The Washington times., 1913-12-27
WANTS $15,0OO,0O0
FOR GREAT FALLS
Senator Norris Has Bill Givinq
District Benefit Of Immense
Power Plant.
Continued from First Pase.)


livery between Dalecariia reservoir
and the filtration plant at the Nc
Mil an Park reservoir.
AS outlined BY the chief Of engineers
/, of the army. after q thorough engineer
iEg Investigation. the project Is de-
scribed thus:
The elevation of the water surface
o. the lake which would BE- created by
the high dam proposed Is l15 feet above
above Chain bridge. The total fall a.
low stages from the water surface
above Great Falls to the point at which
the dam ts to be placed 10 approximate
ly $50 feet. II that head were concen-
trated within q short distance OF Great
Falls. the construction Of a dam would
Lot be desirable, but as the fall is dis
tributed over q length Of river Of about
nine miles the proposed method Of de-
velopment may well compete with that
of q lateral canal in dealing with the
large quantities Of water needed for the
economical DEVELOPMENT Of power. The
elevation se ected for the lake surface
is a compromise between the desire to
obtain as high a fall as possible and
the necessity Of reducing to Ieasons-
stoned by ordinary 1owage or by back
water from floods. Even with that eie-
Walton. Q short stretch Of the Chesa-
reake & Ohio canal and road Of the
electric railway between Washington
flowed. together With q small length
Of the Baltimore q Ohio railroad. In
the estimates Of cost provision 10 made
for the necessary changes N railways
The estimated cost Of project No. 3
is 6,172.eoo for the increase in the water
supply and $s.s4s, 900 for the power de-
velopmeNt, total Of $1k0N 600. The fiS-
ures include the cost Of acquiring lands
and rights OF way, ~ well as the work
Of construction. The estimated total
tenance. Including both power and
water supply. 10 placed at $216. 900. The
estimated amount Of electrical energy
which can be generated varies accordy
Ing to the fiow Of the river from 16, 400
to $500 horsepower. The studies made
In connection With the investigation in
dicate that the present average daily
amount Of power which must De avail
able to safely meet the expected daily
demands, is about 5000 kilowatfs Q0, ,12S
horsepower), with a maximum or peak
requirement occurring between 8 and 8
o'clock p. m. Of 11,00o kilowatts Q4.751
horsepower). It is estimated that by
1887 the corresponding figures will be
II 800 kilowatts 1900 horsepower) and
$4,000 kilowatts (34ssS hOrsepower).
Steam Auxiliaries Already Located.
ou dCCOQhl VI IfiS iC6ScS WHICH hidy
be expected in generation and transmits
sion, IT is also estimated that the de-
livery at the switchboards Of the con-
sumers of 5000 kilowatts will require
about 1900 horsepower at the turbine
shafts. In dry years any deficiency in
water power will be met by the opera
ton OF steam auxiliaries already in
place. The steam plant lighting the
Capitol. Library of Congress, and Sem
ate and House buildings has a capacity
Of over fo000 horsepower. and can sup
ply all deficienciss of power for long
The estimated cost per &ilowatt hour
of current delivered from the pro-
posed power plant, Including interest
and sinking fund charges on the cost
of installation, is ST. mills. Excluding
Interest and sinking fund charges, the
estimated cost per Kilowatt hour Is
81 mills. 1t is stated in the, report
that the average cost to the Govern
ment and the District Of Columbia for
all current consumed was OIL cents