Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-04
CAS- AND ELECTRIC REPORT
Annual Statement From Commissioners Shows Net
Profit of $26,e9O19-Cost Of Arc Lights 5000 and
Incandescents $9.72 Each.

The annual report of the board OF
gas and electric commissioners was
submitted to the court of common
council on Monday evening and APP
proved, as stated elsewhere. Tha/re-
port is for the year ending July 81
1910, and is as follows:
Profit and Depreciation.
The net profit for the year as shown
by the. schedules was $26,690.19 after
charging off s14,461.7s for depreciation
of fhe plant (Which sum is per cent
81 the city's investment on July 81,
1slo). 1t thus appears that the income
for the past year exceeded the cost of
manufacture and distribution by SAL
1913.
List of SaIaried Officers.
On April the court of common
council appointed Arthur E. Story to
succeed Gilbert S. Raymond as COM
missioner for a period of three years.
There are two salaried officers: w, F.
Bogue, superintendent, alta salary of
50, 500, and Archa W. Colt, clerk and
cashier, $1,000.
City Lighting.
The number of arc lights now in use
by the city is 237, and the number of
incandescent lights is 800. These lights
have burned all night and every night
during the year.
The statute provides that the gas
and electricity used by the city shall
be charged to IL at cost, and the actual
ed the city for lighting streets and
public buildings, including care of
lamps, during the year covered by this
report. was s1e,331s1, which is much
lower than last year.
The cost OF lighting the public build
ings was sS12.e3, leaving the cost of
lighting the streets s1S.51S.9s. Of this
amount S15,s3417 was for arc lights
and care of same, and|s2, s84.S1 for in
candeseent lights and care. The actual
cost to the city therefore for each arc
light was $66.5e for the year and 1912
for each incansescent light.
Repairs and Extensions.
The gas main through Laurel Hill
avenue has been replaced with larger
cinity has bean greatly improved
Three of the coal gas benches at
the works, which have been in constant
operation since Nov. 20, 1905. have been
replaced by new ones at a cost of ST.
636.
J. B. Martin company plant has been
completed at a cost of s5,599.0S
Remarks.
Our average day or power load now
exceeds the average night or lighting
load and is such that neither the I'm
cas- Power company nor our station
can carry it with one machine. This
makes it necessary for us to run the
full capacity from our station when
the Uncss Power company is shut
down for lack of water. Our station
has carried the Nhole or part of the
load &c per cent. of the whole year.
thus giving our customers a continu-
Gus, uninterrupted service. AS our
business is continually increasing and
we should always be prepared to carry
the entire load, it will soon be neces-
sary to replace one Of our small units
with o much larger one. That matter
is now receiving the careful attention
of the commissioners.
income from Gas and Electricity.
The income from the gas sales on
meters was S4S.909.16. to which are
added a few other items. bringing the
total income up to S49,1S3.67. The cost
of manufacture amounts to S2G.6S4.26
and the distribution costs s5,S92.42 The
summary is: Total sales. $49.183.67:
total cost, S42I537.76; profit. s6,585.91: