. The street railway review . ulting engineer to design a new plant, suitablefcir the ra|iidly growing city; also to supervise the reconstruction ofand the extensions to the old system. The designs and the equip-ments selected by the consulting engineer and placed in operationin April, 1902, arc given below: The Power . was chosen near salt water (where the tiile variation is 16feet). The site is convenient for ftiel and for fresh water supply. 268 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XI11, No. 5. It is 1)11 tlie Ini^iiKMi !>iilc of llii cilv ;in>I ncir (lie licaviist railwayRrndcs. rii
. The street railway review . ulting engineer to design a new plant, suitablefcir the ra|iidly growing city; also to supervise the reconstruction ofand the extensions to the old system. The designs and the equip-ments selected by the consulting engineer and placed in operationin April, 1902, arc given below: The Power . was chosen near salt water (where the tiile variation is 16feet). The site is convenient for ftiel and for fresh water supply. 268 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XI11, No. 5. It is 1)11 tlie Ini^iiKMi !>iilc of llii cilv ;in>I ncir (lie licaviist railwayRrndcs. riiv is well shown by the accoiiipniiyiii); |ili()(iiyrapli>, plans nnilcrr>., size is 103 x 88 ft. and it is built with 24-in. brickiiiilsiile walls. The cross-section shows two symmetrical halvesseparatcii by a 17-in. partition wall. The building may be ex-tended in one direction for additional machinery without in any waydestroying the symmetry or the economy of ihc original EVERETT .V: CO. The elevation of the boiler room ll() ft. lungand 20 in. in <liameter, be driven through the drift to firm piles were capped with ,5 ft. of concrete, made with llaccourtPortland cement. Beach gravel was used in place of crushed stone,as is common in Government fortifications. The boiler foundationsare of concrete- .The engine foundations are of granite (which isabundant), laid in large blocks. The principal features carried out in the design of the Everettpower plant arc those which afTect the economy of operation, i. c.,the cost of fuel and labor per kilowatt hour output. These are: Coal , a semi-lignite delivered for $ pe
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