Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-06-30
Electric LIeht Committee Reports.


and V. /. Spear. At the last annual
meeting OF the village, the committee had
only two propositions to report but since
then one has been received from the Con-
soIidated Lighting company of Montpel-
ier and an amended proposition from the
White River Electric company. They are
as tollows:-
First, the Bethel Power Co. offer to sell
the Bethel power plant to the village for
the sum Of $50, 600 and one Of the largest
stock holders offers to take $50, 900 OF the
bonds. Later this offer was modified to
lease the plant for term of years with
the privilege of purchasing at the expira-
tion Of the lease, the village paying a
yearly per cent on a fair valuation.
Under date OF April 80 last, the White
River company submitted proposition
for lighting the streets during term OF
| 10 years. beginning July /, 1911. On the
village agreeing to take two hundred 40
watt lamps, the company offered to furn-
ish, free, the present street lighting
equipment, including the maintenance
of poles and cross arms on which the
wires now run and to allow the village to
make such changes in the system as II
might wish without interfering with the
commercial lighting system; to furnish
electric current for street lighting at
rate OF s cents per k. W. hour, furnishing
and maintaining meter to measure such
service, and furnishing also without ex-
pense to the village man tc install lamp
renewals under the direction of the board
OF trustees. At the time the company
submitted this meter rate, which it had
| filed with the Public Service commission
OF Vermont
For the irst 10 K. V. hours, charge OF
II cents.
For the next 10 K. ". hours, charge
OF 10 cents.
For all over 90 k. W. hours, charge OF
cents.
A minimum rate OF s1.OO per month for
5-amp. meters and $3.50 for each 10-amp.
meter.
Readings to be made monthly.
The company to furnish and install
meters.
AS soon as the present system can be
changed to meters and the load during
the day time is sufficient, "a hour service
to be given.
The installation Of meters to begin at
once.
May "a, the White River company pro-
posed to furnish two hundred 32-candle-
power street lights installed in tungsten
series system at the rate Of I'll each per
year, all OF them to burn until midnight
and four all night; wiring, street FIX
lures, transformers and renewals at the
expense of the company. l0-year con-
tract from the date OF installation Is
asked and, If the village accepts this
proposition, the new system will be put
In operation as soon rs possible, or before
the expiration OF the old contract
The Consolidated Lighting company OF
| MONTPELIER proposes to deliver at its sub
station in Graniteville phase, so cycles,
| Il. 900 volts electric current, this current
to be used in the village OF Randolph and
Randolph Center for the purposes of
power, heating and lighting, the service
| to be continuous for "a hours per day.
It viii construct, II so wished by the vii
lage, a transmission line over a right Of
way from GranitevilIe to Randolph which
will contain all necessary apparatus,
poles, crossarms, insulators, wire, ETC., to
| transmit electric current from Granite
| willie to this village and will also install
telephone apparatus, wires, ETC., to be
used for service only in connection with
this transmission line.
The cost OF all line construction, both
/ transmission and telephone lines, must
| be borne by the village OF Randolph, but
the company, IL the village so wishes,
will repay the cost Of the transmission
and telephone lines and all apparatus
appertaining 10 same at rate Of not less
| than 25 per cent CT the>total gross amount
/ paid to the company by the village IN one
year, the company paying interest on the
money invested By the village.
The electricity will be measured by 3
recording watt-meter installed in the
/ transformer house at Graniteville BY the
| Consolidated company, and billed to the
village from these readings, and the latter
| has the option OF installing recording
watt meter as a check on the meter Of the
company.
The minimum load shall be 273,
4 kilowatt hours in one year. The mini-
mum charge shall be based on the yearly
output, and II the yearly output falls be
low the minimum rate, Il shall then be
paid.
4 With the exception of the motors nov
1 Installed Ia the villages Of Randolph aud
/ Randolph Center, at least three months
notice must be given to the Consolidated
company before any new motors are put
/ in 80 a. to give the company time TO COM
I piete any necessary arrangements i may
/ have to make for carrying these motors.
Bills will be rendered the first OF each
month, taken from the meter readings,
and viii be made out at the rate af five
cents per K. y. h., payable on Or before
4 the 18TH of the month.
i The Consolidated Lighting company
will grant permission to the village ot
f Randolph Is enter the towns Of Brook.
4 field and Chelsea to distribute current for
I heating, lighting and power a. retaiied
rates. Before this permission viii be
granted the approximate total number Of
I <. v. b. 10 Be used in one year must be
made known 20 that the minimum rate
can be based accordingly.
The company asks Tor time contract
extending over period Of l5 years from
Z july /, 1911, to July !, 1925.
i 'tThe foregoing says the committee,
'aembodies Hli Of the propositions received
and we at present see no available source
OF supply oi electric lights outside Of
these three sources. Your COMMITTEES has
visited the three companiss here men
toned aud find all in apparently very
good condition. The Bethel wster power
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