Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-05-21
STEM HEAriNG COMPANY.
An Organization Being Formed 1"
supply Steam TO All Eaotss,S.


A number of leading business nien and
prominent capitalists of this city have
arranged for the organizatin of steam
heating company, with view of intro
ducing the Holly system of heating. The
system is controlled by the American
District Steam Company of Loekpolt, N.
Y, which company will have an interest
in the local organization, B. d. Hall,
president of the American Steam
Company, and Z. P. Holly, en-
gineer and superintendent of the
same company have been in the
city for q day or two preparing plans for
establishing plant here and making an
estimate of the cost for the work. They
have had several consultations with the
local capitalists with reference to the
matter and the formation of n company
within few days will probably be the
outcome of the preliminary work being
done by Messrs. Hall and Holly.
The American District Steam Company
has plants already established i'll about 20
cities, including New York, and new local
companies are being organized i'll Lam
caster, Pa, and other neighboring Penn.
sylvania towns. The system is working
in Williamsport, Bellefonte, Cleartield,
Lock Haven, and other Pennsylvania
towns, where, according to statements of
prominent citizens, it gives entire salts
faction.
BY the Holly system the steam is gener-
atei ut u given point in battery of
boilers and transmitted to the consumer
through mains laid under the streets. 1t
passes from the main through supply
pipe and II regulator, into metre where,
like gus or water the quantity consumed
is registered and charged to the occupant
of the promises. BY the regulator the
pressure of steam is uniform Mt all hours
never varying minute at any time in the
heating season, which begins September
and continues until June.
The local company if organized, pro-
poses to operate under n charter passed
by the Legislature giving the privilege of
LAYING mains in the streets upon the per-
mission of City Council. Roughly esti-
mated, it will cost about $150,0O0 to put
in plant with mains extending through
Front street between West ahd Market
Streets up the two latter thoroughfares to
Delaware avenue, where they concentrate,
and continue to Franklin or Rodney
street. This amount Of capital, it is be-
lieved, will very readily be subscribed by
those promoting the scheme.
Engineer Holly stated Friday morning
that the company can establish a metre
rate for supplying heat, which will be
very satisfactory to the public. The
company in other cities supply heat to
houses at about the same cost it can be
done by the occupants of the premises.
The greatest claims for the steam
heat supplied by the company is
that it can be turned ON or
off at will without the least trouble
and the annoyance of having to keep
fires going, the dirt and dust arising
therefrom and the dangers from fires in
the cellar are obviated. The consumers
will be at the expense of making nm at
tachment with the street inains and sup
plying steam fixtures through the build
ing. At meeting of the capitalists this
week it is probable that temporary
organization will be effected and short
time n permanent company organized
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