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GENERATING STATION EXTENSIONS.
Undoubtedly the most important work during the year
under review has been the installation of the two new turboalternators,
and the three Davey Paxman dry-back boilers.
In my last report I gave full particulars of the contracts for
the plant, and as these extensions are now practically
completed, the following figures of the actual cost are interesting:—
Particulars.
Cost to
31/3/06.
£ s. d
Estd. additional
Expenditure.
£ s. d.
Total Costs.
£ s. d.
I wo Generating Sets, with
Condensers, Curtis Exciters,
&c. 19,481 3 11 100 0 0 19,581 3 11
Three Boilers, complete
with Thermal Storage
Vessels, forced draught,
and three Green's
omisers 9,168 2 11 70 0 0 9,688 2 11
Steam Piping, Water
Pipes, Valves, &c. 4,179 16 3 62 5 10 4,242 2 1
Switchboards 1,051 18 7 75 0 0 1,126 18 7
Auxiliary Plant.
Robey Feed Water Heater 600 17 8 600 17 8
No. 7 Thermal Storage
Vessel 654 0 0 654 0 0
Two Feed Water Heaters 495 13 8 495 13 8
Coal Conveyor 943 13 6 943 13 6
Third Condenser 1,632 17 10 1,632 17 10
Pumps and Sundry Plant 321 14 8 321 14 8
Coal Weighing Plant 209 0 0 209 0 0
Supervision 318 14 99 0 0 417 1 4
£39,298 0 4 £615 5 1o £39,913 6 2
STAFF.
It is with great regret that I report that a fatal accident
occurred in the Generating Station on the 4th November, 1905.
Mr. A. Boswell, Junior Engineer-in-Charge, and rectifier
attendant, unfortunately came in contact with a "live"
busbar on the high tension distributing board, and received a
fatal shock.
This was not only very sad in itself, but especially
so as Mr. Boswell has shewn himself to be an extremely
energetic and promising assistant.