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Show THE GAS WORKS, Tpou invi-atiooof T. W. Ellerbeck Eq., tije superintendent, we recently visited the gas works now being elected on the block immediately west of the railroad depot. We found that a great amount of work had already been done and that the tank for the gasholder, which is a huge affair, was about completed. com-pleted. Much, difficulty was experienced exper-ienced from water in excavating for this tank, and when the wall was commenced com-menced it was found impossible to proceed with the mason work, so gTeat was ihe rush of water and mud into the excavation. Pumping was tried in vain ; the mud choked up the pumpa. The sides of the excavation were then piled and planked, but to no purpose; the water forced it all into the excavation. excava-tion. At this stage of proceedings Mr. Eilerbeck luckily hit upon the idea of digging a trench, quite a number of feet distant from the excavation, and thus cut of the streams. This was done and proved most satisfactory, for by means of a steam pump the water was drawn off to such an extent, as to leave the excavation measurably dry, and the mason work proceeded to completion. com-pletion. The tank is seventy and a half feet in diameter, and twenty feet in depth, walled around with a twenty-eight inch brick wall, laid in Utica hydraulic cement This wall took some 300,000 brick, and is a very fine piece of mason work. It is curbed on the top with cut stone flagging, brought from Provo valley. The portion of the wall where the columns of the holder are to rest arc made additionally strong with stone work, which is bound together with heavy irons. The iron work of the gasholder, purifier, pu-rifier, condenser and other machinery, is furnished by Marshall & Co., of St. Louis. The holder, which when completed, com-pleted, will have oapacity for 70,000 cubio feet of gas, will be Bixty-eight feet in diameter by twenty feet in beight, huog in place on eight iron columns, sixteen feet high. The columns will be tied together at tbe top by a bandsomo lattice work of iron, which forms tbe top finish of the holder. The pipe for mains, of which a large quantity has already arrived, is from the Uoion'pipe works, Dennis Long, proprietor, of Louisville, Kentucky. The mains arc now being laid on First South f-treot two blocks being already finished to East Temple strcst, where it is expected two pipes will bo laid, one on each side of tho street, for the the greater aocotnmodaiioQ of consumers. con-sumers. The works are being constructed from plans furnished by Mr. J. B. Adolf, a gas engineer of largo experience, experi-ence, who bus also mado some very successful experiments in manufacturing manufactur-ing gas from our mountain coal. Messrs. Morris & Evans are the contractors con-tractors for tbe mason wotk, and soveral workmen are expeoted from St. Lonis to put np tho holder and other iron work. The works are being successfully suc-cessfully pushed forward under the superintendence of Mr. Eilerbeck who .is giving them his undivided attention. |