Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-19
NEW Light SYSTEM
MIL Be INSTALLED
Council Ratities Committees
Purchase Of Dynamo, and
Votes to Buy Lamps
GIVES ENTIRE NEW SYSTEM
Mr.. Clark Only Member of Committee
Who Did Not Concur in the Report
and States Reasons, as Given Be-
fore-vote For Purchase is IMAM
imous.
imous.

ImOuSs
The city council Monday night in
adjourned session, ratified the action
of the committee on water works and
electric light, in purchasing a new
General Electric brush arc dynamo,
and also voted ito buy 100 new enclosed
arc lamps. which, with what the city
now owns and which will be servicea-
give the city system of $50 arc
lights, or twenty more than now in
use. The new generator has capacity
Of ITO lamps without overtaxing
it in the least, so that for several years
to come lamps can be added to the
system without overlooking the ma
chine.
All members. with the exception of
Mr.. Arnold and Mr.. Calhoun, were
present at the adjourned meeting, and
the vote to adopt the resolution of the
committee, after it's report had been
received, was unanimous, despite the
fact that Councilman Clark, member
of the committee, had not concurred
in the report. Chairman Webster pre-
sented the committees report, to which
was attached the report of John Ken
nedy, of Chicago, the electrical expert
who spent a week inspecting the sys-
tenn. Mr.. Kennedy's report was in
substance the same as outlined in
these columns Saturday, and was to
the effect that the old material. on hand
was in such shape that he would not
| advise making an expenditure neces-
sary to place it in working order. Mr.
Kennedy found that one dynamo had
been operated with an II per cent
overload, while the other was over
loaded nearly 20 per cent above its
capacity. He thought the machines
could be overhauled and made to run,
but their capacity could not be in
creased, and no more lamps could be
added to the circuit than the number
| heretofore carried when both dynamos
were operated. Mr.. Kennedy estimat
| ed that an expenditure of $1,400 would
| be necessary to repair the old lamps.
He also suggested additional repairs
| to the lines, which he found extremely
| dangerous in places, and in a gener-
ally bad condition.
| In the committees report the differ
ent other systems that had been in
vestigated We're outlined, together with
| the possibilities of EACH Sifted down,
| however the committee showed it's
reasons for adopting the new dynamo
| for which it had closed the contract,
and maintaining a direct current Sys-
| tenn. An addition to the power house
| will be necessary regardless of the
| system adopted, at an expenditure Of
| close to $500. The General Electric
| people offer to sell the city 100 new
Ft. Wayne lamps, of ampere capac-
| ity, and transform twenty five of the
present Ft. Wayne lamps from 6.S am
pere to 5, for $1,000. The other lamps
on hand can also be changed at a
nominal expense, and then an entire
system of one style of lamps, all en-
closed arcs, will be in use. The total
expenditure, aside from what the ad-
dition to the building will cost, is
$4,000 and the city will have to apply
on the purchase price $1,500 or $4,000
for the Westinghouse dynamo at the
j oSWSASS o1elIOooA pleAl, anu SOVV lOl lA0
two old dynamos at the pumping sta
ton.
Clark Explains Position.
| Mr.. Clark, who did not concur in tho
report, offered few words in explain
alton of his action. He still maintains
what he has held since the light prob
lem first came up, that the old TIL.
open arc lights could be made to an
swer the purpose by overhauling them,
and that the old dynamos could be
used. Mr.. Clark thought that in five
years time the city might be better
able to make the expenditure than
now, and by that time there might be
something better on the market than
at the present time. Mr.. Clark said
that he felt that the other two mem
bers of the committee were just as
honest in their opinions as he was, and
that as far as the system was con-
cerned, he fully agreed with the others
that the one the report adopted was
the best. Mr.. Clark added that after
personal investigation of the lines he
found them in a deplorable condition,
and unsafe in many places.
Mr.. Mcbride spoke in favor of the
report, which he signed, as did also
Mr.. Mcdonald, who, however, is not a
member of the committee. Mr.. Nc
Bride could see nothing to be gained
by waiting, especially when the sys-
tenn at present was in such a bad
shape, and repairs to the old would
cost fully half or more of an entire
new system, and would then cost the
city more to operate than the new Mr..
Mcbride called the councils attention
to the fact that by reducing the sys-
TEN to amperes instead of 6.S, a
corresponding reduction in the coal pile
would be made Mr.. Webster also
called attention to the fact that in in
stalling the old T.-H. lamps the work
of keeping in order was doubled.
and that an extra man would have to
be employed The old lamps burn
twenty hours without replacing car
bons while the new ones burn for 125
hours.
Mr.. Mcdonald said that while he
believed all the members of the coun-
ell wanted to be economical, he thought
that in this case there was as much
danger in trying to be too economical
as too extravaganza. He said that the
feeling was general turnout the city
that more lights should be installed,
and he could see but one way out Of
the difficulty and that was by getting
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