News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-04-07
THE MUNICIPAL PLANTS
A Synopsis Of the Physical and Financial
Condition Of the Water and Light Sys
TENS Of Morrisville

| Duiing the past year the water ana
Light commissioners have completed
the installation OF the new machinery
and addition to the electric light plant
accor ding to vote of the village. The
addition consists of 80 fl. inside dia-
meter concrete surge tank near the plant,
built to height of 7 IL TT. above the
crest of the dam and equipped with head
gates and hoists 50 arranged that the
water can be shut out OF either wheel for
repairs while the other wheel il in opera
ton. Provision has been made for con-
neGting another wheel if wanted in the
| future.
A 1000 b. p. James Leffel water wheel
direct, connected to a $50 XIV. Wssting-
house Generator, has been installed. The
speed is regulated by Lombard water
wheel governor assisted by a 1000 pound
balance wheel 8 TT. in diameter. A brick
addition to the power house, 1896 IT,,
has been built to make room for the new
machinery.
1t became necessary to mako tailracs
across the highway to the river and it
was blasted through solid rock, 70 fit.
wide and q fit. deep, large part of the
distance. concrete arch was built
across the tailrace and the highway
restored.
There is now in the plant two complete
sets of machinery SO arranged that either
can be operated alone or both can be OPP
Grated together, giving the plant maxi
mum rating of TOO h. p. The cost of the
new machinery and addition has been
$30,9S1.77. 1t became necessary to get
control of the house and land opposite
the plant and the Board purchased it at
an expense of $780, Additions have also
been made to the line during the year
amounting to $S5433
The working parts of the original
wheels, the large drive belt and the gene
rator have been put in new since 1907
and the machinery just installed is new.
The transmission line from the pow
er house to the village limits was re-
built in 1907, new poles being set and the
line being put in first-class condition.
The line to Stowe has been built but five
years, therefore, with the exception of
the pole line in the village the whole
system is comparatively new. The total
construction cost of the electric system
to date is $40, BATHS.
THE WATER PLANT.
/ During the summer of 1912 the large
reservoir was rebuilt. 1t was built en-
tirely of concrete REINFORCED with steel.
suitable provision for ventilation, and
the whole reservoir, including the roof,
covered with earth to depth of one foot
or moro, SO that the reservoir is complete
ly under ground. We now have one of
the best, if not the best, reservoir of its
size in the state. The cost of the reser-
vor, $4,44S, was charged to the water
expense that year and was not added to
the cost of the system.
The balance of the water system is in
good condition. Additions have been made
to the water system the past year to the
amount of $13773, making the construc-
Jion cost of the water system to date
Sal, SS6.S2.
The construction cost of both systems
to date is $212, 1854. OF this amount $1l7,-
264 has been paid from the net earnings
of the systems, leaving an outstanding
debt of $4,000.
The gross earnings of the water system
for the past year have been $5951.41. The
water expense was $l222.S0. leaving
net income of $472S.61.
The gross earnings of the electric sys-
TEN for the past year has been SIT, 007.37.
The operating expenses, including in
terest, repairs, insurance, rent, renewal
of meters amounting to $25S.10, and
changing the street lighting system at a
cost of $2019.s3 have been $1O,014 81,
leaving net income of $1,000 6 The