. Electrical news and engineering . rn Ontario. Theplant is situated on York street, near the corner ofThames street. The G. T. R. passes behind it on anelevated ridge of land, giving the power house facilitiesfor unloKding their coal. The coal is taken from thecars into a shed, which is built back of the boiler building is 268 feet long by 64 feet wide, and is ofwhite brick. Its tall chimney behind rises to a heightof 125 feet. It is 12 x 12 at the base and 16 diameterat the top of the flue. The interior is divided into two rooms, being 126x60, with a basement underneath, and the boi
. Electrical news and engineering . rn Ontario. Theplant is situated on York street, near the corner ofThames street. The G. T. R. passes behind it on anelevated ridge of land, giving the power house facilitiesfor unloKding their coal. The coal is taken from thecars into a shed, which is built back of the boiler building is 268 feet long by 64 feet wide, and is ofwhite brick. Its tall chimney behind rises to a heightof 125 feet. It is 12 x 12 at the base and 16 diameterat the top of the flue. The interior is divided into two rooms, being 126x60, with a basement underneath, and the boiler room,three feet below the level of the engine room, is 38 x the back of this is a small coal house built in anangle of the chimney, which holds the coal for immedi-ate use. The engine room, which is large and roomy, is welllighted by 18 windows and a glass cupola. Power issupplied by five engines, two Wheelocks and threeLeonard Ball. As one glances around they will seeshining machinery and clean floors, busy engineers and. The proposal to use traction enj^ines in the Cariboo miningdistrict in British Columbia is meeting with much opposition. Itis allejjed thai they will frijfhten horses and lead to serious acci-dents, and that while freights will be reduced at first, the will be a monopoly in freighting. Power IIoisk oh the London Electric everything in the best of shape. Two large tandemcondensing Wheelock engines, one of 150 H. P., theother of 175 H. P., are running a 4 in. line of shaftingextending 75 feet down the side. Off this line of shaft-ing are run 11 arc machines, a railway generator and asmall dynamo. The arc machines are of three differentmakes, viz: Five Royals, (4 being of 40 lights and oneof 35 lights); three Wood arc system of 60 lights each ;and four Ball pattern, (2 being 35 lights, one 40 andone 25 lights.) The railway generator is 100 K. by the Canadian General Electric Co., and the smallmotor is oftheir manufac
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