Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05

tant mower sources with a correspond
ing increase in reliability, effective
ness and economy.
Power Distributed
Electrical power for purposes OF con-
struction has been distributed along
the line of the aqueduct route at SO'OOO
volts during the past two years.
Through this construction service your
electrical engineers have acquired a
thorough knowledge of the hatutal
! features of the country through when
these transmission lines must pass.
| This knowledge will be an effective ald
! i'm establishing TRANSMISSION lines OF
| imnroved reliability. Recent praclce
| in long distance transmission of power
| CORRESPONDING to these conditions mas
| developed likewise much valuable eN-
perience relating to methods ana 9e-
| tails that contribute greatly to the IN
creased reliability of transmission
lines. The transmission lines for the
present undertaking will be installeu
under the benefit of such experiences.
| Ch1 Turning now to the conditions
| which hear on the costs of installation
and operation, those which should make
for moderate or low first cost nave al
ready been mentioned under sectlon ., .,
| Among
anticinafion of moderate or low cost OF
oneration the following may be men
| toned: - r.,
First-Au conditions which make for
reliability of service are at the same
| time favorable to low costs OF opera
tion. These various conditions nave
been already mentioned in the carrier
part of the present section.
Second-The lack of need Tor sleahi
plant as already noted. -
Third-The development of some 40
ner cent of the power in two large
blocks of about $4,000 kilowatts ana SO,-
00O l,ilowatts, maximum amounts, re-
snectivelv. thus minimizing superlnteh-
dence and labor charges. -
Fourth-The relatively close proXlIn-
itv of the main blocks of power TO tiie
CITY of Los Angeles, as lhdlcaleu w
the preceding statements regarding
the center of gravity of the system.
Discreet Development
Regarding the program for the de-
velonment of this power PROJECT we
would suggest in general progressive
development at such rate as the grown
of the power market may Justlly' ne
garding the first step in such program
&c Iyonld noint out that the demands
of the aoueduct project by itself VIII
reouire certain items of installation at
the mower sites needed Tor slLhpiy
nassing the water. In order to AVOID
temporary present constructions with
their additional cost we would there
fore recommend as first step the IN
etallation of all such portions of the
e1uinment as may thus be required
for the aqueduct project by ITSELF TO-
gether with the full development OF
one or more power sites as 1urtner
etudv NAV indicate.
We understand that the city is about
to nroceed with a bond election cover
ing an issue of $3,500,0OO and would
state that in our opinion such sum
is we'll suited to the probable demands
of the first step of the program as
above outlined.
In concluding this preliminary re-
mort. your board desires to state that
in its opinion the general conditions
Affecting the project of electric power
along the line of the aqueduct are
such as will permit of a hydro-elec-
trio development unusually low in
first cost and with an assurance of
the very highest degree of reliability
in operation.
1t appears further, from the show
ing made in the present report, that
the project as a whole should prove