The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-14
WEST SIDE SEWAGE
PLANTS CONDITION
1t Is Rapidly Assuming Shape
to Be Put Into Practical
Operation.
CITY ENGINEER KELSEY
DESCRIBES THE PLANT
Article Published in Municipal
Journal and Engineer of
New York.

Salt Lake City's west-side sewage
plant is rapidly assuming shape to be
put into operation. Virtually all the
leaks in the outlet pipe have been
stopped; between 1000 and 1900 feet
of the lower end of the pipe have been
reinforced with concrete; seven air
vents have been placed in the pipe, and
the electrical pump at the pumping sta
tion is working and has been since last
Thursday, City Engineer Louis c. Kel
sey announces.
The suction gas producer, TO furnish
power for the gas pumps. which are 10
alternate with the electric pumps IN
cases of emergency, is being installed
md viii be all in IN a few days, 1t is
expected. Some changes are to be made
in the electrical pumps, including
changes in the dynamo and gearings,
and this Will leave only the cleaning
out of the intercepting sewer. which
the city engineer was directed 10 do by
the council some time ago. standing in
the way OF putting the system into COM
mission, and giving 5000 or 10000 west
side families the relief from overflow
ing cesspools they have been praying
for for a long time. The cleaning out
sitv of shutting down the pumps,
which backed the water up in the main
sewer and the laterals. but now that
the pumps are going and taking care
Of the water. the sewer will be cleaned
out in q couple Of weeks at most.
Mr.. Kelsey's Article
The following article, by City Engi-
peer Louis c. Kelsey. in the Municipal
Journal and Engineer, published at
New York City. of recent date, sets
forth the necessity of the west-side
nd Sn1np1il
description of the pumping station,
with the pumps, and the outlet pipe:
The only drainage outlet from the city
IS through the Jordan river. which emp
ties into salt Lake at distance Of ap-
proXimately ten miles northwest OF the
business section OF the city.
The upper portions of the city. com
districts. have enjoyed the use of a sew
erage system TO q greater or less extent
since 1883. the first sewers being in
tending from Main street to the Jordan
river. a distance Of approximately two
In 1se3-lSe5 the main gravity outlet
sewer was constructed noTthwaTd from
the city in Davis county. where the city
purchased 800 acres OF land TO be used
for the disposition OF the sewage rnls
sewer is as miles in length. the lower
"a miles from Ninth North street TO the
outlet being siXty-four inches in diam
cter. This gravity outlet was sufficient
" low TO provide FOR the main residence
and business district. but was at too
great an elevation 10 provide for all that
portion Of the city lying 10 the weA and
south OF the outlet sewer. To provide
Tor this district an intercepting sewer.
80 miles in length was constructed. ter
TinatinE in a pumping station az Sew
cuth North and Eighth West streets.
The pumping station Is connected with
the gravity outlet sewer by means cf A
twenty four-inch continuous wooden
stave pipe. 4525 feet in length, and a
+ot M .Gu2 Tho iron
being used at the upper end. where the
pipe passes a an angle under a railway
track.
Description Of Pumping Station
The pumping station consists Of two
-alve pits. two pump pits, A power
house. suction gas producer station
and an oil house The machinery con;
pumps one electric motor. one gas en-
eine and one gas producer plant
The pumps are the Byron jackson
twclve-tnch double suction pumps, con-
structed with removable hood over
the working parts self aligning bearings
and brass mounted working parts. with
guarantee OF capacity Of 1900 gallons
per minute against q static head Of six
ty-five feet. and that when operated al
maximum capacity they should not con-
The motor IS Fairbanks Morse 1Eo-
horsepower. three-phase, 6o-cyfIe iEdCc-
ton motor operated on a 440-vot Cir
cult.
The gas engine is FAIRBANKS Morse
multi-cyiinder gas engine. specially cen
structed for the consumption or sucUon
gas producer gas. The engine is directly
Connected to the line shaft by means OF
a friction clutch. the arrangement or
the machinery being such that either
uump can be operated by either gas en-
gipe or motor.
The suction gas producer Tiant con-
aists OF producer. vaDorizer. scrrerer.
receiving tank. purifier. ter extractor and
tzcket coal elevator.
Immense Capacity.
The plant is guaranteed 70 produce
100 GOO cubic feet of gas each twenty-four
hours and 10 furnish sufficient gas 10
operate tho i50-horscpowcr gas engine.
with a fuel consumption not 10 exceed
one and ne-qusrter pounds of anthracite
pea coal per brake horsepower hour:
The pumps. motor and engine have
been installed. and the pumps have been
operated by means of the motor approx
uiately forty-five days. twenty-four hours
day IN draining the sewer 10 allow
tho construction of laterals 70 proceed.
The present flow OF the sewer. which
consists entirely Of ground water. is ap-
proxImately 1000 gallons minute. which
one pump operated approximately one
half the time can handle without trouble.
ihis giving velocity Of $50 feet per
second.