The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-26
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The WORK; ( I !.
Renewal Of improvements Of
Passenger and Power Com
pany Is Ordered.
HAS BECOME L "A NECESSITY |: J:
Present Petersburg Power House
May Break Down Result
ing in Great Loss. .3.5
HAS BECOME A NEG EsslTY

Report No. 2 OF Henry T. 1Wickiiam and
William Northrop receivers OF the Vir-
GINA Passenger and Power Company, and
associated corporations, has been filed IN
the United States Circuit Court, and
Judge Edmund Waddill, JroE sitting at
the Rockbrldge Alum Springs has on
tered an order empowering the receivers
to enter into a contract with Lane Broth
ers Company for the completion Of GER
tain work on the construction OF the APP:
pomattox canal and power plant for
which they were formerly under contract
to the company. .Bs
The receivers report to the court the
status Of the work on the construction.
OF the canal and power house, and base
their report upon Recommended tons 81
General Mana ger S. W.& Huff s: and Chiet
Engineer VIC. Whittier. advising that
contracts be entered into and the work
now In process be continued.
& There are thtee divisions Of the work
in reference to which Recommendation
are made BY the receivers: u. The compile
ton Of that part Of the canal on which
Lane Brothers Company have been at
work O. completion Of the upper end o.
the canal next to the dam; g. const true t
ton Of masonry piers for the crossing OF
{ the Norfolk and Western Railway over.
& the canal. \: s $s555 81 ii
Cost Of the Work.
1t is estimated that all Of this work,
Including overhauling the water wheels.
Y can be done for $3.50 Under the old
contract, With the Lano Brothers Com;
#pany the work on the completion Of their
contract on the canal proper would cost
approximately 5000. Under their bid.
submitted July 2Oth,E the same work would
cost $4,000. Their machinery Is allE,1n
place; they have their force " employees
&Quartered on the scene, and tn work is
scattered over distance Of three and a
half miles. 1t would cost very much more
to let tho contract to any g Their II i II
under the circumstance, and as the COM
pletion of this canal would Seffe y tis very
material saving In the cost OF Cooperating
F power and the steam plant Is in such con-
dition that It Is liable to break Town at
any time, 1t is, deemed economy to COM
plete this canal and secure abundant
water power at less cost than the coal
for onerating a steam plant. II the
steam plant were disabled the lines in
Petersburg would have to suspend, and
that city would be left in darkness.
Tho Messrs. Lane offer to complete
their contract for excavation at rate
thirty CcNtS ~ 80 ~
one dollar for stone. HI I'D
Mr.. Huff's Estimate.
General Manager Fluff makes the fol-,
lowing estimate OF the cost pf comPlet-
ing the work yet ito be done on the canal
and power pant&a and other accessories OF
& the big protect: .5 !, z,
Cost Of compile ting Lane cont cts. 80, O0o
Overhauling wa ter wheels, etc ...... b ~
Stand pipe for flume, etc............:. 10Y
Masonry piers Norfolk and Western
crossing over canal 4ooo
Work on canal mot included IN
Lane contract, and repair Of dam 5s.,s
to divert water into same) 5000
gocl,s5 for mower house . j, 500
To purchase and install motor gem
orators, buy wire, trans form y ers,
Line from locks to Petersburg 900
Total estimat ed cost 81 compl citing
The compile tion Of this 4 great power
plant will furnish sufficient power to the
company to enable itSto operate It's city
line In Petersburg and the interurban
line, and will prove a great saving, power
being generated by means of water from
an immense storage reservoir and canal.
49,, ~, ~ "a a frrea r. cost JJk ".