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

hlf-A Alt WILL COST $4,000
HOW SHALL THE MONEY BE I
RAISED?
s Warren has reached that stage
IN It's 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
an the near future, it is absolutely,
necessary that the plant be enlarg-
Led and improved so as to be able to
supply this service. One can cas-.
lily see that it will not do indefi-
snltely to go on installing new lights
and electric motors, without MAX
llingss CORE ponding additions to the
capacity Of the plant. 1t is far
from discouraging to have such a
condition arise, as it is a sure sign
Of the city's growth, altho itsplaces.
the#city in somewhat Of a financial
delemma to proyidee the necessary
additional equipment. About SILL
O0O5Will be Required. But War.
rem cannot afford to take a step
backward and some way must be
prov ided 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 a special election
authorizing an additional issue of
bonds against the electric light
plant, and the other is to adopt the
new city charter under which the
Lefty can issue its bonds for making
nee essary public impr oyemeI,ts
light way and the best way it
!se ess oSthe sheaf would be 70.
Ialopt the new charter, as then the
sit il not be halnp cred any more
Thy the pro visions found in the old
Icharter. This is a question Of vi
Ital Importance to the city's future
lopment and we hope to see it
taken up and discussed by the Gill
|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.
IS The following letter to Supt. Ha-
ney from ! Earle -. Jackson, a con-
sulting engineer, Of st. Paul, eX-
|5plains what the new equipment TO
the plant ought to be and the ne
cessity for same: ID
ST. Paul, linn, May 10, 1913.
|8'.Mr. w. n Haney,
supt. Warren Electric Light & IL
ater Dept,
Warren, Minnesota.
Dear Sir 81.
IF ursualts to your request of May
i913,fasking me for a report or
your electric light plant, with re-
Communications as to improvements
and the cost thereof, following my
visit to- your city, | beg. to report
1 as folloWss
/ The plant Of the Warren Electric
i Light Depa rtnent, consists Of 2 tan
Iden compound engines, running
4 ondensing, direct connected, re
] spectively to so kiloWatt and a z
IkiloWatt, direct current, 22O vol
generator, supplied with steam
4 from 2 d25-horse power boilers
Auxiliary ecu pm ent includes 4 je
ondenser,3 open feed water heater
4 2 boiler feed pumps, necessary pip:
q ing connect ions, etc.
The chinery and equipmen
I are in good condition and the plan
Las a whole, has had the best of care
j and up to the present time, ha
J, been succ essful in giving first-clas
service.
i The connected lighting load ap
n proximates $50 kilowatts, electro
] irons some rs kiloWatts, motors 5
kiloWatts, and some Is kilowatts i i
!. |misc ellaneous electrical devices, 9
I |5a total of appr ximately 400 kilo
I|Watts. The load has thus greatl''
increased since the plant was in u
|stalled, the original unit being q 5
y lilowatt generate Several year ear
Isago a is kiloWatt machine was add