Smyrna times., 1920-09-15
.llIINCIL MEETS TO HEAR
REPORT ON LIGHT PLANT
oySI-LTING ENGINEER FRANK
COLLINS SUMMONED
.. Found No Serious Condition But
Would Take Up Matter of Circu-
l,tiug Pumps With G. E. Co.

X Would ldht Up MdttCA VI OlTcu-
ating Pumps With G. E. Co.
Smvrna Town Council met in spe
a session Monday evening at the
q n Of the president, to investigate
b = conditions of Smyrna's new S4O,.
& N electric light plant and to ascer.
IN the reason of the poor service
d sreeially on Saturday nights of late,
q Zen the town is filled with people
4 N the merchants need full and suf-
Il s5sut light service to carry on their
4 ,duess. Consulting Engineer Frank
4 sIns. of Newark, who advised Town
I Council as to the equipment best
1 stsd for Smyrna, was called to meet
IA Council and he came down early
g,nday to make a thorough investi-
aiion of the conditions at the plant
As to be prepared to make a report
si0re Council Monday evening. Pres
hrt l. N. Price and every member
4 Council was present, and after the
beet Of the meeting was stated. Con-
zting Engineer Collins told of his
M to the plant and said he could
Z no reason for the poor service so
n as the equipment was concerned
Mess it be the circulating pumps |
From the description given him by the |
m at the plant, it looked to him the
,mp heads might be insufficient to
rsiHtain the proper vacuum, but he
|us not altogether satisfied that the
rnps were understood, and wanted
] AXE the matter up with the en-
rssE Of the General Electric Com
Ey whose equipment was accepted
g.he town. Mr. Collins told Council
th the General Electric Company
nA layout Of the whole plant, and
pix they did not install the pumps
ri condensers under contract. thew
HsdTise the size and style of pumps
z used with their turbine gener- !
aE and he did not think so exper- .
asi concern would not know what ;
3 we're doing, since the installa- {
vas done on the General Electric
Eany's plans. /
Fault in the Boiler Capacity. t
h Collins disagreed with the I
ainlt that the trouble was with I
s0lsr capacity but did say he felt 7
nspectOr Of the insurance COM Il
Y vas in error in giving a rating ?
l9 pounds steam pressure to the 4
Aeeler boiler when the makers 5
-aliee was $50 pounds. .le told Q
'-tl he would take up the matter D
tie Keller Company at once and II
I I, me guarantee lived up to. The
-le 4. units, he said, were in fine
..aon' except the one which re- "
Y mad burned out armature W
! Vas due to an inherent defect st
would be made right, he thought. H
y company. He told Council OF
w some unknown reason a false NJ
I: .'s'iOn mad been gained that both bs
ls 4 units could not be operated
-e same time. He could sae no Z
4. 4. q an overload for the immedi-
..ie ...aie' Besides the advantage to Sr
s1led by running both turbines
saturday evening, the rating of
..i0lnes .S allowed of a 4O% over :.
sl'lout injury so that Council gl'
, y. iear that the equipment was ult
! sisa'e !. Tor the present, at least Sc
4 ~ e .lme should ever come when De'
y y. u business made it necessary, Bu
:. unit could be installed and in tai
sss /. a reserve could be always mo
u readiness. '"aS ing
''s' Natter With Mr.. Collins clu
l5,ino motion unanimously carried. ers pr
,,,ng .i-lV Engineer Frank Collins wb G
n .JI1 rlll authority to go before the hot bot
eDgDaa1l ri,ss'ne Company to see what fee
ont srsefS ~ !; had to say about the for
srt.Sa.I u the equipment and to Ion
no nT-. ,u au'lSe about the cir the
!, td ptIps' tall Council urged Mr.. the
to ~ saze .Is the question up at The
i copId Snere W. the fault lies, so sho
,s5ls au .Os Oe remedied as promptly the
. .s h Sa5 ana full and sufficient tha tI,s
CoIln. aa9 .ai1 both day and night. the the.
pDo1t,naatd 5 SAD he would phone for the
'''lient TODAY. WedDo-J..- -, ~