Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-05
COMMITTEE TALKS LIGHTS.
Council Listens to Report of Commit.
tee at Informal Session.

tee at informal Session.
An informal session of the council
was held Thursday evening, at which
time the committee on water works
and electric lights discussed the street
lighting situation. AS is known from
former meetings the committee Is dt-
vided as to it's opinion OF what should
be done, and there is no change of sem
timent. MIR. Webster and Mr.. McBride
think that the city would be better off
in the long run, both financially and
in the quality of lights furnished, II
new system, known as the improved
magnatite lamp Of 1000 candle power.
would be installed. Mr.. Clark favors
putting in an all-old lamp system. dis
carding the 1000 candle power lamp
now in use and making all the lamps
the old style open 1,200-candle power
lamp.
superintendent Hans Madsen, of the
water works, and Superintendent OF
Mains e. Y. Mack have compiled tab-
ulated report showing the difference in
cost of the three different lamps, in
order that the council may be inform
ed as to the different lights. The cost
of operating is based on $50 lamps, OPP
Grated 300 hours during the year.
For convenience sake, in presenting
in print, the old style 6.S-ampere I. II.
open arc light, some of which are in
use at the present time, will be termed
No. L; the, 5-ampere, or new style en-
closed arc, will be called No. 2, and the
new 4-anipere or latest improved mag
Matte lamp, such as is used on the cor
ner of Center and Main, will be des-
ignated as No, 3. The candle power of
No. 1 is 1900; No. 2, 1900 and No. 4,
1000.
The present system is composed of
lamps of both Nos. and style, with
but one of No. 3, above referred to, as
a sample lamp. The cost of labor in
maintaining the older lamps as against
the new style has been referred to in
previous reports in general way, ana
the present report gives the hgures
The estimate is that NO. lamps VIII
run twenty hours per trimming; NO.
100 hours; No. 3, $50 hours. One hum
bred and fifty lamps of No. style Will
necessitate total Of 60,750 carboas
per year; NO. 2, 3,450; and No. 3, 2,40O
electrodes, or eighteen per lamp for
year. The carbons for No. cost $40
per thousand, or s607.50 per year: No.
2, $35 per thousand, or $12,075 per year;
and No. 8. Z cents per eleetrode or
$3.50 per year. The labor to maintain
the lamps as estimated, is $1,000 for
No. /; 5000 for NO Q; and $500 for No
g.
The horse power required for No. 1
at $50 watts per lamp is ninety eight;
No 2. $50 watts. ninety-four; no. g.
410 watts, eighty-twc. The fuel, in
which a direct saving on the new sys-
tenn is shown, will cost as follows:
Ma 1, 495 pounds Of coal per hour, or
go tons, Sl.252.90; No 2, 40 pounds of
coal per hour. 634 tons, S1,1S5.5S; No.
3. 40 pounds per hour, 603 tons, ST.
1851
In recapitulating the report shows q
saving. based on labor, fuel and car
bons. in the sum of $1.l43.79 in favor
of the 2.0D0-candle power 4-anlpere
magnatite lamp, as against the G:s-an-
pere open arc 1.200-candle power lamp.
or 6 per cent on $4,000. The number
of lamps the present engine will ham
die, based on 120 horse power, is us
Of the new magnatite lamps. as against