Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-07-01
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Electric Question Postponed.

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Ioe special village meeting Tuesday
e7ening to consider the proposed change
IN electric lighting system for Randolph
threshed the subject out and finally ad-
journed for two weeks to consider the
matter further.
The report OF the special committee
named at the annual village meeting to
investigate and recommend was read by
its chairman, l. II. Brigham. 1t sharply
arraigned the White River Electric com
pany for its alleged faulty service in the
past and failure to redeem its promises of
improvement. The committee had
sought for proposition from this com
pany, but had only received q reply Civ
ing history Of the past year. This let
ter was read. II ascribed much OF the
trouble to excessive use of lights BY pa
irons, thus reducing the available power.
VI the two methods, the committee
favored buying electricity direct OF pro-
uucing concern, mot q middleman) in
preference to installing a municipal
plant. The report favored the building
BY the village OF transmission line to
connect at Graniteville with the Consoli-
dated compRny's system, which now sup
plies Waterbury, Montpelier, Barre city
and other nearby villages. with power
plants at Middlesex and Bolton falls and
auxiliary steam power; this transmission
line, estimated to cost $40, 600 to be paid
for IN instsllments and finally owned bv
the Consolidated, which would pay inter-
est to the village meanw hile on the in
vestment; the village also to acquire the
present street system within the corpora
tion or construct q new one at an estimat-
ed cost of $4,000; that the village should
sell the current furnished by the Consoli-
dated at meter rates of ten cents per kilo-
wstt hour, whereas it would pay the COM
pany only five cents for it at GraniteviIIe.
J. E. Davidson, president of the Con-
solidated. was present and outlined THAT
his company was wiling to do in the mat
ter of guaranteeing good service. II has
plenty OF power now, but is about to add
largely for future needs and is ready to
expend $500, 600 more in that direction,
in addition to the s6OO,0OO it already
has invested. rate Of three cents, he
thought, could be made for power pur-
poses, placing Randolph in position to
compete with the other towns on the cir
cult. The company preferred to have the
village construct the transmission line in
order to have proprietary interest in the
system and to assist in financing the
plan.
long informal discussion followed.
during which the meter system as it
affects the patron was treated and compari-
son made with fiat rates. A. f. Lamb OF
the committee read a carefully prepared
estimate showing how it would be possi-
Bile, at approximately the present cost to
patrons, to realize a handsome profit from
the proposed system that would speedily
wipe out the debt, when rates could be
lowered. Other speakers favored the
meter rate from an economical stand
point, while some favored the fat rate.
A motion by Frederick Leeds for q
further investigation and report did not
carry, and the committee, after confer
ence, recommended adjournment for two
weeks, which was agreed to.
The meeting voted to increase the an
nual village tax of 90 cents as first fixed
to 65 cents for the convenience Of the col
lector.
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