. The street railway review . pipes located directlyat the parts to be lubricated have each a tee and stop cock. In theevent of any disarrangement of the oiling system, by shutting off the lathe. The piping was installed complete by the New BedfordBoiler & Machine Co. By the use of eccentric tees no pockets whatever are formedthroughout the pipe system, and in the headers the inside bottomline of each section is brought to the same level. The bends to theengines are of copper, 9 in. in diameter, and the risers from theboilers are 8-in. wrought iron pipe. The arrangements are suchthat feed wate
. The street railway review . pipes located directlyat the parts to be lubricated have each a tee and stop cock. In theevent of any disarrangement of the oiling system, by shutting off the lathe. The piping was installed complete by the New BedfordBoiler & Machine Co. By the use of eccentric tees no pockets whatever are formedthroughout the pipe system, and in the headers the inside bottomline of each section is brought to the same level. The bends to theengines are of copper, 9 in. in diameter, and the risers from theboilers are 8-in. wrought iron pipe. The arrangements are suchthat feed water can be taken either from the city main or from thewell receiving the discharge from the auxiliaries. Salt water is taken from the river for condensing purposes, theintake pipes going 6 ft. below mean low water. The ends of thesepipes are protected by foot valves, and the water also passes througha strainer consisting of a perforated composition plate before itreaches the condensers. The main overflow pipe from the con-. GREEN ECONOMIZER—NEW BEDFORD STATION. stop cock and screwing ordinary oil cups into the tees, the oiling ofthe engine is assured at all times. The generators are wound for 750 volts, and the current goes tothe feeders at about 650 volts. The switchboard carries double busbars and any feeder can be thrown on to the high voltage longest transmission from the station is about 12 miles. Fromthe feeders no taps are made within a distance of one mile from thestation. All the motors on the interurban lines are wound for 650volts and as the cars are provided with circuit breakers and magneticblow out attachments, no trouble is experienced in employing thehigher voltage. In addition to these new units there are at this plant two of thesmall high-speed belted engines and generators of the type removedto the Wareham power house. Piping. The piping arrangement is shown in the drawings herewith. Allpiping and valves are extra heavy and all feed water piping is of
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