Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-04
THE HEW SCHOOL BUILDING
At oidtown Given q Test OF Its
Hsatirs and vsnsilating eystsms.
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OLDrows, Feb. 3.-The new school
building recently completed at cost Of
$4,000. from plans furnished by Mr.. Z. Z.
Lewis Of Gardiner, was visitod this fore
noon BY . large party Of tovnsmen and
strangers to witness the tests ST the heating
and vensilating systems used in the build
ing. The test took place as 10 O'Clock, and
WAS conducted by J. D. Badger, vice presi-
dent Of the Smesd Warming and Ventilst.
| ing Co. which introduced the system. Mr..
f E Lewis Of Gardiner. the designing
architect, DR.. J. o. Webster, Augusta, Of
the State Board of Health and Mr.. d. o.
Cony Of Augusta, who is interested in the
new system Is i: 10 proposed to introduce il.
into the new Williams school house in that
| city. The smoke test was used and DEM
onstrated conclusiveiy that the air in the
room was changed exactly - claimed as
| the movement of The smoke could be fol-
lowed very pisinly, thereby showing the
direction which pure air would take under
the same conditions. Tests were also made
to determine the purity of the air and the
volume Of air coming in and going out Of
the different rooms. The lowest test made
showing the amount Of al, for each scholar
per hour was 1850 cubic feet. The tes.
showing the purity Of the air in the
room containing the greatest num-
Der of scholars indicated the pres
ence of 6s cubic fee. Of carbonic acid
gas to 10 600 cubic feet Of air, while
similar test in the open air gave 4 cubic
feet of carbcnic acid gas to 10000 cubic
fee. of sir. The temperature in one of the
rooms was raised to so degrees and the
fresh air currents introduced. In twenty
minutes the temperature fell ten degree
and the change was not perceptible by any
drafts of air. Six thermometers in differ
ent parts Of the room indicated the same
decrease in temperature for each minute.
The tests were entirely eatisfactoYy and
those who Witnessed them were much
pleased at the work Of the Smead system.
Belfast News
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BELFAST, Feb. 3.-Mr. F. w. Chase,
principal of the high school, has returned
from Boston, where he has been on
business.
Mr.. f. II. Kelley of the Bangor Indus
trial journal, is in town en- route to Cam
den where be will make short stay.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster will lecture in the
North church on next Friday evening. Her
subject will ba High License Delusion."
Last Saturday, Swan Lake. in Evansville.
WAS scraped free from snow, and it was the
scene of quite lively horse trot during the
course of the afternoon. The horsemen
gsthed there during the winter quite fire.
quently to exercise their horses, and to
look over the blooded animals that make
their appearance there. The best horse
there on that day was one owned by Mr..
f. II. Nickerson of Swausvil,e.
Schooner Nellie d. Pickering, Ferguson,
arrived Monday. and will haul up for win
ter quarters. Schooner Sarah P. arrived
Monday. Schooner Tidal Wave, Turner,
sailed with hay for Msnhegan Tuesday.
The club of thirty which has been an Or
gsnized club in this city for 81 years, elect
ed the following executive committee last
Saturday night W. c. Marshall, Joseph
Williamson and G. W. Burgess.
w. A. Swift is making some slight re-
pairs in his store on Main street.
The lecture givel in the North Church
Monday night by Eli Perkins on the "Phi-
losophy of Wit was in every way all that
one could wish for that enjoyed a good
hearty laugh.