. The street railway review . WREt I j POWER BOUSE MAR. 1. 1901. and submit a report in reference toport, which wa adopti d, adbuildini n pole hue in accordance with the modified by iui li pei I • the old power hou le, which 1 centrallyfor both thi grade ,1,1 thi high) 1 on Feb I .11 began on J. Foundation. The and machinery were placed ^n concrete foundations;those for the building being carried to a depth of 30 in. and protectedaround the outer edge by 4xio-in. splined piling driven to a depthof 14 ft. below the surface, at which point clay was enco
. The street railway review . WREt I j POWER BOUSE MAR. 1. 1901. and submit a report in reference toport, which wa adopti d, adbuildini n pole hue in accordance with the modified by iui li pei I • the old power hou le, which 1 centrallyfor both thi grade ,1,1 thi high) 1 on Feb I .11 began on J. Foundation. The and machinery were placed ^n concrete foundations;those for the building being carried to a depth of 30 in. and protectedaround the outer edge by 4xio-in. splined piling driven to a depthof 14 ft. below the surface, at which point clay was sheet piling forms an effectual water-tight bulkhead and willprevent the future shifting of sand from under the rests on top of this piling at its outer edge. I he earth. EXTERIOR of GALVESTON CITY RAILWAY formation consists of a firm layer of sand about 2 ft. in depth, whichis underlaid by from 10 ft. to 12 ft. of quicksand. Square sawedpill . 14 ft. in length, placed 2 ft. oil centers, were used under Un-building columns. The foundations for the rest of the building andmachinery are entirely on sand, the maximum weigh! pet squareEool being about 2400 lb. The piling was driven by means of a waterjet. Engine Foundations. III. concrete for the engine foundations was composed of onepail Atlas Portland cement, three parts sharp San Jacinto sand andfive parts broken brick to a size that would pass through a 2, mixed to a consistency which after thorough ramming water on the surface. After removing the forms, the founda- lions were rubbed with board and water, which ground the irregularities down, leaving a smooth and neat appearance Boiler Plant. Three Bal k 8 Wilcox vertical header boilers, 0 tubes high by 14 tubes wi
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