Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-22

used. u then becomes a very simple
matter 20 figure the exact amount o,
illumination required for the various
aF~ss sna Tor various purposes
THIS part being determined. the So
lection % the different classes % *
lures and rejecting surfaces enters
into the calculation. The owner. OF
course. looks ~ fnr financial side in
Considering these. and also considers
his lighting hxturcs as a piece % fur
allure and tries % harmouizs them a.
much as possible With the rest OF the
furniture. The engineer wants % In
stall something % the highest eft
. cheney without losing sight % Jhc own
@r's IDEAS The result e that combined
IDEAS usually result IN a composite
Ehieh is mutually pleasing and salts
faetorv
TnC lighting fixtures within this
building were furnished by the Island
Ci'y Fixture company. and the advice
% " L. Jones. the Illuminating
engineer % this company. vas eonsid-
cred valuable These fixtures are what
is known az che Luminous Unit or
Brascoiite. and represent the very
highest type and most efficient unit
EuoWu % the art az the pressn; DAY.
In addition. they present very pleas
Eng and attractive APPEARANCE.
The Installing % the wires. coudutts.
sNttchrs. etc. 20 transmit and con
troll the electric current % the differ
rut apparatus throughout the build
ING and the manner % sub4ividins the
lsrervut classes % wiring - a scps-
rate problem and "a some cases IL
9orksd Independently % the fItures-
Set modern practice - 20 consider
both together
\ large building % this kind uses
electricity Tor 30 many different pur-
pose that this stem sometimes - very
complicated. In this building there
are over six hundred forty watt lamp
equivalents for lighting In addition
there are TO motors for elevator
service. four motors in connection
with the heating system. a vacuum
cleaner motor. and a motor for pump
inE sursp water 10 the basement. and
ia addition there - q motor driving
an air com prrssor Which furnishes
Compressed air for dental purposes n
the GiEcrsat rooms throughout the
bEfidinE
ThSa tAr-- t. ths signalling system
for The elevator service. telephones.
bells. clocks and signalling apparatus
% that description. Th.ac different
systems have 20 b. divided aud met
cred separately.
The tiEhsinE system Il 80 arranged
that the bank iixhts are nssrr-d. the
public itEhts tkroukhocs the building
are ui@trr-d. anS then 81 addition the
once Fooass arr 80 arranged thai any
Foosu o. Erogp o, rooms ean -
changed 90 any meter by sinpiy NOV
iaE . pigE 4aa Tits ezn b. dons b. the
!sntEoF % aryoss zrugnd the building.
sishous calling Ia the services % ar
electrician These mstsriaE panels
saa all che switches and fuses we're
manufactured and furnished By The
Trio si4agfzeturinE company o. this
city.
The eoaauits ard ~tres aud all ap-
paratgs Wzs furnished and Installed
BY THE Electric Construction A. Na-
ehinsry company % this city.
There are over 600 feet % iron
conduit ~fthin the building. and over
1000 feet os copper -trs-
The business OF Installing appsra-n.
Of this kind is no~ 80 syssenarircd 1
that whsr all vas ready the current !
vas turned on and no troahie has
b~eu sxprrfcnc~1 With Any piece OF
apparatus within the building.