Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-05-15
IMPROVEMENT | / ON
CITY LIGHT PLANT

CITY MUST ENLARGE PLANT TO
PROVIDE FOR INCREASING DE
MANDs WILL COST $4,000
HOW SHALL THE MONEY BE
RAISED?
Warren has reached that stage
in in its development when it has out
grown the present electric light
plant. In other words if the pres
emit efficient light and power SER
vice is to continue and to fill the
demands that will be made upon it
sln the near future, it is absolutely
necessary that the plant be enlarg-
ed and improved so as to be able to
supply this service. One can cas-
ally see that it will not do indefi-
IInitely to go on installing new lights
and electric motors, without MAX
ling corresponding additions to the
capacity of the plant. It is far
from discouraging to have such a
condition arise, as it is a sure sign
Of the city's growth, altho it places
theFcity in somewhat of financial
delemma to providee the necessary
additional equipment. About SILL
GOODWILL be requpired. But War
ren8cannot afford to take step
backward and some way must be
provided to secure the money for
enlarging the plant.
There are two ways at least by
which, it may be possible to raise
funds: One is special election
authorizing an additional issue of
bonds against athe electric light
plant, and the other is to adopt the
new city charter. under which the
lcitY can issue it's bonds for making
Unnecessary public improvements,
The right way and the best way, it
!seefas s to the sheaf, would be to
|sa1optg the new charter, as then the
|E1g1t will llsnot be <hamp any more
by the provisions found in the Old
lcharter. This is a question of vi
tai Importance to the city's future
development and we hope to see it
taken up and discussed by the cili-
zens. Time is short, and if any
thing is to be done to the plant, it
must be done during the summer
when there is less demand upon it
The following letter to Supt. Ha-
ney from Earle d. Jackson, a con-
sulting engineer, Of st. Paul, ex-
4 plains what the new equipment tc
the plant ought to be and the ne
cessity fol-. same: III
''st.sPaul, Mimi, May 10, 1913. .
"Mr.. w. &. Haney,
! Supt.s Warren Electric Light &
Water Dept,
Warren, Minnesota.
Dear Sir:
Pursuant to your request Of Ma!
/. Z, i913,Sasking me for a report OF
your electric light plant, with re.
! concentrations as to improvements
and the cost thereof, following N,
| visit to your city, / beg to repor
| as follows.
| The plant of the Warren Electri,
4 Light Department, consists of 2 tan
Idem compound engines, runnin!
4 condensing, direct connected, re.
4 spectively,tt to SO kilowatt and a u
/ liloWatt, direct current, 220 vol
generator, supplied with steam
i from 2 d25-horse power boilers
Auxiliary equipment includes 4 je
condenser,f open feed water heater
i 2 boiler feed pumps, necessary pip
! ing connections, etc.
The machinery and equipmen
are. in good condition and the plan
8 as a whole, has had the best of care
and up to the present time, ha
!, been successful in giving first-clas
service.
, The connected lighting load ap
81 Droximates 25O kiloWatts, electri
J, irons some IS Iilowatts, motors 5
kilowatts, and some 525 kilowatts i
!, miscellaneous electrical devices, Q
a total of approximately 400 kilo
| watts. The load has thus great
increased since the plant was in
stalled, the original unit being a 5
] lilowatt generator. Several year
ago a rs lilowatt machine was add
) ed, bringing the total up to 125 H
b loWatts.
In spite Of the additional capacl
a ~ addnd tho nlant has now out