Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-02
FoRnnrrnHe.vENrILATIoN.


 The Police esagonainissioners Discuss the Bettering of the Ventilation in the Lockup-No Detective Appoint ed-Omcer Taylor Commended-Ser-| geant McGann Assigned to Station No. 2. tSs'ss4~
 President Andrew presided at the meet ing of the police commissioners last even ing owing to the absence of Mayor Sar- gent. .s.sas 8s.ya
 @zs The first business transacted was the ex- animation of Oliver Clark, ,an applicant for appointment on the force. He passed the examination satisfactorily and his applica- ton was accepted and ordered on file. } The following promotions were made:, Officers Dunn and Daley to grade B, Officer B. J. Reilly to grade c, and Officers Wiser, Gibson, Eagan, o'Cennor, Powers, ,Caufeld and NJ. Doody to grade D. ..-.
 The matter of electing detective was postponed for the present and Superin- tendent Bo1lman was authorized to detail man from, the force to do detective duty in such special cases as may come up prior to the election of g regular detective. The
 
 Gam to places was also left to the discre- tion of the superintendent and the last named will probably be detailed to station No. 2, while Sergeant Cowles will be util- ized at headquarters as occasion may re- quire.e -s
 Superintendent Bollman reported Officer Taylor of Station 4 for honorable mention in connection with his work in collecting the, evidence in the Hatfield tragedy of July 4. The, honorable mention was con fagred and spread upon the records of the board. <...
 Officer John J. Flynn appeared before the board to request his five days pay from August g to 2S, during which time l he had been laid up in consequence of in E iuries to his knee and side incurred while d1scharging his dnty on the night of Aug l ust g in the western part of the city. The | board voted to allow him his five days pay and also to approve and pay his doc E tors bill of $2. The semi monthly pay roll, amounting 1 to SC, ,2O4.41, was approved. ! The committee to which was referred the matter of improving the ventilation in | the lookup reported through Chairman | Benton that they had an interview with the health officers and the plumbing in, | spector. The latter, he said, recommended a plan which would cost about $200, which, while it was an old plan, would be but an experiment.
 The following letter from the Denison Electrical Engineering company was then submitted to the board
 Herbert E. Benton, Dear sir. We have care | fully looked up the matter of ventilation of the | lookup and beg to make the following report | We have looked the ground over very carefully and Have come to the conclusion that nothing short of general ventilation of the whole room would be of any practical service. A small pipe as contemplated at the lower end over the closet containing a gas jet or any equivalent would dc practical value We understand that the cells ant | main part of the room often need change of air much more than the closet Having come | layout which think would be thoroughly | practical and as economical anything coult be put in to do the work as it should be done l Our plan is to put up substantial shelf in the window over the closet on which would be | placed an improved form of exhaust wheel tt | be driven by an electric motor. This vince would be thirty inches in diameter and run a
 roughly 1eS cubic faes tss of ocH air pc contains, including cells, roughly, 15,Ooo cubic | feet of air. This would completely change tht To do the work thoroughly it would require separate fan in the mems department, and alse
 the bs %a Would not a give entire satisfaction, as the original cost anc running expenses would run pretty well up to fan In the summer this fan would want to b, kept running most of the time, and in winter ac particularly foul the window could be opened anc l the fan run for: about fifteen or twent. minutes, when it would make a radical change il the condition of things. It would be also of grea 1 advantage iu drying up the wet floor every da. after the room and cells have been washed down auire to keep it in l running order would be enc nomi nal. All the bearings would be self oiliDg, ant tho switch for stopping and starting, the fal l in an iron box with lock on it. The New Havel | Electric company say that on the basis of tn
 have to gTen ths the an they w for s1s month. Undoubtedly, . contrac than this for a continuous service. We vii put up the fan in the mems department fo W pad soo fHe faD taken out at the expiration of the time. If is not put in in thorough manner and is no nothing in payment. This may seem to yo somewhat of q largs figure but the expense are considerable and the profit on the equipmen l is merely nominal. The price of the fan ant oompeee Wod fo 9e ts if f it included one months use of the curren and the putting in and taking out o better ere cond ad bs but owing to the arrangements for the con templated matron there might be slight in crease or cost or puCClng It up. Ine- WlndoW Il ! the lookup alongside of the fan would be closed and all the air that was thrown out would neces sarily be drawn the length of the room. If yo, l desire any additional inrormation in regard tt the above layout cali on us and we will cheer fully furnish same. Yours very respectfully, l THE DENISoN ELECTRIC ENGINEERING Co. l J. F. DENIsoN, Electrician and Manager.
 No action was taken upon the matte last evening, except general discussion of the subject, owing to the fact that ther were but four members of the board pres ent. The matter will, however, be prob ably definitely acted upon at the nex meeting.