. The railroad and engineering journal . theother, by means of an island and a dike extending from theisland to the power-house, is directed to the latter, where itswaters are employed to drive the turbine wheels. Gales are pro-vided in the dike by meansof which in time of flood the amountof water passing down the river ran be increased and the levelof the lake kept even, within comparatively narrow limits. Thepower developed by the turbine wheels is used to pump waterfrom the river to a reservoir situated upon a hill at a consider-able height above the city, and from this reservoir the waters
. The railroad and engineering journal . theother, by means of an island and a dike extending from theisland to the power-house, is directed to the latter, where itswaters are employed to drive the turbine wheels. Gales are pro-vided in the dike by meansof which in time of flood the amountof water passing down the river ran be increased and the levelof the lake kept even, within comparatively narrow limits. Thepower developed by the turbine wheels is used to pump waterfrom the river to a reservoir situated upon a hill at a consider-able height above the city, and from this reservoir the watersupply of the town is drawn. It is also used for another pur-pose, for the power was found to be sufficient to pump out morewater than was required for ordinary domestic purposes, and inaddition it is now supplied to anumber of manufacturing establish-ments of different capacities, where it is used to furnish are also being made for building a second reser-voir, from which water can be supplied at higher pressure, fur-. nishing a greater amount of power, and in time it is thoughtthat most of the factories in the city will be run in this way. Atpresent to turbine wheels are in use in the power-house, andthis number can be doubled without exhausting the supply ofwater from the river which can be utilized. At the close of the last year these city works furnished a totalamount of 1,440 H. P. to 201 different motors, including thoseemoloyed in the Central Electric Lighting Station, and in 80different factories. When the high-pressure system is completedthis force will be largely increased. The accompanying engraving gives a general idea of the ar-rangement of the works. It is a sketch map showing their po-sition, in which a a is the entrance into the port of Geneva fromthe lake ; c, e, /, g and // are bridges over the river ; i is the oldpower-house and dam, now removed ; 0 is the new powerhouse,and m n the dike below the island above referred to, in whichgates can
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