Water & Sewage Works Volume 19 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ... will cost about $28,000, the contract for which was awarded to the Chase Construction company of Detroit. Technical Meetings. The convention of the Edison Illuminating companies will be held at Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 4, 3 and 6. The third annual convention of the Central States Water Works Association will be held at Columbus, O., Sept. 4, 5 and 6. C. W. Miles, Delaware, O., president; John Fisher, Hamilton, O., secretary. The sixth annual convention of the Ohio Electric Light Association was held at Toledo, O., Aug. 14, 15 and 16. Some of the papers presented were as follows: "Transformers," J. E. Peck; "Station Management," J. H. Perkins, Young.stown, O.; "Two Revenues Instead of One," and "Electricity as a Hi-Product," A. J. Stahl, La Porte, Ind.; "Induction Integrating Watt Meters," E. J. King, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; "Choice of Periodicity of Alternating Current Apparatus," Capt. Jas. H. Andrews, of the General Electric Co.; "The Desirability of Using Storage Batteries in MediumSized Stations," L. G. White, of the Columbus Edison Co.; "Arc Lighting," H. W. Hilman. The annual convention of the Canadian Electrical Association was held at Kingston, Ont., Aug. 29, 30, and 31. The convention was to have been held at Ottawa, but owing to the recent fire this was not convenient. The program, while not complete, contained the following papers: "Utilizing the Available Central Station Capacity." Prof. R. B. Owens, McGill University. Montreal. "Use of Dynamo and Storage Battery in Telegraph Offices," W. J. Camp, C. P. R. Telegraph office, Montreal. 'Tower Factor as Affecting Operation and Investment, with Special Reference to Induction Motors and Enclosed Arc Lamps,&quo...