The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-16

bucket outside of the plant This
bucket. in turn, by means of proper
equipment, conveys the ashes to an
overhead ash bunker, which has re-
Gently been Installed, and it is pos
slble to automatically dump from the
ash hopper into a truck which con-
veys the ashes away from the plant.
1t is my information that a charge OF
twenty-five (25) cents Is now being
made for each load of ashes hauled
away from the plant. The ashes from
boilers 1 to 6. inclusive, at the pres
ent time have to be wheeled to the
north end of the plant thence along
the north end of the plant along a
covered shed. and dumped into the
same ash bucket ---~.. -.,-s
IL. new coal crusher and coal
handling equipment has been installed
and it is just now being put int oper-
alton. By means of this equipment
it will be possible TO store quite a
large quantity of coal go
IS. The SCOT blowers. on boilers
Nos. and s have been repaired. and
it is my information that these blow
ers are now being used SCOT blow
ers are being installed on boilers Nos.
5 and 6.
placed On the CRATES of boiler No. 4
and similar equipment is on hand and
is to be placed on boiler No s. This
steam dump will make it possible 10
dump the CRATES without losing the
load On boilers Nos and s, as is
the case when the hand dump is used
10. 1t is my information that the
blast fans are TO be placed in the
| ca st basement where air connection
has been made to a new outside air
duct This will make it possible to
furnish clean air to the blowers.
16 A new blow-off line has been
| built. but not yet placed in operation.
At the present time when the boilers
| are blown off large quantities of steam
| are drawn back into the ventilating
fans and thence into the generator.
! II. Twin strainers have been pur-
chased and are now on the ground
| ready to be installed in the suction
line The addition of these strainers
, will no doubt eliminate great deal
of the condenser trouble. due to dirt,
trash, etc, getting int the condenser
| tubes.
IS. Boiler No is at the present
| time in the process of being CON-
| pletely oyerhauled. This will make il
possible to carry considerable more
! load than was carried on the boiler
| prior TO its rehabilitation. Boiler No
6 is also being overhauled.
10. 1t is my informa ton that the
| stoker engine on the two Westing
| house boilers is to be moved to the
/ basement directly beneath the stok-
ers. This will eliminate the possibil
ity of serious accidents.
| 90. Repairs have been made to the
Jones underfeed stokers, so that they
! will now work fairly satisfactory.
81. The tool room has been moved
| from the main power plant to an out
! side building and the space formerly
occupied by the tool room is now be
each employe will have a place to
! keep his clothes. Originally the lock
ers were scattered around in the arc
lighting room and there was always
more or less danger, due to the fac
| that the men were dressing in close
proximity to high tension lines.
%. Part of the old power plant OF
the Richmond Light, Heat and Power
company is being used for a ware
| house for miscellaneous supplies.
%. The basement at the north end
of the engine room has been cleaned
out to a large extent. and the junk
and supplies which were formerly
piled in this end of the room have
been stored in other places.
"a. \ new steel stairway has been
| installed which makes it possible to
climb to the steel bridge at the top of
boilers Nos. and S. Formerly it was
! necessary to climb up an ordinary lad
! der.
% It is my informa ton that with
the present coal storage facilities Il
considerable quantity of coal will be
stored during the summer and fan
months, so that when the winter
months come on and the transporta
ton facilities are not the best there
will be no trouble due to bad coal or
shortage of coal.
! 26 | find that at the present time
! there is one man at the plant who is
in charge of the entire plant, his title
being superintendent of production.
] All employees at the plant are directly
responsible TO him, and he in turn is
! responsible to the general manager
of the electric light plant.
q. In going over the situation with
the different officials of the electric
depa rtment and their consulting en-
gineer, ! find that they have certain
plans which have been worked out
and that they are endeavoring TO see
these plans carried to final compile
ton. They are endeavoring to fur
nish service to the consumers of cleo
trio power and at the SO me time make
repairs and additions TO the plant.
In talking with various people of
Richmond | found that some of the
councilmen are of the opinion that a
great many needless expenditures
have been made and that great many
things that are being done at the
plant are entirely unnecessary. / be
lieve, however. that if all parties con
cerned are entirely frank with all 9th
er parties concerned and give them
all of the information that they are
entitled to have and should have.
there would be less misunderstanding
among them.
After going over the situation in
Richmond il is my opinion that
great many improvements have been
made at the power plant in Richmond