The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-24
WILL FURNISH
BETTER LIGHT
The RemodslIing of the CITY Gas
Works Has Begun in Earnest.
NEW MACHINERY TO BE PUT IN
Generators. Carhuretters, Supcrheat-
crs, Engines. and Other Machinery
to be Placed i'll Buildin.s-New
Building Going Up.

The history of the Gas Works Of the
CITY of Richmond is as interesting as that
of any other department under the city
government
One cannot conceive the vastness OF the
plant until every house, shed. shop and
engine-rooEn has been visited
Ine works are located near the wharf
Of The Virginia Navigation Company, and
cover no less than I'VE acres OF ground,
exclusive OF the distributing plants. Every
tool OF ground IS taken UP. and more
could be used IL 1t could be ACQUIRED.
There ds not j workman at the plant but
what performs his duty in a most COM
mendaole manner, and When they get SO
that they cannot do that Superintendent
knowles says that ne gets rid OF Them.
The officers OF the works are Mr.. w.
P. Knowles. superintendent: w j. Mays,
foreman of lower works, and j. L. Bat
kins, foreman CT upper works.
The following gentlemen are in the In
spector's Department at the City Hall:
Messrs. Joseph NJ. Shelton. Inspector:
Assistants, William w. Wood, William
s. Davis, William E. Purcell. James j.
Dreamer. Cecil L. Epps, j. Il. Ford Hen
ry l.. Garter, bill clerk; Joseph +. Powell,
book-keepsy-
The following comprise the Council
Committee on Light:
Mess1s. Joseph Wallerstein. chairman:
E. ". Miner c. W. Tanner. C. W. Hard
ricke. NJ. Fill Seay, y. Thomas Mosby,
Fred. w. CARRIER, J. 7. Ferriter and Phil.
Shea
1t is largely due to this committee and
SUPERINTENDENT Knowles that the improve
ments which are now being made became
possibilities.
REMoDELLING WORK.
The following changes are to be made In
Improving the plant: Two sets of water
gas apparatus. now in the works. will be
remoieEled. and the present generators
will I've moved back so as to allow placing
between the Superheater and generator OF
zach ser OF seyen-foot carburetter, the
rarbure1ter 10 be the same height OF the
generator; fitting the generators with re-
verse steam connections; furnishing and
erecting a blowing plant: e.larging outlets
: OF each set between the generator and
superset be. tween the generator and super
heater: Installing new wash boxes: fur
nishing one new condenser; resetnng pres
emit boilers In new building: rebuilding the
s iron operating floor. furnishing and erect
!! Ing two fifts-horse-power Dick and Caurch
or American Ball high-speed engines, also
two eStra-heary Sturteyant fan blowers
md one Siding bed with dynamo tension
screw; one; blower to be erected, she
other to be stored as a reserve: erection
Ol commensurate. puilSs WASH
scrubbers. steam connections. valves. the
valves to be fitted with the proper cleaning
holes and plates.
The carburetters. are to be seven feet
In diameter and the same height as the
present generators with inlet and outlet
castings. hand holes. blast inlet casting and
oil inle; casting. The Innings OF the genera
tors are 20 DE made double, SO that any
part of the inner lining may be removed.
SO that repairs can be made without re-
rno1ang the entire generator lining. The
carburefter and supegheates- Innings can oe
made single The lining blocks are to be
Eve inches thick The new wash boxes are
TO be six feet in diameter and four eeei
high, fitted with 16-inch connections.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
The erection OF one multtu',lar conden-
ser. eight feet and six inches In Diameter.
: BY twenty-two feet high, Is an interesting
rayt of the improvements. This condenser
NIL, contain inlet and outlet castings, and
cleaning hand and snan-hole. The conden.
ser Is 20 be topped for tho proper sized
water and overflow connections.
n IL TO contain not less than thres hum
f-ea and AYe three-inch tubes. md 20 ar-
s-anEed that the Kas passes around the
tubes and tho cooling water through the
tas1aa. Tho condenser IS to have it, connec-