. Railroad structures and estimates . epairs and maintenance Total $ or $ per day, or 23 cents per hour, or cents per 1000 necessary to have a pumpman all the time, $300 more wouldhave to be added for his wages, making the cost about 2| centsper 1000 gal. II COST OF OPERATING. 451 Gasoline Combined Pcmpeh. 8 X 12 pump direct connected, from Table 122 $ Connections and contingencies $ of Operating. — Gasoline IS cents per gallon. Assuming 1^5 imperial gallon per horsepower hour = 1 gallon = ISc X 10 = X 300 .Vttendance by station agent o
. Railroad structures and estimates . epairs and maintenance Total $ or $ per day, or 23 cents per hour, or cents per 1000 necessary to have a pumpman all the time, $300 more wouldhave to be added for his wages, making the cost about 2| centsper 1000 gal. II COST OF OPERATING. 451 Gasoline Combined Pcmpeh. 8 X 12 pump direct connected, from Table 122 $ Connections and contingencies $ of Operating. — Gasoline IS cents per gallon. Assuming 1^5 imperial gallon per horsepower hour = 1 gallon = ISc X 10 = X 300 .Vttendance by station agent or portion of a regular pumpmans time at §10 per month Lubricating oil and waste Repairs and maintenance $ or per day, or 26 cents per hour, or cents, about, per1000 gal. If necessary to have a pumpman all the time, S300more would have to be added for his wages, making the costabout 3 cents per 1000 gal. Poeitlon of pipe with Gate Valrewben pump is located under Tank. $ iVtlnlajtaat ta Alkfit,. V«JteFRONT ELEV. Steam Pump and Boiler Layout. It will be noted from the foregoing that the approximate costof pumping water is as follows: Oil engine to cents per 1000 gal. Gasoline engine to cents per 1000 gal. Steam pump and boiler to cents per 1000 gal. There are many elements that enter into the cost of pumpingwater that may bring the figures up to double the amounts sizes of suction and discharge pipes are quite as important asthe pumps, and if these are figured too small, poor results will beobtained at an additional cost. The question of using oil, gasoline, or steam depends a gooddeal on the location and existing conditions and the means athand for having them looked after in case of repairs. Fuelsupply, including depreciation and first cost, has also to beconsidered. 452 COST OF STEAM PUMPS AND BOILERS. TABLE 121. APPROXIMATE COST OF DUPLEX STEAM PUMPS ANDBOILERS FOR RAILWAY SERVICE. SJ Equiva-lent.
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