The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-02-11
BRILLIANT
NEW LIGHTS
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water. after use, back to the river.
Coal is delivered to the plant by mas
siye trestle designed by f. S. Smith
and three hundred and twenty-five feet
long, crossing the river in its course.
The Morristown & Erie r. r. graded
the approach to the trestle, starting
near Ridgedale avenue and laid the
rails. Large doors at the plant per-
nit the easy handling of the coal.
The boilers are of the Babcock &
Wilcox water tube pattern, of six
hundred normal horse power, with an
overload factor of thirty additional
horse power. They were set up under
the supervision Of George Jordan, Of
the boiler company. In the condenser
room are located the feed water
pumps, ETC., and complete condenser
plant, large enough to take care of en-
gines capable Of generating a thou
sand horse power. The outside pip
ing and wells are of the same capacity.
To further provide for water supply
the Morris Aqueduct laid a main
Through Whippany street with a large
connection right into the boiler room.
NdUuIdl QldIu 10 OupDllCu ny "a SuCCl
stack Sixty-six inches in diameter and
ninety feet long, which is mounted on
a brick foundation tWenty-eight feet
high. The raising Of this stack by
Jaeger, of Newark, last Friday was
watched with interest by many people.
In the engine room there has already
been set up an Erie Ball tandem COM
pound engine of two hundred and
twenty-five horse power, belted to a
Fort Wayne generator of $50 kilO watt
capacity with the ordinary EXETER,
also belt connected.
The arc lamp equipment consists OF
a new Brush arc machine of one hun
dred lights capacity driven by Fort
Wayne high potential 1920 volt. mo-
tor, which is supplied with current
from the generator.
The switch board occupies the side
of the room near Whippany street and
is of stone, eight panels in all. The
incandescent lamps are gathered into
five circuits, controlled by the Wood
system on five boards.
The arc lamps number in all fifty
nine and are located around the Park,
South street to the Lyceum; Morris
street to Washington's Headquarters !;
Water street to the railroad; Speed
well avenue to Cutler street: Early
street, entire; Washington street to
the town line Bank street, all Mar
ket street to Macculloch avenue. The
lamps are made by the General Elec-
trio Co., are known as magnetic arc,
burning a metal carbon lasting several
days. The lamps are OF a new pattern.
All the art; lamps are hung from orna-
mental iron poles with outriggers,
some connected from underground and
some from aerial lines
The five circuits of incandeScent
lamps cover generally the following
sections of the town First, Ridgedale
avenue, Malcolm street, Morris avenue
and adjacent streets, Washington ave-
nue., Madison avenue to Ford avenue,
returning to the plant through that
street. The second circuit goes out
Elm street and takes in the lower
part of the Fourth Ward, returning
via Pine street. The third section
goes out through Elm street, lighting
the rest of the Fourth Ward to Mt.
Kemble avenue and near the PARK, re-
turning via Morris street.
The fourth circuit goes up Spring
street and supplies the lamps on West
ern avenue, High street, Mills street,
Sussex avenue and nearby streets, re-
turning via Spring street. The last
circuit runs via Spring street TO the
upper end Of Speedwell avenue, Cutler
street, returning by Flagler street,
this circuit taking in the Collinsvllle
section entire.
The heavy line from the plant runs
up the Morristown u Erie r. r. tracks
on pole line, continuing across the
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The incandeScent lamps on the I'M
derground circuits have ornamental
poles also on some of the aerial lines.
The lamps used are of the Tungsten
variety, new lamp with candle
power of forty.
In all so far about five miles of con-
duit have been laid on the following
streets: South, Madison avenue, Boy
kin, James, DeHart, Elm, Franklin
street and place, Hill, Morris, Speed
well ave. Market and Washington SITS.
On some of these SteetS only a start
has been made, but the contract with
the town calls for considerable more
underground work. Conduits for an
other mile of underground are already
in town, waiting for good weather.
In constructing the aerial lines, 800
iron poles were used and 748 hexagonal
yellow pine wooden poles. Sixty-two
concrete manholes were built for the
underground system. The weather
proof wire strung aggregated thirty
nine and half miles. while five and
three quarter miles of underground
cable were drawn through the ducts
The heavy hauling of machinery,
etc, was done by H. l.. Prudden.
The second unit for the plant Is ex-
pected in town about the first of
March. The engine and generator of
the same manufacture as the one now
in the plant, but twice as large, the
engine being cross compound and d.
rect connected to the generator.
With the second unit the plant will
have cost $l28, 600 to date.
In addition TO the expected results
of the new company. it has in its CON
Struction afforded work for a large
number of men during dull time.
The average number at work since the
middle of October, including contrac-
tors men, has been very close to a
hundred. For portion of the time a
hundred and fifty men were busy on
the work.
Mr.. freshman, who set up the ma
chinery will remain for while as
chief engineer Of the plant.
The officers Of the company are Sam
uel S. Childs, president; +. L. Humph-
reSs, yice-president; S. B. Carson, sec
Rotary; Peter v. Stryker, treasurer
and general manager. Mr.. Stryker