The Dolores star., 1910-02-18
Friday. February 10. 1910.
WATER AND LIGHTS.

are uppcImOSt III Tue uIuuS Vi tuC
Dolores people at the present time.
and so they should as this matter
will be voted on at an early date.
The Star last week published the
report of Engineer Eby on the
water system and following is his
report on the lighting plapt. The
complete estimate and specifications
can be seen at the Office of the
Town Clerk and every property
owner should study them carefully.
They are very complete but short
and can be read carefully in less than
an hour. This matter is of vital
importance to every citizen of Dolo-
res for this election will decide
whether we are going to forge
ahead and take our place among
the progressive towns of the South
west or whether we are going to
remain forever little insignificant
village. Let US get together in this
matter and decide for the forward
movement:
CHARACTERISTIC OF SYSTEM.
Source OF Power: Water power
by head of water in municipal sup
ply main.
Kind of Power: Hydraulic. de-
veloped by impulse water wheel Of
the Re Remer type.
Location Of Power Plant: At the
city limits. adjoining north right
Of way line Of Rio Grande South
ern railroad right of way.
Electrical Distribution: 22oo-
volt single phase alternating cur
rent transmitted to three large
transformers stepping down from
27oo to no volts and distributed
on and 3 wire secondary systems.
Municipal Street Lighting: Eight
1000 candle. power A. c. Arc lamps.
Capacity Of System: Ten per
cent. rnLre than the amount shown
on the electric current estimate.
planned to serve the town for the
next ten years.
Power: The estimate is made on
the basis Of supplying every house
in the town with light and sufh.
cient capacity to take care Of the
development of the town for the
next ten years. This would re-
quire 5o-kilowatt generator. For
the present supply 3o-kilowatt
machine would suffice but would
permit Of no capacity for increase.
This generator, under the present
load which it would have to run
would require not over 35-horse-
power. but TO be run up to its full
capacity. which it will undoubtedly
be in five years, would require 60.
horsepower. To obtain this power
it is necessary to make the supply
main 20 inches in diameter instead
of I4-inches as designed for the
water supply system. To develop
this power it would be necessary to
install 6ve-foot Pelton or De
Remer wheel which would be the
cheapest and most efficient to work
with the Ioo-foot available head
and 600 cubic feet per minute which
would flow through the pipe.
Mr.. Eby's estimates show that
the lighting plant would cost Just
$I6,414. "a over and above the cos,
of the water system alone. and he
has the following to say in favor ol
the combined system:
This makes the cost of the elec.
trio light plant very reasonable
amount over the water system
Estimating the income from the
plant at the same rate as is used in
towns of similar size the immediate
consumption provided all the people
used electric light. which they will
undoubtedly do in a very short
time, would be 10000 kilowatt
hours per annum. This would at
the rate of IA cents per kilowatt
hour, the rate in Durango. bring in
an income of s.. 200; at II cents, a
very reasonable rate, would bring
in $3.6o The operating expenses
of the plant would be very low.
Being only attendance, and this on
q sunset to a. m. system would
not exceed 81 600 per year. leaving
s.. 900 to be applied to the interest
on plant. which should not exceed
81. 900 per year. and allows $1,000
for betterments. repairs and profits.
Taken in connection with the water
system would materially help out
in bearing the interest on the
bonds. The entire plant should
be put in complete for $s6, 900