The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-02
COHHIIThB ON LfSHT.
Several Recommendation OF supennt'n
Ia,t F.yorably Acted Upon.

The Committee on Light met in room
No. of the City Hall last evening at
6 o'clock There were present MeSsI .
Grimes chairman, Hardwiche' "dliei
stein. StaTke and Caskie. mi,
The report Of Superintendent william
& Adams. showed that during lhe
month of November 20,224,5OO cubic ieet
Of gas were made. against DUD"N Indue
in the corresponding month last year ;
LoZ,Jvyo cubic teeI were consumed
against 1883, S44 In the same month iasl
year. The receipts for coke, etG.'
amounted to $685. against Sl6"" IN
November. 1893. o., ,ho
operations Of the water gas plant LOT
me month: Gas made, I6,4JZ,3D cuDlc
feet; oil used, 747SC gallons. coke used,
b.U.4CO pounds, coal used, a. 10 pouhds ;
cost of labor $5S2.S7; cost OF gas In the
SUPERINTENDENT Adams also submitted
the following:
Il desire 10 call your after'"' - -.
inefficient supply of gas in that portion
of the Third district south Of Broad ana
west of Laurel street. All OF this terri
tory is now being supplied win three
and fOur-inch pipe, as our twenty -ihCn
main now stops at Broad and sixth
streets. Since we ran the twenty-inch
main up 10 this point we nave gained
] ,l9S consumers. The proper way 10 give
this district an ample supply OF gas
would be to continue the tWenty-lnch
main up Broad to EOmbardy ana 10
run two ten-inch branches from this
main intersecting at all OF the paTaheI
streets as far south as cary.
"In order to run through this season
! have connected six-lnch pioes into the
twenty-inch across Broad street. as a
feeder for the four-inch pipe, and with
your permission | would like to connect
Broad with Grace by running a iour-
inch main up Schafer street This.
think. will give an ample flow OF gas
for the present. The whole of this Work
should not exceed in cost 80. There
are large number of profitable con-
sumers in this district and their wants
should be attended to-.
on motion of Mr. CaSlde, the commit
tee decided to carry out the recommeh-
dation Of Mr.. Adams.
Mr.. Adams submitted the following re-
port, which was received:
Il regret to report that on the evening
of the 26th OF November a shght eX-
plosion occurred at the water-gas plant
burning two men severely, but not dan
gerously. In my opinion the cause or
the explosion was that "A considerable
amount OF Naphtha vapor had accumu-
lated in the engine room from ieaky
pipe. and the suction of the blower drew
IL into the blast pipe and carried II for
ward 10 the superheater causing II to
fire back and set fire to the enRlne-roohl.
The loss 10 the city will be about Sa.
The committee decided. upon the rec
ommendation of Mr.. Adams. that the
gas main on Hanover street be extended
from Lombardy street to 10 feet west
of Vine street, at an expense Of $50.
The superintendent suggested that the
electric light at the corner Of Grove
avenue and Harvie street be removed 10
the corner of Grove avenue and Lom-
hardy street and that the gas lamp at
the former location be lighted. The
accommodation was agreed to.
Mr. Adams also submitted the fol-
lowing:
Il desire to call your attention to the
Importance OF purchasing another engine
and blower for the water-gas plant.
Should an accident happen To either
the blower or engine that would cause
us to stop making gas for five or six
hours we would necessarily run short of
gas. | would suggest that one Of suf-
fCient capacity be put in to take care
of "A plant OF l,000. 900 cubic feet capacity
This will save charging your engine and
blower when you enlarge your water
gas plant"
on motion of Mr. Caskie, the matter
was referred 10 Messrs. Starke and
H'ardwicke, as a subcommittee, with
power to act.
On motion of Mr.. Cdskie the commit
tee decided to meet al $50 T. NJ. from
December 1st to April lst. and in or
der TO comply with the ordinace. which
requires that laborers in the employ Of
the city be paid twice, IT was deter
min ed that the meeting shall be hereafter
sem-monthly.
The payroll for the month was ap-
proved, and after the transaction OF
some routine business the committee adj
iourped