Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1913-02-15
An ELECTRIC FRANCHISE
TO SAFEGUARD THE CITY,
SAY THE TRUSTEES
Communication from Trustee A. J.
Buck including an estimate for George
Carl of power plant by Chicago Co.

Communication from Trustee A. J.
Buck including an estimate for George
Carl of power plant by Chicago Co.
Estimate on one 100 horse power
oil engine direct connected to Elec-
tric Generator
100 horse power horizontal oil
engine with ! 70 x. w. 220 volt 4.
G. cle1ric generator, direct con-
nected 20 enigne shaft, approximate
ly 10000 lbs. S10,600.00. Freight
/ New York to AlamogOrdo, $4,000.
Labor, etc, installing, 100000.
Plant completely installed, $4,000
The plant to be sold to you guar
an5eed not to use more than "a of
one pound of fuel oil per each horse
power hour, or 10 IL gallons per
hour for the plant.
We can sell you this fuel oil at
six cents per gallon F. o. B. Ala
mOSordo. Fuel cost TO operate plant
per hour, 63 cents. Cost per X. w.
hour OF electric current, .00S4.
I he above was handed to me by
George Carl, he being accompanied
by a man whom he introduced as
representative OF the Mine and
Smeter Supply company, of Chicago
and the representative stated that
they would. guarantee the above fig
ures. | wroLe to the New Mexico
College Of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arys, and this is what | received in
reply:
State College, n. NJ, Feb. II, 13
A. j. Buck,
Alamogordo, n. NJ,
Sir:-Your letter of February Sth
addressed to President w. E. Garri-
son has been referred to me for re-
ply. 1t is quite possible to develop
10 develop electric energy at S.4
mills per K. w. hr., depending en-
tireiy upon the type and size of the
plant, however l imagine that this
charge is simply the fuel cost per
K. w. hr. and should you contem-
plating the installation Of a plant
you must know that there are many
other charges than that of the fuel
charge, such as interest, superin-
tendence, labor, insurance, taxes,
etc, which will go to make up the
expense in operating a plant and are
chargeable to the output of the
plant.
Your question in regard to the
COST of operating a 250 C. p. tung-
stem lamp, will say that it will
require aOut ! Ia watts per C. p.
Therefore it will take approximately
312 IL watts per hour, and for 10
hrs. il would take 1925 and S.4 mi.
would be equivalent TO 1-2 cents
approximately. But recollect that
this charge is for current at the
switch board and does not take in
10 consideration the cost of the
lamp or the cost of the line or the
superintendance or any other of the
overhead charges.
would be pleased to go into this
subject at length with you if you
will furnish me with all information
in regard to same. | have given yol
wha. information is possible with
the very small amount of data fur
nished ne.
If can be of further service
please call on me.
A. B. SAGE.
AT 02 1-2 for 250 candle power
light for ten hours, 80 days to the
\ AAAeAAAh HDhih DE oC lOI Out HknL
and % lights for 12 months at 75c
each would be S1S7.50 per year.
/ Now the town board offers to pay
S1.00 a month for % extra lights or
$4,000 year, and at the above fig
ures fifty lights twenty-five to be
furnished free and twenty-five paid
for at Sl.00 a month was the town
boards proposition, made to Mr..
Carl fifty lights would cost to op-
crate twice S1S7.50 a year, or 1915.
90 less $500 from the town or a
net loss to Mr.. Carl's company of
$500 year. which is S6.25 per
month. or course this does not in
clude cost to install lights or the
e loss in power in transmission, but
these Items are nominal as the lines
and poles would need to be install
) ed anyway presuming that Mr.. Carl
; Intended TO furnish lights to the