The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-22

to attend Gne llSG meellnS VI tue UOaIu,
but am satisfied it will appear upon
the minutes duly recorded. would
respectfully recommend, however,
that your honorable body appoint a
committee to investigate the affairs of
this institution in Difference to the re-
quest of Mr.. Willoughby, and make
their report at this session.
By reference to the report Of the su-
/ perintendent it will be seen that the
institution commences the new year
with Sl5, ,695.87 in cash and-suppies.
With reasonable good fortune we
may expect at the end of the next 6s-
cal year a revenue to the State of $780,
600 from the net earnings OF this in
stitution. The salaries of the officers
for the past year have been paid out of
the State treasury, and would have
been refunded but for the reason that
we deem it inadvisable to sell the crops
on hand at present prices, with a pos
sibility Of being compelled to buy
other supplies later in the year at
higher prices. This will not be nec-
essary for another year.
In this connection I desire to call
your attention to the agreement be-
tween this institution and the Colum-
bia Electric Street Railway, Light and
Power company. When the State
transferred the canal to the Columbia
Power company it reserved 500 water
horsepower. This was disposed Of
under. this agreement as follows The
company agreed to take the 500 horse
power and fully develop it; and fur
:ther agreed to pay the State $4,000 for
the same, with proviso that upon de-
mand the company would deliver pow
er at any point within the walls of the
penitentiary desired by the superin-
.tendent, delivered from electric gene
rators or in such other manner as the
company should elect, for the use and
benefit of the penjtentiary, at the rate
Of $5 per horsepower per annum.
Due notice has been served upon the
president of the company by the su-
peir.intendent of the penitentiary that
this pover would be required to be de-
liyered within the walls of the peniten-
tiary as per The contract, and for the
company to exercise its right Of cleo
lion as to the manner of delivering the
same. To this demand no written re-
ply has been received, but the presi-
dent has had several interviews with
reference thereto, with no satisfactory
results. 1t is very desirable that the
State should have this power for the
following purposes:
1st. For power needed in the peni-
tentiary, for running hosiery mill and
sighting purposes.
&%2nd. For lighting the State hospital
for the insane.
3rd. For lighting the State capitol
and grounds.
4th. For Lighting the South Carolina
5th. For lighting the executive
mansion.
The first point to be ascertained is
whether the power. at the disposal OF
the State is sufficient for the above
purposes, the second, whether the use
of such power for these purposes will
nav the State. From information
given me by experts, this power would
be ample, as the following will show:
The penitentiary requires 25-horse
power during the day, but this may be
reduced to 10-horse power after .
O'Clock p. m. The hospital for the
insane uses about $50, incandescent
lights requiring about 40-horse power.
The capital uses about 200 lights re-
curing about 20-horse power. The
South Carolina college would require
about 100 lights, and the executive
mansion uses lights that require from
1 to 2-horse power. One hundred
horse power would generally suffice
for the above and with a small supple
mental storage battery would be en-
tirely sufficient. AS to whether the
State would be rapaid by using this
power, the following statement will
Indicate the present status
RECEIPTS.
From the electric light company
for rent 500 horse power per an
nnm 80, 500
DISBURSEMENTS.
Lighting insane hospital. 80, 200
College 200
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