The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-16

for your nine foot station meter and
register your water gas through same and
mix tho gases at the inlet to the purify
ing house As yet IL Is a debatable ques-
tlon at what point the two gases IN Il
combined works should be mixed but the
general practice Is al the inlet of the puri-
tying house. by the mixing OF the two az
Tho inlet IL does away with the possibii-
ity Of the separate gases becoming foul
at the Same time. and allowing more mar
gin % work upon, but If pumped sepa-
rately all four of your boxes would be
in constant use. and when one box be-
comes foul there would only be one box
for thnt particular gas 10 be kept clean.
which IS not a good policy 10 pursue. The
above changes can be made Tor about
$1,000.
Fourth-I would further suggest that
YOUR committee will allow me 90 tear
out the four boxes IN the old purifying
house at once. and replace them with
the two large boxes In the lower purify
Ing house. as they arc of no service in
the present location. and by this change
vou will always have a duplicate set Of
purifyers thereby enabling you TO make
any needed repairs IN either .house. with
out closing down your plant and elimi-
Mating the possibility Of danger for want
of time 20 make repairs. The above
change can he made from my present
appropriations. and ] urge upon YOU the
importance Of this change.
COAL-GAS PLANT.
Finh-Coai-gas plant be remodclled.
and I'm place OF your present benches
there be erected the most improved re
gcnerative furnaces or incline retorts OF
5Olpm cubic feet capacity per twenty
four hours. with all necessary mechanical
appliances for their successful operation.
and al the same time II will place you
in a position to manufacture either gas
at the very lowest cost. and II the price
Of materials increase in either case YOU
can manufacture by either process which
may De the most economical a the timc.
Sfxth-Erect two multi-tuhular water
condcnsers Of /, 600 900 cubic feet capacity
each in place Of your present air con-
densers. which will enable you at an
seasons of the year TO regulate the tenn
perature OF your gas, whereas now you
cannot rcduce your temperature during
the summer months lower than the out
side atmosphere when IT should be lower
and in the winter months 1t is more or
less difficult 10 maintain.
Scvcnth-Extond the twenty four inch
main from Tweniy-eighth and Water
streets 10 Fifteenth and Dock streets.
connecting with the twenty inch feeder
at this point thereby doing away with
the necessity Of running your exhausier
al the Upper Works TO supply your hold
ers and giving more pressure 20 the up
per districts.
Eighth-Already twice in the last month
have the committee seen the city in dark
ness from the lack Of sufficient storage
capacity. Had you have had a 100000
cubic foot holder in the west end Of the
city. north OF Broad street, your city
would not have been In darkness. our
present storage capacity is only half OF
our maximum daily output, with our
largest holder in need OF repairs. Should
his holder give out during the winter
months ! doubt II the city could be SUD
Piled with gas. and If it could II would !
be- M a very large increase over our pres
snt cost.
After listening carefully to the reading !
f the report and indulging in some /
iscussion Of The same. il was determined !
o request the president of the Common |
'ouncil 90 call a meeting Of that body /
o-morrow night for its consideration, /
nd al that time a request will be made I
or an additional appropriation of $1,000 /
o carry out its recommendations.
IL is almost a foregOne conclusion that
he money will be voted. so manifest is |
he need for il. and 1t IS probable that
he most modern gas plants in this coun-
rv such as that of the Consolidated Gas
onnDanv. Of Brooklyn, will be inspected
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