. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. GGO NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM power-house is 257 feet and width 56 feet. The headworks are protected by piers, so placed in the river as to force ice and logs to follow the course of the main river over the dam. The elec- tricity generated is transmitted to Schenectady for use in the General Electric Company's works. This plant is developed for 5000 horsepower, although in ex- treme low water it is not capable of supplying as much as this. There are auxiliary engines to supplement the lowwater power. PRESSURE /2FrOV£RCRE; Fig.
. Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. GGO NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM power-house is 257 feet and width 56 feet. The headworks are protected by piers, so placed in the river as to force ice and logs to follow the course of the main river over the dam. The elec- tricity generated is transmitted to Schenectady for use in the General Electric Company's works. This plant is developed for 5000 horsepower, although in ex- treme low water it is not capable of supplying as much as this. There are auxiliary engines to supplement the lowwater power. PRESSURE /2FrOV£RCRE; Fig. 43. Section of overfall of Hudson River Water Power Company The Hudson River Water Power Company. This company be- gan an extensive development at Spier Falls in 1900, which has involved the excavation of 270,000 cubic yards of rock and the building of 130,000 cubic yards of concrete and rubble masonry. The masonry has been laid at the rate of 8000 cubic yards per month. The location of this power is on the Hudson river, nine miles southwest of Glens Falls. The reservoir created by the dam is 5 miles long, 1-3 mile wide and with 80 feet head. Ten turbines, capable of developing 5000 horsepower each, drive dynamos whereby electricity can be supplied to Saratoga Springs, Sche-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York State Museum; New York State Museum. Albany : New York State Education Dept
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