The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-01-13

peed alternate current motors can be at
directly to the head stock of lathes.I
SC. the same as direct current motors.
Much Of the wiring in the new building
:ou1d not be used If direct current is in
stalled. This would necessitate the tear
ng out of walls and floors to correct the
wiring. Also much of the wiring is too
light weight for direct current service.
An independent generating plant for the
school would require large extra expense
or water, probably $4,000 would be needed
% cover this annually.
MI. Howard advised the Board to cancel
heir contract with r. b. Whitacre Co. of
st. Paul on the ground that it was too
closely drawn. that it did not specify
the material to be furnished was
new or secondhand, that it did not state
the voltage of the generators. etc. He said
It was no contract, and that the Board
would not suffer damage by voiding it.
Mr. Howard said that the loss in heat
from the steam passing through the en-
CINE is much higher than the per cent re-
ported by MI. Larson. He then submitted
the following figures for the consideration
of the Board.
Statement submitted to the Board of Ed
ucation of Virginia by o. H. Griggs:
Contract price (75 XIV units) ........ $7759.00
Cherne 121a per cent and Larson S
per cent commission ...... ........ 1852
Switchboard Uarson's own esti-
"ate)..... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 16UU.UU
10 and re HIP motors in Roosevelt
not covered in Whitacre ex-
change agreement .............. 1880
Changing wiring and connecting
schools. .,...... ............ 5UO.U
Installing low pressure heating
main in place of one now in use
between schools. DISQUALIFICATION. -. 1OOO.U
One balancing set Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Switchboard for same ........ ....... 10000
Total. ..$l3O41.S2
Less salvage on two motors .......... 5000
$12s91. 80
Taking $13.0OO0O as basis of cost,
which is low as it does not in
clude freight on engines. genera
ators. exchanging motors, etc. 1
$13.OOO.OO at per cent interest ........$ 5000
Depreciation and maintenance at
III pcI cent ................... 10UU.UU
One extra first class engineer. ..... 10000
Oil and waste at $40 per month. 10
Total .........S 34SO.U
Proposition made by Virginia Electric
Power & Water Co.:
100 horse power motors (estimated)
at $O per year. IS 100000
Lighting estimated (based on
Roosevelt consumption. 80. 5000
Heating devices as per former
statement Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Operating own plant cost per year
Lowest possible) ....................$ 1880. 90
Buying power from city plant $4,000
Saving shown by purchasing pow
ef, n&nt, etc 5000
"A general discussion was entered into by
all the Board. representatives of the Vir-
ginia Electric Power & Water Co.. and citi-
zens present.
The following resolution was introduced
by r. J. MCGhee:
Whereas. special election has been
duly held within and for the Independent
School District of Virginia. on November
2Gth, 1910, at which election the School
Board were authorized to acquire for
school site all of Blk. II, Rooney's Addition
to the City of Virginia, Minnesota. at a
price not to exceed nine thousand five
hundred ($950O0O) dollars, and
Whereas, the Virginia Realty Company
have agreed to convey all of said block to
said School District for said price,
Now, therefore, Be II Resolved, that said
Block II of Rooney's Addition to Virginia,
Minnesota, be. and the same is hereby
designated and selected for a school site,
and the Clerk and Chairman are hereby
authorized and directed, upoa the furnish
ing of an abstract of title and warranty
deed by said Virginia Realty Company to
said School Board covering all of said
block II, and upon the approval of the at
torney for the School Board of the title of
said block, to accept said abstract and
deed and to issue and deliver in payment
therefor school order in the sum of nine
thousand five hundred ($95OO.OO dollars,
and to further cause said deed to be re-
corded in the Office of the Register of Deeds
of St. Louis County, Minnesota, forthwith.
Adopted on motion of r. J. McGhee, sup
ported by J. H. Fleming, by the following
vote:
Ayes: r. J. McGhee. Guy H. Moore, N.
A. Holrner, J. II. Fleming.
nays: none.
Adopted December 6, 1912
On motion the Board adjourned to con.
tinue the discussion on the generating
plant to Saturday night when L. A. Larson,
engineer for the board. could be present.
Carried.
Approved January 6. 1911.
III. FLEMING
Clerk
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING NO2
December 10. 1870
The meeting was called to order by the
Chairman, n: A. Holmer.
Roll call:
Present, Guy II. Moore, Joseph Roskilly,
| J. H. Fleming r. J. McGhee' Helen E. Coff-
man. LAFAYETTE Bliss, N. A. Holmer
Absent, none.
The chairman called on L. A. Larson
expert engineer of the board, to state why
he had advised the board to purchase an
Electric Generating plant, and to defend
his former estimate of the cost of said
plant made to the board.