The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-12-12

county in favor Of the city of Grant
Forks. quieting title Of the city in lots
y. IL. IS, %. 81. IS. as. 81, SIS, 80. ~
;ion.
Moved by Alderman Sorlie. seconded
by Alderman Sannes that the report be
r.'eived and filed. and the city engi-
The continuation Of Fenton avenue
across parts of some of above descrih-
cd lots. on roll call the following al
der'nen voted aye: sau!res; Smith. or
Turner. Valley. Solstad, 10. The may
or declared the motion carried.
Alderman Ellestad reported present.
Sale Of Rlverside Park Lots.
Moved by Alderman Valley. second
cd by Alderman Sorlie that the ways
aud means committee consider and
the lots recently acquired in Riverside
Park. Carried.
Water SofteDtnE.
~ report from DIR. G. r. Euediger on
a lime feeding device and estimate for
water softening, presented read as fol-
lows:
November is, 1913.
To the honorable Mayor and the City
Council of Grand Forks, N. D.
ticntlemen:
In compliance with your resolution
of last spring, l have had built. by the
mechanician of the university. q lime
iced regulator to be used in connection
was then d discussion This piece
Of apparatus consists essentially Of an
iron wheel - inches in diameter and
I 1,,e snf nas s wl1es SEE ef W TiSS5e are 1ew fa.t spe6
small brass strips one-quarter inch in
diameter. The wheel is securely fasten-
ed TO a steel axle n inch in diameter
and rs inches Ions. by means Of which
II is set into a w0Otion fra mo fS inrhoc
by ~ inches iFigure LID. On the
same axle and to one side of this feed
Wee is fastened a strong cog wheel
which is driven by an iron lever dig
are 2-5) Is inches long. This lever is
operated by a solonoid magnet tFigure
J n IS NJ! and drives the cog wheel
forming a rachel.
The olcnoid magnet Is operated by
an electric current that is closed and
attached to the fly wheel on the triple
prnp which, pumps raw water into the
settling basin. AT every revolution Of
the NY wheel the circuit is closed, the
lever is drawn up turns the feed wheel
a definite amount and is again releas-
ed TO fall back into its original posi-
tion.. The sweep Of the lever can be
regulated by means of a strong set
at every contact. which corresponds
The feed wheel "W" is set snusly
between two large plates Of galvanized
iron (Figure 2-G) n directly beneath
a spout 4 inches square which commune
icates with a large bin for holding the
lime: The spout is SO constructed that
the lime can pass out Of IT only on one
the wheel is turning. The lime does
not run out Of the spout except when
the feed wheel is operated, and the
amount that is thus turned out can be
accurately adjusted by widening or
narrowing a slot by means of the ad-
Unstable plate, (Pl in Figure II. The
amount Of lime fed into the water at
each revolution of the pump can, there
fore. be regulated in two ways; first,
by adjusting the size Of the slot
through which the lime is fed, Ind
second. by shortening or lengtheninx
the sweep Of the lever L which is OBJ
Grated by the solonoid magnet and
urns the wheel: IN this way, It is
added to the water at each revolution
Of the fly wheel from 1870 to $50 grains.
or about "a to 10 grains per gallon. II
the pump throws approximately 80
gallons at each revolution. The amount
that is required when the apparatus
Is installed and in operation Will de-
pend entirely upo the hardness of the