The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-01
AND MISSION,
Steam Saved by the Bryant.
Street POWer-HouSe
Condenser.
Grading Cortland Avenue, Between
Mission and San Bruno
Roads.

! 1t is calculated that clear saving of &c
| per cent all around in fuel, water and
power is effected by the steam condenser
which the Market-street Railway Company
has put into its Bryant-street power house.
Few of the numerous passengers on the
Kentucky-street electric line are aware OF
this important part which is played by the
little red building just east of the street
and about where Sixteenth street would
run if it was filled and graded through
to that point. But there is where the work
of saving is accomplished.
A line of 30-inch pipe one and a half
miles long runs across the Mission Creek
marsh over to the power-house, through
which constant flow of salt water is
pumped from the bay by the centrifugal
pump in operation in the building and
carried to the condenser. When the brine
performs its service it runs into the Four
teenth-street sewer and back again into
the bay.
There is no particular scientific reason
for the use of salt water rather than fresh
it is purely an economic one. There is
plenty of it in the bay, and therefore it is
the cheapest obtainable
The method of steam condensation is
simple enough. The steam, instead of
being allowed to escape into the atmosphere
and waste its value upon the unapprecia-
tive air, is driven into receptacle, through
which system OF brass tubes run. The
cold salt water passing through these tubes
the steam back into water, and all the
motive power involved is fully utilized by
the elaborate machinery.
The electric motor which runs the pump
is of 110-horse power. There are two
motors and pumps, but only one is neces-
sary for use, the other being RELAY
that is, on hand in case of accident, so that
it can be at once substituted and the work
proceed with the least possible loss of time.
1t is said to be the largest pumping ap-
paratus in existence that is operated solely
by electricity.
mar School is preparing for next weeks
closing exercises. There have been several
rehearsals in the Potrero Opera-house, and
very interesting occasion is in prospect
with long roll of honor.
Tomorrow afternoon T. Joseph Dris-
coll, motorman of the Western Sugar
Refinery, and Miss Kathleen Norton are to
be united in marriage at st. Teresa's
Church. Notwithstanding she is a pros
pectlve heiress, Miss Norton has mani
tested her good sense by making herself
mistress of trade and has picked many
type. space ana quad from the cases as a
compositor.
House-movers have already commenced
to move away the old parochial residence
OF st. Teresa's Church to make room for a
new one.
Claus Fl. Brusaber of Napa and Illinois
streets has purchased lot on the north
west corner of Tennessee and Sierra
building.
Some desirable street improvements are
being made at Bernal Heights. The prin-
cipal one is the grading of Cortland
avenue, which runs eastward from the
Mission road just south of the reservoir,
and after describing curve turns into
Blaine avenue, a short distance from the
San Bruno road. Hitherto Cortland
avenue has been known only on the map.
put the work now being done by large
force OF men and several perspiring teams
WILL serve to connect by a good driveway