"A simple plant is usually more reliable than a complicated one, and reliability is, in the case of such a public utility as ours, an even more Important factor than economy.
"As you are aware, the new en-sine was built by Messrs. Worthing-simpson, the boilers by Messrs. Wilcox, and both these firms appear to have given us ex eeedivigly good value, The work of our building contractors, Mess: s. Chang Sung Construction Ca., ha also been exceedingly satisfactory. Our Consulting Engineers, Messrs. John Taylor & Sons, assisted me with their advice when at Home ast year and supervised the con struction of the machinery.
"The whole of the buildings, in cluding the somewhat complicated foundations and the wells and contingent works, were designed, and the construction supervised, by the Company's staff, who also erected the whole of the plant, no erector fat all being rent out from Home, "In designing and erecting this plant, I have, of course, had the assistance of Mr. Stringer and of Messrs, Ogilvie and Cope, should specially ike to me good work put in by Mr. Wood and his assistants, Messrs. Mull McMahon, who have ere: ted plant, also by our clerk-of-works, Mr. Broadley, who supervised the speech in which he paid a deserved tribute to labours in puttl engine had involved much over-work, And then Sir Peter Grain was call ed upon to start the new engin He turned a little wheel und with the action, the huge pistons began to move decorously in and out: the new engine had settled to her task as quietly and efficiently as her elder sisters who had been at it fo a quarter of a century Sir Peter Grain was thea presented with an ingeni demand.
The Inauguration On Aug. 29, a new main engine house was declared open by Sir Peter Grain, who also started, for theft time am exceptionally fe pumping engine, the erection, of which, ist been completed by The Company, to take care of ever increasing. demand.
The new engine has a capacity of Tak million gallons of water per Glows and consists ofa" vertical fringe expansion engine driving three single acting plunger pumps:
will be seen from the Mustration, extremely handsome piece machinery. Steam is supplied by fro water-tube bollers, with a Enpacity of 18,000 and 800 Tbs.'of steam per hour respectively; these Reilere work at a procure of 250 Tiniper square inch and. are Sttod swith mechanical chaincgratestokers, Tuperbeaters and soot blowers, and rpalso adapted for Sting with el fr Goal as, occasion may" requite. The auxiliary plant. includes egonomizers, feed pumps, induced Shaughe fan and. engine, soot re-Sroval plant and a travelling crane, The whole installation. represent ihe: pest. modern practice.
"rhe gueste who met for the" inauguration of ° the new ofoing included Sie. Peter' Grain, Mr. H.' Phillips, ope. Gen-
Big, new pumiping'enginé of the Shanghai should we require it at any time, we should not ask in vain, Our Chinese Patrons "I am especially pleased to wel come General Chang as I can tell him that 90 per cent. of the Company's consumers are his fellow countrymen who, I am sure, will confirm my statement that ' they receive equal treatment as other consumers, as it is the Company's aim that' all consumers should receive the best possible service. I would like to emphasise that the relationship between the "Company jand its Chinese employees is of the happiest and that the men during times of stress have shown their loyalty to the Company and the community it serves. the Shanghai Waterworks in "The Company on its part hay done what it can to make their lot lamp, a model of the valve he had just operated, as a souvenir of the as pleasant as possible, by erection of houses, schools and recreation facilities, "In conclusion, I again wish to the plant the party then adjourned to an excellent lunch, which was thank you gentlemen for your presence here to-day and especially to thank Sir Peter Grain for the hone our he has done the Company by served in the building' that accom-opening the new engine house and modate the Company's rapid filler in starting up the new engine on plant—none more appropriate!0|what I hope will be a long and sweet digestion, successful career."
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