Electrical news and engineering . ction by attaching him-self to what was practic-ally the first trolley systemin Canada. He was engi-neer and superintendent, ofNorth Toronto Water-works and electric light in1892 and was later appoint-ed mechanical and elec-trical engineer of the Ni-agara Falls Park & River Railway. In 1896 he becameinanager of this road, resigning in 1890 to accept the oflicehe still holds. It is men like Wilford Phillips who have made theWest, and Electrical Canada is fortunate that he threw inhis latAVitfiher. ; ^Jf. A/McEachren, forrherly with the Engineering Equip-ment &
Electrical news and engineering . ction by attaching him-self to what was practic-ally the first trolley systemin Canada. He was engi-neer and superintendent, ofNorth Toronto Water-works and electric light in1892 and was later appoint-ed mechanical and elec-trical engineer of the Ni-agara Falls Park & River Railway. In 1896 he becameinanager of this road, resigning in 1890 to accept the oflicehe still holds. It is men like Wilford Phillips who have made theWest, and Electrical Canada is fortunate that he threw inhis latAVitfiher. ; ^Jf. A/McEachren, forrherly with the Engineering Equip-ment & SuppV Company iS now conducting business underhis own name, at 147 Bannautyne avenue, Winnipeg. has taken over several agencies. Mr. William Bennett, engineer, father of Mr. JamesBennett, chief electrical inspector for the Canadian FireUndei writers Association recently died at the Western Hos-pital, Montreal, after a short illness. He was 61 years ofage, and leaves a widow and one son. 48 THE ELECTRICAL NEWS. Birds Bye View of Power House, Forebay and Tailrace—Canadian Light & Power Co., St. Timothee, Que. Caimadliaini Liglut asud Power DeYelopmeimt At St. Timothee, Que., on the Beauharnois Canal — PresentEquipment Three 5,000 kv. a. Units—Ultimate Capacity 75,000 The scheme of the Canadian Light and Power Com-panys hydro-electric development is simple and consistsof most of the usual features in power plants operatingunder medium heads. These are:—the canal intake withcontrolling gates, power canal, forebay, power house in-take and penstocks, power house with its equipment, tail-race and the transmission line to Montreal with a terminalstation at Montreal. The only usual feature not includedis a dam which in this case is provided by the natural bar-rier of the crest of the Coteau rapids. The canal intake is located at Valleyfield and admitswater directly from Lake St. Francis into the power flow is controlled by steel tainter gates, 20 ft.
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