, 1876-03-03
THE PUMPING ENGINES.
And Especially What Is Known as the
South Ono,
MIR. Creglcr 1)isprovcs Certain
Statements Concerning It,


And Mr. 0hesbrough speaks to the samo
Effect.
4 communication appeared In Sundays IRlh'
ufE IN which The writer endoavornd 10 provo
that tho great eonth ongtnn at tho Water-Wofk"
was Ia m unsound condition, and thai thero WA
largo waste Of powcr, which Va" rapidly
pounding tho machinery into Htato OF uliapl-
da.lon. Mr.. Z. s. Chosbrou8h, City Engineer
being interviewed on tho subject, denied IN gen@
oral terms each OF tho allegations. Nov comes
up agnn tho huthor Of tho communication, hlf.
john Mills, of No. $40 West Monroe street, Who
reltoratcs lis previous charges yet more veho-
mently. 1Io claims In his laAt lettor TINT tue en-
gnc IL crppled-that IT, that It docs not and cam
not exert its Normal forco. or col,rac. says MT.
Mills, It Ia understood that tho term crippled
docs not tnp,y that ths onHlno III unable to pat-
form lts work since il IL ac.ualy worAt.E at me
DrcHont Tina. TO provo tho stntoment no 9ltntee
| ft0m tho last toport OF tho board Of Public
! Works. whsre 3fr. Cr0Bler says:
has e!nca brcu discovered tat tho action o. Tue
Of tlls atons unler tho pump to break a soelate
and crack tho lower section of ono Of tho pumps.
In regard to stopping tho engine for ropatra
tho writer clni,nH that tho engine - aeieenve
because Nlr. Chcabrough was reported ~ say.
ing: "We stop It avory litto while to SEQ u II
needs ropa!rinE." uo citcs tho pumping. .onEino
nj Cleveland which lie says has boon in apo1"
ns aa ~ rnsa;,s liz 1u"at ihat Ina hoen Ialo
Ieus to 1a|.o tho piston % Tho top of tho ey''n-
dor, scrapB tho rlngs, aud lower to place again.
AIR. Mit!s refers 70 "hat 10 cnih r. ,t.. Mhss1 y.
tho engine to pieces, asserting that tho break N
tho soic-plnto before alluded to was caused by
| tiia. ITO Hsatos tu'At tno Lnhiea 91uhsSs 1h IT,. ~.
superior TO tho nnos In uno horo, because, ne
saya, Ho,no OF them havo boon running thirty
ycars continually, and Lave noyor boen Obliged
70 call ~ the aid idol Of m any each ene'ne as 'ho
huo"los 10 ne!p thol1 ou.'
.,.,, .,nt,,o. 1s,n.trnsts,1 ,na ,xort,tt IN
so sGtaal ,c na ,n II s.p p,j mon t,o
ssen Up ;a ~ ta untnt II ia not wIl.tust .o en-
tacs usrd now and thrn come tr,sllng reparss,eh
tleso ,enE.rea 30 e9nssrustrd and wgtksa ,l.tl
| that tllHy hfe naD!e "a ptcah , "mn
from excessive asrs'n anonsno ~ 9ea,s ~ Xxx
tMis ucsu@om @ WIZ VII rannt r. s,actnant msdo IN NV
Srs ert,c1c TnIe B. narg d. eycs Ito iultcated duty
u i.o engines, ,5 horsepower: n:ta! duty n .se-
ful effect 1877: leaving uuuctounte1 for a7H Now, In
dsasel duty i. to exerttl y tho 81 steam nIqn 1
the piston IL pouhs q si9a, III ~ H. s ~ .so ~" xTs
Ih. u a s1srted 5 lin IN s an sa WAR IL IL
III. ,sr ~ rsIy lincral allowance il ,ao for
umsyni,alo fflciun IN ths nstauco thtA is called
s, 1 + esanot Ten Il t,t a not in s ssa
WY show ITSELF Whefn noes ~ sos a. - s'1 m n.
snugh g. r; cfcess, @ ~, vi aa ~ havp ,hem do it. n
AZ t%o1 t,~s lint t7shprse.nowcr can 10 nscd in
f'tio,0 ri hearty 10 per cent ot lilo whoo indicated
tion, IL there any other WY to seeonnt for ,ts heinz
e1se ~ sspn 0I nS INT ars [o pgSsH n se'
torse eG9 a. cpet liz bs!aro must 20 IL lie reco,
IS u o~.nr;ao ali lin ,uo,n noints of th
nn3o1t,on Inc n1o1n eonls''' AL 'Ao '''''A f's'
" co'tn'. rnstnr r..tordav aftcrnoou collod upon
If 1ePo5lei s. aes.etua1 r';,srT,, =" snr,1ru Ns
n ,...s WaE,,. ~ IL n,r,,asa or obtofn
N at tao ~. IT, ~ to nras,nt con
" 1;!ian iui 3ron ~ t!,a t,4 nauth @l cnc.no.
!
u onEns ~ i!ahu NY ;a 4 is /, 1i,s fcco of cnre
auiTspusss tsvs "nsu ,1v man WIN bayo uade OF
r III opsniops htsun t1 ~ % to;r fivaa an .1,,oH
gneof1oe suo ssuay ~ y, ,Iuastionoa -" "A1
apl1sy anu nUben.s NY a.,tea III t,a rnnor.or uvo
po,hapa suggessvu Inv ,o,v 'o,,es,on. "a
81 msEht 10 wnK ~ *, ~ pa'ara ~ r. Tnp fun1sr
re- "Ce.tain'r' ..,,1
c. ""ol,, .os, TO- ousan ;losM,' M.sr' cu,,upn2"
III II 7nI souin hsetan '..,. s'ttu. H., i,,,,;, IL,
not 1G ay nsacs ~ tnI ~ snn'ro .n
1a thefo ~ not In9 ao''e* ~ sno 'ls'o'
10 Wnoio or ~ uotah. ,...x. 8. sc,,,, r,,,,.,,
"Iho Ws1tor q, ahn o!:os % , LIE ln'un y, !,
to eayo that nc ensno ~ ssPFien ~ oettSe " y u "
brsaiing o. tue a9epSro: 9p r 10Y i, ~ ha a. mn,
Nonaehso. ahG nI9an "nici no 70 ~ nlal
nllod Tas Vcfy ihs!enlneant matter, nos ia1e
toFing win .n9 wosk.ogs OF .lso enGls,, ana.
fact only ailadea 10 IN my report uecuuho ~. sAoF
lug that the ensne Tea!y n l onnc more ilan ha T.
Wa efeaeu w'in A. ar VIZ t ;,s.n aa " ya
". wator WORKING ooWn unneI G tno p.a.9 anu % mas
d. Ing away somo of h'e iliinE ana that maao aat'
pAl | St"4As A- "NN0 F17 "-s " - ~ 80
n,' died" ,,u,
cu "Aro You obliged to stop ofteh LOT repairs (
ID mo; I ASSURE you u wo woro tho pool,
ato | Tou}1 know It without being ihlofmod ehfoue
m. | tho t}RpCra. Ihe HollkA o0Rlho mas but ope
- o7orflaittod In th!rtoen months, and has bc'
running twenty -four hours day.
.I{pW Waa tt that Clty-EugInoer CtsDHbroltE
IN wna reported as saying titat you wose obleoa
OF ! etop 'every little whllb' for repairs "
\, "ThRt was surely n natstAhe In tho roEo
In caut beliovo that Dir. EhosoroueA cser ma
49, ~ any such statement Why horo IL M old ensl
W which was put u in 1907 anu IL running lou
ich without over having had q brca1s-lown. All 0
rhs HineS h2Fo to be pyorAaulod occasionally, M q