The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-02-17

toned that 10 l,Dt WAS NrtI MI u
nxrrtaNrd due ~ thu constantly III
easing nunlbmr u t ConauH ,IS, AZ" ~
Though the old pant SCI 'd IT W.
poe, tor tic In#t twelve wears, ~,
w.. M anrhofitrc= had th" matter "' ''.
no,aiIng 81. /, building tie plant Ill .
ar crnsl 'tratirn for some time PREV
ru& ~ hr enlargement OF tie G no
nate limits. bat v hen t|ua was done II
was Il G. cd imperative aud ans i"''
IS ncCt ~-t.ry TO tatt some acton s" Hs
u hr abe to furnish current t" the
newly moo poralca tcrf''o'N.
] acc.td tncc With y tcsnlhf'"
Il opted August T., l9in, = ans az.
ING efiicnlnn4 were pteI"'"h Nh''''
wcrc du!, approved BY the council
On The Ztrt. day If ~cptemh@ w"
he bfds were opened aud Tie sueJtN
~ biddtl~ ta ;trded contracts amount
ING ~ a total Of 4 10, 6No,s'I
lh, rauHci decided not to call Tor .
su.ciN tax IA otdoi IT, met the cost OF
the ~ y plant but instead, to antict-
,,ttg Ire surplus rtNcuu"s ~ til" town
~ TIE years 9tl to i'i''. lht'o9'N. i
| 8nd to- ISSUE [. rjliiCatos ct indebted
rr~s
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There al' wv - - -
|, ur,.ul. g,nttHtnrs, " hich are consul
-. mcclellan suilicicn. /" supply al
,n,r=t necessary, The engines art
I iii, v,ltlcal erciu?cd type. I,
Nv ;.!l pump mounted on the 'nRih'
| rt.tero the fuel to the atnm'Hins
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,,,i ta,.t,r"..r@uf.y,a4 ftn an ave.
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miami -ure. CON nuuusls, furnishing .
daily average, output 81 91o kiio"ats,
II - calculatc.s that II requires ten
cations nt uti per loo kilowats. whict
cost one and 1I-j0o cents per CATION
The new plant has been III opcrati'. l.
tor the pass pine months ana tee en-
G'nGs have hfcn run con 'h"'"S''
without losing minute, or giving 'h'
least trouble.
The .id plant furnished = arc
pht., ct aNN candle power, which
wer,. distributed at various points
over he town. hut owing to the tire
n erdous amount Of tucl necessary to
supply these arcs they were not ~ r
mititd to burn all night and regular
'y at mldnigh, they were turned off.
Tho n,.sen, s.r Of 1ipbiy go car
d power ard are dI>',lllut ~ every
corner. v hich hghts the town better,
due to more complete distribution
and as tie, bum all night, they are
really OF NOR" e'Vic'.
ttimpl tc new set of poles were put
NJ. a;,d most 4 he feed wires renew
ed her ofuic the plant Is pfaC tcally
all new.
Irrd,rtLc old :, stem there we're nu-
me,ous meter customers as well a.
man, vIous,d en- rem; una,r he fiat
rate system. but the old H,r'e la
h. en- don. away with and meters sub
stituted.
II was al first difficult to de.ermin,
the amount OF revenue the meter s,s-
TEN would produce. and a rate of -
cents per ki,owat hour was adopted
with the understanding that this rate
would be reduced II the amount OF
revenue would permit, as 1t is not IN
tended that the plant should produce
more revenue ,bah Is necessary TO pay
INNING EXPENSES, ana the laying
aside OF a suffcient amount TO create
sinking fund, Tor the purpose ct keep
ing the plant IN repair, etc
1t is said the plant is now on good
basis. and the city council has
ii Gently reduced the rate to 10 cents
Der kilowat hour.
The plant is thoroughly modern
and up to-date in every respect, and
has been visited officially by repre-
g natives "i many towns in the state,
with view OF installing like plant
u TIER respective communities. The
1s continually receiv-
ny .e,'efs asking Tor Information,
=, W. ','N' 'ie ''Ne' pressure III '"'h'Sh-
The Water"orks part OF the plan,
'cnS's's q three turbine pumps, each
nth a capacity OF 40 gallons per mi,
tie. These pumps are driven with y