Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-07
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Richard D. Kimball of Boston Talked
 on Heating and Yentilating.

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 The board of education held a spe- cial meeting last evening 10 hear what Richard D. Kimball of Boston had to say regarding the heating, ventilating and sanitation of the proposed new schools. MT Kimball is an engineer in the above branches of technology, and while his business card announces him as plain MT he is regarded in the profession or trade a star. One thing is certain that whoever the contractor will be who will get the heating, etc. job of the new schools, he will have the eye of Tartar oyer him and that eye will shine in MT Kimbalfs head
 s'The contractor who will get this job, gentlemen" said MT kinlball will have no wedge between me and you" By which he meant that he would see that the contractor per formed his work according to the specified tions. 1t will be recalled that at the last meeting of the board 1t was voted to award the drawing up of the plans for heating, etc, to Mir Kimball. MT Kimball came to town yesterday from Middletown, where he is supervising a $60000 building for the state. Accompanied by the mayor he visited many of the schools and in 4 in the controlling apparatus that he considered very dangerous. "1 here is a lot of children in the room over that boiler,' said he significantly. His suggestion of remedy will be carried out. The fault was in the safety valve. '.If,' said the visitor, "a radi- ator upstairs happened to blow up there would be nothing to stop the steam from coming from the boiler"
 At the meeting last night all were present excepting Commissioners Rus sell, Cowell and Chapman. The mayor presided. When informed that the board was ready to hear him MT Kim ball diyed at once into his subject. He said he favored indirect heating and tubular horizontal boilers. The plant for heating the Russell school can be installed when the building is ready, so that when the additional four rooms to the new six rooms are ready there will be no bother but to merely make the necessary connections. MT Kim ball did not seem to favor water mo- tors for fans unless the supply is u1- limited, or the pressure not less than fifty pounds He doubted if such a pressure was to be had for the Walsh school. He also suggested engines for the fans for the lower floors, and re- garQ1nS the c0nSumpt1On or coal, that depended upon the intelligence of the janitor. The reason he favored en- zines for the fans was because there are parts of the year when the fans without heat are required. The cost of electricity in the city as compared with the rate charged in Boston was high, and it was found That the local rate was considerably higher. Municj- pal lighting was made the butt of q few jokes then.
 MT Kimball, in answer to question by the mayor, said that he would have to drop all his office work and begin immediately upon the plans, which lie thought he would have ready in two weeks. He is ready to give Il bond of $3,000 that the work shall meet with all requirements. His idea of super vision meant that he shall occasionally look over the work of the contractor, say every ten days or so. If con tractor could not follow directions pre- pared for ten days he would throw him off the job. If he sighted the work he would oust him. Besides his commission he would charge his tra vel ing expenses and hotel bills. When the work is completed Mir KimbalI shall overlook it once in. q while for the first season, so that practically his contract with the city shall not ex- pire until after the work has been com pleted some months, or until the board expresses satisfaction with il.