Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-08
ELECTRIC LIGHTS CONTINUED.
Village Meeting Last Night Put II Up
to a Committee to Neaotiate.

to Committee to Negotiate.
The adjourned village meeting last ey.
ening wrestled long and hard With the
electric light subject without reaching
any definite conclusion. It did, howev.
er, make some progress BY authorizing
the preparation of contract to be sub.
mitted later for action. What that con.
tract shall be, or with whom-two i'm.
portant matters--were left with the COM
mittee, whose task no one envies.
o. j. Marcott submitted the report OF
Frank Collins OF Lebanon, N. H., the ex.
pert engaged to investigate and advise.
Mr. Collins dealt v ith the several pfopo-
sitions in order. He found that a mod.
ern distributing system with everything
complete including meters could be put
in for SIS, 514.6 6S. The White River COM
pany ask sl6,5 for their system as it
stands. Mr.. Collins estimated the cost
OF a transmission line from Granite
VILE to Randolph at S7,537.55, not in
cluding land damages. The Consolidate d
people figured it at about $4,000. Mr..
Collins said the plan to build a dam at
Alonzo Emery's meadow was impractical
because of lack OF water In the branch,
except perhaps three months in the year.
He found the Blue Hill dam and power
plant in pretty good shape save some ad-
ditions that would cost around $4,000.
This work, which involved strengthening
the dam, done, he considered the power
plant worth $4,000 to $4,000 In his
opinion, though, the village should not
invest in a municipal plant until it has
exhausted every effort to contract for its
3 a a
not to pay over cents per k. ". b. at the
switchboard or 8 cents delivered. He
iounda athe White River system in good
condition considering its age. In ~
years the poles had deprecated 66 IL and
the transformers 75B. The village can
not afford to buy this system except at a
heavy discount.
Mr.. Kiziell, manager Of the ConsoIi-
dated, took exception 10 Mr.. Collins
figures regarding cost OF construction OF
the transmission line, which he said
would be S720 a mile. He did not think
it possible for any person to say what a
producing company could afford to
charge for current unless he was on the
inside of that company.
Mr.. Collins, answering questions, did
not wish to put in the line ct the price
he had figured, or know anyone who
would; he was merely estimating II as be
had been asked TO do.
W. K. Sargent opposed the idea Of a
municipal plant; a committee should be
empowered to make the best contract
possible.
Mr.. Marcott said the Sharon Power Co.
was only willing to furnish current IL the
village would go there after it, which be
didn't favor.
The committee submitted another modi-
ied proposition from the White River
Electric company, in which they offered
for ten-year period fat rate OF l0c.
per k. v. b. for commercial Lighting,
with a minimum rate Of 81 per month
for meters; offered to equip the streets
with tunRstens, the village to furnish
the lamps, aud to provide current for
street lights at Sc. per k. ". b. offered
10 provide q forfeiture for failure. to fur
nish efficient service; offered to furnish
day current as needed; option given the
village to purchase the system at end OF
ten years at price to be set by disinter-
ested parties.
Alonzo Emery objected to the dollar
meter rate; thought It ought not 10 be
charged when service is not used for
months az a time. Others defended the
rate; such a rate is common in all cases.
Mr.. Marcott said the cost OF the street
lights would depend on the time they
were used. On a basis OF six hours 3
night, Mr.. Collins said at Sc. they would
cost 1920 each per year of 800 nights
Lamp renewals would cost 90 more.
Mr.. Marcott said the company would
provide q man to read and correct the
meters. The company bound itself to
furnish the service II offered by forfeit
uie.
Z. A. Thomas said there was much
waste In present street lighting; tnat
some lights could be cut out and others
run shorter time. V. /. Spear said il was
planned to have The street lights adjusted
to conform 10 this idea.
The committee submitted a modified
from the Consolidated Offering
to reduce the yearly minimum load to
100, 900 X. v. b. for the hrst three years,
1880 for the next two, and 200, 900 or
the last ten years. For day power with
minimum load OF 100 horsepower. the
minimum charge from TO 10 b. p, else
per month; 10 h. p. up, Il month; power
current rate, Sc. per <. '. 4.
Mr.. Kizieil said his proposition con-
the re-purohase BY his COM
pany OF the transmission line, bat not the
system, v hioh latter, costing
$4,000, would remain the property Of the
village.
A. +. Lamb spoke in behalf Of a loe
power rate as a means OF building up local
M. NJ. Wilson objected TO the power
rate Of the Consolidated as excessive. lie
that the Zoe rate Of the White
River company would be absolutely pro-
hihitive for power.
W. W. Morton moved that the special
and the village trustees be au-
ihorized to make such an electric contract
as they see at. By Judge Roweil and
others this was hnailY amended aud car
ried 80 as to authorize these gentlemen to
negotiate 3 contract for lights and POSER
and submit the same for action at an ad-
Iourned village meeting 10 Be called y
he committee when ready, the contract 4
10 be printed one week In advance. The 4
was authorized to secure The /
lssistance OF e competent person 90 pre- I
pare such e contract.
Messrs. speGr and Marccit invited some .
.ruresgiou Of preference from the meet