. The Street railway journal . s; also either boiler feed- The trays were designed to handle double the present capacityof the house, and are provided with sectionalizing walls so thatany portion can be cut out for repairs, and they can be leveled up in sections. The waterafter leaving the trays passesto a point not far from thepond overflow and at somedistance from the cold-wellintake, so that the coolestwater is used first, and ifthere is any overflow, it isthe water from the trays. A gravity oil system isprovided for the engine oilsupply. The oil is returnedto a 150-gal. Cross filter andsto
. The Street railway journal . s; also either boiler feed- The trays were designed to handle double the present capacityof the house, and are provided with sectionalizing walls so thatany portion can be cut out for repairs, and they can be leveled up in sections. The waterafter leaving the trays passesto a point not far from thepond overflow and at somedistance from the cold-wellintake, so that the coolestwater is used first, and ifthere is any overflow, it isthe water from the trays. A gravity oil system isprovided for the engine oilsupply. The oil is returnedto a 150-gal. Cross filter andstorage tank, and is pumpedfrom the tank and filter to a supply tank near the boiler roomroof by a small Marsh pump. The boiler equipment consists of four 250-hp Stirling boilerswith independent steel stacks. The boilers are arranged inbatteries of two each. Each battery is piped to a live steamheader, and the two headers are cross-connected by a U bend,so that one engine is connected to each header. There is a Street Ry .Journal. Street ELEVATION OF BOILER HOUSE PIPING
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