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Grading Begun Monday

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Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
April
Year
1898
Copyright
Public Domain
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Grading for the Detroit, Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor electric line was begun -Monday. One gang was started at Dearborn, auother at Wayne and a third at the Michigan Central crossing at the eastern litnits of Ypsilanti to work eastward. It is estitnated that with favorable weather from one-half to three-quarters of a mile can be graded each day, ao that in 20 or 30 days the grading will be completed. Italiau laboréis are employed, for the most part. They will camp in tents along the way. The building of the line within the limits of Ypsilanti will be left to the last. Contractor Giiffin expects to push the work through as rapidly as possible. The line has decided to build anotber power house at Dearborn besides the one now in process of construction at Ypsilanti. It will be a duplícate of the power house now building at Ypsilanti; with a complete Westinghouse equipment. There will be five compound condensing engines connected with 225-kilowatt generators. The boilers will be of the latest Babcock & Wilcox high pressure type, carrying 175 pounds of steam pressure. The plant will also have mechanical stokers, smokeless f unaces, mechanical drafts and economizers, etc. These two power houses will be among the finest in the country, and it is promised. that Pres. Ilawks' cars will be the handsomest entering Detroit on any line.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News