The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-02-10


ABOVE .ts..,t, .s.s..t..tttt.. $3.50 %
Interest and depreciation .... O baU. 90
GENERAL expense ............. . $50 90
LABOR IN station ,.......t...s. 10000
taxes ,...ss,. ,.........t...y. 1000. 20
Total .,.... ..............ssS.0a S. 90
This makes a total cost OF SIS. uss 80.
which is only sl,602Oo less than the
revenue.
Anew steam Station
This estimate OF cost includes
nothing foF the expense of main
tanning a steam station for carrying
this load In case OF failure In any
part OF the transmission system.
This Is not at present furnished by
the Seattle Electric Company. but IN
few months when It's new power
station Is put into operation the
company will be able 10 continue 60
supply current for tho city lights
even In case of failure Of the supply
~ The snoquaimle Falls Power COM
pany.
This station IL being put IN at a
very great cost. and. taking this into
consideration. would increase thr
cost OF supplying municipal lights at
least 10 per cent.
An Item overiookra
In case the city Installed munle-
lpai plant they would have no sten m
station reserved. aud Ia ease % any
Interruption OF supply. which a.
liable TO Occur On au long distance
transmission. the city would be in
total darkness
Some OF the Items 81 cost viii b.
less per lamp when the number OF
lamps o. increased The Increase la
IN. number Of lamps will be- accom-
piiahf By replacing incRndescsutA
with arcs BY putting In lights more
frequently on existing lines and by
putting Ia lights whore there are no
lines now. which viii require an ex-
tension OF the lines. The nrHt two
methods 81 Increase viii not increase
tho investment or labor In station
In proportion To- the Increased load
Further Rsduetien
The company reduced the price OF
supplying lights to the city on the
iirst Of this year. aud promised
further reduction In the future.
which Will undoubtedly be made a.
the number Of lamps II Increased.
In the above mentioned article the
following statement Is made.
THE possible power dcrivabie
from the falls Tor USE In the city t..
81
Mobiles Judgment this j. SUFFICIENT 60
supply a city 81 million people
with light Tor both public and pri
waite Use, and leave a large surplus
Tor other purposes"
$1,000 Bsrss Fewer VIII b. Needed
.sonncction with this " might
be tnreAtlnk 10 state that the
sra s.mum load for lighting and
power on the Seattle Electric Com
panya stations during last Decrm-
Der. exclusive of power uaed for
street railways. WAS 1000 horse
power There must BE- la addition 20
this Rbout i.oeo horse power fur
ntansd By other companies. making
"a total 81 about 5000 horse power
Taxing the present population % Sc
attic as 100 900. d. the Use 81 cleo
tricity only increases IN the same
ratio az the population. % the time
Seattle has million people the
maximum electrical horse power s.
use for lighting and power purposes.
exclusive of street railways. should
BE- % go horse power. but there IL
no doubt that the use % electricity
will Increase in a much faster ratio.
and that BY the time Seattle has q
million population u viii be using
n maximum load Of 100 600 horse
power or more in electricity for
various purposes aside from wha
IL required for street railways.
so per Horse Power
In regard 10 the price which q
would Be possible to Obtain from the
sale ~ the excess 81 8 900 horse
power over the city's requirements
for lighting. II might be 81 interest
20 state that the Suoqualmis Fails
Power Company advertise a scale In
which the price per horse power de-
creases a. the amount 81 power in
creases. Their price for 900 horse
power for - hours per day is $50 per
horse power per year. II seems ren-
sonable 20 suppose that they would
make a lower price on 500 or 2000
horse power. 80 that " the city dis
posed ~ this power they would have