. Electrical world. iven such satisfaction that the munici-pality is seriously considering the replacement of the old turbinesin the lower station by new ones, and later purchasing and modern-izing the remaining power plant of the Schaffhausen Water WorksCompany. This station is 460 ft. below the upper one and is connected tothe right shore of the Rhine by an iron bridge, which is also usedto carry the high-tension cables. The pit is built of concrete, and therest of the building of brick. In the western part of the machineryroom a wire partition encloses the power unit leased by the Schaff-ha
. Electrical world. iven such satisfaction that the munici-pality is seriously considering the replacement of the old turbinesin the lower station by new ones, and later purchasing and modern-izing the remaining power plant of the Schaffhausen Water WorksCompany. This station is 460 ft. below the upper one and is connected tothe right shore of the Rhine by an iron bridge, which is also usedto carry the high-tension cables. The pit is built of concrete, and therest of the building of brick. In the western part of the machineryroom a wire partition encloses the power unit leased by the Schaff-hausen Worsted Works. The water flow to the five turbines is regulated through iron dou-ble-turning doors from the floor of the machinery room. The north-ern half of the eastern part of the machine room is served by asix-ton crane, and the southern half by a five-ton crane. Five 14-amp. arc lamps and forty 25-cp incandescent lamps are used tolight the station. The power equipment of the Schaffhausen Worsted Works con-. FiG. I.—General View of Both Power the Rhine at Schaffhausen. to two 300-hp turbines rented by the municipality from the Schaff-hausen Water Works Company. Current from these generators istransmitted by buried cables to the several transformers in thetown. Outside the town limits wires carrying secondary voltagesonly are strung on wooden poles. By December 31, 1897, current was being furnished to 26 hp inmotors and for arc and incandescent lamps equivalent to 86,940 electrical machinery cost $23, (121, francs). Duringthe first year power was produced at the cost of cents per kw-i hour. In 1898 the municipality of Schaffhausen purchased for $123,-520 (640,000 francs) the two power plants and dam owned by theSchaffhausen Water Works Company and immediately set about toinstall a completely electrified system. The following changes wereto be made by the Oerlikon Company: Replacing the three old tur-bines in the upper station by new
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