. The Street railway journal . ough primary heaters before entering thecondensers, and secondary heaters take the exhaust from thetwo condensers and the boiler feed pumps. The feed water ispassed through three heaters and delivered to the boilers at210 degs. The condensation from the heater system is usedfor heating the offices and car house. The water supply for thehouse is taken from the Stillwater River and is pumped 1600ft. with a lift of 60 ft. to a 500,000-gallon cooling pond at therear of the house. The pump house is on the river bank 12 high water, and contains a three-cylinde
. The Street railway journal . ough primary heaters before entering thecondensers, and secondary heaters take the exhaust from thetwo condensers and the boiler feed pumps. The feed water ispassed through three heaters and delivered to the boilers at210 degs. The condensation from the heater system is usedfor heating the offices and car house. The water supply for thehouse is taken from the Stillwater River and is pumped 1600ft. with a lift of 60 ft. to a 500,000-gallon cooling pond at therear of the house. The pump house is on the river bank 12 high water, and contains a three-cylinder 7-in. x pump direct-geared to a 35-hp motor, which isstarted and controlled from the power house. The pump houseis operated only a small portion of the time to keep the pondup to a certain level. Adjoining the pond is an 8-ft. well pro-vided with a strainer from which the condensing and feedwater are taken. The condensing water is conveyed back tothe pond through a 16-in. tile overflow, and the warm water is. GENERAL VIEW OF THE OFFICE, CAR HOUSE AND POWER HOUSE OF THE DAYTON, COVINGTON & PIOUA TRACTION COMPANY AT WEST MILTON, OHIO second track in the car house onto an overhead trestle adjoin-ing the boiler house. The fuel is dumped through the trestleinto small industrial railway cars, which are pushed by handinto the boiler house in front of the boilers. The cars runinto the house practically by gravity, as the boiler room flooris considerably lower than the surrounding property. All fuelis weighed as it enters the boiler room. The boiler room flooris 10 ft. below that of the engine room, while the engine roomfloor is 8 ft. below the level of the car house floor. The base-ment below the car house is used as a stock room and storagefor material of all kinds, and the basement below the engineroom contains the auxiliary steam equipment. The boiler equipment consists of four return tubular boilersrated at 175 hp each. They are 72 ins. in diameter and 20
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