Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-03-13
Arrow ERFUL
PLANT FOR
ELECTRICITY.
Sub.Station gf the Public Ser.
vice Corporation Is Now In
WOrkigg Order.
ALL POWER FROM THERE
Enormous Voltage Brought to
This City Over Wires from
Power House at MetuChen.

of this city was inaugurated last
lighting and trolley systems was fur
nished from the new sub-station of
teh Public Service Corporation in JEFF
ferson street The capacity is now
double what it was prior to the trans
fer and an increase of one hundred
per cent has been made in every one
of the three departments-tro
railroad, commercial lighting, which
embraces residences and business
places, and the street lighting.
The transferring from the building
at 1856 Smith street to the sub-sta-
ton was accomplished yesterday af-
ternoon and last night the Office was
closed for the first time in the six
and one-half years the Public Ser
vice has been in this city. Hereafter
this building will be simply an office
for the clerical work of the local di-
vision and it will be closed every
night after $50 o'clock and also on
Sundays. 1t is entirely cut off as far
as supply electrical power is concern
ed. The sub-station is connected
with the Office by a long yard enclos-
ed by fence, it being directly in the
rear of the Office.
The sub-station is a marvel and
model of construction and equip
ment. The power is received there
by feed wire from the plant at Me
tuchen and is therein transformed
tn rtnr of thiC
city. 1t has capacity of $1,000 six
teen candle power lights, for build
ings, stores and residences, and a
capacity of 225 street lights, although
there are but 1 SO of them in the city
now. The street lights were former
ly in three circuits and are now in
four, in order to put a more even load
upon each of the transformers. The
building and house lights are in six
circuits and the trolley power in two.
An improved device for detecting
any trouble with the street lights dur
ing the day, when they are not light
ed, has been installed in the sub-sta-
tion.
A compressed air plant for clean
lUS tLuc SIdllOll HdO dlSO DCCu
ed, as well as a ten-ton crane for
lifting purposes. Improved oil swift
ches have been placed in the celler.
In case of trouble in either division
trolley or lighting-the wires can be
tied together and power thus secur-
ed. The sub-station itself has per-
feet lighting facilities.
The station is fireproof, as far as
is possible, the only wood besides
necessary parts OF equipment, being
door and small adjoining partition in
the cellar and a few mats of treated
wood on the cement floor. The cell
ing and floor are of cement.
A section of the floor running the
length of the building can be lifted
in sections to facilitate getting large
articles in or out of the station.
The reserve facilities are very
great. There are two large rotary
transformers. the walls of the sub
station are of brick except for the
rear wall, which faces the rear of the
Office, and this wall is of corrugated
iron, so that, when any addition to
the bui' ding becomes necessary, II
can easily be effected. A man is
on duty in the sub-station all the
time, there being three in the force.
1t Is expected that the new facili-
ties will be sufficient for some time to
come, but that depends, of course. up
on the increase in the demands of the
city.
The improvements are another step
in the progressive policy which has
been so marked under the manage
ment of Superintendent W. A. Belch-
er and the men under him.
The last of the wires leading from
the office are being cut out today, all
of them being as dead" as far as
electricity is concerned, as the veri-
est raw copper.