. Electrical world. tantialbrick structure, 48 ft. wide, and 109 ft. long. It has coal houseextension with a capacity of 100 tons and is located adjacent to therailroad depot, not far from the center of distribution. In additionto the electric lighting plant, the building contains the city fire alarmsystem, and the power house whistle is used in connection with thefire bell to sound alarms. The chimney, built in 1898, to replace theoriginal iron stack, is of red brick, built on a natural rock founda-tion, and in its base is located a fire-proof safe deposit vault for thecity records. The Enlar
. Electrical world. tantialbrick structure, 48 ft. wide, and 109 ft. long. It has coal houseextension with a capacity of 100 tons and is located adjacent to therailroad depot, not far from the center of distribution. In additionto the electric lighting plant, the building contains the city fire alarmsystem, and the power house whistle is used in connection with thefire bell to sound alarms. The chimney, built in 1898, to replace theoriginal iron stack, is of red brick, built on a natural rock founda-tion, and in its base is located a fire-proof safe deposit vault for thecity records. The Enlargement of 1903 was decided upon aftera careful investigation and report confirming the recommendationsof General Superintendent Winchester, made by Prof. George , of Columbia University, to a committee appointed by thecouncil. In October, 1902, an appropriation of $20,000 was madeto carry out these suggestions. The recommendations advocated theremoval of the original belted engine with the two arc dynamos and. FIG. 2.—VIEW OF INTERIOR OF STATION. the substitution for these units, of a motor-driven arc machine,capable of supplying 130 enclosed arc lamps, and the installation ofa large modern unit to assist in supplying the commercial load increased so rapidly that the existing equipment wasthreatened with serious overloads, until the installation of the newapparatus was completed. One of the advantages of the new arrangement is that the arclighting circuits are no longer dependent on any one engine fortheir operation, as the motor is driven directly from the bus-bars,and any of the five units, operating at 250 volts, has sufficient capacityto operate it. The space occupied by the motor-driven arc unit isso much less than the previous belted arrangement that it was pos-sible also to place the 165-kw direct-connected unit in positionwithout any addition to the building, or changes to the remainingapparatus. Careful records of the load show that this unit is n
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