The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-10

ss6 per year each.
Mr.. Davis thought that it was going
too far for the city to undertake to
light private property.
Mr.. Don Leavy took the opposito
View. and not only wanted to furnish
the lights. but to run the wires at tho
expense of the city as a public utility
Tor the protection of the people. IIe
wanted no privately owned wires rum
Ming from the city plant.
No Toll II City Provides Light.
Chairman Lynch thought that IL the
city lighted the viaduct between mid.
night and A. NJ. the bridge should
be free of toll between those hours Mr.
Davis agreed that 1t was a great mis-
take for the city ever to have allowed
the charging of toll on what was prac-
tically public highway. running ovey
city street. Mr.. Jones said there was
no obligation on the city-that If the
company didn't properly light its toll
bridge 1t could BIO made to close it UP.
The petition was granted. to ., but
Mr.. Kelley said his company did not
want to accept 1t If the committee
was not fully satisfied, especially as
q question was raised as to whether
the city could give away current from
a plant which, 1t was stipulated was
not for commercial purposes. The
matter was reconsidered and referred
to q subcommittee. rs
SuuBet for 1911. 49,
Consulting Engineer Trafford re-
ported the following budget of wants
which was adopted and referred to tho
Finance Committee as the needs Of the
electric plant for the year 1911:
Operation of plant, including coal.
pay roll. supplies and expenses, $50, O0o:
on the basis OF lighting Broad Street.
supplying 1000 arc lamps and provid--
Ing power for water pumping. III
distributing system for 125 lights Is
introduced into Washington Ward In
four months the added cost at the
plant for eight months is placed at
S1.833.
Existing contracts with the virginia
hallway and Power Company for con-
tinufng street arc lamps until the cleo
trio plant is fully completed, $4,000.
to be expended either through the
Electricity or Light Committee Con-
tinuing present lights in South Rich.
mond Tor four months on contract with
virginia Railway and Power Com
pany until distribution system is erect
ed, SLABS.
Additional water wheel and genera
tor at plant, there being three now,
thus increasing capacity of plant one
third, and other needed equipment at
plant. to cover additional current
needed to supply South Richmond, sle.-F
DO
Poles and wires for a distribution
system of 1e5 lights in South Rich
mond, S11,459
Cost of Poles and wires.
The balance OF the appropriation
made some months ago of $4,000 for
distribution system in Richmond, OF
which about $4,000 has been expended
reverts, and the engineer asks s5asIo
to complete the system of poles and
wires for distribution of lighting cur
rent lie also asks that an unexpend-
ed balance OF s5,146 on the Broad Street
lights BIO carried forward and not al -
lowed to revert, as all bills are not yet
IN. Mr.. Don Leavy wanted to know
how much more the plant had cost
than was estimated, not counting such
additional items as the Broad Street,
lights, and Mr.. Trafford replied that y
1t had exceeded tho estimates by abont
$4,000. the dams and concrete work
In the river having cost more than
was anticipated. An Item was added to
tho budget OF $4,000 for ornamental 3
lights on Jefferson Avenue and ofS
$4,000 as n surplus fund for erecting
additional arc lights as demanded from
time to time. The whole question of
providing ornamental lights on Main,
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and on South
Seventh and South Fourteenth to rail-
way stations. and around the city audi
forum, was referred to a subcommit-
tee