The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-11-04
OCALA' 5 ELECTRICITY


Ocala. Fla. Nov. 4th. 1911,
To the City Council. Ocala, Fla. Gen
tlemen:
We, the electric light and water COM
mittee, beg 10 report and make the fol-
lowing recommendations:
| We give the receipts and expenses
| of the light plant for the months Of
June, July, August and September
| follows:
June. ls11-Bius rendered, $2SSs75;
collections, s3074-61: expenses, s143577;
net earnings collected and availa BILE.
s1s3s.s4
July. 1s11-Buls rendered. s261ss9;
collections, s25S6.79; expenses, S201s. ~:
net earnings collected and available,
s56s39
August. 1s11-Bins rendered.
s2so114: collections. S2s5s.20: ex-
penses, $189653: net earnings collected
an available. s959.67
September. 1911-Blus rendered.
$2s7s.4s; collections, s29s769; ex-
| penses, s135O95; net earnings collected
and availab BILE, s161674
Totals: Bills rendered, s11,3ss So;
collections, $11,4S5.29: expenses. $6,-
701.e5; net earnings collected and
available, $4,7s3.64.
| The above expenses include about
$1,000 paid for meters: $2.967.69 in
cludes city lightings not paid.
These being months since the new
superintendent has been in charge of
| the plant, and the dullest months of
the year.
For comparison we give some months
of 1910:
June, 1910-Bi1ls rendered. $500;
collections, s2290.45; expenses, s1591.61;
met earnings collected and ava Ia BILE.
s69S.s4.
July, 191O-Bills rendered, s2403.2e;
collections, s2254.99; expenses, s2254.99;
net earnings collected and available, 0.
August, 1910-BilIs rendered.
ls2431.07: collections, s1743.01: ex-
penses, s1743.01; net earnings collect
ed and available, 0.
September, 1910-Bills rendered.
s25oo.60 collections, s3220.54; ex-
penses, s3220.54 net earnings collect
led and available, 0.
| Totals: Bills rendered. s9s3493; col
, lections, s950s99: expenses, $Ss10.15;
net earnings collected and availa BILE
s69SS4.
$4,000 estimated, as book kept by
} former superintendent was lost dur
ing his term of office. S3220.54 in
clues 1888 paid on account Of boilers
| Our net earnings show quite an in
crease over last year, also you will
note that our collections are much i'm
proved. Therefore we recommend a
reduction in our charges to consum-
ers from 10 to cents per K. W, also
. a reduction in our minimum charge
from 50 TO $3.50
We find some complaints of din
lights and upon investigation find il
due to overloaded transformers OIL
burned out carbons in lamps.
| Our plant is in fine condition, botf
engines pulling their full load, which
, they have not done for sometime past
= and the voltage up to 11S nearly al
the time. We have reserve cleo
trical power in event of accidents tc
. engines or generators, but sufficien
to carry US through the winter, as We
are not running at overload at peak
We have sufficient boiler power fol
some years TO come.
Y Since the present committee has beer
in charge We have bought and INSTALL
t ed nearly $50 meters, which have CIV
" en- us an accurate knowledge of cur
rent used, also have meter on plan
y showing total output and loss on dis
ttrlDutlOn or ABOUT twelve and nal
per cent.
We earnestly request the coopera
ton and assistance of all our citizen
and patrons in the prompt payment o
e their bills their superintendent am
employees have their hands full to at
e tend to their regular duties Gas W
= have dispensed with one mani withou
spending nearly all one mans tim
lcollecting.
When we build or buy water~ work
Gas we hope TO do in the near future
t by a combination of the two plant
we feel assured with further econo
mics in operation (as the greater vol
: ume of power generated will max
II the average cost less) will be abb
u trcity and quite a reduction in tn
5 present price our citizens are payin:
IL for water.
: Our chairman was in Gainesville
: few days ago and secured a schedul
II of the charges made by their electri
o plant. which is as follows. and whic
q We think our present rates compar
very favorably with:
d I"Gainesvilie Gas 4 Electric POwe
n COmpany-RateS and Rules"
"AIl bills payable when presented.
This bill is net amount. If not pal
- before the 10th inst, 10 per cent wi
be added
!, Service will be cut off from all Gus