The record-union., 1897-10-31

month
Lynchburg, virginia-Private plant.
Population, $4,000. Has 30 2,0OO can
die power arc lamps. Steam; fuel, coal
at power house, 81 70 per tom Price,
| s. 80 per lamp per month. Mayor
| Hubbaros figures the same.
| Rockford, Illinois-Private power sta
ton and lamps. City owns poles and
wires. Population, $4,000. Has $40
1900 candle power arc lamps. Five
wear contract. Steam and water power
| in city. Coal at power house for u s1o
per ton. Every night schedule Price
per lamp per month to power company,
81 33 1-3 City owns poles and wires
estimated to have cost $4,000. City
owns no lamps No estimate for inter
est or depreciation Mayor Hubbard's
figures, 81 so per lamp per month.
Bangor. Maine-City owns plant.
Population, 25,O00. Has 1,200 candle
power lamps, number not given. Mo-
tive rover derived from city water sup
ply system, which is operated by water
power created at cost OF SoOO,UUo
| many years ago, giving large excess
of power and DO addition was made for
lighting purposes. The only cost De-
ing for dynamos poles, wires and en-
ployes, there being but one engineer
at 81 200 per annum. Mayor Hubbard $
figures, 81 per lamp per month.
Fort Worth, Texas-City owns plant.
Population, $4,000. Has 402 30 candle
power incandescent lamps and 6S l.
200 candle power arc lamps. Coal cost
at power house, 81 50 per ton. Moon
light schedule. Total cost of fuel for
year 1896, as reported by the chief en-
gineer, 1923 10. Total cost per year
for all purposes, $S, ,10S 10. Mayor Hub
bards figures, So % per lamp per
month.
Lockport, New York-Private plant.
Population. II COO Has 209 1000 can
die power arc lamps. Coal cost 81 per
ton at power house Annual cost not
given. Every night schedule.
Auburn, New York-Private plant.
Population, 10000 Has 209 1000 can
die power arc lampsn Schedule not
given. Annual cost nd given.
Jacksonville, Florida City owns
plant. Population not given. One cir
cult 13 miles. 11S 1000 candle power
are lamps. Estimated cost of plant,
$50, ,9S9 4S. Cost of operating per an
mum, So, ,242 II. No figures for in
teres5 or depreciation. Mayor Hub
bard's figures, 81 33 per lamp per
month. Power generated by two boil
ers of 80 horse power each, and one
400 horse power Corliss engine. Fuel;
wood, 81 80 per cord.
St Joseph, Missouri-City owns plant.
Population, 65,000 Has 361 1000 can
, Ole power arc lamps. Cost not given.
Fuel; coal, 81 % per ton at power
house. Moonlight and dark night sched-
ule. Mayor Hubbard's figures, $5 90
per lamp per month.
Auburn, Maine-City owns plant
Population, 24,000. Has 139 1000 can
die power arc lamps. Water power
from city water supply system power
. house. The excess over water supply
being sufficient without additional cost
I for power. No estimate made for in
terest on investment or depreciation OF
machinery.
Atlanta Georgia-Private plant. Ten
year contract. Population, $1,000. Has
605 1000 candle power arc lamps and
507 Is candle power incandescent
lamps. All night schedule. Fuel, Goa
at power house, 81 05 per ton. Cost
, per lamp per month, 81 33. Mayor
Hubbard's figures 81 per lamp pei
month.
The Mayor of Rockford, ILL.,, has evi-
! IDENTIFY devoted much time and thought
+ to the subject of municipal lighting. He
has published leaflet showing prices
, and conditions in 240 cities of the
United States, of which only 10 have
a population exceeding 100000; ant
there are 80 whose population is les:
than 10000. In that report one thing
is shown that accounts for low price.
r in a large degree; but his excellencI
! of Rockford makes no mention of it
and that is the fact that the most IA
vorable conditions are where the con
n tracts are for the longest time. Forty
: eight Of the cities named have contracts
for one year each, 10 have two-yeal
n contracts, 30 have three-year contracts
4 have four-year contracts and 20 have
fve-year contracts, 4 have six-yea
h contracts, 1 has a seven-year contract
+ 3 have eight-year contracts, IL hav,
: ten-year contracts, l has an eighteen
year contract, 1 a twenty-year contrac
and ] a twenty-fve-year contract. Th
O others did not give length of time.
+ From these reports from cities sait
/. to enjoy specially favorable conditions
J. it will be observed that in every cas-
: the price Of coal is from 30 to 75 pc
r cent. less than coal can be delivered
s in this city, and in some instance
given, notably Fort Worth, Tex, ther
/. are 402 30 candle power incandescen
e lamps, and 6S 1,200 candle power ar
!. lamps, and in Bangor, Me, the lamp
r are ZOO candle power, and / trus
: you will bear Fort Worth in mind il
examining the showing upon the S
e street sewer pumping plant hereinafter
o For the purpose of illustrating til
d cost of a municipal mechanical plan
Z in this city, I invite your attention I
n the following in regard to the cost o
?, installing and maintaining the cit
r water works plant from 1868 to Octo
Z Der II, 1897:
The original cost of water works q
e shown by bond issue, was 1854, 495. AT
70 ter this there We're additions and en-
l, largements, as shown in detail herein
/. after, but in addition to the items i
n detail, there was an expenditure Of SO,
s 600 in 1870 for pressing necessity of ad
ditions and in 1872 S5S. 900 was invest
t. ed in the Holly pumping plant, an
l. $4,000 for land for use of water works
r, By reason of which and other matters
,r bonds to the amount of $3.50 993
II were issued in 1872. and in 1878 tn
n Stevens pump was put in at a cos
s of $4,000
| have made no calculation for inter
, est or depreciation, but submit the fig
Ie ures by years. and at the end I Civ
t. all the items for one year as a sample
y As 10 interest. you all know it ha
J. ranged from 10 per cent per annun
II to ) per cent at present and for de