The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1916-10-26
A SHOWDOWN is DEMANDED
COUNCIL CALLS ENGINEERS

Inc company Will PROVIDE all neceS-
sary materials and labor required in
furnishing and erecting two 6Ox1S re-
turn tubular boilers, steel stack, pip
ing connections, one so Kilowatt and
one rs Kilowatt Unaflow steam en-
CINE generator units, switchboard
panel for addition to and to match the
switchboard now owned by the city
all complete in place.
The boilers specified are the Frost
Horizontal type and shall be so placed
in the boiler room that at some future
time a third boiler may be placed be
side them to provide for future re-
quirements. The stack will have a
total height of 80 feet above the stack
plate and will be 48 inches in diam
eter and rest on brick or concrete
foundation.
There shall be furnished one 35O
H. P. Cookson feed water heater
open type with oil separators, exhaust
connections, bypass connections, sc
arranged that in the future connec-
lions may be made to receive flu
ture connection to heating system
for supplying central heat to the bus
mess district.
The company provides specifically
for all piping connections, pipe anc
fittings, pipe coverings, etc.
They will install two 6x4x8 Nc
Gowan standard simple boiler feed
pumps.
There shall be furnished and in
stalled a suitable cast iron or con-
crete boiler blow-off catch basin with
drain and vent.
There will be installed a system OF
drainage to carry from the building
the condensation, oil and cylinder
drips, etc.
Engines.
There will be furnished one Skinner
high speed automatic, Universal Una
flow Axis, 257 R. P. NJ. engine, ar
ranged Tor direct connection to anc
on the same base with an IS true
Kilowatt 23o0 volt, go cycle, phase
Triumph alternator, with belted ex-
otter of suitable capacity to properly
excite the field of the generator al
its rated loads and overloads. The
engine will be supplied with LaFrance
metallic packing for the piston rod
.Inicator piping and reducing motion
the Skinner patented automatic oiline
| system and all necessary tools and ap.
planes.
Also one 11x12, 300 R. P. M. high
speed automatic, Univalve Unaflov
engine arranged for direct connection
to and on the same base with so XII
owatt, 2300 volt, 60 cycle, phase
Triumph alternator with belted excit
er of suitable capacity. Details O
this engine are furnished by the rear
but would be an enigma to the lay
mind. The same would be said of the
two generators.
Switchboard
There will be furnished and erected
an additional generator panel for tn
control Of the 50-KW generator
which shall match and align with the
present switchboard The COMPANY
will move to the new location the city'S
present switchboard and constant cur
rent transformer, change the equip
ment of the instruments from 11O(
volts to 1900 volts and fully recon
struct in place with suitable iror
frame work to carry the outgoing
feeders overhead to the point where
they leave the building. This work viii
be so performed as to prevent shut
downs and provide continuous oper.
alton as far as possible.
There would be complete connec'
lions in conduit system between gen.
orators, exciters, constant current
transformers, switchboard and line
together with a system of complete
building lighting with fixtures.
Water Works Equipment.
There will be furnished and install
ed one MCGOWAN duplex standard fire
pump in accordance with detailed
specifications. A connection will be
run from the pump to the suction and
discharge lines and connections made
to the water works system in trench
work. The pump will be piped up to
the steam header and exhaust line and
supplied with all necessary fittings
and appliances for the proper opera
ton Of the pump.
White Way
Complete White Way will be fur
nished, consisting of as posts, in &C
cordance with detailed specifications
already in the hands of the city.
A pole line to carry the feeders and
secordaries now on Main street from
the Mill to Fifth street will be erect
ed in the allies, or on private property
in lieu thereof, between Main and
Pine streets from First to Fifth
streets. This line will be new and will
carry the primaries similar to those
now on Main street and will connect