The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-27
associate Press)
LOCAL LEGISLATION
Special Session of the Council Tues
day Night to Hear Report of
City Manager

elecIrlc HgnL ana water pIdnC. AILef
some discussion the following resolu-
ton was passed:
"Be it resolved, by the city council,
that the city attorney be instructed to
send both Mr. Twombly and Mr.. Hen
ney a copy of the report of the city
manager on the light and water plant,
and notify them that unless one or
Goth of them come to Ocala within
i've days of such notice that their
bondsmen will be notified and neces-
sary proceedings instituted"
The report follows:
CITY MANAGERS REPORT
Ocala, Fla, Feb. 26, 1918.
The Mayor and Council, Ocala, Fla:
Gentlemen: Together with Mr..
Caldwell we have inspected and ex-
amined the, physical condition of the
new water and light plant, including
machinery, equipment and building,
and beg to hand you the following re.
port in re the defects, imperfections,
and incompleteness of
the plant, as in accordance with the
intent of the plans, specifications and
contracts:
Skinner Engine
Side slap on main shaft. No steam
pipe cover on separator and manifold.
Martel packing on crank and cylinder
leaking. Oil leak in rocker arm. Orig
inal piston defective and broke after
intermittent service (60) days. This
led to controversy. See file.
Troy Engine Driven EXETER
No regular throttle valve and steam
separator, only ordinary Globe valve.
Oil Engine
Engine spatters or sings out oil In
crank case. Oil pump shaft has a
humping on the fuel oil pump eccen-
trio. Regulation of governor bad,
variation of speed 20 to 80 revolu-
tions. Fuel oil pump rarely works.
AN attempt to correct this has been
made by the De La Vergne people
without success). Valves in air COM
pressor on high discharge side car
bonize, giving considerable trouble.
(Also attempted correction). All the
bearings on cam shaft are cast iron
and solid box (should be babbit metal
or brass). (Wirz, operator). Lock
collars on compressor shaft broke.
Air starting cams are cast iron
(should be case-hardened).
Air Compressor
Separator, throttle valve and mani
fold not covered. Drain pipes from
sitting box not complete. Should be
extended to main waste pipe. Pipe
from separator to floor should be as
bestos covered to trap. Drain pipe to
steam cylinder set too close. Meyer
gear adjusting valve never been test
ed.
Steam and Water Pump, WOrthing-
ton Make
No steam separator. Exhaust pipe
high pressure cylinder to steam re-
ceiver must be covered. Steam receiv-
er and pipe to intake on low pressure
cylinder must be covered. Trap to
steam receiver on low pressure side
refuses to work. Exhaust pipe from
low pressure cylinder to condenser
should be covered. Leaks occur in ex-
haust line to keep %" vacuum. Drain
lines from oil pass should lead to oil
reservoir. Check valve water dis
charge leaks.
Boilers, Etc.
Furnaces not built according to B.
& w. specifications Brick setting and
side walls badly cracked. Damper reg
ulator never worked. Has not been
connected. Live steam pipe to feed
pumps poorly covered. (Condemned)
Should have steam separator for feed
pumps. Drain pipe from steam ends
of feed pumps should run to main
drain. Drop pipe from steam gauge
should be extended lower. Feed water
pipes to boilers should be twin line
to accommodate two twin batteries of
boilers. Regulation valve on feed wa.
ter heater to make up pump is not
properly adjusted. Exhaust steam