The Monte Vista journal., 1897-10-23
AN ENGLISH DEVICE.
INGENIOUS ECONOMICAL lNvEN-
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Tue le4est novelty In municipal char
lty n England y now o. sxhlbition a<
DE C1yUtal palace, In London, and 10
attracting considerable attention froul
phzauthsUpDts and social reformers.
1t proposes to utilize the heat gener-
ated by the ordinary gus lamps Of the
streets to furnish hot water for the
poor. who Cnn ill-a6ord dres to make
tea and coffee M often a. they need II,
and to provide an opportunity for
wOkingmen who are kept out late at
night, or have to turn out early In the
morning, to obtain healthful and re-
freshing beverages .At q nominal cost.
At the same time the proposed plan, IL
successful, will considerably reduce the
expense Of street-lighting. which
amounts to several rnillioos of dollars
. year in London.
1t - estirnated TINT the heat wasted
by the L,udon street lamps, II turned
to practical account, would furnish
120000,0fN gallons Of boiling water a
yeav. or about 125 gallons a lamp
daily. without any additional cost ex-
cept the expense Of putting up the ap-
paratus. ff- Ff
II this wnter could be eold at the
rate Of ''hn' penny" or cent gal
lon, the saving would be $1,20O,0 600.
1t u also estimated that there would
oe saving of an equal amount In the
fuel bills OF the poor.
The model now on exhibition In work.
ing order at the Crystal palace was In
vented by a London sanitary engineer,
and b being thoroughly tested by ex-
peftD not only from London, but from
Glasgow. Manchester. Birmingham.
Sheffield and other cities which usu-
ally take the lead In municipal reforms.
The hot water arrangement is an
adaptation of the "nickel-ln-t the-slot"
idea. A copper reservoir Of ornamen-
tai design " placed Mt the top Of the
street lamp. which adds to rather than
detracts from It's appearance. This
hangs about one foot above the gas Jet.
20 that 1t receives all the heat. and Ia
Large enough to hold four gallons Of
water. Two pipes connect the fe0er-
voir with the pavement. One Of them
taps the water main md the other fur
nlshes an escape for the overflow into
the sewer. BY slipping a ha'penny
into the shot a valve Ia opened and q
gallon Of hot water IA released. which
can be drawn of by turning the key
Of the faucet. BY an automatic ar-
rangemcnt the valve f1om the supply
pipe IL opened aud the reservoir d I'M
mediately refilled. 70 that II Ia always
full. A thermometer attached to the
reservoir indicates the temperature Of
the water. and to prevent explosions
safety valves are provided which per
NIT the steam to esCnpe. The iflumin-
ating power OF the lamp IL not i'm
paired. and the experts will tell you
that every cubic foot Of gas consumed
will heat 80 many gallons Of winter. II
IL proposed 90 erect several expert
mental heaters In Trafalgar square.
near London bridge. in the Whitechap-
Fl district and other central locations
30 test the public convenience OF the
scl,cme. To each lamppo~t will be At
tnchcd mn automatic machine coutnin-
ing small packets Of tea. coffee. sugar
and beef extract. which may be OBJ
tnined by the penny-in-the slot process.
80 that n hungry or thirsty man for q
few farthngs can obtain cup Of some
healthful hot beverage at any time Of
night In the streets Of London and 60
on hin way rejoicing.