. Electrical news and engineering . ether and grounded by meansof 8 feet of iron gas pipe at each pole. The line wire isbare, of 00 gauge, and is tied to the insulators by twopieces of No. 12 gauge soft copper wire. \ short dis- Decmber, 1897 CANflDIflN EliECTRICflb NEWS tance below the main line a short cross-atm carries the miles long up the river, and, as this will freeze over thetwo No. 12 copper wires of a telephone circuit. surface at the beginning of the season, no trouble what- The main power transmission line will end in the ever is expected from anchor ice. It is expected thatelectri
. Electrical news and engineering . ether and grounded by meansof 8 feet of iron gas pipe at each pole. The line wire isbare, of 00 gauge, and is tied to the insulators by twopieces of No. 12 gauge soft copper wire. \ short dis- Decmber, 1897 CANflDIflN EliECTRICflb NEWS tance below the main line a short cross-atm carries the miles long up the river, and, as this will freeze over thetwo No. 12 copper wires of a telephone circuit. surface at the beginning of the season, no trouble what- The main power transmission line will end in the ever is expected from anchor ice. It is expected thatelectric light station of the Royal Electric Company, at floating ice in the spring thaws will clear the dam with-Montreal, where 6,cco horse power will be used for out trouble. It is a peculiarity of the Richelieu River,/ncandescent and arc lis^hting and direct-current motor which is the outlet to Lake Champlain, that its current is comparatively steady throughout the year, and con-sequently no difficulties with freshets or low water are. anticipated. The construction of the dam and otherelements of the power development reflect great creditupon the engineer of the Chambly Manufacturing Com-pany, Mr. J. G. Macklin. The work is progressing atan extremely rapid rate, and the contracts call for theinstallation of all the hydraulic machinery and the com-pletion of the dam by January i next. One of thedynamos is finished and the others are well under way,so it is likely that current will be turned on from thisinstallation in the early spring. It is expected to deliver nearly 20,000 electrical horsepower from this plant in Montreal when the total equip-ment is installed at Chambly. This will make a grandtotal of nearly 40,000 horse power sent to that cityfrom two great water powers. Down Lowhr Stfp ^^^ Ham. Pow kk-IUh sk service. The large two-phase generators now employedin that plant for incandescent lighting and power will bere-wound as synchronous motors, and conne
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