Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-16
uevANDRIA ELEOTRIO WORKS.

ALIEN ANDhlA CbEO~
Mo.t of the city officials, consumers OF
alsc,ricity aad many olner citiz'os
D'.;,sS The Sorks Of the Alexandria
Electric Company last night for the Pnr.
no.s If slndying the new and improved
Tschinery which has recently been In
stalled 10 the plant. The oiiieials oil the
company cordially received their guests
ana escorted toem to and fro, explain
inc all the iutricscies Of the WORK. a
ssssouablc COLLATION. prepared by Ram
mel Bios, was furnished ell the guests:
A huge omnibus OF the "Gfest EiSIern
pattern. drawn by four horses, MADE
tbrae trips an hour from 10 ~ O'CLOCK
from The pew Office of the works on k'ng
st,est. b.tseen Pitt and ST. A'aph. 10
the new quarters the wonders OF electric
NV we're explained to the msnY persons
Who gathered. The rooms we're Drill
Iisotly illuminated.
The new machinery which the Alex.
andts Electric Company has installed
10 Its plant is now Ia successful opera.
ton. The principal machinery installed
consi.ts of 8 625 K w. steam turbine.
This turbine is capable OF carrying on
nst cent. over load and Is at the present
lime carving the entire load which only
amount. to oue.third OF iIs capacity.
The two steam engine units are no"
held ia reserve against any interruption
an ssrvice. The turbine is running 81
the high rate Of speed Of 5000 revoin-
lions Der minute, and this Installation
has resulted 10 considerable economy 10
operation, as the amount oil steam TO-
opirsd for horsepower is less than the
r,eom required for the reciprocalipg En-
gioes. o,aorso,
ou,6, has been Installed consisting OIL
turbo j.t condenser with ar and water
pump driven by q rs horse power steam
engine. A new motor'generator sci
fuInishes the exciting current for the
4urbIue.generator a.d
The pipe gallery has been EXTENDED
and various minor Improvement" msue
to the building.
The company is also erecting q PG %a
Goo nIsnt with elevated tank. This
oIsa, will take water from the river,
flIer It. and elevate 1t to the tank, and
snch wster will be used for boiler Pur'
ncsfs The total cost OF the improve
ments OF the plant aggregates $zo' VOV.
The company is now bniloipg iOuI.
tesn miles OF pole line extending 10 For'
Hunt R9ssmOut, Brsddock and Potomac
.nd ss,imstes that these lines will OF
comnIeleG aud 10 service BY April next
Ia addition 70 this work the entire pole
lines ia this city have been Thoroughly
overhauled, new transformers soneo anu
the line extended to meet ice dems'ins
OF the service.
It is believed that With such large
amount of surplus power available for
manufacturing that plumber OF indus.
tries can be attracted to Alexandria, and
the Alexandria Company Ia now endeav'
oriug with the Chamber OF Commerce to
Induce several manufacturing Industries
20 locate here.
The following are the officers OF the
company: President, Tbos. o. Cole
mao. of Baltimore, Md Il; vice-presideut,
10 N. LucSe, OF Baltimore, Nd. sec
re,a,y and treasurer, q. 2. Lucas, o
Baltimore Md. ; general manager, +. d
Weller, of Washington, d. O.; attorney
Leo P. Harlow. OF Alexsndris, Va su'
peripte ndent, L. 8. Kirby, Of Alexsn
dris, Va chief engineer, W. ID. Wicker
of Alexandtis, Va.
The board OF directors are Messrs
Taomss Oolemsu, j. o. M. Lucas, d. +
Lucss. F. r, Weller aud A. o. PoItner