Middletown transcript., 1893-02-04
Ba lance to be made out of

Balance to be made out of
TAX Levy o5O w
Under the present system the bal
ance to be met by the tax levy is S1221,
while under the new system the
amount thus to be raised is $3.50, max
ing it possible to thus save nearly $400
by the combination of the two depart
ments under the contlol of the town.
The cost of operating plants in neigh
boring towns was presented by Hugh
q. Browne. From letters and estimates
furnished him by the Town Commits
sioners of Newark and Milford it was
CLEANED that in both these places the
water and electric light plants are run
in conjunction with each other, and
have proven a paying investment for
tile town, as compared with the system
that prevails at present III Middletown,
In Newark the bonded indebtedness
is $36, GOO Oh which they pay 5 per cent.
The wages of the employees of the water
works and electric light is $1,060 per
year. The cost of fuel for running the
electric works is S. so per day. There
are AZ lights used in the town of "a
SIT. so per lamp per annum. The es-
limated excess in the receipts for the
month of December was about $50, and
with the applications for new lights
they expect to clear about $100
month.
The rates for house and commercial
lighting are very low in Newark as
they only aim to pay running expenses,
and interest on II low-priced plant.
President Curtis of the Town Board,
states hat their plant consists of two
360-light Edison dynamos, Armington
& Sims high speed engine of 70 horse,
power, and they use the boilers of the
water works. They employ two men
one v no runs the pumps and dynamos
at night, and The other attends to wa
ter and light fixtures, wires houses,
collects water, light and town taxes.
At Milford the operating expenses
for the year 1892 amounted 10 Sc, ,490.61,
and the receipts were S6, ,366.73, leaving
a profit of $695.72. To this sum may
also be added cash in hand, $l94.59 {;
inventory of coal, ETC., on hand when
account of stock was taken. of $567. SO,
making sum total of nearly 81 100 10
the credit of the town for he year. In
Milford 10 16 candle-power lights
are used for lighting the town, for
which is paid 81 800 per year. Moth
ing is charged for fire protection
in Milford, at present but it is Intended
to have their law changed, SO that they
shall receive some revenue from this
service. There are so plugs in the
town, and it is intended that they shall
charge about 500 ping which will ag-
gregate about $1,000 year. This added
to the sum derived from the lights will
make their net receipts about S2500 a
year.
From these statements it will be
seen that in both Newark and Milford
these plants are self-sustalning.
Representatives were present
from various electrical COM
panies to give estimates on erect
ing plants and such other in
formation as might be desired, but as
nothing definite as to what was wanted
was settled upon, very little informa-
ton was impaired. ]. Paul Gaylord
consumed considerable time in explain
ing single wire system, which it is
needless to say would not he wanted
here at any cost, as it is by far the
most dangerous of any now muse.
Mr.. T. A. Moore, who represents the
Edison al Thompson, Houston conso-
lidated companies, presented some de-
tails which could not fail to prejudice
public opinion in favor of the present
system. He talked as if he had prac-
tical knowledge of his subject, and
explained where our present plant
(which is an Edison) was bein worked
to disadvantage. His was by far the
most practical and able discussionof the
subject, and there is no doubt that his
pointers will have serious consider
alton.