Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-11
STEAM AND WATER POWER.

The following figures, giving informa-
ton as to pumping water by steam and
water power in this city, are furnished
by Engineer John Ell. Hayes, of Apple
ton, and may be of considerable interest
at the present time:
FIRST. STAND PIPE SYSTEM WATER POWER.
Figured from data given at WATERFOWL 81
actual or nominal horse power at river, less
Is per cent. loss at wheels (wheelmaker's
rates. and 5per cent. moving machinery, ETC.,
leaves an effective horse power available of
43 90 which equals duty of |, 425, 500 foot lbs.
per minute, or 1877, 717.6 U. 5. gal. elevated one
foot high per minute, allowing gu feet hill
elevation and stand pipe lOO feet; total eleva-
tion 1870 feet, or pressure Of 1872 pounds to
square inch. This duty will elevate 93l.76 U.
S. gal. per minute or 30 905.60 gal per hour, or
1,34l, 734 40 gal. per "a hours, to this height
SECOND, DIRECT SYSTEM WATER POWER.
Fifty-four nominal horse power under same
conditions and direct pumping, and working
against 3S.42 foot elevation, or 60 TBS. pres
sure per square inch, will raise water 5S.42
feet over the very highest elevation in your
city, same initial duty as before, 1425, 800 foot
pounds per minute, or l67, 717.6U. 5. gal. one
foot high per minute, or 1,2ll.65 q. S. gal.
against this elevation per minute, or Y, 699 gal.
per hour, IA 776 gal per "a hours. This will be
an excellent domestic pressure for your city,
and as will be seen an increase OF over 49,
900 gal per "A hours over stand pipe system,
which is an item that should not be ignored
in planning works; and this can be greatly
increased by placing reservoir and connect
ing properly.
THIRD, COST OF PUMPING, WATER POWER
STAND PIPE SYSTEM.
First cost of water power S13, 900, at per
cent. equals yearly rental of $3.50; $4,000
includes new stone dam estimated at s., 000
the water power as it now is costing but
$4,000; and working with stand pipe system
l,345, 734 gal per "a hours, equals expense of
for aah1
.00i32; for each 100000 gal, 81 80.
FOURTH, WATER POWER DIRECT PUMPING.
Pumping direct for each 1000 GAL lifted
00l02, for each 100000 gal. lifted 81 OF.
FIFTH, STEAM PLANTS.
Cost of operating by steam will probably
be prOportionate to the following figures:
City of Madison, Wis. Figured from John
B. Heine's report Of 1895, coal consumed for
year 1894, 1888, 500 pounds; per day of "a hours
1919 pounds at 1927 per ton, expense per day
PA agaist an eleyation 1867 feet or pressure
of 81 pounds per square inch. Cost per each
1000 S. gal, .0l35, for each 100000 gal, S13
so The coal used at Madison is Anthracite pea
coal; this would about equal stand pipe pres
sure at your city as assumed in these figures,
SIXTH, CITY OF APPLETON, WIS, OPERATING BY
STEAM.
Coal consumed per day of "a hours $500 lbs.
ct S8.75 per ton equals expense per day of
Si03; quantity pumped per day 100000 U.
s. gal against an elevation Of IA ,534 feet or
81 pounds pressure per square inch. Cost per
each 1000 gal. ,0O9S3; cost per each 1000 900,
1878
SEVENTH, SAME PLANT, OPERATING WITH WA
TER POWER.
Cost per year for water power rent. $3.50
expense per day 80 cents. Cost for elevating
i, G00,0O0 gal against same elevation. 65 cents,
In comparing figures it will be seen that we
do not use near the power rented, so for il
Illustration when we pump 2, 900 per day the
actual cost of pumping would be one half OF
the present cost or 321a cents per 1000, 600 and
so on or decrease in expense as consup-
ton increases.
Whereas by steam the reverse is true; will
increase expense prOpOrtiOnately as cosump-
ton increases. The coal used at this plant is
Hooking Valley soft steam coal
NOTE.
In my Judgment, the water at Rough and
Ready site figured az given me in your city
as not under a nominal horse power at any
time, and raised for portion of year to $50
horse, would save the city at low estimate
from SIS to $50 per day of "A hours in pump
ing water to city in the near future.
Respectfully,
JOHN I'll. HAYES,
Engineer.