The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-16
MAY CUT LIGHTING
COST a FER Gent.
Experts Declare City Hall Pays
Too Much and Names
Remedies.

Methods for the reduction of the cost
of lighting the City Hall and annex by
the municipal lighting plant were sug-
gested in the report. submitted TO the
Common Council municipal lighting
committee at its meeting last night by
duncan & Lyndon. the electrical en-
ginecrs, engaged TO examine and itport
on The subject, which would bring the
cost, according to, their statement, down
to 2. 43,or 2.75 cents per kilowatt hour.
The present cost. as set. forth in the
report, is 443 cents per kilowatt hour,
as against the ) cents charged by the
Pubic Service. CoirJratio.l under she
Lighting contract ia foict lefore the
municipal plant was installed.
The report shows tire payroll of the
plant to be $9,S0 per year. Four thou
sam dollars Of this and $3.50 worth OF
fue1 may he chan ged against the hgh.-
ilg. The Total Co lie charged against
the same is sl2, 1891. The high cost
OF produc .pg current. so it is stated, is
due to the fact that the labor Is expen-
sive and the consumption of coal too
great. The cost for lighting from l.
o'clock. midnight 10 6 o'clock in the
morning is: Labor for one shift of
men $2,2c0; fuel, pr j ar, s1,s24 %:
total, SS,S-4,25.. Cost per k.lowatt hour
1856 cents.
A synopsis of the engineers report
vas prepared Ly Alderman. Charles l..
Whitfield, chairman of The. committee,
and reads in part as follows
Install Storage Battery.
lQrl.pS- ltstuli "a SlnF4A,a bnttarv
which will cost about So, SEQ. This can be
CHARGED dnrlng the time when the plant Is
iuiining, and viii carry the lights from
Y .o'ciosk llidnight to D a. m, the plan,
Icing Shut down. The saving it will ffeet,
allo " For interest, depreciation and cost
Of charging, is approximately So, 200 per
The other remedy i, to purchase current,
say at 1 cents per kilo watt hour, sf,3I5
Der annnm, In a plant the size of this one
two shifts of two men each should he
ample to operate it if IT. Is not operated
more than eighteen hours per day. The en-.
gineman ON one shift should be n high.
grade man. at Il salary Of 1870 per yeal.
and have charge Of the plant, while the
operating man at $500 or 1900 per year.
Each stoker should he n capable man.
trained and skilled in his ,.rade. The wages
OF the two stokers would be $1,000 per an
II these changes in equipment and meth.
cd of operating were made. the annual
'osA WOUiu z
Labor-2 stokers ut $1,000 per year. -. s.. 900
engineman and superintendent. -. 200
l engineman.. 600
Total ..:....... 49,. M100
. No Labor Charge.
Since all these men are required for at
tending to the heating and ventilating sys-
TEN, none OF this labor should be charged
against the electric piant.
Fuel. s3.300-s1, 625 49,. 81. SIS
Waste and packing. 40
Lamp renewals 1884
Repairs and maintenance. ......... rs
Interest and depreciation. ............. 900
loldl .Sb, 1914
Cost per kilowatt hour. 2.43 cents.
Cost with one-half labor charged, 3.16
cents. trFi
Cost with current purchased six hours
each day:
Eaoor .:'..t...'.t. nolnlng
fnel :. .$l,6l5
waste and packing................... 40
lamp renewals -e...-.-s t......,..s. 1,2o4
Repairs and maintenance. ......I.. GOO
interest and depreciation. .a...... z. 652
current purchased ..t...."..t.,..... 1875
pti 80 Si,)tf
Cost per kilowatt hour, .2.15 cents.