. The street railway review . , of which S. B. Elkinsit president, I. C. White vice-president, G. C. Sturgis secretary,and E. M. Grant treasurer. By courtesy of Mr. J. R. Chapman, clcclric:il engineer of the com-pany, we have received the following outline description of the Chel-sea generating station, which is now under construction for the Un-derground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. The site comprises acres of land with a water on theriiames and on Chelsea Creek of 1,100 feet and a frontage on LotsRoad, Chelsea, of S24 feet. The building is ft. by 175 ft. and 140
. The street railway review . , of which S. B. Elkinsit president, I. C. White vice-president, G. C. Sturgis secretary,and E. M. Grant treasurer. By courtesy of Mr. J. R. Chapman, clcclric:il engineer of the com-pany, we have received the following outline description of the Chel-sea generating station, which is now under construction for the Un-derground Electric Railways Co. of London, Ltd. The site comprises acres of land with a water on theriiames and on Chelsea Creek of 1,100 feet and a frontage on LotsRoad, Chelsea, of S24 feet. The building is ft. by 175 ft. and 140 fi. in licight from theground floor to the peak of the roof. The office building adjoiningon the east measures 81 ft. by 25 ft., and will have three floors, thelower of which forms the machine shops. The main building willhave a self-supporting steel frame weighing about tons. Therewill be four chimneys, each ig ft. internal diameter and 275 ft. high;the foundations for these chimneys are 42 ft. square and 34 ft. 6 CHELSEA ST.^TION. below the ground floor level. Tlurc are 2,200 cu. yd. of concrete ineach foundation. The capacity of the huikliiig at load is k\v. On llii-;basis the cubic feet per kw. (including oflicc buililing) is i,V) ^nul lliesq. ft. per kw. is The steel frame of the building will be closed in willi brick :uidterra cotta; the roof and most of the floors will be concrete. In gen-eral details the building will be considered as a factory for the pru-duction of a connriodily, and (here will be no nrnanienlal fealmes.
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