Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-01
PHOENIX CITY RAILWAY
Connection Made Yesterday With the
New Power Plant.

The City Railway company which for
several weeks past has been using pow
er from the Phoenix Light and Fuel
company. yesterday connected its new
ly installed power plant which Will
hereafter run the city railway and the
Waterworks. Everything worked salts
factorily though it may be week be-
fore the "newness" has worn off and
all the little details are adjusted. The
new plant has involved an expenditure
of approximately $4,000 and was con-
structed under the direction OF Frank
c. Priestly. constructing engineer for
the Charles c. Moore Machinery COM
pany. He has been here for the last
four months supervising the work.
The new machinery Is worth looking
at by any one who likes to see the
wheels go round" The boiler is a high
pressure water tube BaDc0ck < Wilson,
tested for 3C1 pounds of steam and
usually runs at $50 though a minimum
of 100 pounds is nearly always ample
for the purposes of the present plant
This boiler will run the new tandem
compound Hamilton-Corfiss 250-hOrse
power engine. made to order for the
City Railway company and only few
weeks out of the shops. 1t is as pref
ty 4 piece of machinery as one would
care to look at, and though not nearly
so heavy as the engine formerly used
supplies much more power and has
safety features the old one did not have
else the accident to it could nGt have
occurred. This engine in turn runs
new 250-horse power compound wound
Westinghouse generator that furnishes
the Juice and which liz power more
than equals the three generators form
erly used. There is also a complete new
switchboard in the power house and in
the cellar below it are found the con-
denser, feed pump, air pump, circulat-
ing pump and hot we'll, the machinery
all being below. AS a reserve or re
lay equipment the old broken engine
will be replaced with another new one,
an exact duplicate of the one describe 1.
and will be connected with the old Gy-
ramos, so that in the event of any
needed repairs to the present engine
or the new dynamo connection with the
reserve plant can be made in u moment
so it will be practically impossible to
tie up the street car lines for more
than minute through any irregularity
at the power house In the event Of
the boiler needing repairs there are two
good boilers belonging to the old plant,
constantly available. There is also a
new cooling tower erected over the lake
enabling the reuse of the water for the
machinery, an arrangement for the
sake of economy.
The new boiler described above will
also furnish power Tor the operation
Of the waterWorks plant which is now
equipped with three large pumps, two
of which are in use, the other being
held in reserve, and 4 new Deane tri-
pick pump that is now in position but
which has not been connected. This
pump has capacity of 100000 gallons
per day and Will be driven by a fifty
horsepower motor. This pump alone
has a capacity sufficient to meet the de-
mands of the present water system
anGl when it is started the other three
pumps will be held in reserve. so there
will be 4 duplicate plant for both the
railroad and the water machinery.
Speaking of the railway system yes
terday Manager Heap said that during
the summer the Washington street
double track will be relaid with heavier
rails and new wire and the wires and
poles be replaced with new material.
The rolling stock will also be given
u thorough overhauiing.
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