Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-10-24
ANOTHER ELECTRIC LIGHT
PLANT BOILER CONDEMNED
INSPECTOR KIRK CONDEMNS NO. l BOILER
AND INSURANCE co. SURRENDERS POLICY.
Council Holds Special Session and Decides TO
Purchase $50 II. p. Boiler and Authorizes
Light and Water Committee TO Get Bids.


Inspector Kirk representing the !
Fidelity Casualty Company was III
Smyrna last week and make athorough |
examination of the 40 horse power
horizontal return tubular boiler known
as mo. boiler" at The Smyrna Light
Plant with the result that the boiler
has been condemned for further use.
The company upon receiving Mr..
Kinks report, surrendered the insur-
ance policy. This action fell like
thunder clap upon the Town Council,
although it had been known for some
time that the boiler was old and could
not be in service much longer. Con-
fronted with this serious problem,
President Reynolds called special
session of the Smyrna Town Council
lest Friday evening to talk over the
matter. Every Councilman was in his
place and there was an earnest
talk over the boiler question. 1t had
been but little more than six months
that the town expended over $4,000 for
a 100 horsepower charcoal iron Berry
boiler, and to be confronted with the
necessity of purchasing another boiler
so soon after, caught the Council
somewhat off their predictions. At
any event it was up to them to look in
to the matter of purchasing another
boiler, and the entire meeting was de-
voted to discussions of the subject.
Councilman Grieves Recommends $50 Boiler
Chairman Grieves of the Light and
Water Committee said it was not a
great surprise to him for he had been
expecting the No. boiler to give way
most any time. This boiler, he said,
had been in service since the water
works were put in % years ago, and he
did not think it owed The town any
thing. In the purchase Of a new
boiler he recommended what he advo.
Gated last Spring when the lew Berry
boiler was considered, and that was Q
$50 horsepower structure. Council
time, feeling that it would be wise t.
get one of capacity to carry what evel
increase might be made in severa
years to come. With this view thu
Light and Water Committee was in
structed to look into the several make
of boilers including charcoal iron con
struction, to ask for specifications ant
bids and to report the result of thei
investigation at the next meeting O
Council. Before this is done it wa
agreed that it would be wise to hav
the Berry boiler purchased last spring
thoroughly inspected to see how it wa
standing the wear and tear.
Mr.. StOckIy Says Town Can Shoulder Expense
As to the handling of the expense in
cident to the problem that confront
them, Chairman Stockly of the Financ
Committee thought the town would b
able to shoulder it without having {
borrow the money. There is no
about $4,000 in the treasury and figul
ing the difference between the revenue
to be had and the expenses that mu
be met, there will soon be about $16C
available which, with the receipts
the various departments falling dr
the first of the year will enable Counc
to go ahead and provide the ne
boiler without seriously hamperir
them. This statement was receive
with good cheer by the Council boo
who were gratifed that it could
done without increasing the bond
indebtedness. After leaving the mi
ter in the hands of the Light al
Water Committee, Council adjourn
to meet again Friday night when
was hoped the committee report won
be ready.
PRIVATE WATER WORKS FOR cHESWO