Electrical news and engineering . vering natural gas in the city, and it is the present inten-tion of the I. C, R. management to use the natural gas insteadof the producer. The following figures, indicating the cost of operationof the gas producer plant during the last five months of 1910,are valuable as showing the distribution of the expenses aswell as the low figure at which such a plant may be main-tained. During the months of August and September theplant was only operating about half capacity, but it will beseen that during the last three months of the year, whenconditions were about nor
Electrical news and engineering . vering natural gas in the city, and it is the present inten-tion of the I. C, R. management to use the natural gas insteadof the producer. The following figures, indicating the cost of operationof the gas producer plant during the last five months of 1910,are valuable as showing the distribution of the expenses aswell as the low figure at which such a plant may be main-tained. During the months of August and September theplant was only operating about half capacity, but it will beseen that during the last three months of the year, whenconditions were about normal, the average cost per thousandfeet of gas generated was only cents. Cost of Operating Producer Plant for Five Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.$29, $ $ $ .$284. Wages .. ..Coal at $ ton at $ ton Estimated Oil, waste, Generatiug Room, 1. C. K. Shops, .Moucton, N. B. Electric power Compressed air on Sundays .. Capital; interestand depreciation Total $1, $1, $1, $1, $1, Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. feet of gas made 11 Viyi 21^4 21 26 Cost per 1,000 cubic feet in cents Average cost for the five months per 1,000 cubic feetequals cents. .Average cost for last three months equals cents. Swilchhoai-d, 1. V. H. Shops, Moncton, N. B. Large Plant for Japan Messrs. Escher Wyss & Co. have been awarded the con-tract for six double high pressure water turbines, completewith oil-pressure governors and pressure regulators, eaclidesigned for under a head of 1,100 feet. The twoexciter turbines will be of 1,200 each. These turbineswill be installed at the Kinugawa power station, Japan, whichwhen completed will
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