The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-08-06

E. L. Fund ..--.-..$I6S4 90
Very respe ctfully sumitted,
BAx TER CLEGG, Treasurer.
The following communication from the
Mayor was read:
Lafayette, La, July 7, 1905,
| necessity at this ii me of reducing the
penses of the town to the actual needs of
the people, desire to state, in my official
capacity that there is need for three
conStableS, and that a saving of at least
forty dollars per month can be made in that
direction, and therefore recommend that
the force be reduced accordingly.
Respectfully,
CHAs. d. CAFFERy, Mayor.
Upon hearing the following was adopted.
That the salary of each constable be re-
duced 10 dollars per month thereby making
saving of thirty dollars per month.
Adopted.
LAFAYETTE, La, July I, 1898.
Chas. D. Gallery, Esq.
AT your request have this day examined
wa,erworks and electric plant of Lafayette,
the condition of which IS exceedingly bad
| and dangerous. In the first place the con-
structon of the boilers is not mechanical
in any sense, and it will be an impossib bill ty
| to put them in condition to run for any
length OF time with safety or economy. The
fire brick supports are SO designed that they
can never be made to perform the work for
from the front headers to the equalzing
pipe too small and weak, and are placed
in such position that they will tend to
impede the circulation of the boilers and
cause foaming, and I consider them
very dangerous. The provision for clean
ing the tubes properly has been neglected,
which will cause very low efficiency i'll
practical running Or operation. The insula-
lion of the boilers is also very inefficient and
the workmanship of same is very bad, allow
ing cold air to enter at all points where it
should be carefully exclud ed, causing the
use of a large extra amount of fuel in opera
ton and decreasing the draft which will
cause very poor combustion. In fact the
entire boiler plant is cheap and of very poor
construction, and would advise that you
take them out and replace them with boilers
Of proper modern construction. If this is
not done you liable at any time to be
compelled TO shut your plant down. I also
examined the engine foundations and find
them too small and light to perform the
service for which they were intended.
Respectfully submitted,
S02S Canal ST., New Orleans, La,
Upon hearing the above report the fol-
towing adopted.
After consideration of the foregoing
port, and other information in relation there
to, the following was adopted:
ssWhereas it has been established to the
satisfaction of the City Council of this town,
that the boilers placed by the Consolidated
Engineering Company in our waterworks
ana eleCtflc HSnt plant, 40 come up 10
the requirements of the contract, and are
altogether inefficient and defective, and
| whereas the stand-pipe continues to leak,
| the steam-pipe leaks, and said plant being
incomplete and defective in many other
respects; therefore, be it resolved that the
Consolidated Engineering Company con-
| tractors, be and are notified hereby of the
quality and condition of said boilers, and
the defective condition of said waterworks
and electric light plant generally; and that
! said company be and hereby called
upon and required forthwith to replace said
boilers with the kind and quality provided
by the contract with them, and to remedy
| and correct other defects herein above
specified.
ssBe it futher resolved, That the said
| Consolidated Engineering Company, and
the surety their bond be notified that the
City Council of Lafayette, La, will insist
upon the payment of all damages that have
been or may be caused to this town directly
or indirectly by the failure of said Consoli
dated Engineering Company to comply with
| its contract.
ssBe it further resolved, That the copies
of these resolutions be forwarded to the
+, Consolidated Engineering Company, to the
American Surety Company and to r. X.
Zell, and in the event of the failure of said
contractors to replace said boilers and
remedy said defects by August 1, 1898, the
water and light committee is authorized to
proceed at once to negotiate for new boilers
and otherwise repair and remedy the de-
| fects in said plant, and the mayor is author
lied to take such legal steps may be ne
cessary to recover the cost thereof from