The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-17
Edison Company Will Install
Immense Storage System.
Will Be Entirely for Emergency
and Reserve Use.
WOULD STOP THE WORK
Philadelphia Company Asks for
an Injunction.
Work on Improvements Com
menced Today.

| The Edison Electric Illuminating
company will add a $4,000 storage bat
terry to it's plant by November 1, to be
used for regulation or reserve purposes
in case of a break down in the ma
chinery or the dynamos. The building
for the battery will cost $4,000 and was
commenced this morning.
The value of the battery will be a
decided one. Temporary disorder in the
propelling forces of the dynamos oc-
ours every once in a while, and shuts
off the city from electric illumination
and power for a short while The stor-
age battery which will be put in will be
strong enough to bridge any lapse of
the dynamos for at least 80 minutes,
which means that hereafter whenever
| anything goes wrong in the Edison
plant the city will not feel the effect
at all. That is why the battery is la
beled regulation and reserve"
| In speaking of the matter, c. R.
Maunsell manager of the Edison COM
pany said this morning: THE battery
is wholly for emergency purposes. We
possible and for that reason the regu-
lation has been put in. At any time
that We have any break in our ma
chinery we will then supply the city
with light and power from the bat
terry. 1t will supply for at least half
an hour and in that time we can easily
fix up any disorder which may occur
in our machinery. Thit gives the city
absolute protection. The cost of the
battery will be $50 900.
THE house for the battery will be
built onto the engine room on the north
side and will cost Sc, 900. 1t will be made
of stone and brick. Excavation for it
was commenced this morning and it
will be finished within month. The
battery will then be installed as quick
ly as possible and 1 think we can have
in inc I0xy 1I01~
the time the winter sets in it will be in
working ORDER
The lighting of stores and residences,
the Vinewood park lighting, the city
railway motive force will all be bene-
flied by the addition. Frank Kelley of
the railway company stated today that
several times this year Vinewood park
has been in total darkness for a short
while because of trouble with grounded
wires other causes. "'Of course
said Mr.. Kelley, "such things happen
anywhere and at any time. am very
glad to know that this reserve battery
has been put in 1t will give us good
protection on our park lighting"
The Gould Storage Battery company
of New York city is putting in the
battery. Incidentally there is quite a
bit of history in connection with the
contract. The Philadelphia Electric
Storage Battery company also bid on
the job. The Gould people won after a
long contest. Last week the Philadel-
phia company filed suit in the United
State circuit court against the Edison
company for infringement upon reg
ulatfOn" battery patent, asking for
$4,000 damages, and an injunction to
prevent the Edison company from US
ing it.
Mr.. Maunsell describes the suit as
being brought because the Philadelphia
concern had lost the contract. 1.-The
Gould company" continued the Edison
manager, will back US in this matter
and will fight the suit of the Philadel-
phia Electric Battery Storage company
in the courts. In reality we have moth
ing to do at all with the case. 1t will
be between those two companies