Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-07

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the boiler room is 39x50. The power ia
furnished by magnificent 135-horse
power Atlas engine planted upon solid
stone foundation that is sunk six feet in
the ground and raises to the level of the
floor six feet above ground. This great
machine when in motion runs as smooth
and as silent as presidential possibility
shod with rubbers and little more jar ia
felt than is caused by sewing machine
or watch.
The dynamo is one of the latest i'm
proved General Electric company's four
pole, slow speed generators. 1t has q
capacity of $50 sixteen candle power
lights, about twice the capacity now
needed brilliantly to illuminate the peni-
Tertiary buildings and grounds. There
is ample space in the engine room for
enough more dynamos to light up the
territorial capitol and the U. s. Indian
school and the engine is large enough to
furnish the increased power for these
purposes.
THE BOILER ROOM.
The boiler is more than ample for the
present and the room is large enough for
several more of similar capacity. Con-
nected with the boiler is large water
heater into which the exhaust steam from
the engine passes and thus constant
supply of hot water is held in reserve to
supply the boiler. This is great fuel
saver. The surplus space in this room
will for the present be utilized as work
shop. A solid stone foundation. sunk
twelve feet in the ground, has been laid
for brick smoke stack eighty feet high
which will be erected US soon as possible
Eight thousand and five hundred feel
of the very best white cord, rubber
covered wire have been used in wiring
the institution. 1t was putup under thu
personal supervision of Electrician l
Sparks, who has strictly observed under
writer's rules. Mr.. Sparks also super
vised the placing of the dynamo ant
Supt. Bergman highly cemmends hit
work in the premises.
The lights at present in use consist o
four arcs of 1000 candle power each, two
IN front of the institution and two in thu
yards; eighteen 32-candle power lights
twenty-four 16-candle power lights; ant
1902 1O-candle power lights.
FOUR MAMMOTH ARC LIGHTS.
The arc lights, with combined capa
city of 4,S0O-candle power, light up .h'
grounds in front and the extensiv,
yards in the rear almost as bright al
noon. The 80 and 16-candle power light
are used in the Offices and at convenient
places about the buildings. The 10'can
die power lights are used for lighting thu
cells. These are all controlled from
the key-room and the dollhouse keepe,
can also turn off individual lights at hi
pleasure without consulting the persons il
the cell. The cells are thus plentiful!
lighted early in the morning and in tn
evening until $3.50. The convicts ar,
naturally very much pleased to have sucl
an addition made to their comfort.
The estimated cost of operating tn
plant is about $50 per month for coal
while under the old arrangement the cos
per month for coal oil aud candles wa
about 1920, and only about tenth par
as much light was furnished. Besides tn
use of electricity is infinitely more con
venient and 1t also reduces the danger
from fire to minimum. 1t is clearly
success, a dazzling success, is the verdic
of all who have inspected the plant ant
seen the penitentiary illuminated by it.
BRICK ON HAND.
Five kilns, containing about 1,70O00
excellent bricks ready for use, are amonj
the present assets Of the penitentiary
The 900 feet of side.track that the A., 7
& s. Fe management has extended int
the grounds of the institution very materi
ally reduce the cost of handling the brick
lime and other materials produced b,
| convict labor,