The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-01
HYDRO-GARBoN COMPANY.
What il rrapn.rs to do in the Way OF
Lighting Homes.

'''''' ''A''A 81 W 10 VI iiNbf IAtIa
ton with the County Clerk on Tuesday
last, is going to try to light the houses
of this city in a much better manner
than they have ever been lighted be.
fore. 4. l.. Morthngtou MAS asked
about the new company yesterday, and
said that il hal in view the making
and selling 10 the people of calcium
carbide, and the gas apparatus that
converts this material into gas, SO that
person may have the light in his
house and procure the substance that
makes the light Just rs he buys his
groceries
Calcium carbide costs five cents a
pound, which amount is said to give
of five feet OF gas The burner used
consumes one-haIf feet Of gas PER
hour, aud, ut this rate, the cost Of isht
would be "A half cent per hour
Mr.. Wouhington said that the com
pany proposes to utilize the water
power ON the other side of the river if
arrangements can he made. The men
OF the company who own the water
power rights oyor the there are. sever
a of them. in the gas company. The
Wate@ Power Company have aband.
eael the idea OF damming the Deln
ware across its whole width. ms nj hrst
intended. and will now devote them
solves 40 developing the water power
that they have within the rights which
they now control The company
alrea " has the right 10 erect II wing
dam TO the middle of the river in
fact, there is dam of that kind there
NON. They may improve this. and
raise it 10 amy height that may be re-
quWel. The engineer has told them
that. with the wing dam. they may
genesate from 100 to 900 horse power,
anl TINT Is what they hive determined
10 do. The company will spend ~. 600
IN the construction of dun They
will then hnve ut lenst 100 horse power.
and II has heea calculated that hnt 300
horsepower isrcquircd for the purpose
of making the calcium carbide
Until the plant is in readiness for the
manufacture Of this material the com
plnN will buy the carbide needed In
the mean time they viii proceed with
the manufacture OF the machines thnt
develop the gas. II is not the purpose
II erect II central gas plant and CON
duct theillumiunt through the streets
rs cool gas IS served TO consumers, but
10 install in the house of ench consumer
u machine TINT will make sufficient gns
10 illuminate the promises. no matter
how mrge or smoll ii is. For instance.
n generator that would cost about ten
dollars. bayinen diameter Of ten inches
aud n height. when fully up. of thirty
inches, takes one pound of carbide for
a full charge This will supply two
one=half foot burners for five hours
aud give II light equal to six con gas
Jets consuming five feet each per hour.
Generators will be supplied from this
SIZE NJ 10 one taking n charge of ear
hide weighing five hundred pounds,
and supplying gas for Thousand burn
ers for five hours.
MI Worthington says TINT acetylene
gas is pure hydrocarbon, that burns
with II brilIiancy that resembles the
light Of the sun more than any other
Artificial light. 1t has neither the
green tints of the WeIsbach, the yellow
of gas, nor the blue of the electric light.
The flame IS very brilliant, perfectly
white and absolutely steady.
Calcium carbide is made from lime
and coke fused together electrically Mt
the tremendous heat Of 1000 degrees
Fahrenheit This substance being
brought into contact with water, pre-
duces chcmicnl action TINT gives off
acetylene gas. II is fifteen To twenty
times greater in cnndIc-poweI than
coal or water gas, and n burner using
one foot of ncetyIene ms per hour gives
more light than three 1G-cnndIe power
electric lights,
The regular piping for acetyIene gas
is much smaller than used for ordinary
gas, but where II house is piped the
same pipes may be used Different
burners must he used, however.
This kind of gas has strong, pun
gent odor, and while il viii asphyxiate
the same rs will ordinary coal gas, II
il not so dangerous, from the fact TINT
II leak is SO renlily detected by the
smell.
II is claimed for this light TINT II
merchant can show colored goods by
il ut night with the same satisfaction
that is enjoyed in daylight A paintcr
may mix his eolors by il with the same
satisfaction The flame is said to give
off neither smell nor smoke, and the
heat emitted is but one sixth that given
by coal gas. The light is nearly one
half cheaper than coal gas at 8t95 u
thousand Compared with electricity.
one=half foot Of acetylene per hour is
equal in its effects TO one and one half
lG-candlepowcr incandcsccnt humps
per hour, which, nj one cent per hour.
costs just three times rs much.
The Commission recently appointed
by Governor Griggs to revise the
election laws, propose TO restore the
sunset election law, TO abolish registra-
ton by affidavit aud to adopt the
Australian ballot
There is no reason why the polls
should be kept open after dark. Most
Of the election frauds are favored by
lap yupua and tho gupgof Ia ,,.,..,