The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1912-02-28
annual REPORT OF
CITY LIGHT PLANT
SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL
COMMITTEE COMMENDS SITpT
E. V. LEVERETT FOR GOOD
SHOWING.

A report of the municipal light
plant of this city for the year ending
February Is was submitted to the city
council at its meeting last night. The
date named is the end of the first wear
the plant has been under the manage
ment of Superintendent E. V. Lev
erett, a report having been made to
February 10, 1911, and the books
audited at the time Mr.. Leverett took
charge.
In submitting the report the light
plan committee commended the man
agement of Mr. Leverett for the splen-
did service he has rendered, there hay-
ng been no interruption in the oper-
alton of the plant since he has been
here, and also for the financial sue
cess of the plant.
According to the report, the total
receipts for the year have been So
895.89, of which SO ,497. .6S was for elec-
trio current, $23621 for street sprink-
ling water, $142 for meter rentals and
$40 for incidental receipts. The ex
penditures total $10,143.21, divided
as follows: Fuel, including freight.
S4,o23.84; salaries, $2,923.S4; repairs
and maintenance, S67132; improve
ments and extensions, S1,977.62: oil,
waste and packing, S28200; sundries.
S96.75; office expense, $4S.05; insu
rance on boilers, $4,000; freight and
drayage, $50.97.
The total outstanding Indebtedness
of the plant is $594.4O, of which
S367.l4 is to be charged to the i'm
provement and extension account
when paid. The uncollected accounts
due the plant amount to 1910. of
which $500 IS due from Joseph Nc
Coppln, the waterworks contractor.
for electric power supplied while test
ing the pipes, and the payment of
which is assured when the improve
ment board settles with Mr.. McCop-
PIN. The remaining $40 is the total
of the uncollected accounts in a gross
business of nearly $4,000.
According to the report, the plant
has expended during the year for con-
structlng and extend ng the lines. in
stalling the new tungsten system of
street lights, installing new heater
and other improvements at the plant.
the sum of $4,192.57, of which So. 500
was paid out of the city treasury. An
ltemlZed report on the expenditures
of this improvement fund was attach
ed to the report.
The committee stated that the prof
its of the plant during the year. in
addition to furnishing street lights of
value of at least $500, were ap-
proximately $4,000. All of this sum
however, had been used in the i'm.
provement of the plant. During the
next year, however, the superintend.
ent stated that no such large sun
would be needed in the improvement
Vi the plant, winch is now in excel
lent condition, and the plant is ready
to undertake the payment of an obi
CATION given by the former board in
charge to j H. Stubbs, amounting to
about $1,250, which it was thought
could easily be paid off within the next
year
The committee requested that the
report be referred to an auditing
committee, with instructions to check
the report with the books and vouch-
ers on file in the superintendent of
flee, and Mayor Duncan appointed a
special committee, composed of Alder
men drummer, Martin and Harston
to audit the report.