Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-29
CITY LIGHTING
PLANT SCHEME
AGAIN REVIVED
Board to Hold Special
Meeting to Discuss
Project.

A special meeting of the Board of
Works has been called for next We'd
nesday afternoon, when the question
of a municipal lighting plant will be
discussed. This question was ar
gued yesterday afternoon, but on
motion of Commissioner Biertuemp-
fel the matter was laid over until
next week.
Commissioner Biertuempfel. chair
man of the lighting committee, is
strongly in favor of utilizing the
city's water power for the establish
ment of city lighting plant.
He has always advocated the
creation of such a plant. The
proposed site would be at the Pc
quannock watershed between the
Newfoundland and intake reservoir
In a supplementary report by F. o.
Runyon, of Runyon & Carey, to a
report made in 1907 to the Common
Council he claims that a plant such
as contemplated would not be feasible
and would run with a deficit
Mr.. Runyon assumes a yearly sale
of 3,050,0 900 kilowatt, and he puts the
rate at one-half of one cent per kilo-
watt, which would yield a revenue of
$l5,250.- He estimates the cost of con-
struction at 1926, 92S and the engineer
ing cost at s29, 593. making total of
$325,521. Mr.. Runyon then states
that the sinking fund and interest
charges on the bonds, figured at per
cent, would cost SIS, 531.26, and con-
cludes that this speaks for itself.
Mr.. Biertuempfel took exception to
the rate assumed by Mr.. Runyon as
entirely too low, and he pointed out
that the city paid for current 10 cents
per kilowat
Commissioner kraemer brought up
the matter of Bank street being
blocked between Broad and Halsey
streets by the parking of automobiles
of the Public Service, the Prudential
and the Fidelity Trust Company along
with the trolley cars. On his motion
the three concerns will be notified
that they must not park any of their
machines on that part OF Bank street,
except in the alleyway midway be-
tween Broad and Halsey streets.
Probing Electrolysis.
John l.. O'Toole. publicity director
of the Public Service, told the board
of the investigation made by his COM
pany in regard to what could be done
to fight electrolysis, which is dam
aging the city's water pipes. Mr..
O'Toole stated that the company was
about to send one of its engineers
to Chicago, where experiments in the
matter We're being carried on under
supervision of the city on very large
scale. On motion of Commissioner
Ryan it was decided that Chief En-
gineer Sherrerd should accompany the
Public Serxripe eOgipaar on his trim m
investigate the experiments from the
city's viewpoint.
At a special meeting the board in
tends to also take up the question of
the new lighting units and the matter
of transfers. Mr.. O'Toole, on behalf
of his company, presented a detailed
report showing every transfer point.
In connection with the report Mr..
O'Toole asked that when the plan is
put into operation it be given a fair
trial So far he felt confident that
the rerouting plan, together with the
proposed transfer system, would re-
suit in better service.
A protest against the straighten-
ing out of Front street as contem-
plated by the board was received
from the Sayre estate, owners of 40
Fulton street. The protest states
that the compensation proposed is
inadequate; that the whole scheme is
an unnecessary costly project, and
that Front street could be straight
ened out so that the line will run
clear of the Sayre property.
The board formally adopted the
1914 budget as agreed upon at the
special meeting on Monday last The
budget calls for s9S9,2o0