Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1906-02-23
ABOUT ELECTRIC LIGHTS.

ABOUT ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Although no further public meeting
has been called to consider the cleo
trio lighting system On connection
with the water system) the matter
has not been dropped Among Others,
the United Iron Works were asked
for suggestions and estimates. Here
is their replyi
Mr. F J Bonner,
Loyelock, Nevada.
Dear sir: Answering yours of Jan.
q, in which you state that you have
been asked by the Chairman of the
Special Committee for an approximate
figure on electric light plant.
Our Mr.. Yeatman has gone into
this matter very thoroughly hence
the delay in answering this inquiry.
But we wish to state that if "A plant
is installed to be operated by the en-
gine which they use for pumping wat
er we do not believe it would be at
all satisfactory to the people Of the
town for Two reasons
FRS, in case of a fire when the
lights would b. very necessary it
would be impossible to get them, for
the reason that the engine would have
to be used for pumping purposes.
Second, lights furnished from a
generator operated by single cylinder
gas engine would not burn steadily.
That is, they would flicker or pulsate,
which might he more or less irving on
the eyes, However, W. think that
this could be partly obviated by run
ming from the engine to counter
staff, on Nhlch tAaatershaft there
would be installed two fly Wheels of
suitable siza 50 a. to modify the vari-
ations from the engine
Farther advantage could be obtain
ed by the use of hree wire system
and slow speed generators
We have investigated the question
of installing a storage battery in con
nection with the proposed plant, but
find that the cos would run up he
tween $4,000 ami $1,000 and as sep
arate AMI complete plant suitable for
the purposes could be put in for less
than this amount, We consider the
storage battery question disposed of.
Now as to the cost Of the system
as suggested in your letter of Jan, Il,
namely. a plant with dynamoes that a
so II P. Gas Engine would drive, inc
6000ft of wire and 40 poles. We find
that with II three wire system which
we recommend, it would take some
thing like 2500fh Of No 0, 4, 8 and 10
weather proof COPPER wire. In our
letter to Mr.. Robert Hunter under
date of Dec Is, % we stated that
this service would require 30 k. ".
dynamo. In order to get the neces-
sary lights required we now recon-
mend 30 k. W. 220 volt, 3-wire con-
nection generator.
We estimate that this switchboard,
40 poles, belt, extension shaft, fric
tion clutch pulley, oul board bearings.
wire, goose necks. countershaft, and
in fact, all the material necessary to
install a plant which would have !
capacity of 400 to 450, l6-candlt
power lamps, would cost approximate
ly $4,000.
1t is impossible to give you clos
estimate on the installation OF TIM
system at the present time for Il
reason that We are unable to stat
just what changes would have to b
made in their present power hous'
for the installing of the countershaf',
friction clutch pulleys, switchboar
generator etc. Our judgement how
ever is that this plant could be insta
led for between $500 and S700 TT
price provides for the construction
so stree. lights, 10 single with goo
neck brackets, 10 two-cluster vi
brackets and 10 3 cluster with bsa 4
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