The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-10
Costly improvements.

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Few people perhaps realize that a
vast amount OF money has been spent
in the past few months in repairing
and redtting the properties of the
Gas and Electric Company. A con.
tract has been let for improvements
that will probably reach the amount
.Of $4,000. Most of the work has
been done.
Over year ago, arrangements we're
made with the Charlottesville Electric
Company of Charlottesville Indiana
for the installing of new machinery
at the local power house. A new
engine and dynamo we're purchased at
cost of $4,000 and these arrived
about October lst. Mr.. o. O. Irwin
of Charlottesville came for the
purpose of putting them In. Tue
new engine is Of 800 horse power and
differs from the old ones 10 being
slow speed instead Of high speed.
Slow speed engines rarely get out Of
order. The dynamo, too, differs from
the ones now 10 use in having direct
instead Of belted connection. 1t is
worthy OF mention that the one
engine and dynamo will do the work
that was formerly done by two
engines and three dynamos.
To meet the increased demand for
power, new boiler costing 1000
has been put In at the plant. A new
marble switchboard also has been
purchased at cost Of s35OO. It is
fitted with the latest recording and
regulating instruments.
The building itself has been
enlarged. On the west end has been
built brick coal house provided with
scales and having capacity Uf about
100 tons. 1t is SO situated that coal
cars may be switched on to the
adjoirning track and the coal uDloaasd
directly.
In addition to these improvements
the whole system of lightsand meters
will undergo change. An entire
new set Of closed aFc-llghts of the
latest pattern has been purchased and
these viii be put on as soon as the
new machinery is in running order.
In the business portion Of the town
the street lamps win be suspended
from iron mast-arms instead OF wire
guys and galvanized wire cable will
take the place Of ropes. New meters
and transformers have already been
put in. These meters are guaranteed
to be absolutely correct and will be
Theoretically sealed, this preventing
the possibility of their being tam
pered with.
BY the new plan, the Gas and
Electric Company will put on a day
circuit, thus giving power for fans,
lights, ETC., at any time. Many Of
our business men, as we'll as some OF
our larger manufacturing concerns,
have figured on putting In motors in
place of gas, steam or hand power as
the case may be. Within the past
six months the whole town has prac.
tically been rewlred.
These improvements are not con-
fined to the electric power house.
When it was decided to pave our
streets, the Gas and Electric Co.,
anticipating an increased demand for
gas, began putting In new mains of
much larger size than the old ones.
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piping was put in at a cost Of s11, 900
for material and labor, At the gas
house three new benches, or brick
retorts for making gas, at total ex-
pense of 81, 500 aud a new boiler have
been put in and the gasometers, or
gas tanks, repaired, increasing the
output Of gas.
This is merely brief Itch of the
most important impro ments that
have been made. 1t Il safe to say
that very few persons have realized
how costly was the work so quietly
and gradually has it been done.
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