each year would
be $4,000.
But il may be urged that il would be
unfair to take a whole year in compare
son with a few days, and it will then be
fair to look ut the Engineers report OF
WORK DONE IN FEBRUARY
of last year. 1t is found that during that
month 100000 gallons day were
pump ed with an average consumption Of
10000 pounds OF hard coal. This would
show 42l gallons OF water raised for each
pound OF coal burned, and would fix the
cost Of raising each million gallons at
50 40. Comparing these figures with the
soft coal results above noted it is seen
that So 70 is saved by the use Of the
Smith improvement and soft coal. This
would show yearly saving Of So, 27b:
There is still another way OF looking
at the difference which should be pursued
in order to show fairness. November
last showed more economical results with
hard coal than any other month reported
on. During that time the Water Works
pumped 3S,OO0,000 gallons day with
IS, 600 pounds OF coal, or 46S gallons for
each pound. This would show the cost
Of each million gallons to be s. o.. Com
pairing this with the result OF tho tests
with Mr.. Smiths patents, it will be seen
that the soft coal is still lower by2 81
on each million gallons pumped. Null
tiplying this by the number OF million
gallons used each year, and 1t appears
there will be saving OF $i0,457 every
year by the adoption Of the smoke-burn-
Ing apparatus, to say nothing OF the great
benefit TO the city from the absence Of
smoke.
These figures are plaip, and easy to b
understood, and they seem to point only
to one result-that an inventor Of Chicago
has found what 80 many mon have sought
simple and easy plan to consume Goa
thoroughly, and therefore to do away
with smoke, while saving money at the
same time.