The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1909-10-23
Pumping 100000 Gallons of
Water at Three Mills per
Thousand Gallons. A
Years Fuel costs only $3.50.
Commercial Lighting Propos-
ed at 6 cents per K. w. or
Less. Average Repairs to
Plant, SIS per month.

we are III receipt of a letter
this week, which we take plcasnr.
IN laying before our readers. fol
the reason that it contains food
ior serious thought on questions
pertinent to the interests or tax.
payers here at The present time.
1t speaks for itself and is az FIJI
lows:-
Mebahsa, Wise, Oct. Is. 1909.
| Gentlemen:-In reply to your
favor of this date. The writer for
the past four years has been IN
chalge Of the Water and Light
plant under the Common Council.
and have learned something Of
Diesel Er gincs, and has answered
many inquiries, aud especially
when they have come from other
Municipal plants. am glad to
inform them that Of our expe-
rience.
Now do not propose to write
you a technical thesis on the econ.
omy and performance Of the Diesel
Engine. but will give you a few
plain language AMI figure facts.
-Four years ago last winter we
asked your sales az mt what he
would pump one thousand gallons
OF water against so pounds press
nre for fnel cost. After figuring
he answered us, four mills
For just four years now we have
been pumping from 100, 900 to
100000 Gallons per day against
an average pressure of 60 pounds
for less than four mills, and at the
present price of OIL are doing it for
three mills.
Three years ago last February
we started our Electric Street
Light Plant run by one only of
our two 75IIP. engines. Thin one
engine in also arranged to run a
pump, and once or twice week
we Use it to pump in the day time.
We have had one break down {
with this engine nearly two years
ago which put our city in darkness
for two nights, otherwise it has
run all right every night carrying :
load of from 70 to 80 HIP. or in
Dlainer words, we baye run 80 to t
1000 CP. Arc lamps light the z
Jity Hall and Power Plant. q
Both our engines ave now in I
splendid working condition and G
lave had no repairs for several :
For all this light and q
water o4t fuel bill is s55O.OO per 4
'ear, lh9rlcating OIL, water and 4
'undry Supplies 1926 CO. We have
me dayseng,heer aud one night
'ngineerf wages $1,000 and $50. 90
)er month.
Heating power plant 100000 '
Ter year, carbons and globes for !
amps eco 90 per year. Repairs f
0 engines and other machinery t
las straged to date $4,000 per b
'ea';: salary Supt, Sec'y, rent
purchasing agent, etc.,
lhO so per mo. Ibis includes
i fof the expense Of running our = :
oinblned water and light plant !.
uttside Of new extensions Of water .
lains and connections. b
Our average daily pump now is {
90, 400 Gallons. :. :
Our plant cost s110, 100000, is !
aging investment, and every tax
aver in the CITY is in favor Of
ownership. which l do
OF think weuld be the case if our Il
over plant was~bu, ming up two 8
r three carloads of coal per week. y
We are now saving MP our money =,
} buy a 225 llP. for commercial G,
ghling aud power and expect to ~
ct rich selling juice for six cent?
+ less.
/ truly believe that our engines
re- in better cond tion today than
he best steam engines would he
fter the same time and service,
nd | have good reason to believe
mt after another four years !,