Morris tribune., 1903-01-03


particularly enumerated) for the sum
of sixteen thousand five hundred
dollars ($16,5O0OOO in cash or its
equivalent.
This offer includes and coyers the
following, to-wit:-
l. Lot 2 of Block 3 in the village
of Morris, wherein, is situated the
two story power and Office building
of the company, the boilers and en-
CINE foundations, boilers, engines,
dynamos. switch board, etc.
1t is worth while to note that this
real estate is situated in the business
part of town and that the building is
of the best aud that every thing IN
and about it is new, up to date and
of the best of its kind. The most i'm
portant things, the foundations of the
engines and boilers, were put down
with special care to secure the very
best possible footjngs for the machin-
cry.
2. The 125 horse power Corliss en-
CINE which is the very best of its kind
has always been kept in good condi-
ton and is now practically as good
as new. There is no piece of ma
chinery made which will last longes
with good care, than Corliss engine
This one has had the very best of
care and will be found to be in the
best of condition.
3. The auxiliary Minneapolis COM
pound IS horse power engine.
4. One eighty kilo watt Triumph
DYNAMO, just purchased.
5. One forty kilo watt Commercial
dynamo.
6. Two Is x 66 high pressure
boilers, both tested, regularly inspec-
ted, and insured against loss or dam
age by explosion to the amount of
$4,000 by the Hartford Boiler Insur-
ance Co., the insurance to run for
about three years yet.
In this connection it is to be ex-
planned that one of these boilers has
not yet been set in its foundation. 1t
is advisable to wait for warmer
whether to set the boiler but it is to
be set in it's foundation and the job
properly completed, BY Or at the ex-
pellse of the Fowler Electric Co., if
this offer is accepted.
7. All piping and steam connec'
lions, including feed water heater, all
Of which makes very considerable
item.
8. Two feed water pumps, one
steam and one power.
9. Pole line, and service wires, in
Guiding all poles, vines, insulators,
cross arms, street lamps, meters now
in use on the line, etc.
10. All contracts for lighting now
held by the com any.
It is of course necessary to keep on
hand stock of wire, lamps, and other
electrical fixtures, which stock neces-
sarily varies from time to time in
amount and value. II this offer is
accepted, the stock of this kind on
hand at the time of the transfer 70
the village shall be invoiced and sold
to the village at cost, including
freight.
In making this offer, we feel that
we are giving the village chance;we
know in fact, that we are giving the
village the opportunity to own and
possess a first class public lighting
and power plant at price which is
several thousand dollars less than the
cost of installing new plant. 1t is
the experience of all municipalities
that private ownership of the electric
lighting plant is not satisfactory to
either owners or patrons and the ten
dency is every where towards mum
icipal ownership. Therefore all con-
siderations of general nature tend
to make adyisable the purchase of the
plant by the village
But the strongest argument in
favor of the purchase of the plant by
the village lies in the fact that the
operating of the plant by the village
would enable them to pump all the
water for the municipal water works
at very small additional cost over
the present operating expenses of the
electric light plant, thereby effecting
a saving to the village of at least