Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-07-22
Electric Plant in Embryo.
The Business Men Take Steps for a
Cooperative Electric Light
Plant

At the last regular meeting of the
Business Mems association held Friday
night the committee appointed for the
purpose of investigating the cost of an
electric light plant made the following
report:
To the officers and members of the
Business Mems AssOciation-Gentle
men:
Your committee appointed at your
last meeting to investigate the cost of
rental for electric light plant, and to Sc
cure estimates on the cost of a plant of
sufficient capacity for the requirement
of these two cities, would respectfully
report.
We have secured from George E.
Hoskinson rental pros osition, which
is hereto annexed marked "Ex. A, J"
and we have secured from the Consoli-
dated Water Power Co. another pro-
position for rental which is also hereto
attached and marked 'Ex.B."
We also made inquiry as to the cost
of a complete plant and submitted to
the Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
of Pittsburg, Penn, and also to the
Standard Electric Co. of Mass. a map of
our two cities with an outline diagram
of the location of the plant, and the To-
cation of the lights required, copy of
which letter ofinQuiry is hereto attached
marked "Ex. c."
We received from the Westinghouse
Electric and Mfg. Co. their estimate
of the cost of such plant, which is here
to attached and marked "Ex. D." we
also received from the Standard Elec-
trio Co. a dispatch which outlines their
estimate of the cost of the plant de-
scribed marked eek. E." 1t will appear
from these two estimates that the cost
of complete plant will not exceed
S1l 900, and it may be safely inferred
that this estimate can be discounted at
least ten per cent, all of which is res
pectfully submitted.
G. F. WITTER,
Chairman of tne Committee.
EXHIBIT GA"
GRAND RAPIDS, WIS, July IA, 1897.
The Pioneer Wood Pulp Co. mas
three large special Leffel water wheels,
81 inches each in diameter, which un-
der an 11-foot head give 251 horse power
each.
The power from any one of these
wheels we offer for. furnishing power
for an electric light plant. The party
renting the power TO take the capacity
of the wheel under an 11-foot head
which is the average power it will de-
velop through the year.
The rent will be 800 per horse power
per year for electric light purposes, and
$1,000 per horse power per year if used
day and night
The power when not in use to be
used by the Pioneer Wood Pulp Co. or
their assignee. Floor space, if used by
the Electric Light Co. in the Pioneer
Wood Pulp Co.'s mill, to be paid for at
the rate Of twenty GEMS per square foot
per annum.
A piece of ground will be offered rent
free if the Electric Light Co. wishes to
build its own dynamo house.
Respectfully,
GEO. E. HosKINsoN, Prest.
EXHIBIT "B."
CENTRAL1A, Wis, july Is, 1897.
Al a meeting of the directors of the
Consolidated Water Power Co. this day
it was moved, seconded and carried that
the rent of water power, without wheels
or fumes is, when we will have any to
rent, worth seven ($7) dollars per horse
power per year for either day or night
use, but for both $1,000 will be charged.
This price is for users of power from
$50 to 800 horse power, less than $50
horse power one-third more will be
charged.
Respectfully,
F. MACKINNoN.