The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-12-13
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
AND
WATER WORKS.
The Committee Reports And Recommends
Both Enterprises. The Town TO Be
Bonded $4,000

Bonded. $4,000
There was another enthusiastic
meeting of the citizens in the cour
house last Friday night to talk alb ou
Water Works. It was the occasion
OF the report of the committee apa
pointed at the preceding meeting tc
make thorough investigation of tn.
whole matter. The enthusiasm was
much increased by the incorporation
in the report on Water Works re
port on Electric Lights for the towr.
The committee had generously and
wisely investigated this subject along
with the other and their report, with
the estimations of the engineers con-
suited, comprehended both enter
prises. The dispatch with which the
committee had done its work left
US no time 20 become indifferent.
even it there had been any tendency
IN that direction, but the fact is.
that there is aremarkably unanimous
aggressiveness, and the citizens vie
with the committee in their readi-
ness to do what they can.
The meeting was called to order at
1880 by Mr.. j. a. Fant, chairman.
who stated that the object of the
meeting was to hear the report of the
committee. Mr.. Il. G. Duncan, as
chairman and speaker of the commit
tee was called upon to report, where
upon he took the floor, and as the
committee had not prepared any
written report. gave from memory
the results Of their investigation.
He said that two engineers had
been consulted aud had gone over the
town. Two estimates was the result;
the one based on the present actual
necessity, the other ;,;hI;;fs h1;fTsI on t5e
slv~SH aad development of t. toasit,su .nt ,uSs;s u
The latter alone deserved cOnsldera
ton, as it would be throwing away
money to putin an inadequate system
that would have to be torn up in
year or two and replaced by more
adequate one. That the insurance
men too, had assured them that the
cheaper system would not justify the
Tariff Association in reducing their
rates. The second estimate based
on the demands of the future would
cost in the neighborhood of $50. 900.
A first class system of electric lights
with forty arc and 1000 incandes-
cent burners would cost about $4,000
making total for Water Works and
Electric Lights of $4O,OOO.O0.
He said that the more the COM
mittee had studied the matter, the
more thoroughly had they become
convinced of the utility and economy
ofboth water works and electric lights
We would have to have them in "a
year or two anyway, and that now
was an opportune time, because they
could be put in cheaper just now
than later on. He itcmized the cost
including interest on $4,000, and
the profits that would arise from the
two enterprises and showed that the
receipts would almos: pay the ex
penses after the first year, and that
in the course of three or four years
would probably be paying invest
ment.
Someone asked what the water
would cost. MIR. Duncan said that
for ordinary family use it would prob
ably be about six dollars a cock per
year, but the price would vary with
the amount of water used. lie had
no doubt that at this low rate nearly
all the families on Factory Hill would
patronize the Water Works, as the
Time saved and the convenience
would be worth more than six dol
lars a year to them. OF course it
would be pretty generally patronized
all over town.
The cost to individuals Of electric
lights would be about a dollar a
month for incondescent light. He had
no doubt but that would get liberal
patronage also. Us has been the case
with the telephone.
He said that the effect on insur
ance had also been considered. |
had been learned from reliall
source that if a cheap system
Water Works were put in it woul
not lessen the rate of Insurance, aa
furthermore if the town continued .
grow and did not put in Water Worh
the present rates would be raiScC
But by building the proposed syst,r