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THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN.

February 12, 1915.

on.business of ironfounders recently carried on (as distinct
from their business of nail manufacturers) by Hall and Rice
Limited, at Old Meeting-street, West Bromwich. Nominal
capital, £2,000 in £1 shares. Directors and subscribers
(200 shares each) :—F. J. Hall, 93, Edward-street, West
Bromwich, ironifounder; W. E. Jones, 6, Johnson-street,
Blackenhall, Wolverhampton, ironfounder. Qualification of
directors, £200.

Squire, Haley and Sons Limited. — Private company.
Registered office, Hammerton-street, Bradford. Registered
February 2., ..Wholesale and retail coal merchants. Nominal
capital £1,500 in £1 shares. Qualification of directors, 100
shares. Subscribers (one share each) :—W. Smith, Rock*
House, Shepley, gentleman; H. Mosley, 7, G-uy’s Cliff,
Bradford, coal merchant.

Watson (Henry) and Sons Limited.—Private company.
Registered February 1. To acquire business of Henry
Watson and Sons carried on at Walker-gate, at Heaton, and
at Prudhoe-street, all -in the city of Newcastile-on-Tyne, and
carry on business of mechanical engineers, manufacturers
of land and marine engines, boilermakers, etc. Nominal
capital, £80,000 in £1 shares. Directors :—Henry Burnett
and John Stanley Watson.

This list of new companies is taken from the Daily
Register specially compiled by Messrs. Jordan and Sons
Limited, company registration agents, Chancery-lane, E.C.

. Notice is given in the London Gazette that the names of
the under-mentioned companies have been struck off the
register and dissolved :—Anthracite Supply Association
Limited; Bettws Colliery Company Limited; Bulgarian
Coal Syndicate Limited; French South-West Mines and
Coalfields Company Limited; Gfwyo Anthracite Collieries
Company Limited; Isleworth Coal Company Limited;
Kemikol Company Limited; London Steel and Oil Furnace
Company Limited ; Pantmawr Anthracite Collieries Limited ;
Pensher Foundry Company Limited; Railway and Colliery
Accessories Company Limited; Solidified Petroleum Com-
pany Limited; Solidol Limited; Wardle Colliery Company
Limited. Notice is also given that, unless cause be shown
to the contrary, the following will be struck off the register
and dissolved at the expiration of three months :—Anglo-
Hungaiian Mining Company Limited; Beam Company
(British Electrical and Mechanical Company) Limited; Blast
Furnace Power Syndicate Limited; Brough Barytes Com-
pany Limited; Bucks Coalfields Syndicate Limited; Crown
Collieries (1903) Limited; New Steel Company Limited.

CONTRACTS OPEN FOR COAL AND COKE.

For Contracts Advertised in this issue received too late
. for inclusion in this column, see Leader and Last

White pages.

Hackney, February 25.—The Council of the Metropolitan
Borough of Hackney are prepared to receive tenders fiom
colliery companies or their accredited agents for the supply
and delivery at the Hackney Public Baths, Lower Clapton-
road, N.E., or at a specified railway siding, of such quan-
tities of hard steam coal as they may require during a
period from May 9, 1915, to March 31, 1916. The quantity
used during the period is estimated to be about 1,500 tons.
The contractor will be required to enter into a contract in
the form of that attached to the form of tender. . Forms of
tender, together with conditions of contract, may be obtained
on application to the undersigned, on deposit of a sum of
10s., which will be returned by the Council after the tenders
have been adjudicated upon, provided that a bona fide
tender has been sent in, and has been duly delivered in the
manner .described hereunder, and is not afterwards with-
drawn. Tenders, enclosed in envelopes sealed with sealing
wax, and endorsed “ Coal Supply to the Baths,” must either
be delivered by the person tendering or an authorised repre-
sentative, to the chairman at a meeting of the Establishment
and General Purposes Committee of the Council, to be held
at the Town Hall, .Mare-street, Hackney, on Thursday,
February 25, 1915, at 6.30 o’clock p.m., or sent by regis-
tered post, addressed to the Chairman of the Committee at
the Town Hall, so as to be delivered to him not later than
the time stated. Tenders sent otherwise will not be con-
sidered. The Council do not bind themselves to accept the
lowest or any tender. W. A. Williams, town clerk, Town
Hall, Hackney, N.E.

Abstracts of Contracts Open.

Barking, February 23.—House and steam coal and coke
for the Town Uiban District Council. Forms from the
Surveyor, Public Offices, Barking.

Beckenham, February 15.—Coal and coke for the Urban
District Council. Forms from F. Stevens, Council Offices,
Beckenham.

Bradford, February 16.—Engine coal for the Corpora-
tion. Forms from Town Clerk.

Cairo, February 20.—Coal, coke, and anthracite for the
Public Health Department. Forms from Director of Stores,
Department of Public Health, Cairo.

. Cellbridge (Ireland), February 19.—Fifty tons of best
Wigan coal for the Guardians. Tenders to F. Shortt, clerk
of the Union, Board Room.

Chester, February 15.—Coal for the Army Camps at
Kinmel Park, near Rhyl; Frees Heath, near Whitchurch;
and Park Hall, Oswestry. Forms from Officer Command-
ing, Army Service Corps, Chester.

Dundee, February 17.—Goal for the-Tay ferries steamers,
for the’Harbour Trustees. Forms from J. H. Thompson,
general manager, Dundee Harbour Trust. .

Earby (Yorkshire), February. 27.—Anthracite for the
Earby Urban District Council. Forms from J. E. Aldersley,
Council Offices.

East MoleseY, February 22.—Linby (Notts) steam coal
and fine coal and slack for East and West Moseley Urban
District Council. Forms from D. Cann, clerk, Council
Offices, St. Mary’s-road, East. Molesey.	•	,

Epsom, March 9.—Coal and coke for the Corporation1:
Forms from E. R. Capon, surveyor^ “ Bromley Hurst,”
Church-street, Epsom.

. Killarney, February 13.—About 200 tons of best house
coal for the Guardians. ■ Tenders to- the Chairman of the
Board.

Larne (Ireland), February 24. — House coal for the
Urban District Council. Forms from W. G. Yzoung, Town
Hall.	’	. -

Leeds, February 16. —About ■ 3,250 tons of steam coal
(best screened nuts), 25 tons of hand picked seconds, for the

Sewerage Committee. Forms from Sewerage Engineer,
Great George-street, Leeds.

London, W., February 24.—House coal and gas coke for
the Hammersmith Borough Council. Forms from. Town
Clerk, Town Hall, Hammersmith.

London, W.C., February 20. —■ Coals and coke for the
Holborn Borough Council. Forms from Town Clerk, 197,
High Holborn.

Mansfield, February 22. — Coal for the Corporation.
Forms from T. P. Colllinge, Market-street, Mansfield.

Nenagh (Ireland), February 16. —. Steam coal for the
Tipperary (N.R.) County Council. Forms from Rz E.
Bayly, secretary, Court House, Nanagh.

Northampton, February 20.—Coal and coke for the Cor-
poration. Forms from A. Fidler, borough engineer, Guild-
hall.

Portsmouth, February 16. — For the Tramways Com-
mittee, about 2,200 tons of best Welsh steam coal. Forms
from the engineer, Mr. V. G. Lironi, M.I.M.E., A.M.I.E.E.,
Engineer’s Office, Fratton-grove, Portsmouth. •

Reigate, February 20.—Coal for the Corporation. Forms
from W. S. Ross, electrical engineer, Electricity Works.

Southall, February 23.—House coal and coke for the
Southall-Norwood Urban District Council. Forms from R.
Brown, engineer and surveyor, Town Hall, Southall.

The date given is the latest upon which tenders can be
received.

CONTRACTS OPEN FOR ENGINEERING, IRON
AND STEEL WORK, &c.

Beeston (Notts), February 17.—Pumping Station.—
Erecting of a pumping station, on the sewage disposal site
for the Beeston Urban District Council. Specification from
W. H. Radford, on deposit of two guineas.

Belfast, February 16.—Pumping Machinery.—One
three-throw sewage pump and oil engine for the Public
Health Committee. Specification from City Surveyor, on
deposit of one guinea.

Castlerea (Ireland), February 27.—Ram Pumping.—
Two sets of vertical three-throw ram pumps, each direct-
driven by oil engine, for the Rural District Council. Speci-
fication'from C. Mulvany, Roscommon.

Chesterfield.—Shafts.—Sinking shafts 60 to 80 yds.
deep. Specification from Mr. W. D. Wadsworth, 17,
Saltergate, Chesterfield.

Cork, February 18.—Well Sinking.—Sinking well and
erecting pump for the Rural District Council.—Specification
from Board Room Clerk, Workhouse, Cork.

Leeds, February 17.-—Boiler.—Supplying and fixing
No. 1 24 ft. by 7 ft. Lancashire boiler complete for the Cor-
poration. Specification from W. T. Lancashire, city
engineer, Municipal Buildings, Leeds.

Loughor.—Drift Driving.—Driving a drift about 300 yds.
through hard ground, 12 ft. base, 8 ft. roof, 7 ft. high, with
a dip of 20 in. to the yard. Flottman’s boring machine and
compressed air supplied. Further particulars from the
manager, Loughor Colliery Company Limited, Cae Duke,
Loughor.

Manchester, February 22.—Superheaters.—Six super-
heaters for fitting to six 12,0001b. boilers for the Corpora-
tion. Specification from F. E. Hughes, secretary, Elec-
tricity Department, Town Hall.

Margate, February 27.—Well Sinking.—Sinking a well
for the supply of water for the Committee of the Royal School
for Deaf and Dumb Children. Specification from Messrs.
G. T. Hine and H. Carter Pegg, 35, Parliament-street,
Westminster, on deposit of £1.,

Morriston.—Drifts.—Driving a pair of drifts from 600
to 1,000 yds. in length at Copper Pit Colliery, Morriston.
Full particulars and specification on application at. the
Colliery Office.

Stockton-on-Tees, February 19.—Converters, etc.—Two
500 kw. rotary converters, transformers, and starting appa-
ratus, for the Corporation. Specification from J. J. Smith,
borough electrical engineer, Corporation Electricity Works,
on deposit of one guinea.

Wombwell, February 22.—Carbonising Plant.—Com-
plete carbonising plant, having a capacity of 650,000 cu. ft.
per diem, for the Urban District Council. Specification
from the engineer, P. D.' Walmsley, at the Gas Works
Offices.

Partnerships Dissolved.—The London Gaztte announces
the dissolution of the following partnerships :—George
Alfred • Seymour and Christopher Collins, under the style
of Seymour, Collins and Company, at Ashton-upon-Mersey,
motor engineers; J. Hesketh and R. Hesketh, coal mer-
chants, at Kirkby, near Liverpool, under the style of J. and
R. Hesketh; J. W. G. Starkey and M. W. Hawker, iron
and steel merchants, at Hall-street, Willenhall, Stafford,
under the style of Starkey and Hawker; G. Clafton and A.
J. McNaught, brass founders, at Mount-street, Fleetwood,
Lancaster, under the style of A. J. McNaught and Company ;
H. A. Aldred and H. Mathers, cycle and motor engineers,
at Middle-street South, Great Driffield, under the style of
Aldred and Miller.

Mining Institute of Scotland.—A general meeting of the
Mining Institute of Scotland will be held in the Heriot-Watt
College, Chambers - street, Edinburgh, on Saturday,
February 13, 1915, at 3 p.m. Mr. Thomas Bryson’s paper
on ‘‘Fan Testing, with Special Reference to Measurement
of Pressure,” Mr. John T. Wight’s paper on “Tests on
False Links for Cut-Chain Braes,” and Mr., G. S. Cooper’s
paper on “ Modern Developments in By-Product Coking,”
will be discussed. A paper on “ The Training of Mining
Engineers ” will be read by Mr. R. W. Dron, and a paper
on.“ Some Notes on the Education of the Colliery Manager”
wiiH be read by Mr. John Gibson. The council present the
following list of members whom they deem suitable for the
various offices :—President, Mr. David M. Mowat, Sum-
merlee House, Coatbridge; vice-presidents, Messrs. George
Gibb, 27, Victoria-road, High Grosshall, Ruitherglen, and
Sam Mavor, 9, Crown-gardens, Dowanhill, Glasgow;
councillors, Mesisirs. Thomas Arnot, 95, Hope-street,
Glasgow; William Clark, Gerson Park, Broxburn; Douglas
Jackson, Coiltness Iron Works, Newmadns ; William Smith,
Dalmellington Iron Works, Dalmellihgtori, by Ayr: Thomas
Stevenson, Lochside, Hamilton; and John Paul, Lochgelly
Iron and Coal Company Limited, Lochgelly. The election
will take' place by ballot at the annual meeting in April. ■

ABSTRACTS OF PATENT SPECIFICATIONS
RECENTLY ACCEPTED.

1820 (1914). Improvements in the Utilisation of Goke
Oven Gas and the Recovery of By-Products therefrom. T.
Twynam, Wynyard House, Coatham-road, Redcar, York-
shire.—Relates to improvements in the utilisation of coke
oven gas, and the recovery of by-products therefrom, more
especially in cases in which such gas is in excess, and there
is no immediate use for the power which could be generated
from its combustion either under steam boilers or in gas
engines, or otherwise. Whatever spare gas there is is con-
verted into electric energy, either as three-phase, direct or
alternating current, by combusting the gas in any suitable
gas engine, or burning it under steam boilers, etc., and con-
verting the mechanical energy thus produced into electric
power. This electric energy is utilised in any form of electric
furnace or apparatus adapted to the direct combination of
the nitrogen and oxygen of the atmosphere into nitrous
gases, and ultimately into nitric acid. The form of furnace
or apparatus in which this is brought about may be any
of those which are at present being used or developed for
this purpose. The nitric acid formed is absorbed in towers
in the usual way, 'and is conveniently obtained at a strength
of 33 to 50 per cent, real acid from such towers. The acid
thus produced is utilised to combine with the ammonia from
the coke oven gas either by passing the coke? oven gases
directly into the nitric acid absorption towers-, (after freeing
the gases from tar), or the ammonia containing gas' is
brought into intimate contact with the acid; preferably
after cooling the gas to about atmospheric temperature. By
employing a fairly strong solution of ammonium nitrate, to
which some free nitric acid has been added, part of the
ammonium nitrate may be caused to separate out in a
crystalline condition from the cooled liquid. It .is sometimes
convenient to absorb only .in the nitric acid that part of the
ammonia which is distilled from the ammoniacal liquid,
leaving the larger part of the ammonia to be absorbed by
sulphuric acid, as at present. (One claim.)

2573 (1914). A Watering Spray, with Improvements
more particularly for Use in Mines. W. Collier, 39,
Miaesteg-road, Maesteg, and J. H. Hanson, 48, Maesteg-
road, Maesteg, Glamorgan.—The spray consists of a screwed
valve spindle A, attached to which is a needle B which runs
in a threaded portion of body C, that screws into one end of
a cylinder of brass. The other end is filled with lead D, and
in the shape of a nozzle. The spray is connected to water
column by means of a standard pipe, which screws into
spray at S. P is a screwed valve spindle packing box gland,
J, cross section on H, M ; and G, cross section on E F, show-
ing attachment of needle by means of a tapered screwed nut,
which screws over the slotted end of valve spindle, closing
the same tightly upon a lugged portion of the needle, thereby
preventing it from turning and becoming free. The inven-

tion lies mainly in the lead and needle attachment. The
needle being screwed forward, pierces the lead through. It
is then withdrawn and the spray adjusted to correspond with
the different air currents in coal mines by simply tapping
the lead around the hole with any blunt tool. The more it
is tapped, the smaller the hole becomes and the finer the
spray. This spray being a continuous one, gives off a cloud
of moisture-like smoke, so fine that it floats a considerable
distance in the air currents, gently damping the dust on the
floor, roof, and sides, thus rendering the coal dust also float-
ing in the air non-inflammable, and in time weighting it
down to the ground, where, through its being moist, it
readily hardens or cakes together. (One claim.)

4687 (1914). Improvements in or Relating to the Process
of and Apparatus for Coal Washing. C. Burnett, of Bel-
mont House, Durham. The invention is applicable to coal
washing apparatus of the automatic trough type, having
dams either formed by the cross member of each tray if of
the movable trough type, or of each link if of the scraper
conveyor type, which dams arrest the foreign matter or dirt
in the coal, and carry same in the opposite direction to the
flow of coal. Hitherto in washers of this class the length or
extension of the washing trough behind the position at
which the coal is delivered is comparatively short, and by
reason of this fact a certain quantity of the water in circu-
lation, that is to say, water resting behind the dams, passes
upwards arid off at the rear of the trough with the dirt. As
the water in circulation is more or less charged with fine
coal in suspension, it will be readily understood that a
certain amount. of such coal-is ’included in the water and
dirt which is carried at the rear of the dams over the upper
end of the'trough, and in this manner a considerable quan-
tity of coal becomes lost. The object of the preserft inven-
tion is effectively to obviate these defects. By the. provision
of two or more sprays arranged one behind the other at the
rear of the two usual washing water jets in combination
with the increased lengths of the washing belt extension and
the increased inclination of said extension, any fine coal
which still adheres to the dirt which is carried behind the
dams is displaced, said fine coal being thereby washed for-
ward and carried down the washer with the bulk of the-coal.
The coal to be washed is fed from a suitable hopper a on to
a washing belt b, which is of the automatic trough forma-
tion, and may be in the form of a fixed trough having
travelling transverse dams forcing a continuous scraper