Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-05-17

Inspectors Report,
wildwood Gas Company,
General Inspection of Plant,
Wildwood, New Jersey.
Remarks:
A general inspection was made of
the plant of the Wildwood Gas Com
pany by the Boards Inspection on
May End, 1928. This is a carburreted
water gas plant, supplying Wildwood,
North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest.
Several years ago the company in
stalled a high-pressure line-south-
ward from it's plant to Wildwood
Crest.
In a report to the Board dated Sep
TENDER Sth, 1922, in connection with
nished by the Wildwood Gas Company,
it was recommended that the Wild
wood Crest line be extended-south-
ward-so as to reinforce the extreme
southerly part of the low pressure
system. This main has not, as yet,
been extended, and the company
should take steps to have the work
completed before the summer season
of this year.
During the past two years the COM
pany has overhauled it's gas genera
ting sets and practically rebuilt one
of the sets; so hat the gas generating
equipment appears to be in good OPP
Grating condition. The company also
installed a new boiler, which provides
an ample steam supply for the opera
ton of the plant.
In a report to the Board, dated
August Sth, 1922, it was recommended
that the company increase it's present
oil storage capacity, purchase a gas
calorimeter, and make daily tests of
the heating value of the gas. Further:
that an experienced meter man be en-
ployed throughout the entire year, so
that an ample supply of meters will
be available at the beginning of each
summer season. The company has
not, as yet, installed any additional
oil storage tanks and has not installed
I1G SdoA CdlOl llIlCICi. n lClC hAdb
however, has recently been employed
and it is understood that all the met
ers in the shop will be overhauled
and repaired if necessary, before the
summer season of 1928. In connection
with the supply of meters, it might
be added that the company has rec
emily purchased three hundred new
meters, one hundred of which have
been delivered at Wildwood; and the
company has received notice from the
manufacturers that the other two hun
dred meters will be shipped during
the next week.
In compliance with the recommen-
dations of the Boards Inspectors the
company has made a survey and a
map showing the location of all the
drips on the distribution system. The
company's local manager states that
the drips are now being pumped reg
ularly, and hat the regular schedule
of pumping will be maintained in the
future.
Summing up: it would appear that
the recommendations of the Boards
Inspectors have been complied with,
with the following exceptions:
First: The high-pressure line to
Wildwood Crest has not been extended.
Second: The company has not pro-
vided a gas Calorimeter, so that tests
may be made of the heat value of gas
manufactured at Wildwood.
Third: Additional oil storage cap
acity has not been installed in the
plant.
1t is RECOMMENDED that the COM
pany take immediate steps to COM
plete the extension of the h%igh-pres-
sure main before June LIST.
1t is also RECOMMENDED that the
company install a gas calorimeter in
Wildwood, in accordance with the
rules of the Board.
The present oil storage will supply
the summer months. This supply is
sufficient, provided regular deliveries
of oil are made by the railroad. An
interruption in the delivery of oil, due
to strikes or other causes, might re-
suit in the gas plant being shut down
on account of the oil supply being ex-
hausted. In view of the foregoing, it
would seem that the company should
not delay in it's arrangements to pro-
vide additional oil storage capacity.
Respectfully submitted,
Philander Belts,
Chief Inspector.
Bureau of Utilities.
Investigation made by:
E. B. Annett, Inspector.