The Detroit times., 1916-11-28
Public Lighting Com
mission Forced to
Rely On Edison Co.
MISTERSKY
GIVES WARNING
superintendent S a y s
Storage Yards Are
Needed

Lack OF facilities for the storage
End receiving OF coal threatens 70
snect the city's lighting system, ac.
cording 70 letter written TO Cor
loration Counsel ringcman By
/ Frank Mi7'er-hg, generai ruperin.
tendent Of the public lighting com.
:lission Mtstersky states that
steps must. be- taken TO obtain land
adjacent 10 the present main plant
o.: the commission cor IT, will be
necessary 90 ouiid an entire new
ioeural station He has requested
/ linEemau 10 advise him whether or
lot the commission has The power
10 begin condemnation proceeding
10 yet ti,ic TO fhc land des'~ed
CONDITIONS which appear 'c de-
naEd drastic action If the rs to
o. properly protected VIII street
lights are set down in Mi,,-rsky's
letter he declares that superin
t,ndcnts and others in authority
have been forced tc lay aside their
rtsular outic- 20 assist In c.lting
enough fuel from -he railroad cars
TO keep ihe plants ~ opota'nu
With he coal embargo n force
thru Tho actions ot tho railroad Mr.
aIistersb, declares that the commits
sou ha. pen forced 10 buy fuel from
gcalere with whom no contracts
haye boon mado Tho inCIcasc IN
llfco ~ such tran actions amount TO
e.. much as $2l0 per ton he Dc
c.a,es
According 10 superintendent ;ro
only thing which enabled Jhc l.Eht
ue Cowuiss.ou 90 continue to cper
I3t, TN matter that vcul1 serve the
entire city was the kindness OF Alex
Dow, of the Edison Illuminating
company During the period when
/ rhc embargo was p effect Mr. Dow
/ let the commission purchase from
b.. company enough fuel to keep the
Wheels in motion
rnc Edison illuminating CO mas
a reserve supply ~ $4,000 cr >o.00p
tons, sie. Mister ky I'm manne.
Which Indicate ihal a private COZ
puat.on bas prepared itself f.r an
cueruencv while ihe mlniciral't
controlled department. has bera no,
-C fgr pg
Thouand- uf dollars have brer
r'nr u buying ucl az price. high
90 than 'hH contract figure btau~.
fho contractors .,crc ursulo to Hr
ni-b us with suHcen, caa dur.ng
'ar tmo tbe embargo, Was I'm 49,
''ct," says M.stcrsb,'s lc.tor 'tf.
contract price was $3.50 por .ou
Nc have had Co pay from 500 20
go
Tho c5pacit, FOR receiving coal
of 'ho preeon .lHnt Is four t-
ood- pcr day Aiou' three carlosds
coal axe bcia lscd daiy tn
loss th"re Is . shipment every "a
NoUr the operat on ~ thc Lighting
ystem is affected Daily deliver
ndcr present conditions. is inn
pos ihle
TIE uumter Of arc lights in
rects of Dcrrnt has boon i'm
creased by L4si in tho last yea
With tho annexation of new terri
ory as decreed by the voters in
The last election. the total number
will be vastly increased Mistersky
declares that additional facilities
must be acquired, or the commits.
lion VIII have 10 build an entire
now plant. a the cost OF hundreds
NJ thousands 81 dollars. and dis
,0nale the present central station.
onverting It in sub station
The commission has ondeavored
purchase add t'onal land from tho
ann au estate The site desired is
cn hc west side OF Randolph st. be
tvoen thc Detro river and tho AZ.
,cy south ~ AtwaterE 81 Tho board
oi estimates allowed $50 900 for the
nrchasc ot This land. but the Cam.
rau estate declined % sell al that
acurc
Corporation Counsel Dingeman
declares 100 ia not certain whether
.ondcmustIor 1roccodinEs can be-
instituted 10 acquire this land for
fhc city