Smyrna times., 1919-02-26
CONSULTING ENGINEER TO
ADVISE AS TOuGHT PLANT
rpANK COLLINS OF NEWARK
EMPLOYED BY COUNCIL
council Received Some Good Expert
Advice and Gives Him Authority to
Seek Estimates and Report

Seek Estimates and Report
Smvrna Town Council of the out
ooing administration, held its last
meeting Friday evening with all MEM
bors present and after hearing the re-
mort of the Auditing Committee and
sdopting and filing the financial state
ment. as complied by Harry B.
creves, the town clerk, Council adj
iourned sine die. One of the last Of
fetal acts of the old Town Council
was to employ as consulting engineer
for the Smyrna Electric Light Plant.
Frank Collins of Newark, former
Smvrnian, who besides being an cleo
trieal engineer has had many years
experience as manager and part owner
of plants in Vermont and New Hamp- |
shire. Mr.. Collins said he would be
clad to serve his old town of Smyrna
and would do his best to advise and
see that Smyrna was well looked after.
Council, feeling fortunate to get the
valuable services of some one who was
reasonably interested in Smyrna,
made terms with Mr.. Collins to act as
Consulting Engineer in the matter,
standardizing and remodeling our
electric light plant and gave them au-
thority to get bids and report at next
meeting of the board Mr.. Collins spent
nearly the whole day of Friday look
ing over the plant and pole lines.
His recommendations were somewhat
at variance with the General Electric
Company representatives While ad-
vOcating the three phase system, his
investigation found we could retain the
Keller boiler to great advantage,
leaving only one boiler instead of two
to buy. For heavy load, he did not
thing the turbine outfit as well adapt
ed for Smyrna's needs, as the Com
mound Engine outfit for the reason
that the auxliaries used in connection
with a turbine in carrying light load
might work to a decided disadvant-
age and leave the plant oft-times il
the lurch.
Pole Line Needs Only to be Repaired
The pole line, outside Of the thir'
wire which would have to be run
could be easily put in good state o
repair and "phased" to meet the re
quirements of 6O-cycle standardizatiol
and day current for power. The con
verters can all be changed over wit
but little trouble and every meter ca
be re-calibrated in a few minute
time. He recommended a concret
floor in the power station, a ne
switch board and such apparatus
would be necessary to keep tab on IL
current.
DynamOs, One $50 XIV Other 100 X
AS to dynamos, he advised tv
units one a $50 XIV and the other
100 XIV, alternating, direct dry
This he said would be ample to tai
care of Smyrna and Clayton for yea
to come. Smaller dynamos would
course do for the immediate presel
but to prepare for growth OF bu'
ness and to build for the future,
felt the two units above mention
wOula IKE care of Smyrna-Clayt
for many years. He recommended
$50 h. p. return tubular boiler (not
water tube boiler) as best for
plant, which in conjunction with
140 h. p, we already have would m'
full and sufficient demands. Membf
Of Town Council, willing to abide
his recommendations and on the o.
line suggested, authorized Mr.. Coll
to go ahead, get bids and endeavor
have the new plant ready for serv
4 at the earliest possible date.
Town Council Ends its Fiscal Ye
The outgoing Smyrna Town Com
which adjourned sine die Friday ey
u ing unanimously adopted the rep
Of H. B. Grieves, secretary and tc
clerk for the fiscal year ending +
ruary 19, 1919, which is officially P
hshed in another column. AS Will
seen by the small balance in the tire
II
ury, Town Council had an uphill 7
the past year. Forced to go on
ever, Council closed the year wit
coal at war prices, with labor at
plant asking a raise and with all
terlal and supplies much higher I
Il ever. Council closed the year wit
better record than most mem
II really anticipated The water w
shows an earning of $421.18; Sc
III an earning of $95.39 and the o.
n Mouse an earning of $334.42.
In Electric Light Plant is shown los
# Szl795. The assets Of the town
# figure of $1,775.O5. The boz