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vssss ps~er plant. wisa 81 inch
p4ps lss< fson below che q. 4 5.
bldg - the pr~seus plant The
wsll dsselop $40 hor.e po~er Hos
ever, The esHs of flls.tHD is sag
sersa8. We ought 10 have 10 We
could well take the chance of market
ing the electrical power, bat esa we
Det the hondss
The slternatIse proposst,oa 81 im-
growing oar present steam plsnt, "
cast $50 100. Is open 10 the yery
SERIOUS objection that We eosli never
hsse day current This week aud
aest. News-Champion will publish
this report for complete information
dosr cstIzens In this most import
ant industrial problem We must
solve it rieht. fuf great deal Of the
fstsre 81 Gunaison hangs upon ii
Ii 10 ssG9ssteds that the engineers
he ssked 30 submit detailed esti-
mates Of te second proposition,
!. e.. taxing water from near the
Pgl,ssdes This wosld only give
215 horse power, thatsis a. per cent
Of the other, and perhaps cost two
thirds as mach. BU We could
swing it better. aud IL wuald give a
dsv current
KANSAS, CITY, Mo-, Dec. ~, 1910.
Honorable Mayor and'Boardo of Trustees,
Gunngson, Colorado.
Gentlemen
, In compliance with our contract with
your es&n to make surveys, examina-
tion of the various water power projects
proposed and estimates of cost of the
'sanse, together with estimates of cost
Of Femoeieling your present steam plant,
fer the operation of your water works
and electric lighting system, we have
comfeeted To said sxapinatiop and esti-
follows. Our work consisted of con-
stAerstion of the following separate
F1RST:-The remedelisg of your pre-
sse0t steam plant ThA eonsists Of
putting in complete new electric machi-
merry. two additional new steam boilers
and one new high duty modern steam
pumping engine.
In the proposed steam plant there
will be two new 72xIs boilers to supple
ment the boiler of this same size that
you now have. which is comparatively
new and in good working order There
will also be one feed water heater, two
6x4x6 boiler feed pumps, one-75 X. w.
generator, direct connected to l25 III.
p. tandem compound engine, one l50
X. w. generator, direct connected to
225 II. p. 4-valve engine. complete new
tes.k .x.1
lators and other necessary equipment
and connections.
All of the above electrical equipment
will be of the three phase, 90 cycle,
2300 volt current. The new pumping
engine will be of the cross compound
Meyer gear condenser type, of capacity
of one and one half million gallons per
day.
We recommend the installation of one
pump, it being the intention that this
pump shall do dopractically all of the work,
being of the high duty economical type.
For the reserve or auxiliary capacity,
we recommend leaving the old pumps
connected up as they now are. While
it is true that these old pumps are out
of date and uneconomical, yet the oc-
easions when they would have To be
operated would be so seldom and of
justihable to replace them with the more
expensive modern machinery at this
time.
1t will be noted that the total capaci "
of the above steam and electrical plant
is $50 II. F. This is so divided that 225
H. L. will be available for the heavy
load and the operation during the early
part of the evening. while during the
latter part of the night and for most of
the day load the Is X. W unit will be
sufficient. this being operated by the
lbs II. p. engine.
sSECOND:-W Water taken from the
Gunnison River at the palisades. In
order to determine which of the various
water power sites is the most economi
cal in development and the most feasible
il has been necessary to consider and
estimate separately each of the projects
that have been suggested. The first
one, namely, taking water from the
palisades, is practically the same as was
proposed some few years ago in plans
and estimates submitted To the Town
Board.
The total fall available. taking water
the palisades and delivering at the pres
ent power house site. Is 23.g feet. with
an additional drop of 8 feet in the draft
tube connecting to the tail race directly
below the wheels. This makes a total
fall of ~ feet. With this head of water
and with pipe line 81 in diameter.
the total amount of power available at
the plant would be 215 H. p. The length
of this pipe line would be 800 feet.
THIRD:-The next project considered
was 10 take water from the Gunnison
River Just below the Colorado and
Southern Ry. bridge, and conducting
the water through "a pipe line TO the
present power house location. The
length of this pipe line would be IL 200
feet. and the total lead of water avail
able at the power house Is SIS feet,
plus the same avail able head in the draft
tube of 81 feet. making a total of is
feet The power that can be generated
under these conditions is 500 H. p.
after deaucting for all losses is friction