Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-08-17

this year
The three departments ~ the
city Light and Water Co.. are alb
soluiely dependent upon one anoth-
Or. and failure of any one depart
ment Will seriously inlure or abs0-
lutely prevent the operation of the
other two
We viii nrst take up fhe boiler
equipment Tho boiler room col-
iains four boilers With an aggregate
% 500 horsepower
our Investigation shOas that
three OF these boilers had Dot been
washed for three 0r four eeek prior
10 July o. and the third boiler $50
81 has not been washed i9r H.t nr
seven weeks ono of fhe reasons
given by me management f1r fhc
failure NJ fhe steam eugiucs ihI
summer Was prm.ug 10" prinrI-
pai rlgse ~ printing .s diriy boilers
These boilers require rsshiug 700
least every ta0 weeks. consequently
fbr neglect OF tho boilers has aided
In mo present BAD condition
On the morning of July o.. fho
entire plant tas paraiyzed by th'
argIe. of some one ln allowing fhc
faGlpIpe to run dry The force
pump would not pick the water up
from fhe reservoir and $40 engines
bad 10 Boz stopped on account Of lack
aI H'nr FOR mo boilers During Tho
Imr ben everything saa shut
d1fn. fire .all Uaa turned Ia from
IH- Nau Buren, street and fire Nas
or.s prevented by action OF the
householder lu elf.uTulshInF tho |
blaze before D. gained anyhoadvay
90 trying 10 make tho force pump
pIok lp water from me reservoir o.
cylinder haad tas blown Of the
steam end off fte East Pump when
m attempt 1890 made 10 start the
H.at pump DO as found ~ BE- out
of condition and could not raise ihe
water several times within tho last
90. months thc Hlndplpo hl. been
allowed fo rom dry through careless
nr..
Tho lighting equipment. which tai
us0I 'o generate electricity for the
lights uI motors and for the mo
.Drs which are used 10 pump AN tho
tel' hut one. consists OF four units
40 AIus Chalmers steam engine of
l.0 Is Vs. capacity a Hamilton
se3m engine OF $50 * vs. and two
Gas engines of $50 Is /
N each
Tho h.Iia Chalmers steam engine /
seems tu be- iu good condition with /
Ho exceptions There .s q knock iu /
.ho crank pin which should be- TAX .
eu out and au cupboard beading .
witch o. resting ON steel wedges /
rhs outboard bearing iE liable 10 |
'.p 900 anf Time q sudden load comes I.
.r thr engine or me anchor boli /.
butts arc liable 20 work loose and .
Iu' me engine ont of commission .
temporarily 5s 10 asa Vh. tho Ham- .
l'pr engine blow up about July o.. /
20 II could rip The coil. ont OF tho|
generator and occasion % shut down /
pr lho unit fur several weeks
The second uuit. the Hamilton cu |
CINE o. entirely out ~ oommission. 1
i.l ihero is uo evidence OF auy o. I
Tort bcinr made to pui b. bevl Boo /
.unniHg condition This enginc hc. /
ug ont nf commission is undouhtod- /
5 lur to D8rolessuoss and lack OF at. /
cl'ipu hy fho mechanical depart /
urni About iul. fth or 10Th thnI
"l boz On, crank strap broke An /
ithor k'} Hns made aud the engine /
'auod running About july n the /
unE trap broke thus disc1nncct-
uE Doe connecting rod As result /
hr cylinder head was blown ont
.rl mo- piston al1 cylinder cracked
Ih" ,Duk strap shows there nas
fracture previous 20 the last break
There seems to have been mo- inycsti-
CATION after me first break of tho
Iiu ls io whether anything was
'Hmal'l ot0rpt tho pin. in fact mo-
n'0harir came go all 20 investigate
.uf nHE 'Hr running engineer was
hDr' to make repairs
Cos .r.ur $50 I vs installed /
bout DUN. 1910 Tho Weslius
.on.r Company who sold this et
ir uIoI continuously 10 operate il /
.n'n the spring OF 1911 A. a.
his time Tho engine had failed 10
nm urro fully. 900 the guaranteed
Dad, and had been refused by tho
Iehf Co Tho Westinghouse Com /
mHt began Installing another gas .
uara fo hslp out the first lu /
,prI of lale the Westinghouse 60 |
ar'od me second gas engine The |
Westinghouse experts continued 20 I,