. The Street railway journal . NEW ELECTRIC POWER STATION AT ZANESVILLE, OHIO entirely of steam and water turbines. There are no recipro-cating engines driving generating machinery in the plant. LOCATION A remarkably fortunate location was selected for the newplant, as shown in Figs. 1 and 8. It is on the bank of the Mus-kingum River, between the river and a canal maintained by theGovernment. In order to supply water to this canal the Gov-ernment maintains a wooden crib dam in the Muskingum River,just above the power plant, as shown in Fig. 8. The waterpower obtained by this company is therefo
. The Street railway journal . NEW ELECTRIC POWER STATION AT ZANESVILLE, OHIO entirely of steam and water turbines. There are no recipro-cating engines driving generating machinery in the plant. LOCATION A remarkably fortunate location was selected for the newplant, as shown in Figs. 1 and 8. It is on the bank of the Mus-kingum River, between the river and a canal maintained by theGovernment. In order to supply water to this canal the Gov-ernment maintains a wooden crib dam in the Muskingum River,just above the power plant, as shown in Fig. 8. The waterpower obtained by this company is therefore secured at no ex-pense for the maintenance or construction of a dam or only expense connected with the development of the waterpower has been the building of the water power station this plant, water power is not depended upon entirely, asthere are times when, owing to the great amount of flood watergoing over the dam, the head water at the power house prac- the dual character of the apparatus employed.
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