Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-08-05

A Description of this Important I'M |
pr0Vement-LOcati0 of Hydrants,
Etc.
In view of the near approach to COM
pletion of the water works. we thought
a description of the same would not
prove uninteresting to the readers of the
TRIBUNE. But for the delay in receiv-
ing some of the connections, the works
would have been in operation some days
ago.
The building is located on the west
side of Huron street, near the lake shore;
is neat and substantial brick, one
story high, with mansard roof, and rests
upon stone foundation, and is divided
into two departments-pump room and
boiler room. The latter is made near
fire proof, the only wood exposed being
the castings to the doors and windows,
and the sash and doors. The steam is
furnished by two steel boilers, manufac-
tured by Wm. Hess, Cheboygan's we'll
known boiler maker, and have the ap-
pearance of being first-class Gin every
respect. They are set up Independent of
each other, each having separate arch,
but are connected in such manner as to
be usedltogethero or singly. They are tubu-
lar and generate steam very rapidly. Each
boiler is provided with a safety valve,
steam guage, water guage, three try
cocks, and are supplied with water by
means of the latest improved injector,
and also have direct attachment with
the pumps, in case anything should get
wrong with the injector. Connected
with the boilers, and on the south side
of the building, Is a steam whistle of
the mocking-bird, or "what-is-it" pat
tern, capable of making most hideOus
noise. For this, code OF signals will
be adopted, for use in case of fire.
AThere are twol'ets.of steam engines and
pumps, known as Walkers Siamese
pumping engines, patented by M. Walk
er of Port Huron, Mich, and manufac-
tured by Fitch & Son at FentOn, Mich.
They are direct pressure engines, made
with fly wheel to each, and can be run
together or separately to suit convent
ence. The steam cylinder is IA inches in
diameter. and the water plunger 81
inches with 12-inch stroke. Each pump
has 32 soft rubber valves Q6 receiving
and 16 discharging) attached to nova.
BILE cylinder. Each has an air and
vacuum chamber, and in construction
are simple, substantial and efficient
They rest upon wooden foundation
which is securely anchored and bOlte(
to solid masonry. Each engine Is sup
piled with suction pipe of its own, ant
! straight way valves in the discharg,
pipes to the compression chamber. The.
are provided with nickle plated vacuum
guages to show strain upon suction an,
whether pumps are in complete work
ing order; also steam guage that give
pressure of steam on the cylinder, al
engine register that registers revOlu
tiOns of engine and number of gallon
4 of water pumped, water guage that in
dicates the pressure upon pumps an
. works to the square inch, with improve
lubricatOrs, oilers, etc.
These pumps are capable of being ru
, up to 200 revolutions per minute, o
down to 10 revolutions, thus accOmmC
I dating themselves to the demand. Thei
O capacity is five gallons each or 10 ga
Ions when run together, for every strOk
or revolution, and they can supply owe
100000 gallons of water In "a hours
sufficient for a town of 10000 inhabi
tants, and are admitted to be equal I
any pumps In use, and are giving tn
best of satisfaction wherever they hay
o been used. The water is taken from
IL large we'll north of the pump house, an
S in order to secure never-failing SUI
ply of pure and fresh water, 1t Is col
templated drilling down until Il
source, struck in the attempt to sink
salt we'll on the east side of the river,
reached.
3. From the pumps the water Is force
n through five-inch pipes into the con
preston chamber, also patented by
Walker of Port Huron, Mich, and maj
n ufactured by Love & Scofeld, of Po
/, Huron. This is simply an enlarged q
= chamber 4x12 feet, made Of three-eightl
inch Wyandotte boiler iron and test
It's pounds pressure to the inch, al
n stands upright, set in cement on a stol
foundation. This compression chamb