The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-07

two" a the mayor. The Harrison
street station will be closed down
after while and it would be more cost
Iy in that event to remove the electric
light plant there than up the river. It
always costs more to run two separate
plants when it is possible to consolidate
them. I think that it is possible to get
along with a smaller force IN that way"
No, I don't think h a you can re-
duce the force any, It takes just about
a certain number of men to attend to
Fthe machinery n you cant cut down
on the number very much" said Chas-
Moeser, a member Of the board OF
water ork commissioners. There
would be a considerable loss Of cleo
tricity over the line between the city
and the plant up there. I don't know
how m1ch this would be, Il I UNDER
stand it would be considerable.
THE men have got about all they
can do out at the plant now and you
would have to ave practically the
same force to look after the electrical
machinery as YOU would if they were
works department are down in a pit
and the engineers in charge of these
engines couldn't run from down in the
pit to another part Of h bulldlng TO
look after the engines located there.
You would have to put in two new
boilers and erectSome new buildings so
that it is cheaper to locate it at the
Harrison street station"
IL VIII COST close TO SlU7uUD 10 pro-
vide for the necessary room at the
other plant said c. e. Jewell. an
other member Of the board. THE
boilers that we have got there nov
take up all the room n another
addition would have to be built. There
think that it would cost close to $10,-
600 to build the new additions because
we spent about $4,000 putting in the
building to house the new boilers.
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engine house and boiler house. I
think that it would be cheaper to place
the plant at Harrison street. We are
working short handed out there now
n I can't figure how you are going
to cut down in the salary list enough
to count. h men at the waterworks
plant now are working on shifts of
twelve hours each and there is no pro-
vision mad for vacations or anything
else. It ought not to be that way but
It is. We ought to be able to give the
men a chance to take a lay off Occa-
sionally. The engineers have all they
can tend to and you would have to
have the same force of men that you
now employ at both plants. So it ap-
pears to me that it would be cheaper
to run both plants separately. We do
expect to close down the plant on
Harrison street after while but we will
have to have a caretaker there all the
time to look after the machinery or
else We Will ma lQaL II IS all gone.
The system Of boarding up the build
ing was tried once and when they came
to look around they found that almost
everything that could be carried away
was stolen There is only one thing
to do and that is put the electric light
plant under a board of commissioners
n take care of the plant as a bust
ness proposition"
Il think it would be cheaper to leave
the plant right where it is. said II. K.
Goodrich If it is just a question OF
supplying 800 lights why I think it
would pay to leave things just as they
are and fix UP the plant. Ia the first
place it is going to cost $4,000 on a
rough figure to move the plant and set
plant up where it is in good shape and
can handle the additional horse power
shape. We ought to have two new
boilers.
9TH great question to decide and
are they going to distribute these
lamps, are they going to put them al
alternate or every corner
and stick TO it. If 1t is a question be-
tween Harrison street and the other
plant up the river I would be in favor
! of putting it in at Harrison street. The
wiring viii cost like. everything If we
run it out of the city. copper IS costing
p ceuts a pound now. The line loss
would not be 50 great"
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