Daily Republican., 1881-01-05
THE TURBINE.
IL Moves ut Lnst-The city COuueiI
Hold . MeetInE at tho Rese~ vsir.
A spssial meeting Of the City Coun.

Hold . Moetlnk NJ tho BeneevSfr
A special meeting Of the City Coun
Gil was held last night in the Counci
cham Der for the purpose Of considering
the bills considered necessary for the
Legislation Of the city, aud to be pre-
sentsd for action to the Legislature oI
the State,
The heavy snow however turned the
thoughts OF the city Fathers away
from the consideration of legislation 70
the removal of the huge ssnbarkments
Of snow in front of the City Hall.
Mr.. Rodney ofsred resolution In
structing the Committee on Public
Buildings to have the snow csrted
away.
Mr.. Taylor in the chair, thoughtthat
duty belonged to the Street COMMITTEES,
and should he paid for ont Of The street
appropriation.
Mr.. Barnhill thought so too and
offered an amendment accordingly
MIR. McMenamin, Chairman Of ths
Street Committee thought very differ
Fently, and so did Mr.. Robinson.
Mr.. Payltsr wanted Council to hurry
up things aud adjourn to the Cool
Spring Reservoir to watch the test Of
the working Of the new turbine and
pumps.
Mr.. Barnhill's amendment was de-
feated and Mr.. Rodney's resolution
passed.
Mr.. Blake stated that he had for.
gotten to have a Fire Watch elected on
Thursday night. On his motion Coun-
Gil proceeded to elect, and Mr.. Blake
nominated the present ineumbeA t,
Pster Springer. Mr.. Springer re.
ceived IL votes to S for Mr.. Cloud and
was declared elected.
Mr.. Msrris Taylor presented six billi
prepared by the committee on lsgisla-
ton for the consideration Of Council ia
DO presented to the Legislature. The
frst one read asked the Legisls.
ture to pass bill authorizing the City
Council to sell the City Hospital and
cover the receipts into the City TreA-
sary to be used for the current ex'
penses Of the city.
On the motion Of Mr.. Taylor TO ap,
prove the bill, Mr.. Rodney suggested
that there might be considerable dis
cussion upon some Of the bills ant
therefore it would be advisable to post.
pone the consideration of the bills tc
soms other evening, and that the COu.4'
Gil proceed to the Reservoir and witness
the turbine test.
Mr.. Taylor agreed to the suggestion
OF Mr.. Rodney, provided Council would
meet this wednesday, evening spe
cially to consider the bills.
Council then adjourned to meet al
the Reservoir, and some Of the NELL,
bsrs boarded street car and proceeded
to Franklin street, and from thence
footed it through the snow to the basin,
while others footed it out from the City
Hall.
Meeting on the middle wall the City
Fathers watched the operations Of the
wier aud the increase and decrease o.
the overflow, but the water being lit,
tie too high for the commencement Of
the test, they sought the shelter Of
the pump house, where crackers, cheese
and other refreshments had been pro
vided for them.
The city's interests were supervised
by John Haug, of the firm OF Archam,
bault & Haug, of Philadelphia, and
Engineer Geyelin was also present in
the storm looking after the interests OF
R. D. Wood Il Co., the contractors for
the wheel. At given signal the
Worthington pump at the City Mill
was stopped and the turbine was left
alone throwing up the water, and at
this time, 8 As o'clock, the test began
and was kept up until 9.45, just one
hour, the time agreed upon. At S.45
the wier gauge marked .34l of an inch
above certain point in this wier, BAL
inches being the minimum.
The result of the test was as follows 4: