06/04/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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MeLy 29th.91918" To the Honorable Beard of Public Works. Gentlemen: - In, c empl iance with instructions regarcl ixg the hen,-.gg of the: Council Chamber, I wish to, adv ise that I made ax inuast igst iex of the situat ion and hereby report my f ind ings as f of ]_ own: The Council Chamber is at present heated by a fan system with indirect. stea�a radiation. An 8 Horse power electric motor drives, a fax which. drives the air through a system of hewing c,oils. From the heating coif the air is carried by a duet, which is built in .connections With the smoke flue, up to the attic ,over the Courc it Chamber a c ent ilua.t ioat of the duet carries the air above the ceiling of the Couac it Chamber and f inallyv ischarg*s it through ceiling re►gistars into the Council Chambers. The capacity _a f the motor, fait, and heat ing coils is ample t d heat the room but there is such, a great loss of air clue to leakage and less of heut': due to insulation of the attic duct that the system completely fails to heat the Council, ; number in' cold we VA ther. _ . There are two ways to overcame :the difficulty; exeby changing; the point .of discharge of air into the Council Chamber and" use the prase equipmenR— ether by juaiking the present equipment - anal • install isg .d iso ct rad iat ion. in, the Council Chamber, The fovmer can,be done -by -stooping .the .present vertical air duct at tho balcony level ix the Council Chamber and extending the same across the Council Cha,riber back of the balcony baluster and placing register eiutlets Inthe balcony baluster. It its estimated the, cost of this alteration will be about 1150.00 To install direct radiation will necessitate the placing of 450 square feet of cast iron rad iat ion on the Council Chamber floor and the running of proper risers from the maims in the basement up to serve it. It is estimated the cost of this ivatallation will be about 0800.00 CAP--ENK. Respectfully 3gotiLoted, C . A. P 42KINS Commissioner of Buildings. Mr. T. Hickey representing the Standard oil -Company appeared before the Boarf and regyested the-t the City put in extensiolls of sidewalk at corner of Sample Street and MichiganStre et. Same referred to Street Commissioner. Notice to be sent to H. N. Barnes if can City property. r Building department filed f inaanc ial re arts for the Building Department and Electr iial Department for theme nth of May 1916. Same read and placed on. file. Commda1dat3sn received read, and placed on file from the Union PoUltry Food Co. of Leas angles, Calif. City Cemetery Sexton filed report for the month of May 1918. Petition received for an are light at the corner of S64 Lafayette Street and Stull Street'L Same reed and placed on file. Indiana & Michigan Elec. CO- and The South Bead Home Tel. Company ordered to move guy wire which is in the Bray of firs hydrant located at Hydraul is Avenue and Starr Dill, also to remove a pole used jointly by these companies located at same place. The Board instructed W. D. Teelpo Aset. Commissioner of Buildings, to notify Vernon C. Hastings to remove building condemned, heretofere at 214 North Michigan- Street- within the: next five days. Also to notify Chas. B. Greens to remove: wall braced at 415 So. St. Jese�kh Street, or report to his department on samei