. The street railway review . orthwest part of the city, about half the feeders crossthe river which is to be a navigable stream at this tower has been erected on the east bank of the feed lines enter this tower and are led through asubway passing under the river and into the basement ofthe power house on the west side of the river. Thetrack feeders as they leave this power house are run inwooden troughs for a distance of about a quarter of amile. The feed lines then diverge so that there is roomfor the track feeders on the poles. The track feederswhen run under ground are 1,
. The street railway review . orthwest part of the city, about half the feeders crossthe river which is to be a navigable stream at this tower has been erected on the east bank of the feed lines enter this tower and are led through asubway passing under the river and into the basement ofthe power house on the west side of the river. Thetrack feeders as they leave this power house are run inwooden troughs for a distance of about a quarter of amile. The feed lines then diverge so that there is roomfor the track feeders on the poles. The track feederswhen run under ground are 1,000,000 circular milstranded and tinned bare copper cables. 78 ^iyiectS^oiWa^j^yleW The feeders from the West Chicago Street Railroadpower house, at Western avenue and Washington boule-vard, are taken for a distance in an underground , when it is stated that this is to be the largest railwaypower plant in the United States, and that it is in the middleof a thickly settled territory, it will be understood that it. LEAVING L AT ASHLAND AVENUE. was not feasible to hang so much copper in the air as theoutput of this station would require. This conduitextends north from the power station, two blocks onWestern avenue to Lake street, where the feeders cometo the surface and are carried east and west on the Lakestreet elevated structure and north on a pole line. Oneof the heaviest trunk feed lines is carried under the ele-vated structure. The conduit extends south from thepower station about a mile and a quarter, a few feedersbeing brought to the surface at each intersecting trolleyline. Feeders are brought to the surface in iron boxpoles. Water is kept out of these poles by an iron hood,as shown. The conduit was laid by the National Conduit Man-ufacturing Company. The ducts are lYz inches, insidemeasurement. They are of short sections of sheet iron,laid in concrete and lined with cement. Fifty-six ductsleave the power station, half going north and half of 1,
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