Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-07-12
ACCEPTS PLAN.
City Will Build Lighting System and
Buy it's Current.


Buy its Current.
The subject of building municipal
lighting plant, which has been under
discussion in the city council since the
new body has been seated was up fol
final settlement at the last meeting.
The board of public works submitted a
proposition from the Wausau Electric
Co. which was as follows:
Hon. Mayor and Common Council
city Of Wd,tsou.:
GENTLEMEN - The stockholders anC
officers of the WauSau Electric company
fully appreciate your efforts to serve The
people of Wausau fairly and efficiently in
all ways. We also appreciate that az the
contract for city lighting with our company
expires this fall it has been your duty tC
obtain the best information possible ON the
subject, with a view of making such ar
rangement as will best promote our city,
interests. 1t is fair to say that the stock
holders in the WauSau Electric company
are we believe, liberal and progressive
citizens of this city, and by direction OF the
stockholders the officers of the company
have repeatedly invited you and your pre-
decesSOrS in Office to investigate the books
and papers of this company fully and I'M
reServedly, and have assured you and them
that it would give them pleasure to aid you
in your efforts to the best of our ability.
As you know, our company has recently
arranged to improve the water power in the
Wisconsin river at this place, to change our
power from fuel to water. THIS is especial
~ due to the fact that the wood supply ID
this city cannot further be relied upon, ana
it is certain we shall be compelled to use
coal instead of wood in the immediate
future. We have further, from time to time
during your investigation, assured you that
our company would furnish the city with
light at as low price as it would he posi-
BILE for the city to provide such light for
itself.
While in our Judgment the estimated cost
of such light to our city as computed III the
report submitted to you recently by the
board of public works of this city is below
what would prove its actual cost. we be
lieve the report has been submitted to you
in good faith. and the stockholders of our
company have directed us to submit our
proposition to you ON that basis.
We have been requested by you unofficial
ly to make propositions on two lines: First
for furnishing you the electrical current tc
be applied by you to pole lines and street
lamps owned by the city. Second, for this
company itself to furnish the light com
plete to the city. And you have requested
that these propositions be submitted both
per lamp per year and on all dark night
schedule of 3,040 hours per lamp per year,
making our propositions Oh the basis OF
furnishing 400 watts per hour for each street
lamp, as proposed by your electrical engi-
neer. Mr.. ClOOS.
We therefore submistO you the following
propositions:
First, The Wausau Electric company pro-
poses to furnish the city of Wausau with
the electrical current for the purpose of
maintaining municipal street lighting
system, the city to provide and maintain all
apparatus necessary fe- distribution outside
of our power house, such as poles, lines,
wire and wiring devices, arc lamps and
switch board for center of distribution.
This current to be alternating series, con-
slant current, at the basis of GO ampereS.
equal to a consumption at the lamp OF 42O
watts per hours This current to be meas
ure0 by an fstegrating, recording watt
meter, both at the power house and at the
center of distribution. Both meters to be
of the same type and make, and to be pur-
chased one by us and one by the city. The
price to be charged for current shall be on
the basis of 2.S cent per kilowatt hour,
based upon a consumption of 2,l90 lamp
hours per lamp per annum, or approximate
ly $25.75 per lamp per annum.
And on the basis of consumption Of
3,040 lamp hours or over per lamp per
allnulll, Iilc price per kllONdtI IlOuI Slldil bt
23 cents, or approximately S29.4O per lamp
Der annum for 3,040 lamp hours.
Second, The said company further pro
poses to the said city that on the basis Of
the said moonlight schedule of 2. 100 hours
per lamp per year, it will furnish the city
with electric light of 420 watts per hour per
lamp in the said city for $500 per lamp per
annum, and will provide for such purpose
new alternating SERIES enclosed arc lamps,
such lamps to be placed by us at such loca-
tioIis within the city as the city shall direct,
except that if the city requires lamp to be
placed at point more than five hundred
5000 feet from the cOmpany'S then con-
structed lines, the actual cost OF construct
ing such lines for such excess over five hum
bred $500 feet shall be paid by the city.
Such light to be furnished during such
hours as the city shall direct.
Third. The said company further proposes
to the said city that it will furnish the city
with electric light of 400 watts per hour per
lamp for each street lamp in the said city
for $500 per lamp per annun, on the pres
ent all night schedule, such lights to be
furnished and erected by this company as
specified in proposition second herein.
We respectfully suggest that while it is
practical for the company to furnish cleo
trical power to the city to light its lamps ON
a dark all night schedule, where the city
itself directs the hours such lights shall
burn. IL would not be practical to do so
where this company furnishes the light. a
il would be a continual source of irrita-
ton and dissatisfaction on the part of our
citizens.
Our first proposition for furnishing cleo
trical currents is based on the terms of from
six to ten years. at your option.
Our second and third propositions. which
if accepted will necessitate our spending a
large sum of IEoney in the building of new
note Inns and tsaxr larllnS and anIfarafr rs
which are liable to become useless to Us at
the expiration of our contract, are sub
mitted for term of ten years. Such terms
to commence at the expiration of our pres
ent lighting contract with the city.
Respectfully submitted this 9Th day Of
July, 1904.
WAUsAu ET.EcTMc COMPANY.
Per r. Z. PARCHER. President.
W. +. COLLINS, Secretary.
The board reported that according to
the figures of the electrical expert re-
Gently employed. the cost per lamp Of
an all night service 100 light municipal
plant would be $40 Al if wood was used
for fuel and $Jl 20 if coal was used;
that the cost of lamps, poles, wire, etc
would be Sll .240 and the expense Of
/ annual maintenance 81. 936. and recon-
mended the acceptance of the PROPOSE
ton.
The report was accepted and res
Olution introduced and carried pro-
viding that a contract be entered into
with the Wausau Electric Co. for a
current for a term of six years. The
electrical expert present stated that the
rate male By the local company Wa:
I the lowest he ever heard Of and BIZ
congratulated the city on the bargain
made.