The Winslow mail., 1926-01-15
NEW W|NSLOW
CITY GAS co.
PLANT READY,
IN OPERATION


last year, will start this week.
Finishing touches on the new plant,
building and equipment having
'lbeen put on early this week, ac-
'6cording to announcement of City
Clerk C. L. Murphy, who has pre-
pared a report, which will be sub
mitted to the city council at it's
r ext meeting.
Completion of the new munich
pal plant marks an achievement OF
interest to residents and property
owners of Winslow, and is the cul-
mination of the movement started
over a year ago to give the city
a new and adequate gas plant
which will serve Winslow for years
to come.
The history and development of
the new plant covers period of
more than a year when steps were
first taken to increase the capacity
of the old and inadequate plant.
The question was first raised in
the latter part of 1924 and on Jan
uary 16, 1925, a mass meeting was
held, in which the gas plant stu
alton was put up to the citizens
and property owners of Winslow
for public discussion.
The result of the public meet
ing was that the plant should be
improved rather than shut down
the old plant indefinitely, and on
January, 21st, G. w. Allen and COM
pany, of Denver, were employed to
handle the proceedings, and a $780,
900 bond issue was decided upon.
G. L. Davenport, of the Santa Fe
railway and Leon B. Jones, of the
Oil and Gas Process company, rend-
cred reports of the requirements
and made recommendations for the
new plant.
The bond election was held on
&NEarch 1S, 1925, carrying by ma
4 3rity of 100 votes, resulting in
ISL for and 81 against the pro-
posed issue. The bonds, a 5 per
cent issue, were subsequently sold
to Peck, Brown & Company, of
Denver, Colorado, at premium of
$500.
Bids for equipment were opened
by the city council on May 18th,
and contracts were let on the 9th
for the construction of a gas hold
er and generating equipment, in
Guiding pipe, and work was start
ed on June 1st The holder was
completed and accepted October
both, while the building, fireproof
structure, constructed of Gallup
brick, was completed recently, gen
orator equipment installed and
sest runs were made the first part
of the week, with plans to get the
plant into operation by today Or
tomorrow.
According to the report of the
city clerk to Mayor Fred B. Doug
las and council, the improvements
and extensions to the new plant
consist of one new $4,000 cubic it.
gas holder; one 10000 cubic it.
hourly capacity gas generator with
scrubbers; two new purifiers; one
oil scrubber; one new fireproof
building, constructed of Gallup
brick; 1000 it. of 6-inch main; one
blower; one eXhauster; one boost
er; one new 80 h. p. boiler; three
new pumps and various other mis-
cellaneous and minor improvements
that enter into gas plant construc-
tion.
The plant is one of the most
modern in the state and all equip
ment is of latest design and was
purchased at minimum price due
to taking advantage of market
conditions. In the neighbOrhood
of a 20 per cent saving was effect
ed on purchase of equipment rep
resenting a saving in construction
of nearly $4,000, prices on machin-
cry, having advanced barely 80
days after the city contract had
been signed.
Manager Steinert deserves great
credit for his efforts in rushing the
plant to completion and has done
all the pipe work and installed all
'Ie machinery at a great saving
Ia labor and material COSTS" Mayor
Douglas said this week in speak
ing VI Cuc Op6uluS vi Iu0 new
plant, "Mr. Steinert had a hard
struggle to keep the old plant run
ming until the new unit could be
completed"
The old plant will be overhauled
in due time and will be retained
as standby, or auxiliary unit in
conjunction with the new plant, it
was announced.
In his report to the mayor and
council, Mr. Murphy is covering
operations of construction of the
new plant and equipment dating
back to inception of the movement
and the report of actual cost of
the plant as submitted to the coun-
Gil will be published in full in the
Mail within the next 30 days
With completion of Winslow's 5
new municipal gas plant. which is
a splendid asset to a city of this
size. all the obstacles and short
comings experienced during opera
ton of the old plant have now been
removed and Winslow's residents
and home owners are assured of
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