CHAPTER II, SECTION 3

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Figure No. 2-60.

Tower Station 2250 Showing Platform Station 2251.

10-foot extension at each end to form a 20x40foot platform. A 13-foot-square by 10-foot-high
metal shelter was to have been provided near
the center of the platform and two baffles,

Platform No. 4 was located at the 75-foot
level; it was 20 feet square, and was covered

with steel grating with a removable handrail
around the perimeter.

Stations 2252.01 and .04, were to have been
included. The platform requirement was deleted prior to erection of the cab and baffles.

level; it was 20 feet square, and was designed

The cab structure was originally designed

lead shapes. A concrete shelter and a two-ton

to include a superstructure on the roof (Platform No. 1), but the requirement as well as
development of the cab (Platform No. 2) was
cancelled. The cab framing structure was required to support the elevator system.
Platform No. 3 was located at the 13714foot level and was 20x40 feet in plan, including
a 10-foot extension on each side of the 20-footsquare cross-section. The steel framing was

covered with i-inch steel grating, and handrails
were provided around the perimeter. A steel

shelter, 13 feet square by 10 feet high, was

provided near the center of the platform. It contained removable metal wall panels on three sides
for equipment access to the structure from the

elevator and for field of view to the barge
sites at Charlie and Fox. The roof of the shelter
was tied into the cab floor frame for stability.

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Platform No. 5 was located at the 50-foot

to provide a 10-foot-square storage space for

jib crane was installed on this platform. It is
described under Station 2251.

Steel plate cable guides were welded to
the tower legs up to the 13714-foot level. Coaxial
cables packed in place with foam rubber and
banded to the column legs by stainless steel
straps were located within the guide plates. A
concrete elevator pit was located at the base
of the tower in the earth fill over Station 2200.
The hoist foundation for the elevator was also
located on the fill.
Power was provided from two 100-kw utility engine generators inside Station 2200. A
75-kva, 208-440-v, step-up transformer was used
to provide power for the elevator. Control of
the elevator was by TVL System. Lighting was
installed for all platforms and the cab, and
floodlighting was installed at the tower base.

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