. Electric railway journal . his construction featureprovided car clearance so that the building could be set com-paratively close to the street. The designs of the reinforcedconcrete columns, roof slabs, girders and the cantilevers whichsupport the front of the building are presented on page 539. POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION The chief source of power for the Seattle Electric Com-pany is the Electron plant of the Puget Sound Power Com-pany, the stock of which is controlled by the Seattle ElectricCompany. The Puget Sound Electric Railway and the Ta-coma city lines also are supplied from th
. Electric railway journal . his construction featureprovided car clearance so that the building could be set com-paratively close to the street. The designs of the reinforcedconcrete columns, roof slabs, girders and the cantilevers whichsupport the front of the building are presented on page 539. POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION The chief source of power for the Seattle Electric Com-pany is the Electron plant of the Puget Sound Power Com-pany, the stock of which is controlled by the Seattle ElectricCompany. The Puget Sound Electric Railway and the Ta-coma city lines also are supplied from this plant. The poweris transmitted 45 miles to Seattle at 60,000 volts. Duringthe maximum load period the Electron plant supplies powerto Seattle at the rate of about 12,000 kw, for distribution and use by the Seattle ElectricCompany. In addition to thepower received over the trans-mission line from the Electronplant, power also is received atSeattle from the Snoqualmiewater-power development andfrom steam stations located a*. Seattle Electric Company—Plan of Shops a plank floor and another with a concrete floor for car wash-ing. Just through the wall from the car house is a part ofthe building used as the division headquarters. This sectionhas a width of 50 ft. and an average length of 75 ft. It isfitted with tables, benches, lockers and toilet facilities. Roomsare provided for the storage of stationery and an office also isset off for the starter. CONCRETE CAR-HOUSE CONSTRUCTION The North Seattle car house is typical of the reinforcedconcrete structures which the Seattle Electric Company iserecting at its several division headquarters. A floor plan ofthis car house was presented in the ELECTRIC RailwayJournal for Oct. 31, 1908, page 1275. The building is190 ft. 2 in. wide by 191 ft. 8 in. long, and is supported ona series of concrete piers 20 ft. high. The elevated positionof the floor was made necessary because of the proposed re-fcrade at this location. The building enclos
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