. The Street railway journal . re two motor-driven exciters, one of 35-kw and another of 85-kw 500-kw motor-generator sets installed in the north endof the generator room supply direct current to the streetrailway system, and provision has been made for a thirdmachine. At the present time all of the current generated in theplant is distributed from temporary panels through theswitchboard of the old plant. Work is under way, how- pressure sufficient to give 50 lbs. at the ground level, it wasdecided to sink a large well having a lo-in. casing, for adepth of about 500 ft., reducing
. The Street railway journal . re two motor-driven exciters, one of 35-kw and another of 85-kw 500-kw motor-generator sets installed in the north endof the generator room supply direct current to the streetrailway system, and provision has been made for a thirdmachine. At the present time all of the current generated in theplant is distributed from temporary panels through theswitchboard of the old plant. Work is under way, how- pressure sufficient to give 50 lbs. at the ground level, it wasdecided to sink a large well having a lo-in. casing, for adepth of about 500 ft., reducing to 8 ins. for the balance ofthe distance to the strata, and this ^vork is well under well when completed is expected to supply all thewater required for years to come. At present the deficiencyis made up by water from the city mains. The water fromthe wells is discharged into an underground tank 16 ft. indiameter and 13 ft. deep. In the bottom of this tank aretwo 47in. vertical centrifugal pumps driven by vertical mo-. lOM 18FveeExh. I I Future Tower / ////// 10 15 20 UOFcct PLAN OF STEAM AND EXHAUST PIPING IN THE DALLAS STATION
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