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

ALIEN AN hlA ELCOA bAo "
Most of the city officials, consumers OF
electricity aad many other cstizens
nio;tsd tbe works of the Alexandria
Electric Oampany last night for the pnr.
pose of s!udying the new and improved
MACHINERY which has recently been In
stalled in the plant. The officials Of the
company cordially received their guests
and escorted them to and fro, explain.
ing all the iptricaciss Of The work. A
sessouablc COLLATION. prepared by RAM
mel BIOS, was furnished ell the guests.
A huge omnibus Of the "Gfeat Eastern"
pattern, drawn by four horses, made
thee trips an hour from 8 TO 10 O'Clock
finn the pew Office Of the works on King
street, b.tseen Pitt and ST. Asaph. In
the new quarters the wonders of electric
ity we're explained to the many persons
who gathered. The rooms were bril-
liaptly illuminated.
The new machinery which the Alex.
andra Electric Company has installed
10 1t, plant is now In successful opera.
tiop. The principal machinery Installed
consists of q 625 Z. w. steam turbine.
Tbis turbine is capable of carrying 60
ne, cent. over load and Is at the present
sime carrying the entire load which only
amounts to oue.third Of Its capacity.
The two steam engine units are now
held in reserve agsinst any interruption
In service. The turbine Is running at
,he b;,h rata of speed OF $500 reyolu-
lions Der minute, and this installation
has resulted In considerable economy 10
operation, as the amount OF steam re.
ooirsd for horsepower is less than the
steam required for The reciptocasiDg en-
gines.
10 addition to the turbine, q condenser
ou,f; has been Installed consisting OF Q
,urbo i,t condenser with air and water
pump driven by q rs horse power steam
engine. A new motor'generator sci
furnishes the exciting current Tor the
turbine generator
The pipe gallery has been extended
and various mino, Improvements maze
to the building.
Tbs company is also erecting pump
soo nJsut with elevated tank. This
nlsas will take water from the river,
iil.er it, and elevate 1t to the tsnk, ana
such wster will be used for boiler pore
pcsss. The total coat OF the improve
ments OF the plant aggregates s2o' oOo.
The company is BOW bulldog iour-
,een miles of pole line extending to Fort
HINT. Basement, Braddock and Potomac
end est,uetes that these lines will be
completed and in service by April next.
Ia addition TO this work the entire pole
lines 10 this city baVe been thoroughly
overhauled, new tracslormers sdaed ana
the line extended to meet The demands
of the service.
It. is believed that with such large
amount of surplus power available for
manufacturing that number OF indus.
tries can be attracted to Alexandria, and
the Alexandria Company lie now endea7-
oripg With the Chamber OF Commerce to
Induce several manufacturing industries
TO locate here.
The following are the officers OF the
company: President, Thos. O. Cole
map. Of Baltimore, Md. vice.president,
J, O. M. Lucse, of Baltimore, Md: SEQ:
relay and treasurer, q. P. Lucas, OF
Baltimore Md; general manager, F. &.
Weller, OF Washington, D. O.;a!torney,
Leo P. Harlow. OF Alexandra, Va. So.
perinte ndent, l.. 8. Kirby, of Alexan-
dris, Va chief engineer, W. D. Wicker,
OF Alexandris, Va.
The board OF directore are; Messrs.
Thomas Coleman, J. O. NJ Lucas, a. ?,
Lucas, F. R. Weller aud A. 0. Portner.