The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-27
LARGELY INCREASED.


A work OF addition and improvement
on the Narragansett Electric Lighting
Company's building and plants 10 now In
rapid progress n at Ito completion TINS
city will have tho largest end best COM
posite electrical plant In the world pro,
electricity In commercial use.
The new work was commenced O month
ago and will be finished by September I.
In the hrst place there Ia TO be . new
building located on the south side OF the
east end OF the old structure. The addi-
feet, Q spacious single story structure
and built entirely of steel and
glass. The foundation IL o near com-
pletion and consists OF 43 spruce piles
driven to q level and covered with 90
inches OF concrete made OF the best Port.
land cement. The masonry will rise but
one foot above the street level and from
that point up the steel and glass Il to be
used exclusively.
The increase on the plant itself Ia to
comprise three new engines, three genera
tors, two additional batteries of boilers and
an independent vertical condenser and
pump. The generators are to DO OF
to be attached to the engine shafts
and operated without bolts for the
furnishing OF circuit power for fac
tories, elevators ETC., and the third
is for additional in~candescent service.
The engines which are to come from the
new Corliss Company are cross compound
=ssri o,lnsnS s engines s0 81 the s SPECIAL Pattern ~
Mr.. Marsden j. Perry, and they are to be
OF 1000 horse power each. The independ-
ent, vertical pump Is to come from the
Knowles, Blake Pump Company, and Is
the same as built for the Cramp Brothers
and used In the record breaking cruiser,
the Minneapolis.
OF the six old engines, one is to be
removed N the big No. / triple expan-
sion engine of 1900 horse power Ia to be
renovated, SO that after September ! there
Will be eight engines in operation with an
aggregate horse power of 5000, or In detail
two OF 1900 each, five Of 1000 each and one
of 800.
With this plant the Narragansett Com
pany will lead the electrical world as to
the efficiency OF the general plant and In
many OF its details. For instance, the in
candescent machines generating alternat-
ing currents are the fir st to be used any
where, and also the triple expansion en-
CINE.
General Manager, John J.. Moore, who
country, and who is the veteran electrical
engineer, pays a splendid tribute to
Marsden j. Perry's foresight and shrewd-
ness, as indicated In the perfection OF the
plant. The demand for electricity In all
its various uses is rapidly increasing, and
the Narragansett Electric Light Company
Is prepared to meet II.
The present work is divided up a. fol-
lows: The whole is under the personal
supervision OF Mr.. Moore. assisted by his
Chief Engineer r. N. Bushnell and Su-
perintendent Van Thomas. All of the
electrical work Ia of course done by the
employees OF the company and the archi-
tectural designs are also furnished at the
power station.
H.. F. Cate has the contract for the sub
Iron Bridge Company will build the super
structure, and the water tub boilers are
to come from the National Boiler Com
pany of New Brunswick, N. j. Over three
hundred men are employed in this work,
and they are divided into gangs working
"a hours a day.