The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-01
ELECTRIC PLANT
AGAIN TALKED OF
Committees Hear Special Report
As to One for Municipal
Purposes.
TAKE IT UP TWO WEEKS LATER
Engineer Traiiord Explains His
Paper and Gives Committees
Much Information.

After hearing the special report OF
Consulting Engineer 2. W. Tra1ford as
ia he cost of an electric light plant for
municipal purposes only the Committees
on Finance and Electricity last nisht
postponed further action until June l4th
at O'clock P. NJ.
Mr.. II. r. Pollard, of the Finance
committee. presided, and there was much
nreliminary discussion before the report
was taken up. .
~ The main dlsputants were Messrs. Blair
and pabney. They cross-fired for some
time and it was nearly 10 o'clock when
4 Mr.. Trafford began the reading OF the
y paper.
+ Mr.. Dabney undertook to point out
the Importance of building light plant
before the present contract expires with
the Passenger and Power Company, ana
K conters,d that such q plant had now
become almost, If not indeed, pubic
necessity
Wanted More Time.
Mr.. Blair said he had not had time 70
4 study the report, and thought it should
be laid over and the members given an
opportunity to carefully consider 1t.
Mr.. Henry w. Anderson, representing
the Gould interests. sent letter asking
for an opportunity to be heard after
examining the latest report, but the com.
mjttee voted that all interests involved
had been sufficiently heard.
On motion of Mr.. Pollock, MT. TraHord
read the report section by section and
explained those features upon which
members desired further information.
The report was In compliance with
resolution asking the following inforna-
ton:
~ The amount of power required to
supply the pumping plant and lights for
the streets and public buildings.
(2) The cost of establishing plant
for the above purposes.
~ 80 The cost Of operating such plant
per arc light and kilowat hour. including
Interest and proper allowance for de-
probation and other proper allowances.
rs Probable Cost.
The potable cost of the plant. includ-
ing the site. is estimated at about s315,-
600, the capacity Of the proposed plant
being eight hundred and fifty lights.
This would require $40 mechanical horse
power.
The report proposes TO light the fol-
lowing public huudihgs with electricity:
City Hall. City Home, Second Market.
Z -eEc!It!! St!r>St |1IDioiy, i11OWllZeES AT
u?ory and Fire Department Headquarters.
Here Is what is said as to cost Steam
plant and buildings complete, including
electric appliances operated thereby.
s17.330; hydraulic plant, including river
work and electric generators, s74.30l; dis
/. tribut!on, including pole lines, wires, arc
lamps. transformers, etc. s74,sS7; com
plete cost Of electric plant, excluding
real estate. s226,5ls
Further Expenditures.
Further expenditures would have to be
made by the city for pumps, buildings.
wires and pipe lines for the Water De-
partment, which. according to the report
Of the Water Committee, will aggregate
the sum OF $4,000, against which sum
there is credit Of $l95Up) saving To the
department by Installing electrically oper-
ated pumps. II this addition and sub
traction be- made to the estimated cos,
OF the electric plant, there would remain
the sum OF sl2o.blS as the add tionaI cx-
penditure which the city would be re-
CURED TO invest by reason Of owning It's
electric plant The total expenditure for
both electric plant and Water Department
would aggregate tho sum OF s3i6.5lS.
Conclusions Drawn.
Mr.. Frafford submits these conclusions
In winding up:
The plant offers to the city for its own
purposes all the advantages of the plan
previously submitted
% The saving Of $4,000 In water-works
construction.
~ The preservation Of water-power at
the new pump house.
G) The utilization of $4,000 worth of
Il city property, which you are advised by
the Water Committee should otherwise
remain idle.
G) More and better 'street lighting al
less cost, with permanent security agains,
advance In rate