The record-union., 1895-10-25
WORK OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPANY.
Contracts Already Made for Lights
and Power.
Additional Machinery Placed in the
Satisfaction, and More
Soon to Arrive.

The handsome sub-station building of
the Sacramento Electric Light and Power
Company at Six til and II streets has been
completed. and is said to be the best of
the kind on the coast.
1t was only partially completed in July
last when the power from the station at
Folsom was turned on, and since then
much more machinery has been added
On the first floor of the spacious and
well -consJructed building are the great
dynamos which, supplied by the electric
currents from Folsom. distribute them
to the various branches OF the oompany's
service. On the same floor and in the H
street end OF the building are the offices
OF Acting Manager j. w. Hall and
Superintendent T. y. w. Shock, which
are handsomely fitted up.
In the main room tie new iow-tension
distributing board for incaudeacent
lighting and motor work, constructed Of
Tennessee marble, has recently been
placed 1t Is an elaborate piece OF
mechanism, and with its switches, indi-
Gators, buttons. handles, etc, Is be-
wi!dering 10 the eye OF one not familiar
with Tho mysteries OF the electric art. by
means OF appliances on this Distributing
board Inc operators can tell at u glance
the pressure given at any point OF the
dlsJrl UuJlng system.
On tie upper floor are the transformer
rooms, where SIX worry powerful lighting
transformers are located and the same
number of power transformers. Twelve
more OF these Intricate machines are on
the way and viii be placed there as soon
as they arrive, which may be within ten
days.
There is also a testiugroom for arc
lights, and u suDply-roOm, where all sorts
vi electric supplies are kept. On this
floor there Is HOW IN operation small
moor which operates powerful fan
for keepIug in motion a current OF cool
air beneatn the long rows Of transform
ers. winch would otherwise become
heated. This motor, which is OF three
horse power, takes up less than two feet
square of room. It. Is such AS VIII be
used to operate the type setting machines
in the Record L Mon building.
To give an idea Of what the company is
doing, superintendent Shock exhibited d
list oil names OF those with whom con-
tracts have already been closed, showing
that upward of 400 incandescent lights
have already been engaged. Also
seventy-iuur commercial arc lights. with
negotiations pending for many more.
The lighting service viii be divided
! into three classeS-fOr lamps running uD
up 10 o'clock p. M, to q. H., and those
! that are to burn all night. In short time
! the company will be able TO furnish a
! continuous twenty-four- hour service, SO
| that firms that use the easements OF their
! buildings can have them lighted at all
| hours OF the day or night.
In the way of motor service the COM
pany has already in use twelve motors OF
from three TO ten horse power on direct
current from the motor circuit. These
motors are in use by the Buffalo Brewing
! Company, the Southern Pacific Com
pany, The Pioneer Mill and other estab-
| Iishments. The railroad cOmpany's mo-
tor is OF thirteen horsepower, and Is used
| in operating a fruit elevator on Front
| street.
| AS soon as the additional transformers
| arrive the twenty-lour-hour service for
! lighting can De had. At present lights
are furnished only from p. III. to a. IN.
| The twenty horse power motor that is
| to operate the Record I MONS mammoth
press is due to arrive at any hour and
| will be placed in the building as soon as
| 1t comes.
In short, the company Is making very
satisfactory Roadway in introducing its
electric light and motor service. 1t Id
! likely that very large percentage of the
motive power used in the railroad shops
Will be furnished by the electric COM
| pany, as negotiations with the Southern
| Pacific people are now pending.
Superintendent: Shock says his COM
| pauy anticipated that some little time
would be required TO educate people up
! to the advantages OF the new order OF
| things, but lie is satisfied that those now
using steam will ere long be applying for
| the clean, safe and more economical mo-
! tive power from Folsom.