Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-13
PHLA. ELECTRIC FILES
ENORMOUS INVENTORY
1850 Sheets in 36S Volumes
Given Service Board in Com
pliance With Director
Cookies Demands

The lengthy inventory OF the Philadel-
phia Electric Company properties, which
the company was ordered to file with the
state Public Service Commlssion, fol-
lowing the long fight conducted by Di-
rector Cooke, has been summarized for
the beneit Of the publ by those inter-
ested In the case. The inventory Is In
tended to be only lisa of properties,
the appraisan, which Is the value OF each
property, is to come later. The electric
company has asked until November Is
to Ale this valuation.
Tho resume OF the inventory follows:
Preliminary surveys OF the property of
the Philadelphia Electric Company, in
preparation for making the inventory OF
the property, were made in July. 1914,
and In August the inventory was started
with 10 men. 1t has been continued
steadily to date with such number OF
employees as could be economically and
successfully used, being maximum Of
56.
The results OF the inventory, in all de-
tails, comprise 36S volumes Of field sheets
and notebooks, having an aggregate esti-
mated number of 1850 sheets. These
field sheets have been digested and sum-
married., and the summaries prepared for
presentation TO the commission.
KINDS OF PROPERTY.
The total quantities OF all kinds OF
property OF the company are set forth
In one summary volume OF 81 pages. The
kinds OF property were divided into IL
different items, as follows:
t-Overhead lines. 2-Lamps and lamp
municipal lamps). 3-Underground lines.
4-Lund. 5-Bulldings. 6-Statlon equip
ment. Equipment on customers prem
ises (Which includes meters, service wire,
transformers, etc.O. S-Horses and We
hicles used in company's business. p
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment.
tools and implements and materials and
supplies on hand. 1O-The commercial
steam heating system. 11-work in prog
ress (Which consists particularly OF the
new power station not yet In operation,
| but being for the company's business).
Associated with the summary volume Of
97 pages, are three general maps of Phila-
delphia, which show the working districts
\ by which the inventory was made, the lo-
or leased by the company, and the gem
eral locations of the company's electric
| lines in hecty.
ITO VOLUMES IN SUMMARY
| Also associated with the summary vol
/ ume are 100 other volumes, which give
the locations and specifications of the
| property. These volumes, in other words.
| are volumes OF supporting uatat showing
| the character of the various items OF
| property enumerated by quantities,
One volume contains specifications and
| blue prints of detail devices. Sixteen
volumes of maps show the locations OF
poles and of underground conduits and
tubes. One volume shows survey maps
and the deed descriptions of each portion
of land belonging to the company. Twen-
ty-siX volumes show general plans of the
various buildings owned by the company
including the building for the Station Az
which Is In process of construction. -Four
volumes show photographs OF buildings
equipment and details of construction
One volume shows the details of the COM
mercial steam-heating system. Forty
eight volumes show details of equipment
in the various stations OF the company
and eight volumes show details OF com
panys equipment on the premises of Gus