through the deserted and forlorn Campagna Romana and power is that recently opened for a distance of nearly 17 miles. The leads consist of at Tivoli, where the electric cur- four copper cables, of 19 wires each, the entire system rent, generated by water power, is of conductors containing 100 tons… … and to make use of the Rome central sta- ate, where a waterfall of 3°4 cubic meters tion only when greater demand makes per second, 110 meters in height, fur- it necessary. nishes the necessary power. The water At present 250 arc lights are in use, but this number supplies a current of 42 amperes,…
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