. The Street railway journal . ? i^^Mj rnrri! «r -g f JE:. lUE COMMERCE STREET POWER STATION AS SEEN FROM THE MILWAUKEE RIVER partment oi zhe operating company under the general direc-tion of John I. Beggs, president and general manager of thecompany. The erection of the generating plant as a wholewas in charge of C. J. Davidson, chief engineer of the com-pany, who now has charge of its operation, while the installa-tion of the wiring and the switchboards was under the generalsupervision of O. M. Rau, chief electrician of the company. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN In designing the plant two ide
. The Street railway journal . ? i^^Mj rnrri! «r -g f JE:. lUE COMMERCE STREET POWER STATION AS SEEN FROM THE MILWAUKEE RIVER partment oi zhe operating company under the general direc-tion of John I. Beggs, president and general manager of thecompany. The erection of the generating plant as a wholewas in charge of C. J. Davidson, chief engineer of the com-pany, who now has charge of its operation, while the installa-tion of the wiring and the switchboards was under the generalsupervision of O. M. Rau, chief electrician of the company. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN In designing the plant two ideas might be said to havepredominated. These were that the machinery should besystematically grouped and placed as closely together as con-sistent with the convenient and economical operation of theplant and accessibility for inspection and repairs, and thatthe separate units should be so equipped as to secure inde- been increased from time to time as the requirements for cur-rent demanded. The southern half, which contains the alter-nating current genera
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