Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-14
NEW Gas PLANT
READY FOR USE
WEDNESDAY NEXT
Erected AT Cost OF Over $4,000
coo 1t Will Have Capacity
More Than Double That Of
Present System - Will Supply
Naval Academy
GRATIFYING NEWS TO
HQUSEHOLDERS OF CITY


Hoaseholders of Annapolis who
have been repeatedly bothered by a
poor and insulicien; supply OF gas.
due il is said. TO The work Of building
new plant AT the works near the
old Short Line train yards, soon will
be able to breathe sigh OF relief, ac-
cordng 10 officials of the Annapolis
Public Utilities Company. a subsidiary
Of the Washington. Baltimore and An
napolis Electric Railways. which con-
trolls loth the gas ana electric light
of the city, as wei IS current for
power
Work on the new plant which is
modern one in every way. started
about six months ago has been CON-
pleted, and is now heing nut through
the drying out process. and will be IN
full operation by Wednesday OF next
week, officials Of the company state.
For long time Annapolitans have
] cen forced TO hear much inconveni-
ence because OF existing conditions.
and they have orne il with remark
able patience. Complaints after COM
plants have teen made by housekeep-
ers. AT times the condition OF the
company's antiquated plant was at
fault and at other times It was found
that the trouble lay with poor connec-
tions and the character OF piping In
many residences and business estab-
lishments. The new plant will more
than double the output OF the present
plant. and Ia addition. having laid an
S-inch main. the company will be able
to extend It's supply system both 70
the northern and southern sections OF
the Naval Academy reservation
Work Completed In : Months
On June l6. 1920. the company en-
tered into contract with the United
Gas Improvement Construction Com
pany. of Philadelphia. Pa. for the
construction OF an entire new gas
making plant, consisting OF two
benches Of skies; that is. twelve gas
making retorts having a capacity OF
1000 pounds OF coal each during q
carbonizng period Of twelve hours or
"a tons in "a hours.
j. Distinctly New
This system is known az then in
termittent vertical retorts. IN is a dis
tinci departure from the usual gas
making plants that are in use in the
smaller cities. The same kind OF
plant Is in operation IN Rochester,
v Y. Fon du Lac. Wis. Fall River,
Mass. and Hartford. Conn. where
they have proved 10 be very success
ful. They are the last word in the
gas-making industry.
Ground for the new plant was
broken on September Il OF last year
and the work has been pushed Wig
.orously ever since.
Coal And Coke system
The construction company officials
were also engaged by the Annapolis
Public Utilities TO act as engineers TO
design a complete coal and coke handl-
ing system for use in connection with
the new gas plant With the very
latest design as submitted by them
the local Gas Company entered into a
contract with the Robins Belt Con-
veying Company. OF New York, 10
furnish them with complete outfit.
This has now been completed and is
in service Coal is dropped from the
bottom Of the car into a hopper where
il is crushed into pieces about Ia
inches in size. and is then fed into
shaker where it is delivered 10 a
travelling belt, driven by electric mot
or. which in turn delivers it TO what
is known as transfer tower. II it
Is needed in the retort house it Is de-
/ liyered TO another travelling belt 10
be stored in an overhead coal bin:
/ if not wanted for immediate use, it is
then put into an industrial car, that
is run out on a trestle 20 feet high
and put into storage. The/same Seit
conyeyors handle the cgke that is a
by product of this plant All the mot
| i've power used in connection with
this plant is in duplicate, that is,
electric driven or steam.
CAPACITY Doubles Present Plant
This new gas-making plant will
have a capacity Of 10000 cubic feet
4 CONTINUED on PaKe -
The Civic League will have a