The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1910-10-08
PLANT IMPROVEMENT.

On last Monday the City Council
after liberal discussion of the G.
lectric light and watcrworks plant
and its necessities authorized the
City Finance Committee to provide
for the new equipment needed to
restore the plant to efficient and
effective service. The Board of
Commissioners of the Plant, anti
cipating such favorable action had
invited bids from several respon-
sible institutions for the following
equipment:
One rs X. w. Dynamo, 22oO volts,
alternating current, 60 cycle, 3
phase of the bclted type;
One 200 X. w. Dynamo, 1900 volts,
alternating current, 60 cycle,
phase, Of the direct connected type
for slow speed engine; and
One Steam Engine OF $50 h. D.,
slow speed, cross compound, con-
densing, for driving the latter of
the above dynamos;
Such Switch Board accessories as
may be necessary for properly e.
quipping the above generators for
service
Not only were the bids asked for
O"PlIy Dul NuC lOIIOW-
ing representatives were here IN
person urging the merits OF the
equipments they respectively were
offering:
Edw. y. Mcclellan, OF New Or
leans, representing t he Fort Wayne
Electric Works;
A. w. Starliper, of New Orleans,
representing the detail and supply
department of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Co;
Walter Castaredo, of New Or
leans, representing the. Harrisburg
Foundry and Machine Works, en-
CINE builders;
Tarver Waddell, OF New Orleans,
the Babcock g. Will
cox engines;
Geo. 8. Westerfield, of New Or
leans, representing the Hamilton
C0rliss engine;
Mr.. st John, representing the
Cooper-Corliss engine.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. Waddell
from the competition and
retired. That afternoon the Com
met in special session,
Mayor J. >. Power presiding, at the
City Hall for the purpose OF open
ing bids and acting thereon. The
following Commissioners were
present: Octave Renoudet, G. c.
Louis Indest, ST., Alfred
and r. +. Willard. Alb
sent: Eugene Guillot.
After the opening and reading of
all OF the bids, the Board went into
session. The bidders on
the electrical apparatus were thet
called in separately and given THE
opportunity OF fully explaining
their bids and specially directly g
The attention OF the Commission to
features they wished
to have specially considered. fThe
bids for supplying the geneYh tors
and equipment were close, aid in
it took great deal
of time to determine the fiji re-
ative merits OF the bids. Al er the
Commissioners reached unani-
nous conclusion the doorst were
thrown open and the gentlel pen in
were invited into Il e de-
chamber, when ayor
Power announced that the contract
'or the electrical apparatus Shad
people.
He then stated, that as the hdNr
was getting late, the Commission
lad decided not to attempt to AN
ward the contract for engine at
his sitting; that the Commission,
recognized fully that no
lew bids should be received in
with those opened and
hat should the Commission desire
my particular feature Of any bid
explained, the matter would be
aiken up by correspondence with
he individual bidder. Upon final
all the bidders would
,e notified of the result. The ses-
ion then adjourned.
One Of the principal reasons for
he immediate awarding of the con-
ract Tor the electrical end of the |
equipment was to secure the |
prompt shipment Of the smaller |
dynamo so that 1t could be put into
ervice on one OF the circuits, there
" relieving the present overload
/ the plants equipment and to be
to restore the service OF
he arc lights, which have been cut
nut since the accident of two weeks |
go tonight.