. The street railway review . so placed between the bus bars and oilswitches on the generator leads, and between the bus bars and oilswitches on the feeder lines. Also in each branch of each feedercircuit, between the oil switch and the triple conductor cable, is adisconnecting switch; each of the sutic dischargers for the feedersis similarly provided with a disconnecting switch so that it can beisolated for repairs when necessary. iil IS StIH-STATTON. outside of the city limits to Wildwoud they are carried on cables were furnished by llu- National Conduit & Cable Co. The two new s
. The street railway review . so placed between the bus bars and oilswitches on the generator leads, and between the bus bars and oilswitches on the feeder lines. Also in each branch of each feedercircuit, between the oil switch and the triple conductor cable, is adisconnecting switch; each of the sutic dischargers for the feedersis similarly provided with a disconnecting switch so that it can beisolated for repairs when necessary. iil IS StIH-STATTON. outside of the city limits to Wildwoud they are carried on cables were furnished by llu- National Conduit & Cable Co. The two new sub-stations, which have been built, one at Hennepin.\vc. and nth St. in Minneapolis, and the other at Wabasha andCollege Aves. in St. Paul, arc almost exactly similar in design andare for an ultimate rated capacity of 9,000 kw. each in rotary con-verters. The buildings arc according to architectural plans of F. Ferrin, of (lie Twin City company, the ical work. 450 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XIV, No. Kr ^^ ;*-r July ao, 1904.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 451 floor framing, bus-bar and battery room being designed by Sargent& Lundy. The lower part of the structure is stone, and abovethis the walls are of light buff speckled pressed brick; the roof is ofconcrete. Inside the wsUs are of pressed brick, with a wainscotingof white enamel brick. The rotary converter room is floored withwhite tile. ■fhe ground dimensions of the sub-station are 148 ft. long by80 ft. wide. At one side is the rotary converter room, 41 ft. wideinside; below this is a basement, with part partitioned off for anair-pressure and high-tension chamber. The other section of thebuilding, 33 ft. wide, excepting the basement, which is the batteryroom, is occupied by offices, which are arranged on three third office floor also extends over the rotary converter oflices at both sub-stations include rooms for the use of ;-. Mr. Goodrich and Mr. Hield, as well as for the l
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