The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-18
Plans Practically Completed
To Erect a Hot Water Heat
ing Plant in This City in the
Near Future.
MILES OF MAINS WILL
BE LAID IN SPRING
1t Is Estimated That the Plant
Will Cost in the Neighbor-
hood of $5OO,OOO-Engi-
neers' Report.

Plans. are being perfected by local
capitalists to establish central hot
water heating system in this city, at
a cost of $5O0,000 which is expected
to prove to be one of the most mod
ern conveniences to householders and
business men generally. Within few
days consulting engineers will be in
the city and talk over the proposition
with the local promoters and make
estimates as to the cost of construc-
tion and other details. If the present
plans are carried out, the promoters
expect to begin work in the spring, on
the construction of the pipe lines and
heating system.
A Small Expense.
The establishment of hot water
system sufficiently large to supply ev-
ery building east of the river has
been under consideration for some
time by the local capitalists. The ex-
pense to the customers, it is estimat-
ed. will be less than that of burning
hard or soft coal. According to the
plans. the cost for the patrons will be
figured on the basis of cubic feet to-
space heated.
1t was said this morning that the
heating plant would be established in
the central part Of the city. From
this plant will be distributed large
iron mains, in wooden casing and re-
inforced by cement, which will carry
the water to the patrons. The mains
will be buried very deep in the
ground in order that all possibility of
freezing may be avoided. In these
mains there will be one pipe to distrib-
ute the water to the patrons OF the
concern and another to return 1t TO
the plant The same principal is in
volved in these mammouth concerns
as bv private hot water plants.
| Therefore many residents and busl-
ness men who are equipped with pri-
vate furnaces may tap the hot water
main without much cost. Further
more. it is alleged. the expense will be
less than anv person could operate a
private plant.
plants Are Success.
The engineers who have been con-
suited in regard the project say that
the hot water central heating plants
in Frankfort and Lebanon are prov
ing successful. The two concerns
have pipe lines one mile from their
| heating systems and the customers
fartnest away are never troubled with
the cold. 1t has been found by ex
neriment that water distributed one
mile from the heating plant and upon
its return to the plant looses but 10
narcent of the original number OF
| calories of heat.
| Several years ago project OF TINS
| nature was brought to the attention
| of council and franchise granted
However the project was never devei
oped. Many of those interested in
establishing a system in the city al
that time are intere sted in the present
movement.
Local Mans invention.
/ Homer yaryan formerly of this city
but now of Toledo. Ohio. was the first
| persou TO originate central hot watel
/ system. He organized the first com
| nany at Toledo and since the succs ss
OF this plant. there have been man,
/ hundred cities established similar
/ ones. Mr.. Yaryan was son of the
Hate John Yaryan and brother O
the lateei4ee Yaryan. He was former
liz in the government secret service
and won distinction as the expcsel
IQfsthe ..whiskey ring" He IS now
pnAEsmans-