Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-10-12

placed in the flume to facilitate the work.
A new ESQ horse power wheel Is also being
installed. which, in addition to two GO
horse power and one $50 horse power
wheels and a steam engine of 500 horse
power gives the plant "a total Of 1890 hors,
power. The Consolidated Electric com
pany, which uses power from the same
plant, Is putting in n l00o0 incandesccnt
lighter. The plant has always depended
wholly upon the water supply for its pow
or with one exceptions, when the engine
had to be brought into use for one day on
account Of low water. Work on the i'm
provements has been progressing for
about two weeks, but will not be com
plctod for at least two months. and the
cost will be thousands of dollars
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