Show Heating Plant May Cut Fuel Costs Savings of more than 1000 in fuel costs per season will result resul from the insulation of steam an and return pipes and installation o of automatic controls that have been bee finished during the past year predicted predicted pre pre- pre pre- dieted W. W Kent Evans IEvans of buildings and grounds ground Tuesday With winter weather gouging holes in fuel bins throughout th the city it was predicted that fuel fue consumption at the university wi will willbe willbe be ten per cent less per comparable heating space this year than last last las year because of the improvements Throughout the tunnels that tha catacomb the campus connecting the buildings with the heating plant heavy asbestos insulation has been wrapped around the steam mains conserving the heat for us usein use usein in the buildings About tons of coal were were burned to heat the buildings last las year Mr Evans said The coal cos cost per ton he asserted The new library has put an additional additional additional ad ad- burden on the heating plant but increased efficiency re resulting re- re resulting suiting from improvements of last las year will probably make it possible possible possible pos pos- sible for the present plan to carry the load without additional heating heating heating heat heat- ing units Mr Evans thought Even greater efficiency could be accomplished if faculty members and students would cooperate by keeping the windows closed Mr Evans said |