The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-26
with power from the municipal plant.
valuable ltiparian Rights.

Engineer Trafford's origina! esti-
mates to the Council were that the
plete, and have an mple capacity. and |
that the water-pumping machinery
and transmission line would cost $lOO.-
900. SO bond issue Of s350,o0o was
Trafrord on the floor OF the. Board OF
Aldermen when the. bond issue way
being voted on. II that would De an 9,
the cost, and he replied that y Wouius
be ample He also =, sta ,Ss c shu he's bs
sides pumping 1G.ooo,0oo gallons o.
water daily without cost. could furnish
street lights In Richmond for s3o per
year each, as compared with the soa..o
being paid the street railway company
at that time. and it was on that state
ment that the bond issue was voted.
Many Extra Items.
Before the plant was hait-conPisLea
the Committee on Electricity came for
ward. asking an additional appropria-
ton OF $4,000 for the erection OF poles
and wires throughout the city, anu
the appropriation was made. IT oeins
obvious that an electric plant was OF
little use without distribution sys-
TEN. Then came Broad Street mer
chants. asking for ornamental lights
for that important business thorough-
Installing them. Appropriations for
the plant proper and its water-pump-
Ing annex, therefore. amount TO date
to $4,000. An appropriation OF $500
sors for xedfn asG g sesehes and
later he was employed for $4,000 to
make the drawings for the plant. and
still later paid a fee Of $1,000 Tor SUI
pervising the award of contract. max,
ing special appropriations on his ac-
count OF $1,000. Besides this he re-
ceives. according to Special Accountant
Crenshaw.S per cent on the cost OF
the plant for supervising construction,
C<, hot c fao q
gineer Will amount when all work at
present authorized has been finished,
$500 n p tae ana
drawing $. the city will pay him a total
OF s20.950 for work already author
lied II further work is ordered UNI
der new appropriations, the commls.
sions TO the supervising engineer, !. 81 I
tionsto this special appropriation OF
$1,000 was made to pay q washington
firm for checking the plans. The total
for plans and supervision. therefore, n
to date is s21.9o0: total for plant on
all accounts, $443.900:
| work Not Yet Done.
A resolution Is now before tn, Ell
f for a System system Of u poles and wires in
Washington Ward to light South Rich
mond from the municipal plant. Reso
buttons are also pending to extend the
Street a,s 70 cost $1,000. and on JEFFERSON
, Avenue in the East End, to cost $4,000
It has been estimated that the prob
able cost of new wiring and fixtures
for the City Hall. such as would en- :
able the lighting OF that building from
the new plant, would cost ,sl1 1000. Main
Street merchants are clamoring for
ornamental lights. similar 70 those on
isBroad Street, at a cost OF 5000 and
a resolution Is pending looking to
fighting alleys with incandescent.
ra Their than arc lights at a pro BILE
cost for poles Of wires, Of from o..
900 to s50, 900. There Is also pending q
resolution asking preliminary estimates
on the cost Of lighting all parks from
| the city plant. The first light has not
Yet been turned on. An appropriat ton
Of a 900 has been " recommended to
|5operate the plant for the balance GOT
| the fiscal year. t is 3und erstood that
! Nj. ira # ord will act as Superintendent
1 for the first year at q sal yet to be
/ liked, In order to demonstrate the ac-
/ curacyH OF his stimat ties. Alderman
douglas Richard son. a. son Of the
1 Mayor. and chairman OF the e Commit t
tee #on2 Electricity, IS o. candidat for
1.-THE permanent position OF superinten-
dent, and his friends claim that he has
1.-The votes pied ged in the Council tc
eiectShims agar hence, He will short
lily resign from the Board In order tc
! declare his andidacy.