The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1891-03-19
WATAUuA LIGHTING AND POWER
COMPANY.
Its Past, Present and Future OPP
erations.

Its Past, Present and Future OPP
creations.
In all the recent write.ups OF John
son City and er enterprises, which it
has been our pleasure to read we think
that our magnificent Electric Light
and Power Plant has not been given
justice. This enterprise represents
more capital in buildings and ma
chinery than any other in East Ter
nessee. 1t is owned by strong, en-
ergetic and ioreseeing company known
as "The Watauga Lighting and Power
Company" The station itself GOV.
ers perhaps two or three acres OF
ground, and has strong and durable
appearance. The foundation OF all the
buildings is OF blue limestone and
seven feet high by three and four feet
thick. At present there will be used
two 300 horsepower engines These
engines are simply monstrous for this
country. The fly.wheels, which are to
drive the dynsmos, are Is feet in d.
ameter and 4S i, ches on the face. The
combined weight Of these hy-wheels il
10000 pounds. A solid bed OF ma
sonry rs ieet long, 9 feet thick and II
feet high supports the shafting, and y
similar bed Q feet thick covers the en-
tire engine room, which is sc wide by
so feet long. The main building,whicf
is so feet wide by 100 feet long, will bt
Occur Died by the shafting and dyna
mos. Four dynamos will be operated
at present, two arcs with hundred
light capacity two alternating, eact
having capacity, of 1000 incan
descent lights, and one 80 horse-pow
or generator for driving street cars.
The boiler room is already occupied
by battery OF Zell's improved boilers
having a S00.horse-power capacity
} The foundation is now laid for anoth
er battery OF the same kind and size
, which will be added when needed
The company means business, an
have evidently come here to stay
| They intend to put down two or tire
miles Of track just as soon AZ outdoo
work can be done. The cars use
are to be "a feet in length and OF tn
-. latest improved design and will b
, models OF neatness.
| The entire station, which is built {
: the best brick and other materials tha
3 this country can produce, is mode
e Of neatness and durability, and is a
D enterprise of which the people {
johnson City should feel proud
The company has pulled down a
t the old poles and is putting up ever.
0 thing new.
e The johnson City and Carnpg
e Railway Street Co., which is under tn
e same management, has set poles alon
Main street TO Roam, and Roam TO w
= tauga avenue; thence down Wataug
n to New street, and on Second avenu
= from North Main to the furnace. tt
IS crossties have been distributed alon
n the line and will be laid as soon as II
rock.crusher arrives, go that the pc
c tion OF the street occupied by the traC
J. can be macadamized.
e The company does nothing /
n halves, and when the track is laid
g will be frst.class ia every respec
'Thirty.pound at" rails will be use
e but the ballast will be rounded up {
both sides OF it. 80 that n vehicle ca
= cross it without trouble.
% 1t is the intention Df the compaA
y the weather permitting, to have ca
o running oyer two miles OF the railws
Is within 80 days, and orher streets Il
& 4 being gotten ready as fast as possibl
y With unlimited capital and untirir
@ energy, they will soon have the be
= plant in the South.
he If the pretty days We have right l
y Gently had will just last month
~ SO longer, the anxious citizen and v
itor will see the smoke curling fro
" the top of the S0feet stack and he
the rumble OF massive mschiner
p while elegant street cars aro gamb'
q ing about over the city.
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