. The Street railway journal . cure inde- been increased from time to time as the requirements for cur-rent demanded. The southern half, which contains the alter-nating current generators, was erected and operated for abouta year before construction work was begun on the latter por-tion, and later the Curtis turbines were installed. The gen-erating units now consist of four isoo-kw a. c. generatorsdriven by Allis-Chalmers cross-compound engines, four 2000-kw, 6oo-volt d. c. generators driven by Allis-Chalmers cross-compound engines, and two looo-kw Curtis steam turbines,having a total of i6,oo
. The Street railway journal . cure inde- been increased from time to time as the requirements for cur-rent demanded. The southern half, which contains the alter-nating current generators, was erected and operated for abouta year before construction work was begun on the latter por-tion, and later the Curtis turbines were installed. The gen-erating units now consist of four isoo-kw a. c. generatorsdriven by Allis-Chalmers cross-compound engines, four 2000-kw, 6oo-volt d. c. generators driven by Allis-Chalmers cross-compound engines, and two looo-kw Curtis steam turbines,having a total of i6,ooo-kw rated capacity. LOCATIONThe location of the plant at Commerce and Poplar Streetsand the Milwaukee River is but a few blocks from the busi-ness center of the city, and was chosen mainly because of July 28, 1906.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 125 its central location and the abundance of water easily obtainedfrom the river. Railroad facilities are also favorable at thispoint. Power plants were installed in each of the two build-. the old plant was kept in service until the installation of oneof the boilers of the new plant. One of the illustrationsshows this condition; the old boiler generating steam in thecenter of the building operations, and the steam piping fromit carried over the work. STRUCTURE The building housing the present plant is a brick and steelstructure resting on foundations of cut stone, which in turnis built on concrete capping over wood piles. The roof,which is comparatively flat, is liberally provided with ven-tilators and skylights, and is supported upon a steel frame-work. The whole structure measures 161 ft. i in. long by143 ft. 6 ins. wide, and as the station has a capacity of 16,000kw, it will be seen that, although recipiocating engines ofcomparatively small size have been installed, the floor spaceper kilowatt is only sq ft. The building contains a boiler room and an operating roomof about equal sizes, divided by a brick wall extending a fewfeet ab
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