Electrical news and engineering . Ooiistiuctioii VVoik on Daiii , U. (I. full head in low water will not be required for some years,and until that time the sluice-gates will not be installed inall of the openings. The handling of the frazil ice was, as above indicated,one of the chief points in design, and the gate-house withthe rack bars will indicate the method adopted. Water istaken in between eight and twenty-five feet below the sur-face, and the rack bars are situated so as to take advantageof a minimum amount of water to slush the accumulated. New tift feiistsoik on Right—Reve
Electrical news and engineering . Ooiistiuctioii VVoik on Daiii , U. (I. full head in low water will not be required for some years,and until that time the sluice-gates will not be installed inall of the openings. The handling of the frazil ice was, as above indicated,one of the chief points in design, and the gate-house withthe rack bars will indicate the method adopted. Water istaken in between eight and twenty-five feet below the sur-face, and the rack bars are situated so as to take advantageof a minimum amount of water to slush the accumulated. New tift feiistsoik on Right—, will handle small amounts of anchor ice and keep themclear of silt. Unit No. I is now in operation under a head of sixtyfeet. The plant was designed and built by Smith, Kerry,Chace and Haffner, engineers, through their Vancouveroftice. The contract for the dam was let to William New-man & Co., of Winnipeg, and for the powerhouse to E. , of Revelstoke. Manitoba Power Companys Extensive Projects—Have Closed Contract with St. Boniface Within the next two or three months the E. B. ReeseEngineering Company, Winnipeg, will be m the field for alarge amount of central station and other electrical equip-ment. This company, of which Mr. E. B. Reese is the chief,is the present representative in Winnipeg of the ManitobaPower Company, a group of Montreal capitalists. A contract has been secured to supply the city of with electrical energy, which the municipality willin turn retail to consumers as well as supply its own need
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