Canadian engineer . The construction is of steel, brick, and concrete, and isfireproof. The dimensions are 85 by 154 feet, and the wallsare 42 feet high ; the construction is of the most modern for in the boiler-rOom, the boiler equipment consists of threedouble cylinder water tube Babcock and Wilcox boilers, eachof a rated capacity of 500 horse-power, but used in conjunc-. qScs Hoose Scclg I i-ix -? -JLofeet. buildings of this class, and is eminently fitted for theeconomical and convenient handling of the work. It is de-signed to admit of the extension of the plant up to 4,0
Canadian engineer . The construction is of steel, brick, and concrete, and isfireproof. The dimensions are 85 by 154 feet, and the wallsare 42 feet high ; the construction is of the most modern for in the boiler-rOom, the boiler equipment consists of threedouble cylinder water tube Babcock and Wilcox boilers, eachof a rated capacity of 500 horse-power, but used in conjunc-. qScs Hoose Scclg I i-ix -? -JLofeet. buildings of this class, and is eminently fitted for theeconomical and convenient handling of the work. It is de-signed to admit of the extension of the plant up to 4,000 tion with the economizers, will deliver 650 to theengines, or a total of 2,000 horse-power. These boilers areequipped with Grime automatic chain grate stokers, which March 21, 1912. THE CANADIAN ENGINEER 429 are driven by an in-dependent engine, and feids the coal as required under the boilers to convey the coal to the stokers. An elaborate system of coal handling appliances is being installed. The first provision in this connection is the erec- veyer, which makes a continuous circuit from the coal hop-per outside the building through and under the floor to theback of the buildinft, thence upward and over the coalbunkers back to the hopper. Trips are located at intervals :\ fc-tivyY ?f,„.„t
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