. Electric railway journal . WER STATION Current for the operation of the road is generated in a steamplant located within the city. The following figures will illus-trate the efficiency of this plant, which uses lignite, contain-ing less than 1 0,000 per pound. On account of scarcityof water it is necessary to operate the plant figures represent the actual cost of operation during the full year of 1908: Coal per kw-hour lb. Cost of coal per kw-hour cent Cost of labor Shop labor, repairs and supplies Total cost of current per kw-hour. .
. Electric railway journal . WER STATION Current for the operation of the road is generated in a steamplant located within the city. The following figures will illus-trate the efficiency of this plant, which uses lignite, contain-ing less than 1 0,000 per pound. On account of scarcityof water it is necessary to operate the plant figures represent the actual cost of operation during the full year of 1908: Coal per kw-hour lb. Cost of coal per kw-hour cent Cost of labor Shop labor, repairs and supplies Total cost of current per kw-hour. . cent The plant operates with a railway load only and aver-ages 20 hours run per day. The total kw-hours generatedduring the year 1908 was 5,236,655. The daily average for20 hours was 14,308 and the hourly average kw-hours. Ten men, besides the power-house superintendent, are re-quired regularly for the operation of the plant—three in theengine room, five firemen, one conveyor man and one utilityman. Plate IX. Denver City Tramway—Interior 1909 Type Motor Car Denver City Tramway—Concrete Mixing Car Plate X
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