The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-07
NEW HOSPITAL PLANS
$40. 665 WOULD BE EXTRA
COST AT OVERLOOK.
Suggestions from Consulting Engineer
to Freeholders' Committee to Be
CONSIDERED Next Week.

Revised plans for the heating and venti-
lating system at the new county hospital
buildings at Ov~erbroook were submitted
by Percy B.. Taylor, the consulting engi-
neer selected for that purpose recently, to
the committee on public buildings of the
Board of Freeholders late yesterday after
noon. The report was a most exhaustive
one. and the engineer made several i'm
portant suggestions as to changes, includ-
ing a turnel system from the powerhouse
to the several buildings, so that the wires
could be reached readily in connection
with this phase of the installation of the
plant.
On Freebooter Emmett ]. Quinn's mo-
ton the report was received and it was
decided to take it up in detail next
Wednesday morning. at which Architects
Hurd & Sutton, the engineer and the COM
mittee are TO be present. ,
Chandler w. Rilser will be on hand also
as the legal representative of the Powers
Regulating Company, which is named In
the original specifications, and If the COM
mittee decides to do without regulators,
and he practically such a step,
it Is likely that there will be trouble. He
was at the meeting yesterday and took
careful notice of the report.
These are some of the changes suggested
by Mr.. Taylor.
Steam and exhaust openings should be
placed in the steam and exhaust mains
for the future pump installation With a
full sized valve in each case, so that the
CONNECTION eau be made without breaking
Joints.
High pressure steam mains % hospital
buildings is shown on original plan as be-
ing taken from the header In Pump room.
1t is not indicat ID al all in he revjerd
plan. 1t should be taken fioln The main
header In boiler room. Provision should
be made in the not water mains in pump
room for connection to future exhaust
| steam heater and future I've steam heater,
these outlets equipped with valves SO that
the new connections can be made without
breaking joints.
Concrete should be carried all the way
up to bluestone slab instead of n brick
work whatever, all visible. parts 10 be
finished with clear Portland cement.
Curtis regulator should be adopted for
damper work.
I Cochrane eXtractorS should lie used for
grease extractors.
l would suggest that brass pipe of iron
pipe size and thickness be used In sections
from boilers to blowoff cocks, as this part
is usually full of tepid wafer, which is
most destructive to iron pipe.
Aspirating coils should be located In each
fue above the highest opening In such fue,
instead Of at the base.
All the drives between motors and blow
ers should be of the best quality short lap
oak tanned centre leather belts, instead of
the silent chain.
The Powers system Of Automatic temper
AZURE control is one of several that 1 have
carefully examined. / have seer 1t In ope-
ration in numerous buildings. In general
1t seems to work satisfactorily at first.
There are other controlling systems that
are also used extensively. The Johnson
and the Standard systems are two such.
A very careful inspection of the working
mechanisms OF the different systems shows
that the thermostat, or controlling agent, Is
the point of difference between them.
A very careful examination of these
m~echanisms has made 1t clear to my mind
that none of them should be used, except
where absolutely necessary. L am con-
Vlnced that any one of them will require
constant and careful attention by a com
percent man. to maintain anything like The
efi1cienay claimed for them.
In conclusion the report showed in de-
tail that the added cost Of these changes
would be 81. 1876. from which is taken a
ducte cost of $50, $50, leaving a net adj
ditional cost of $40. 665.
The committee also received regular re-
ports from the various inspectors in charge
of the work at Overlook, and they all
agreedfthat Is was going on satisfactorily.
Hiram Kreitler. the architect of the
Isolation Hospital at Soho, reported that
the work was getting along as rapidly as
he expected and wanted to know whether
the committee did not want artificial
stone in place of the asphalt now in the
yard. which was poorly laid in spots. The
committee. after having been Informed
that its cost would be about $4,000, de-
cided that 1t was up to the contractor,
Charles s. Cooper, to make good on the
asphalt Job. The architect was instructed
so to inform him.