Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-02-03

say that this contains electrical infor.
nation, and 1t might be better to have
the letter read first.
Mr.. Payne: Oh, the letter is to be
read now. | thought 1t had been read.
Mr.. Robinson Of Indiana: And i'm.
mediately after the reading will glad.
ly yield:
The Clerk read as follows:
Committee on the Territories. House
of Representatives U. s., Wash.
ington, d. c., Dec. 81, 1903.
c. p. GLEN. Esq. Electrician. Capitol.
Dear Sir:-Referring to our meeting
in your workshop in Capitol, on Sat.
urday, 10th ultimo, and our conversa.
ton. let me say that desire informa.
ton on the subject.matter of Report
No. Is on II. r. 1856. placed In your
hands on that day the report. Some Of
my inquiries, which will put in form,
will cover points in the field, of cleo
trcity, which, with your technical
Z knowledge, you will be able to answer,
others will be directed to the cost of
furnishing or manufacturing electric
current. and apprehend you will take
the statement of others. When this
latter occurs. will you kindly state the
source of your information?
Being an officer of the Government
yourself. I desire the best information
| can get, and desire 1t, SO far as may
be. to bear your official Endorsement.
as desire II to be used on the floor OF
the House In explanation of the bill. II
required.
The points on which information is
desired follow.
I shall be pleased If you return to
me with your answer this letter and
the questions propounded.
Yours,
u ]. NJ. ROBINSON.
' I. What percentage in the operat.
ing expenses of plant furnishing cleo
tricity for power and light, capacity
10000 16.candlepower lamps, and also
62 motors of total capacity of 40
horsepower-what percentage would
be represented by the item of expense
for coal?
Cost OF anthracite coal, at S5.79 per
/ ton, delivered at Capitol, would be IA
( per cent of selling price of current at
; 10 cents per 1000 watts, or kilowatt
i. Cost of bituminous coal. at $i.25 pei
e ton. delivered at power house In
a Washington, would be 10 per cent Of
/ selling price of current at 10 cents pei
, 1000 watts. or kilowatt. A Thousand
watts would supply current for II.
e lamps of 81 watts per candlepower
+ standard lamp In general use.
d .. What is the kind of coal used II
: Washington. d. c.?
Anthracite coal at Capitol; Cumber
land or bituminous wherever permit
tied.
:, 3. What is the price for coal deliv
cred at power station?
Four dollars and twenty-five cent
II per ton for bituminous delivered a
power house; 1919 per ton for anthra
cite delivered at Capitol.
I 4. What Is heating property o
, standard by per cent or table Of Goa
thus used In Washington. ID. c.?
For bituminous coal. an average o
$4,000 heat units per pound; for al
,. thracite coal. an average of $1,000 hea
. units per pound.
n, 5. The same as to Washingto
\, (State) or Oregon coal?
Washington coal, Carbon Mill, IL
316 heat units per pound; Oregon liz
lie mite, 1000 heat units per pound.
h, 8. The same as to Nanaimo, Brit
rs ish Columbia, coal?
Unable to find data In regard to Ma
, naimo.
Z. The same as to New Zealand
New South Wales, coal?
~ Coal varies from 1886 to 1915
s. heat units per pound.
s. What are prices of electric ligl
, in Washington, d. c. (price list wi
: dol?
Ten cents per kilowatt hour for on
hundred and twenty hours per month
: all excess, 8 cents per kilowatt hour.
8. What are prices Of electric pow
A er In Washington, ID. c. (price list wi
|, dol?
n Ten cents per kilowatt hour for thi
ty hours per month; all excess, 5 cen
per kilowatt hour. 5 ...
The present rates under the ne
ct franchise granted by said Act 4S. 4
OF lighting. are 20 cents per kilowatt hol
in for the first 5000 watts per 16-candl
ng power lamp installed, per month; {
he excess. 10 cents per kilowatt hour:
mt a minimum charge. For power. 1
hit 100 kilowatt hours per month. 16 cent
ric then on a sliding scale to 5 cents
ms 100 kilowatts per month, s per ce
Ter discount for cash In ten days. T.
mt, company extends an optional rate
we consumers of 81 per month per 16-ca
lily dlepower lamp burning until midnigl
bill and so per month per 16-candlepow
ted lamp burning all night.
Ems 10. How do the rates above me
de. toned compare with the Washingtt
ore ID. c., rates for like current? Give p
in portlonate per cent, II convenient.