. The street railway review . m of Siemens & Halske de-signed a special dynamo for this plant, the combined armature andcommutator type not being adapted to it, but a very large com-mutator is used, which does not, however, form the actual surfaceof the armature winding. The generators are 80-kw. machines andhave 10 poles, and in addition a large fly-wheel weighing 33 tons Apr. is, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 217 is mounted on the engine shaft, and a 20-h. p. electric motor is ar-ranged for turning over the engine and fly wheel when are six tubular boilers each having a heating
. The street railway review . m of Siemens & Halske de-signed a special dynamo for this plant, the combined armature andcommutator type not being adapted to it, but a very large com-mutator is used, which does not, however, form the actual surfaceof the armature winding. The generators are 80-kw. machines andhave 10 poles, and in addition a large fly-wheel weighing 33 tons Apr. is, 1902.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 217 is mounted on the engine shaft, and a 20-h. p. electric motor is ar-ranged for turning over the engine and fly wheel when are six tubular boilers each having a heating surface sq. ft., the pressure being 135 lb. and superheating 230° feed water is supplied by two steam pumps having a capacityof gallons per hour. The coal is hoisted by automatic con-veying apparatus. The chimney is adatf ft. high and has a diameterof n ft. 9 in. at the top, only 216 ft. of the height being availablefor draft on account of the boilers being located at the top of the FIRE SUBSTRUCTURE Ot BERLIN ELEVATED RAILWAY. building. The lower portion of the chimney i- fitted up for rooms and bath engine room is supplied with two traveling of 15 er of 20 tons capacity. Thisigned by Mr. D. Wittig, director of the company. A PICKPOCKETS UNION. sudden increase in the number of nenrring on street cars in the lower East Side of Manhattan, thiclaim to have unearthed a perfectly organized pickpocketsand sneak thieves syndicate, .with established offices and regularlyappointed officers. The association has two classes of members, the workers. whodo the actual stealing, and the honest members, whose part isas respectable citizens. The city is divided into districts,and certain pickpockets are assigned to each district, street carsbeing the particular field chosen for activities. Each member paysinto the general fund a percentage of his original n • introduced in the way of doing uccessful plan ha? been as foll
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