The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-12
ADOPT STANDARD
HEATING METHOD WINS
OVER POWERS SYSTEM.
Public Buildings Committee of Free
holders to Recommend It to Board.
Standard a State Concern.

The Standard system Of heating and ven
tiliating for the County Hospital for the
Insane in Overlook was adopted by the
committee on public buildings of the
Board of ~Freeholders at its meeting late
yesterday afternoon, when a resolution was
introduced and adopted in favor of that
system against the rival Powers system.
Endorsement of the committees decision
win be asked for at the board meeting late
this afternoon, 1t marks the end of a
struggle of more than a year.
Every member of the committee, except
ing Freebooter David A. Mcbride, favored
the resolution, which had been drawn up
by County Counsel Elvin W. Crane.
Mr.. Mcbride explained his vote by saw
ing that while he had no interest Ia the
two rival systems, the Powers and the one
adopted, he could not vote for the resolu-
ton because the committee, on July IS last,
had received the reports of three engineers
who had expressed the opinion that the
Powers system was superior to any other.
and that another engineer had expressed
himself also in its favor.
Il think he added, that the best sys-
tenn should be adopted"
Freeholder Hugh Gallagher remarked
that the object in passing the resolution
was to bring the iong-standing matter be-
fore the board and that it was up to-
that body to back the committee II 1t want
ed to do so.
The old story Of the struggle was brought
I'M in n communication from Storms &
Company, the contractors who have charge
OF some of the work at Overlook, who
wrote that the time had come when it was
necessary to adopt some system OF heating
and ventilating. They stated that the
Powers concern Is from Illinois and that
the Standard is from this State. At the
same time, it was added. Percy B. Taylor,
engineer, had reported one system as prac-
teal as the other.
The Standard, so the communication
stated further, was equally good. Ii
not superior" to the Powers system. They
said also that 81, $50 could be deducted from
the contract IL the Standard system was
adopted.
The three engineers who were referred
to by Freeholder Mcbride were Carey &
Runyor, Percy b. Taylor and Frank SUIT
ton.
After the committee had decided to allow
$1,000 on account of Contractor George b.
Olcott's pill for work on the extension Of
the drainage system at the penitentiary,
II : matter of providing stronger window
guards at the asylum was laid over so as
to secure an estimate o. additional cost
from Contractor Richard e. birmingham.
Some time was next spent in looking over
the plans for the water pipe line from
First Mountain to the cowpens at Over
brook and the plans for the Zoo feet OF
tunnels on hospital premises. 1t was de-
cided to receive bids for the former work
December u. at 2:3o p. m, while the tun-
mel plans were adopted and will be pre-
scented to the board. The tunnels will con-
tain the steam and water pipes running
from the power house to various points IN
the main buildings. Some members OF the
committee had inspected the premises dur
ing the afternoon and were already ia
miliar with the plans.
Before Chairman Edward c. Eaton ad-
journed the meeting it was decided to
have the work on the drainage system at
Overlook lone by contract, instead or
DAYS work. as it was begun, by giving the
lob to the lowest bidder. It was also de-
cided to find out by referring the matter
to the chair IL the work of moving the
ashes from the Court House could not be
done without cost, instead of paying 81 a
load for it.. A bill of the Reilly Trucking
Company for SO brought up the matter.
At the meeting in Overlook earlier In
the day, James M. Seymour, jr, was APP
pointed consulting engineer, with instruc-
lions to find out whether or not a lighting
plant In the Jail, operated by the county,
would be economical.