Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1906-04-24

80 MUCH AT LEAST DECIDED BY
TUESDAY NIGHTS MEETINe.-cURFEw
Law MADE.

which were presented by the committee
no one seemed to have the courage
stand up and directly advocate the q
a tablishment of q plant. It took nearl
n two hours and half to complete th
4 business, but the meeting was nc
e characterized by fierce discussion OF th
h subject pro and c0n-rather by an al
). parent lack of knowledge as to what wa
o the best thing to do.
y Interest in the matter was manifest b
I the way the hall was filed with voters
the time for the meeting to begin. Col
!. poration Clerk E. N. Haskell called tn
q meeting to order promptly at half pas
! seven, and after the warrant was read
. Walter L. Gray was elected moderator
h receiving all but one of the votes cast.
: The second article in the warrant wa
to see what action the corporation woul
take relative to the report of the com
mittee on lighting plant, and under thi
article the chairman of the committee
N. D. Bolster, presented the following
report:
Report of the committee to conside
the expediency of establishing munich
pal light plant for the South Paris Vii
lage Corporation:
On April 18th, 1905, a meeting of tht
corporation was held for the purpose o.
accepting the act of the seventy-second
legislature of Maine entitled San act In
relation to the South Paris Village Cor
poration, and to establish system OF
municipal lighting" On May 5th, 1905
the corporation appointed a committee
of seven to take into consideration the
whole electrical question. The COM
mite consisted of w. L. Gray, n. D.
Bolster, j. H. Bean, W. o. rockingham,
L. S. Billings, S. P. Maxim, James S.
Wright, and John A. Scott was added to
the committee at the meeting OF July
l4th. The committee organized with n.
D. Bolster as chairman, and w. l.. Gray
as secretary. The corporation also au-
thorized the employment of competent
engineer TO examine and test available
water powers. On July 14th at meet
| ing of the corporation the committee
made report in regard to Biscoe Falls,
so called, as follows:
Mr.. W. II. Sawyer of Lewiston exam
ined Biscoe Falls property, and reported
in writing that the minimum flow on the
driest day OF the year might be as low as
| Z at IS per cent efficiency, and In ordi-
nary dry weather 45.3 horse power at Is
per cent efficiency might be developed
for a twenty-four hour day, or $40 horse
power for twelve hour day.
Mr.. J. S. Clapp, former owner, wrote
that he never saw the time that he conld
not develop with his 32-inch Hercules
wheel 100 horse power for twelve hours
in each twenty-four.
Mr.. z. W. Gross wrote the committee
that the privilege at Shows Falls, In
very low run of water, developed 125
horse power, with a 40 foot head. Com
pairing this with Biscoe Falls with %
foot head, gives Biscoe Falls 50 horse
power. as practically the same amount OF
water runs at both places.
Mr.. c. S. Humphreys OF Madison, who
has been engineer for the committee,
feels positive that the minimum horse
power will never fall below an average
of 70 horse power per day in any one
week.
At this meeting July l4th the CON-
mittee were instructed to put in weir
at Biscoe Falls, and have an accurate
gauge taken of the amount OF water
flowing. Late in July Mr.. r. N. Hall
went to Biscoe Falls and built perma-
nent weir in most practical and salts
factory manner Mr.. George A. Jack
son commenced to take measures OF
water flowing over the weir at this time,
and continued through the low water
period. From these readings and from
the readings of temporary weir put in
Nav 18th by Mr.. Humphreys, we have the
following results: From May 18th, 1905,
to Jan, 22d, 1905. the lowest horse power
was 77.6. The highest one was 225.99
horse power. Readings could not be
made above this figure, as when the
water was highest it poured over the
top of the measuring board OF the weir.
so it could not be correctly taken.
The committee have also estimated
the cost of establishing plant at Biscoe
Falls, and the cost of operating expenses,
together with an estimate of the income.
They have also estimated the cost of a
gas producer plant, by the Odds Engine
Co., together with an estimated cost OF
running expenses and income. They
have also received proposition from
the Mechanic Falls Electric Light Co. to
light South Paris, details of which are
submitted as part Of this report,
N. DAYTON BOLSTER,
WALTER L. GRAY,
W. o. FRoTHINGHAM,
j. A. SCOTT,
L. S. BILLINGS,
j. HASTINGS BEAN,
JAMES S. WRIGHT,
S. p. MAXIM.