Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-20
STATE UNIVERSITY ENGINEER IS
ENGAGED TO ADVISE CITY ON
POWER QUESTION.
ENGINEERS FURNISH
ESTIMATES ON POWER
Concerns Having Machinery to Sell
Tell OF What They Think the City
Will ee Able to Save in Fuel, BY Use
Of Water Power-Herman Opposes
Expense Of Lambert.

The city council Monday night, On a
resolution by Councilman Gregory, au-
thorized the employment of Prof. B.. j.
Lambert, OF the State University of
! Iowa, to make an investigation of the
| water power prosposition IN MARSHALL
town. at Az expense to the city OF s25
! per day and expenses. All of the mem
i bers vo:ed for the resolution with the
exception OF Mr.. Herman. who has OPP
posed all along any effort to increase
naming hort life OF the present coun-
ell. and especially with reference to
any expense OF water. power.
Ar effort viii, be made TO get Profess
sor Lanber to come to the city a. an
early da-e possibly or the 18th. the day
set fo~ the adjourned session.
Enoir.e-s Furnish ES+i--tes.
; Communications from ~eng'nee-s who
have marNi-e-v to sell were read the
council No-@,v rieht IN rafe-e1ce to
the possibilities of available power at
ire dam.
n rve--cev a consf!'+i-- engineer
~ y-l~e,e79erce made reesu-eme--S
Of o O'Clock on Da- ~. IN COMPANY with
Z 2 Mack and Ee-s Modem ard re-
nortei ~ ave-a~ "a Ier-h % a t-'ae over
ore a-1 f-a-eic--rs i-ches a the crest
o- -he 1a~. T-der the wetr measure
nr-t NJ. CIe-r-nv ev0'airS- this
r,ea=--arer Wou'd show p greater
depth about two and o-e-fou-th inches.
rive 10 .he friction o< the sn~faca Of the
dam causing the water 20 back ~ f~orr
to-a-rolf % th-ee-fn~~-hs o. a. inch.
G, .na+ +,,e laval OF the surface Of the
water four feet upstream from he
crest should he of1ad to the actual
-ea=u-e~er AZ the crest.
With two ard th-aa-ro--.hs inches Of
water. and with q width % 1S1 feet.
NJ. Guernsey savs the cry can develop
raise snn.oNn gallons aeairst a pressure
of eighty pounds. If it costs Z cents
re- pound per horse power per hour.
the city would save 80 900 per year by
Installing Trunn wheels ard leaving
on. tho nump gearing as Nr. Trump
will propose to dc if awarded the con-
tract.
Mr.. Guernsey that the citv
get Mr.. Trump to guarantee and give
bond to develop a certain number Of
! NV - " \ ~ Ia ~ =
with six inches OF water. or ninety
horse power. wish coal at 500 per
ton. seve, pounds rer horse power per
hour wovlr mean a saving 81 :sen4 rer
wear. # estimated at fifty horse rower
rer hour on an average for the wear It
means a sewing OF nearly $500 per
year in coal"
T-unp Gives Figures.
NJ TRUMP. in replv 20 a request for
figures Of horse power obtainable at
various der-hs % watAr at the local
dam. submitted the following: One
inch. SIX and three-cua-ters horse
power: ora and o-e-nuarter inches.
th;--een and one-half horse power: two
inches twAntv-four and fve-eishths
hor=e power: two and one-half inches.
rhi-tv-one and saven-eighths horse
rover: three inches, forty-one and
one-ha!e horse mower.
The reports comorised in the COM
~urfcations Mr.. Guernsev's address to
Chairman Clark. of the water works
c~orrnitrea. and Mr.. Trump's TO the
mayor. were ordered placed on file.