. The Street railway journal . FIG. AIR-BLAST CHAMBER SHOWING LIGHTING ON RIGHTAND A. C. ROTARY CONNECTIONS ON LEFT FIG. 17.—CHAMBER UNDER ROTARIES, SHOWINGA. C. ROTARY LEADS ON LEFT ANDD. C. LEADS ON RIGHT erected since the reconstruction work was begun. The build-ing, which is 154 ft. X 48 ft., is a fireproof brick and steelstructure and is designed for the installation of eight 1500-kw rotary converters, five of which are now in place. Thefoundation, floors and roof are of concrete, and the wallsare of brick trimmed in limestone. Window frames andsash are of metal, and the inte
. The Street railway journal . FIG. AIR-BLAST CHAMBER SHOWING LIGHTING ON RIGHTAND A. C. ROTARY CONNECTIONS ON LEFT FIG. 17.—CHAMBER UNDER ROTARIES, SHOWINGA. C. ROTARY LEADS ON LEFT ANDD. C. LEADS ON RIGHT erected since the reconstruction work was begun. The build-ing, which is 154 ft. X 48 ft., is a fireproof brick and steelstructure and is designed for the installation of eight 1500-kw rotary converters, five of which are now in place. Thefoundation, floors and roof are of concrete, and the wallsare of brick trimmed in limestone. Window frames andsash are of metal, and the interior doors metal sheathed. Aview of the Lombard Street end is shown in Fig. 10. Area- the crane, which was furnished by Maris Brothers, Phila-delphia, and is of 25 tons capacity. Figs. 11 and 12 givegeneral views of the interior of this station. The general arrangement may be observed in Figs. 13 and14. All apparatus is on the main floor level. The under-ground high-tension feeders enter the building through thebasement near
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