. The street railway review . necessary oil to l)C used .■\ diagram setting forth the general features of the oiling systemis licrewitli reproduced through the courtesy of Mr. Cauni. New oil IS intro<luced into the system through an oil storage lankburied in the ground outside the oil house. From this tank it isforced by air pressure to the main supply tank in the oil house. Itmay Ik mentioned that the oil house is a brick and metal structure,located near the main power station, and divided by (ire profif parti-tions into four separate rooms or compartments, as .shown in thedotted plan. The
. The street railway review . necessary oil to l)C used .■\ diagram setting forth the general features of the oiling systemis licrewitli reproduced through the courtesy of Mr. Cauni. New oil IS intro<luced into the system through an oil storage lankburied in the ground outside the oil house. From this tank it isforced by air pressure to the main supply tank in the oil house. Itmay Ik mentioned that the oil house is a brick and metal structure,located near the main power station, and divided by (ire profif parti-tions into four separate rooms or compartments, as .shown in thedotted plan. The four compartments do not interconnect, but the en-trance to each is through a separate door from the outside. The oilhouse is built with a cellar so that in the event of fire in any com-partment the burning contents would drop through into the cellaror vault below. Each compartment is lighted by means of incandes-cent lamps, placed on the outside of the building and arranged toshine through glass windows. D/striiu/in^ ^oom. OILINO SYSTEM IN I()\V1:R HOITSE on every part of the station equipment, without fear that this lavishuse will result in a consequent large expense. The convenience se-cured and the freedom from trouble with improperly or insufficientlylubricated bearings are held to justify the cost of the .system. More-over, the apparatus provides means, whereby in case of fire or acci-dent every particle of oil in the engine room or, for that matter, inthe entire building can be immediately forced out of the oiling sys-tem and out of the building, a fcatu;-. that has resulted in the fireunderwriters making a marked reduction in the insurance rate on thepower house property. The oiling apparatus as devised by Mr. Cauni is auloniatic in itsoperation and is operable either by compressed air or by gravity, orboth combined, and by means of the system new oil can be suppliedto the machinery in any desired quantity, and such oil collected andfiltered and rcsupplied to the mac
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