The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-02

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Excavating has been begun for the
stone and cement foundations for two
boilers, each OF $50 horse power, as al
addition to the steam plant OF the
Wilmington City Electric Company, inI
West Fifth street, II being their inten-
ton to have better service and he.
served or surplus power They will
increase their steam engine plant BY
one $50 horsepower engine, and their
electric machines by fourdynamos.
The additional building required
will be 20 feet front by 20 feet deep,
with walls about 80 feet high, besides
a high roof. II will be constructed
lof brick, iron and steel, and will be
what is known as an Iron building
with foundations OF stone.
The company will be its own con-
structor. The steel and iron contract
Ia expected TO be announced any day.
james Weldin is the stone mason.
Samuel N. Trump ie president, g..
Reginald Van Trump @. Z. Is mana
ger and George Millington- chief en-
gineer, who, though native OF
Chester county, Pa, Is identified with
Wilmington by thirty years resi-
dence. He began his mechanical ca
reer by learning the trade Of locomo-
tive engineer.
| THE BOILERS.
The most interesting feature Is the
NORM Climax Steam Generator. The
height will be 25 OF 80 feet. A large
central cylinder has numerous tubes
fastened into its surface all around
land all the way up. all OF which are
filled with water. The one end OF
each tube enters the central cylinder
higher up than the other.
As the heat rises around this cylln-
der and around all its tubes il sets the
water in motion. 1t also economies
the heat by passing 1t up and around
SO many tubes in perpendicular fur
mace.
The multiplicity OF tubes gives great
quantity OF surface. Safety results,
because II one tube should burst IL
would not be like the explosion OF a
whole boiler In force, but the blow-off
OF an escape pipe. The furnace will
be OF steel. lined with fire.bricks. The
boiler lie made at 564 Smith street,
Brooklyn, N. Y. Lorrillard has one OF
them on bis steam yacht. 1t greatly
economics space. II Is remarkably
quick to get up steam.
1t Is thought In time a steel stack
some 1875 feet high, and lined part way
up with brick, will be needed.
RELIABLE PAINTING FIRM
One of Wilmington's house and sign
painters, long and weli-known for re.
liable work ard dealing Is William II.
Valentine OF No. Z. Third Street, In
the Telegraph building, and residence
$50 Pine street. He has recently taken
his son Ferris b. into business with
him, April IL, 1892. They have In con-
tract, Grace NJ. i. Church. Thomas IL.
Melvin's fine houses, at 18th Market
and King streets. Mr. Valentine has
done much work for Lewis 4. Grub 4
Son, and other prominent builders.
Among his patrons OF the past have
been Washington Jones, O Mendenhall
family, the j. Morton Poole family, the
Victor DUPONT fcmily, the Wilmington
and Brandywine Bank, Thomas jack
son, William G. Porter, Ell Menden-
hall. Sunday school houses, tho Gas
ompany and a number of churches,
including Asbury, Scott and st. An
ldrew's.
W. Ii. Valentine & Son took one of
the most difficult and particular con
tracts ever given out in this city. when
they recently undertook the renova.
ltion of Grace M. L. Church, Including
the gliding of the vanes upon the
epire, one of which reached 2I4 feet
above ground level which was achieved
by VIM. /. Forsythe.
VIM. L. Booker and VIM. King got
come high climbing ON the outside of
the noble editice, which they thought
something like steeplo climbing. They
did about all the high work outside
except the steeples.
A popularity of this firm lie the large
number CT orders they get from peo-
lple who prefer to give them work in
stead of asking competitive estimates.
thorough and conscientious work.