The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-03-23
EXPERTS ESTIMATE WAS RECEIVED
DURING THE WEEK.
GREATER THAN WAS SUPPOSED
peFssns Who Have Given the Matter Much
Attention Think Final Cost VIII be
Over $4,000.

innate Of the cost OF the improve
ments needed upon the water and ligh
plant during the week. In order tina
our readers may be fully informed up
ON his matter we reproduce Mr. o.
Keefes letter in full II Is as follows
Appleton. Wis, March is, 1907
Mr.. Robert Munns, City Clerk
Crystal Falls, Mich.
Dear Sir:
We hand you herewith our bln'
print, No. 2i5i, showing proposed
addition 10 your Municipal Lighting
Plant, made In accordance with in
structions given the writer when II
Crystal Falls on March eth.
This print shows a brick addition,
with concrete foundations, approx
nlately "a 40, 10 confirm with the
general construction Of the present
building.
A So" vertical water wheel In steel
casting. developing 524 horse power
under 10 feet head, is direct connected
to 800 XIV. generator. The horizon
tai shaft through the generator is In
line with the horizontal shaft in the
present building, and Is connected 70
IL by cutoff clutch coupling. The
new 1000 gallon pump is to be driven
from the shaft in the old building. BY
this arrangement the three water
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ing all the machinery, or by throwing
out the cutoff coupling the b6' wheel
may be made 10 drive the generator,
the present wheels, the two pumps and
old generator. or most any combina-
tion Of driving the machinery can be
had that you wish
II you wish-to use belted generator,
the line shaft can be extended through
the space occupied by the new genera
ator on the plan. and the generator
moved opposite the new pump and be
supported by the same pair Of | beams
that carry the pumps.
We recommend. however, that you
purchase the direct connected genera
tor.
This drawing Is complete except for
few Dimensions which cannot be
given until the type and make ~ the
various machines are decided on
Following il our estimate for the
complete erection Of the addition, IN
cluding freight and setting mp OF
machinery
Building complete including ex
cavation, Golfer dams and pumping,
ureakwater extension, concrete, brick
structural steel lumber and carpenter
WORK, doors and windows slate roof
ing, painting etc SG.li4G0
Machinery
/ SO turbine and steel casing S2soO
1 300 XIV generator 100
! 1000 gallon pump 20O0
Governors, EXETER. switchboard.
piping. Pr. bowel mortise gears, shaft
ing. friction cutoff clutch coupling,
bridge trees. gate hosits and racks
4iil. 30
Total machinery Ia, 54i. 50
Total $50, $50. 40
This estimate includes cleaning ont
and excavating In old tail race and
wheel pits. as shown on the plan.
With reference 10 running the levels
TO observe the effect your dam has on
the property above, we find that the
levels formerly run by us were taken
on May 5th., 1899 II would be advis-
able to have them taken as near May
5th as possible.
Kindly advise us II you wish us 10
take these levels. as long in advance as
possible
We are returning the plans OF the
old building by registered mail today.
Yours truIy.
O'Keefe- Orbison Engineering 81 Con-
struction Co.
+. o'Keefe.
(nhas been generally supposed that
thNneeded improvements would total
about si5. OO1 and some OF the city
officials have argued 10 that effect but
those who have given the matter any
serious thought felt certain that from
twenty TO twenty thousand dollars
would be necessary IL IL argued by
those who are in favor OF doing the
job right this time that new stand
pipe Of greater capacity should be pro-
vided
In this connection It might be well
to take into consideration the danger
existing from the close proximity OF the
stand pipe to the new school building.