T.A. Gillespie Company, engineers and contractors - water works and pipe lines, railroad and tunnel construction, hydroelectric plants. (1912) (14757786131)

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Title: T.A. Gillespie Company, engineers and contractors : water works and pipe lines, railroad and tunnel construction, hydroelectric plants.
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: T.A. Gillespie Company.
Subjects: Pipe Pipe, Steel
Publisher: New York : T.A. Gillespie Co.
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization



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THE T. A. GILLESPIE COMPANY POWER PLANT FOR THEST. LAWRENCE RIVER POWER COMPANY The main Power Plant was built under a contract made in 1898, and called for the construction of acanal from the St. Lawrence River to the Grasse River; of a power house with its foundations, forebayand tail race; of all highways and bridges made necessary by reason of the canal; and for the constructionof a railroad from Massena Springs to the Power House, a distance of about 3 miles, in which are twosteel bridges, viz., one across the Racquette and one across the Grasse River. The construction quantities included 6,000,000 cubic yards of Excavation; 35,000 cubic yards of Con-crete. This contract was completed in 1902. May 28, 1910, an additional contract was entered into for the construction of an Ice Sluice andDam adjoining the Power House of the St. Lawrence River Power Company.This work was completed in the Spring of 191 I. 48 I ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS
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THE T. A. GILLESPIE COMPANY