. Western electrician . lows into a sewer. There is also a smaller cistern ot12,000 gallons capacity, which accumulates water from anumber of small springs in the vicinity. This connectsdirectly to the cold water service pump. An elevated The roof is constructed of slate and has a monitor skylighttwo-thirds its entire length. Almost the entire floor spaceis occupied by the boilers, only a space of nine feet inter-vening between the furnace fronts and the coal chute open-ings in the main south wall. The entire boiler plant has been erected and is sufficienttosupply two additional power units wh
. Western electrician . lows into a sewer. There is also a smaller cistern ot12,000 gallons capacity, which accumulates water from anumber of small springs in the vicinity. This connectsdirectly to the cold water service pump. An elevated The roof is constructed of slate and has a monitor skylighttwo-thirds its entire length. Almost the entire floor spaceis occupied by the boilers, only a space of nine feet inter-vening between the furnace fronts and the coal chute open-ings in the main south wall. The entire boiler plant has been erected and is sufficienttosupply two additional power units which will ultimatelybe erected in the engine room. It consists of four batteriesof Stirling water-tube boilers, 660 horse power each. Eachbattery is composed of two 330 horse power boilers. Thefurnaces are fitted up with the Hawley down-draft draft is supplied by two stacks 166 feet high and 90inches in diameter, constructed of X and 3-16 inch steel andplainly shown in Fig. i. A Tingley ash conveyor operated 1. Fi^. 5. Out of the Engines. A small power plant was erected, supplying power for thewest end of the Chouteau avenue division. This was fol-lowed immediately by the enlargement of the plant to acapacity sufficient to operate the entire road. New linesand extensions were then taken up and more machinery wasadded to the power house. Extensions of lines and powercontinued, and some eighteen months ago it became appar-ent that a new power station was necessary. The old powerstation, having a nominal output of 3,000 amperes, was fre-quently forced up to 4,500 amperes, and new lines were yetto be constructed. THE NEW POWER STATION. The new station is located at Vandeventer and Parkavenues, on a tract of ground embracing some fourteen Fig. I is given a general exterior view of the new station,showing the power house, coal shed, coal track and watertank. In the left center is shown the greater part of theengine and generator room, and on the right or south side
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