Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-10
CHITTENDEN COUNTY
ESSEX JUNCTION..

Lyman Howe who is I'm his aith year
and has for many years kept a record ni
the fall Of snow and tn" temperature dur
ing the winters. furnishes the following
report beginning with tho first of No
Vemhcr, l"oi. to tho last oc April. 1903: la
November thcro worc Two and ono hair
inches of snow and po morning was II
down TO zero. In December there were
10 - inches Of snow and four morning,
down 10 zero. The coldcst morning WAS
the l1tn, "A below zero. and thcro were
g davs of sl"ighiuE. In January. lons
four inches ot snow fell and for four
mornings below zero. Th, co,dest morn
ing was tl" 10th. which was eight below
In February there were % inches Of
snow and eight mornings beluw zero
and II days Of seghiUg during tina,
month. In March there were six inches
of snow and hyc mornings below zero
In April thcrn were four inches Of SNOW
tn" nearest tn zclo was IL above on tic
Tth
S 4. and e. W. RrownelI hay, rc-
slimod work on the hydro-electric in
stallation on the Winnoski river at this
place and are employing quite n forcs
of men. The larger part of the rock
cutting for wheelpits and foundations
was completed last season. and the work
now will consist Of building tn" fumes
ana power house aud eXcaVatiung the
tail race. A heavy concrete dam huilt
SIX feet higher than the overflow dam
with the fumes and power house VIII
smut the water ont Of the south chan
mel except what passes through the tlr-
hines. The plans for DEVELOPMENT were
made hy tho well-known engineering
firm Of Loring y. Farnum & Co., of Bos-
ton, and call for three units each con-
slstng of PAIR of thirty-inch turbines
of 900 horse power operating on a hor-
izontal snaft and directly connected TO
q io IS. W. revolving field generator,
delivering current al Gsoo volts. sixty
cvclc and three phases. Tho water from
the wheels will discharge through nine
foot steel draft tubes and pass under
The power house through concrete arches
Only one of tho units will be in
stalled at present, tho other two Will be
ho added when sufficient demand var
rants Tho whole work VIII hc on solid
rock foundation, Tho numo viii hc FAX
90 foot and tho power houae Will hc 30xI5
feet with concrcte walls and floor and n
metal roof and viii nc strictly fire proof
Tho building will have corner tower
from which the wires will he run Stcp
down transformers will nc installed to
reduce tho voltage from 66O0 for use I'm
ESSEX Junction, while that going a
greater distance will he kept at 6,G10
The electrical engineering was by Prof.
Freedman Of Burlington and H. F. Cole
man of Montpelier, The contract to
furnish the electrical apparatus was
\ awarded to the Stanley company OF
Pttsfield, Mass and the water wheels
to s Morgan Smith Co., Of York. Penn.
for the iron and steel for racks, sup
ports. head gates. etc, to +. q. Sim
clair of Burlington. The superintend-
ance of construction will be in charge
NJ carl Il. Brownell of burlington. 1t
s the intention of the owners to put
in every part of the work In the most
permanent maner and OF the latest and
Jest equipment and to have the plant
'eady to rlH by the first part of Octo-
,er Day service will then be given. and
ow rates for power for manufacturing
purposes. The first dam at this loca- |
ion was built ny Mcssrs. Brownell |
(COntinued ON second paxeD