Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-04

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C-Shafting.
D-Coal bin.
The building here shown measures
100 feet from north to south, and 1873
feet in extreme width from east TO west.
The east wall will rest upon the city
line, where the gas works property
abutS on the hinge factory property,
and the foundation and wall existing
there will be utilized, as far as possible,
I'm the construction Of the building.
This will be also done with the wall on
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where 10 adiOinS the Emblem property,
this wall being very substantial, and
will be worked into the south wall of
the boiler house. Other economies will
be practiced, and at the same time the
house will be thoroughly substantial
and will be large enough TO contain
much more machinery than is In con-
temptation at present, while second
story will always be available. The
building will have wrought iron trusSeS
under the roof, which will be OF CORFU
gated iron, with large skylight, and
the flood of 1854.
izOntal boilers, five feet six inches in
diameter by twenty-five feet long, and
they will be set Singly and separated by
twenty inch brick walls. There Is ten
feet OF space between the boiler heads
and the north wall OF the boiler house,
which will be fitted with sliding doors,
giving perfect ventilation. Between
the boiler and engine room will be a
coal room, seventeen by twenty-four
feet, from which a road will lead
to a Terminal Company switch on the
creek bank. The boiler room is cut Oft
from the engine room by solid brick
wall, with an iron door.
The engines will sit in the center Of
the engine room, six feet five inches
apart and there will be five feet of
space between the fly wheels and the
adjoining walls. The fly wheels will
be twenty feet in diameter, with thirty
seven inch face, and the distance from
the center Of the shaft to the back of
the cylinder head will be twenty-three
feet four inches Each engine will
have a cylinder 9sX54 inches, and the
two engines will weigh about 1000
pounds. At eighty pounds steam pres
snre. one-fifth cutoff, the engines will
each develop 400 h. p, and with one
fourth cutoff, Az b. p. At ninety
mounds pressure, the engine will develop
461 b. D. with one-flfth cutoff, and SAC
n. n. with one-fourth cutoff, while at
100 pounds pressure the horse power
will be 52S and 6l6, according to the
cnt-off. Each engine will, therefore,
be always equal to running the plant,
while four OF the six boilers will be
sufficient to make steam.
About five o'clock, after an after
noon spept in investigation and work,
tho Executive Committee organized oy
electing II. H. Dunlevy as chairman,
and Mr.. Schultze at once moved that
an architect be employed to draw up
the plans and specifications for the
building and to superinteno the con-
strnctiOn Of the same, his compensation
70 be five per cent. on the cost OF the
bOuse. The motion was carried, ana
Mr.. T. 3. Franzheim was selected Win
the understanding that he was to at
once enter upon the preparation OF the
plans. from the data furnished oy EN-,
pert Seeley, the latter agreeing TO lend
all the assis stance in his power.
Mr.. Robinson wss appointed COM
mittee of one 10 confer with the two
bridge conn anies, and ascertain upon
what terms and conditions they "oulu
run the two electric light wires TO the
Island. 1t was explained by MI see
ley that the wires would DO No o IN
size, weighing about five hundred ana
forty pounds to the mile, heaVily inSu-
lated, and 1t is in contemplation on the
bridge. 10 inclose them In half inch gas
pipe, as a further protection. II per
mission to 60 over the bridges cannot oe
procured, a cable will be laid In the
bed Of the river.
As soon as the plans for the ouilolng
are completed and approved, oios iOr
the construction Of the house, macnin-
cry foundations, ETC., will be let'
An Electric Light Deal 1t 81. Louis
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