Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-29
BIG CONTRACT SOON TO DE LET.
Virginia Electric Railway md De-
vcIopmenf Co.'s Plant Ia Go Up.

The contract for the building of the
plant Of the Virginia Electric Railway
and Power Company will soon be let to
the James River Construction Company
and large force Of men will be en-
gagged upon the work.
The main buildings OF the Ola HaNai
mills. comprising about two thirds OF the
mill plant. have been torn down by MT.
John 4. Wilson, and the contract iVi
tearing down the remainder or lhe Duii"-
ings has been let 10 Mr.. ". A. thest'I,,,
man. with the prOvisO mat the Nit" sll"i'
be cleared by June lst.
Before this work Is completed contracts
will have been let for the consulciioh OF
the dam across the river. the canal ana
the foundations for the poWcT-hou~t' anu
also the blasting OF Inc river chahnei
free az rocks from the power-house 10
-. Southern railroad bridge. To give Tree
access TO the waste from TAN race. Inc
dam is 10 be finished by April lst. ano
will require the constant einp ,,.; 81
from 800 to l,Vo men 10 V"iHpi''e il III
The lime SPECIFIED.
contract will be let at once for cleo
frical equipment. for engines, Tor piping
and these will be quickly followed by
contracts for the construction OF the
nowcr-house and the building OF the cleo
tric lines through the city Tor when
elaborate survey and plans IN detail nave
been made. - 49,
Rabcock- Wilcox Company for four 30
horse power water tube boilers, Tor an
auxiliary steam plant. TO take the place
of water power. If needed. IN times oi
high water or ut other times.
The work on the canal VIII commence
I'm June. and the water VIII be turned
off about May 18th. THIS cahal fSs hot
been drained for many years, ana ~ IS
expected that many nh,gIeh ho,t6rn ''''s'
Tbe new canal. which VIII be an en-,
lor,emnnt Of The present big ditch. viii
be nftv feet wide, with perpehu,cui i,
masonry sides. and covered sue anu IN IN
tom with concrete, making a sllOV S
c cGi, throughout. The head-gates lor
he canal c.oss from the head OF Brown
tDl,nd to the roadway Of the Iredegar-
Works. -. .broo I horse
,o,,.er Engines. TO which viii be coupled
= ru,nher of Kilowatt electric genera'gIS
-, Eno-rolt newer each, it being the IL
tention of the company to use no MN ~
voltage in this city. The capacl'| VI '''0
nlant will be 4000-horse poMeI' ~ Nan,
I'll i1iIoo1.~a+es will be erected on the Nan
ot,aetcr sfde 10 supply the canal on 'n'N
side. and the new dam VIII t - viii
nresent Manchester dam, ana thete ~ W."
be no disturbance OF the no" ~ "'
ent arranged on that siue' ~, ,,.,.a m
The ceptre of the river will have no
VII NJ nowcr-bouse will be completed by
the 1st of January next anu ~i mil III The
NV fhe auxiliary steam pV"e' "'''i
hydraulic work Is finished. ,..5 o,o,o
The company has purchased Ianu aio, rs
the canal 50 that 1t can DC en''i
The canal will carry. TO the turo,ne |
wheels Of the big electric plant 5000 CUBIC !
feet of water per second, at Veioclty oi /
Tbe brirk stack that will give draught |
70 the furnaces will be l75 feet hish-lhe |
4 96-ton crane will be erected in the |
ample TO lift any piece oil
THO survevs show that all the principal !
Of Richmond to which the com
many will supply light and power are
within a radius of half mile, ana ., as
here is great loss in transmitting power
10 a distance the advantage is obvious.