110 



Approximate Coat of Electric Motor*, Gasoline Engines and Simple Slide Valve, 

 Non-condensing Steam Engine, With Locomotive Boiler and Auxiliaries. 



Cost of accessories and installation. 



The above costs are for the pumps and engine and do not include the 

 accessories, the foundation, the labor of installation, and the housing. For 

 an electric plant the cost of transformers should be added unless these are 

 supplied by the electric company. The accessories will include the suction 

 and discharge pipes, the valves and fittings, the priming pump, the con- 

 nection between pump and engine. The suction pipe is usually made of 

 steel; the discharge pipe may be steel or wood banded pipe and should cost 

 delivered at different points in the arid part of British Columbia about 

 as follows: 



Cost of Pipes Safe for ISO Feet Head. 



For a rough estimate the total cost of valves, priming pump, all fitttings 

 and suction pipe, but not discharge pipe, may be taken as about 10 per cent, 

 oi the cost of pump and engine for a gasoline or steam plant and ?0 per 

 cent, for an electric plant. The cost of installation should not exceed 5 

 per cent. The cost of a building to house the plant will range from about 

 $25 for a small plant to $100 or more for a larger plant. The cost of 

 transportation and hauling will depend on the railway charge from Van- 

 couver and on the distance from the station to point of installation. 



5. Fuel Consumption and Fuel Cost. 



The selection between a steam engine, gasoline engine and an electric 

 motor will depend to some extent on the comparative cost of coal, gasoline, 

 and electrical energy. 



A gasoline engine is usually guaranteed for a fuel consumption of 1-J> 

 to 1-10 of an Imperial gallon of gasoline per rated or brake horse power 

 per hour. A new engine well adjusted will come up to this efficiency, but 

 an engine that has been operated some time will consume about 1-7 of an 

 Imperial gallon of engine gasoline or distillate per brake horse power 

 per hour. 



