. The Street railway journal . n first installed; the cost of repair has been nothing; theattendance required has been about 35 hours per month, for recording specific gravity andfilling tanks. The cost of coal consumption before the installation of the battery for theyear ending April 1st, 1897, was $11,; for the year ending April 1st, 1898, $6, withthe battery in use and some additional water power, with an increase of 11% in load. Allow-ing about 5% for decrease in price of coal and crediting 25% of the saving to increased watersupply above that of previous year, we find a net
. The Street railway journal . n first installed; the cost of repair has been nothing; theattendance required has been about 35 hours per month, for recording specific gravity andfilling tanks. The cost of coal consumption before the installation of the battery for theyear ending April 1st, 1897, was $11,; for the year ending April 1st, 1898, $6, withthe battery in use and some additional water power, with an increase of 11% in load. Allow-ing about 5% for decrease in price of coal and crediting 25% of the saving to increased watersupply above that of previous year, we find a net saving in coal alone of 30% or $3, Thesaving in labor amounts to about $ In general, I would say, as a reserve, the battery has fully demonstrated its value onmany occasions, owing to low water, backdowns, and in taking care of sudden demands, asin cases of snowstorms and holiday loads, when we have bad occasion to draw upon it beyondits rated capacity. Respectfully yours, (Signed) L. C. LINCOLN, General Chloride Accumulators of 1200 H. P. Capacity, Operated by The Buffalo Railway Company. Ok Bkctric Storage Batter? Co,, DREXEL BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA, PA. -SALES OFFICES- NEW YORK CITY, Twenty Broad , /IaSSACHUSETTS, Sixty State , ILLINOIS, One Thousand Four Hundred and Twenty-four Harquette FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, Ten Front Street. BALTIHORE, riARYLAND, Equitable Building. CLEVELAND, OHIO, Nine Hundred and Fourteen New EnglandBuilding. CANADA, The Canadian General Electric Company, Limited,Toronto, Ontario. DYNAMO ELECTRIC GENERATORS STREET RAILWAY MOTORS RAILROAD MOTORS
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