. Electric railway journal . 5 58 to 74 to 92 to 112 to 134 to 158 to 184 to 212 to 242 to 274 to 308 Coal per Kilowatt-Hour, Total Bonus Pounds Per Month to $344 to 382 to 422 to 464 to 508 to 554 to 602 to 652 to 704 to 758 to 814 to 872 to 932 to 994 to 1058 to 1124 to 1192 to 1262 15. If any employees of the power-
. Electric railway journal . 5 58 to 74 to 92 to 112 to 134 to 158 to 184 to 212 to 242 to 274 to 308 Coal per Kilowatt-Hour, Total Bonus Pounds Per Month to $344 to 382 to 422 to 464 to 508 to 554 to 602 to 652 to 704 to 758 to 814 to 872 to 932 to 994 to 1058 to 1124 to 1192 to 1262 15. If any employees of the power-house should find thebonus, as figured by the auditor, not to be correct, theycan appeal to the chief engineer of the company, whosedecision shall be final. The coal used is a Colorado lignite with a heatvalue of about 9500 per pound as fired, as indi-cated in the order. The load on the power plant is purelyan electric-railway load, of familiar characteristic guarantees for the large turbine and condenser and. BOILER-ROOM BASEMENT SHOWING HOPPERS FOR SIFT-INGS FROM CHAIN GRATES AND BUCKET CONVEYORSWHICH CARRY THEM TO OVERHEAD BINS some tests on the boilers made it probable that it wouldbe possible to produce a killowatt-hour with lb. ofcoal, as an average for a month, and this was adoptedas the standard of fuel efficiency upon which to reckonthe savings. If the large turbine is out of order and itis necessary to fall back on the auxiliary equipment,4 lb. per kilowatt-hour is used as a standard. Many Checking and Economy Devices InstalledThe possibility of earning a substantial bonus everymonth caused every man to consider the losses and howto reduce them. The activity in the boiler room, forinstance, was concentrated on stopping air leaks onboiler and economizer settings, while the engine-roomforce made it a point to use the proper combinations ofgenerating equipment in service. The logsheet andother record forms, reproduced herewith, suggest someof the chec
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