Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-17

stances where complaints have been
made OF insufficient current to furnish
satisfactory lights, IL has been because
of poor wiring. Your committee. how
ever finds very little difference I'm the
voltage I'm the various houses where
tests have been made all of them reg
istering up to 30 volts, and all OF these
houses were signers of the petition OF
complaints.
The Utah Light & Power company
appears to have been trying to remedy
the trouble, and states TO us that It
has spent some 1920 600 during this year
for betterments TO their plant, $4,000
of which we understand has been used
for new wiring, transformers and cleo
trio machinery In Salt Lake city
alone. 1t Is well known fact that
the various sources of supply from
which the lighting company gets It's
energy have been established mt
very great expense, such as the Og-
den canyon plant. two plants in Cotton
wood, and a reserve from the Telluride
Power company. both from Logan and
Provo and three steam stations I'm
Salt Lake city. They have also con-
tracted for the Bear river power plant
which, 1t is alleged, win furnish ener.
gy to the amount of $500 horsepower
and which the company states win
meet all requirements This has been
promised for some time and is now 60
days overdue, and has been promised
to be available this week
Mr., Campbell further states that the
company is making plans for an ex-
penditure Of $3.50 600 per annum for inn
proyements on their system. He also
states that the emergency plant near
the Jordan river, started Aug. 10 at
al gAO
power by Sept. L. only 800 of which Is
now on, and 1000 60 days overdue. All
this was planned year ago in contem-
plation Of present needs.
Mr.. Campbell states that the COM
pany Is now in 20 per cent better con-
dition to furnish light than 1t was at
this time last year and win be 30 per
cent better before the first of the year.
II is probable, however. that this adj
ditional supply is at present entirely
used up by Increased consumption. II
Is conceded by the lighting company
that the fact that the energy furnish
ed for the power and lighting coming
from the same source Of supply and
through the same transmtters, causes
the lighting current to nuctuate, as
herein stated, A remedy for this diff
Guilty Is promised by the company
through the installation of meter gem
orators and transformers that the com
pany is now putting In at a cost OF
some 100000, which is is believed will
keep the voltage nearer normal
Mr., Campbells inference In his letter
that his company Is now giving normal
service is not consistent with the adj
missions he has made to your commit
tee, that the company has expended a
large amount Of money in anticipation
Of the present needs. and expected to
have I'm use as early as Sept. | some
1000 horsepower more than they now
have.
We are Of the opinion that the main
trouble has been the lack Of modern
electric appliances for regulating the
various currents coming from different
points, which have to be used through
the same transformer TO make up the
requisite amount Of energy to meet the
demands.
our Investigations lead us to believe
that the Utah Light & Power company
Is doing all It can TO meet and remedy
these conditions. Respectfully sub
mltted
S. V, SHELF, Chairman.
J. Il. DOOLY,
j. w, FRANCIS.
j. j. JUDSON.
HENRY DINWOODEY.
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