The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-31
REPORT MADE.
Special Meeting Of the Com
mercial Club
Is Held This Afternoon on Call
of Secretary.
TO HEAR COMMITTEE.
Which Says 'sThe Edison Offer
Is Low"
And Acceptance Would Save
Hazard and Responsibility"

HaZdTU dHu responsibility.
Members Of the Commercial club re-
ceived the following notice by postal
card this morning:
"A special meeting of the members
of the Commercial club is called for
Tuesday, March 81, at o'clock p. M,
for the purpose Of hearing the report
Of the committee appointed to investi-
gate the city electric lighting PROPOSE
ton. You are requested to be present,
If possible, as it is desired that there
be a full and free discussion of the
matter"
At the convention of the meeting this
afternoon the following report was sub
mitted:
To the Commercial Club of Topeka,
Kansas.
Your committee beg leave to submit
the following as their report upon the
city electric lighting plant, as per reso-
lutions of February Ia, 1908:
First-YOur committee have examiE-
ed the figures relative to the cost of
light furnished by the present city
plant, and fird that the cost of operat-
ing and the result of the same, cover
ing a series Of years, are as follows:
HIere followed Schedule A" giving
trio light plant from November 1, 1889,
to January 1, 1908. totaling 500, ,132. O6.
These are exactly the same items as
those compiled by Mr.. Myers, of the
Edison company, and also printed IN
| the State Journal as taken from the
city clerks records, with the exception
that there is one item added. namely:
March, 1906, Overton Manufacturing
company, ten lights on bridge, SS72-')
(Following this is Schedule B."
which gives the operating expenses
of the city plant for the same time
and taken from the city clerks rec
| ords and being practically the same as
those compiled by Mr.. Myers and also
used by the State Journal, the total
| in this report being $234,S12.84. The
figures used by Mr.. Myers and also by
| the State Journal aggregated practl-
cally the same, $236.857.97.
| ("Schedule CT embraces 15 items
| covering the investment in plant, op-
Grating expenses, 5 per cent charged
off for depreciation, 5 per cent charg-
ed off for interest, and per cent
| charged off for taxes, from which the
| committee adduces its estimate of
the cost per lamp per year, varying
| from $109.21 for the earlier years to
$61.85 for the year 1907, and one
lyear, 1895, at $115.70. The committee
estimates that the cost per lamp per
year in 1900, 1901 and 1902 was from
| $59.28 to $3.50. 1t estimates that the
| average cost per lamp per year for 1S
years was $77-50. The committee es-
Inmates the value of the plant Jan. 1,
1907 at $27,638.72,t and on Jan. 1,
1908, $23, 3,132.07
| (The report takes no account of the
operation of the plant from July /,
l1888 to Nov l. 1889, but begins its
| Investigations with Nov. /, 1889.
| with the exception of these sehed-
ules herewith summarized, the report
| civ in fill
| as follows:)
Second-Your committee, with what
| data it could obtain from various
| sources that could be communicated
| with, beg leave to submit the follow
| ing estimated cost of two plans OF
| furnishing light for the city.
| First Plan.
| This plan contemplates using the
| present engines, and operating Brush
arc machines on magnetic lamps; M
Electrical equipment .$Zs, ,SoS SoS ~ ~
| Setting and wiring complete ..-- a,ooO-oI a,oO M
| Betting, pulleys and line shafts. 10000
3 boiler smoke stacks and breech- 300 os
Foundation n and setting ........... 1,6OOot
Setting and breeching and raising ,,z ~
smoke stack .nd cove,.;,e. 40 0S
| UTat - spffaning nIant set in $50 OC
! Heater and setting :....-.-... 9,VM oav ~
Boiler feed pump and piping @ ;inas 'o4"
for 500 lamps and repairs on the ooo NJ
/ old system ......................... Il, ,00OU
| zoo noIes to replace old ones. $500 OF
Benairs an nresent building LOCO OF
| IncidentaJs ........ 5OO.O(
| EstiTnafed value of the old plant. 25, ,O00. OK
ss4. .4se o.
Interest 5 per cent --..:-- 4, S 22S. !; !;
Depreciation per cent. ......-.... 4 2SS 4:
Insurance and taxes. s............... 1,40o.e'
Operating expenses:
| Coal .......-....-.S6,oWW
| Repairs ...... ..-......... 10000
Electrodes ooOU
Superintendent -...- 1,5OO00
Engineer l,uUU-pv
| Assistant engineer. 1900
one me trimmer with horse 1000
l lineman and helpers 1,9S0.0O
Incidentals .... ...... 200.00-s15 $40. O
/ SIS 1e2. q
Cost per lamp per year. s5oS
SECOND PLAN.
Estimated cost of alternating generate,
series. Alternating lamps.
| Electrical equipment ..-.-........-. $26, 653.
Setting and wiring same. 10000
ing e s ...... 1920
Foundation and setting ...........- 1600.0
Setting and breeching and raising
smoke stacks : .:--.....-:...-..----. 5zoo 9soo
Valves. piping and GOVERNS; ;...... soo sooO 9
Heater and setting ......-..... 500
Boiler feed pump and piping. ..... 334O
} Re-arranging ana extending lines,
II old system 10000
Repairs on the present building 10000
500 poles to replace old ones....... $4,000
, Incfdeptals - Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Estimated value of the old plant. q, ,00O.G
s7s.s54o
5 Interest ...... -................. ssss7.7
} Depreciation ...... ..-.....--..-. 1897 Z
Insurance and taxes .......-...-.. 1,3S0.4