. The Street railway journal . FIG. 6.—TYPE OF GENERATOR FIG. 7.—WATER WHEEL GOVERNOR Two storage dams have been built, one 25 and one 28miles up the river from the main dam, and a site has alsobeen located for a third. These dams are 30 and 40 ft. high,respectively, and are built on the same general plans asthe main dam. The storage dams and the main dam will impound from a forebay in the rear of the station. This forebay is350 ft. long, 15 ft. wide and 23 ft. deep, and the effectivehead will be 60 ft. By the use of a forebay instead of apipe, better regulation will be secured, as all ramming
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 6.—TYPE OF GENERATOR FIG. 7.—WATER WHEEL GOVERNOR Two storage dams have been built, one 25 and one 28miles up the river from the main dam, and a site has alsobeen located for a third. These dams are 30 and 40 ft. high,respectively, and are built on the same general plans asthe main dam. The storage dams and the main dam will impound from a forebay in the rear of the station. This forebay is350 ft. long, 15 ft. wide and 23 ft. deep, and the effectivehead will be 60 ft. By the use of a forebay instead of apipe, better regulation will be secured, as all ramming willbe eliminated. The connection between the wheels andthe forebay will be through a 72 in. penstock, 55 ft. long. February, 1898.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 95 All foundations, both for the water wheels and gene-rators, are on bed rock, and the space between them underthe floors will be utilized as a cable tunnel. The roof willbe of latticed steel girder, the contract for which and allthe other iron work used having been
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