Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-12

hurt of seem tight Get 25 cent box of "Tfz' now from any druggist or
 smaller n soes Peep ror feet fresh, sweet and happy. Just think a whole years foot comfort for only t25 cents
 contemplated changes at the present I time?
 Supt. Kehoe-No.
 Councilman Babcock-"Do these con- tracts run for a term Of years .Supt. Kehoe-"No. From month to month.
 Mayor Brown-".Do you think the margin of one and one quarter mills a
 k. ". is sufficient profit to carry on business"
 Then Councilman Babcock-"I un-
 derstand that over 800 k. ". the rate is l two cents
 Mayor Brown-"Considering the fg- ures, wouldn't it be necessary to in crease the rates ?'
 Supt. Kehoe-That was talked over
 at a meeting of the commissioners. but
 no decision was arrived at"
 Mayor Brown-Wouldn't it be nec- essary to increase right away under present condftions?"
 I Supt. Kehoe-I should think SO. | Mayor Brown inquired of the com missioners if they thought it wiser to
 keep the rates down and ask for an appropriation Or to increase the rates. Commissioner Charles E. Whitaker said the matter had been fully discus I sed and he understood that it requires
 a long notice before prices can be ad- I yanced.
 No Long Gas Contracts. 1 Alderman Dolbeare made reference to the different rates charged gas con lsumers. Supt. Kehoe said that there l were no long gas contracts with the exception of the contract with the United States Finishing company and | that that contracts calls for minimum consumption a year
 Department Selling at Loss. | The commissioners admitted that the gas and electric department was selling gas to the American Thermos company at a loss of s125 per month. Also that I the Thermos company was buying gas at the same rate that was given them five years ago. They had a five are using only half the gas now that 1 they used when the Thermos plant first started in operation. Mayor Brown l said that something ought to be gone l to stop this leak at once. Commissioner Daniel T. Shea said | that the matter of changing prices has been under consideration for sometime. | As there was some. difference oss | opinion regarding the length of notice to be given before prices could be | changed Mayor Brown read the statute governing this matter. According to | the statute the price can be changed | charge must be advertised through the
 press for one month before it goes into effect.
 l Councilman Babcock inquired as to
 the condition of the apparatus. wheth-
 Ter it is efficient and up ot date. 1 Nothing Wrong With Turbines. l Supt Kehoe sad the plant has two | 750 k. ". turbines and a 20o0 k. ". tur- l bine. It requires Is pounds of steam
 to manufacture k. W. The latest tur- l bine only requires 13 pounds of steam. Supt- Kehoe said that there was noth- l ing the matter with the plants tur- l pines.
 The new boilers are here, but the de- pertinent is unable to install them
 owing to load conditions. the day load | overlapping the night load He hoped
 to have the new boilers installed last
 November but they are still on the l ground. The plant is running on three ] boilers. Friday night it was neces- | sary to pull two switches to save the | city. The J. B. Martin company ! who intended to close at D. m. had to l to be pulled at the light plant at that
 minute or the city would have been in l darkness. They had to pull the Hop l kins and Allen switch at 5.35 o'clock | Friday for the same reason. | Buying From Massachusetts. l At present the local plant is getting
 very little power from the Uncas Pow CT company. The department is get l ting some power from the New Eng | land Transmission company whose 1 plant is in Massachusetts. In answer Ito question from the mayor, Supt- l Kehoe said that the cost of this pow 1 CT to the department is one and three quarters cents a k- W. delivered | at the Uncas Power station. 1sWhy not shut down the plant and buy from them ?' asked the maytf. They can only furnish us 1000 k ". an hour after D. m- and only 500
 k. ". during the day." answered Supt. Supt. Kehoe said that the iickering | of the electric lights noticed so. much lately is caused when the local plant l in running with the Transmission com pany-
 Alderman DoIbeare asked if the de- partment would have the boilers ready ! to provide power for the Winchester | company.
 | Supt Kehoe said that if he didn't 1 have one installed thts month it would | be installed in March.
 Special City Meeting Ordered. After a five minute recess the council reconvened and Councilman Joseph C.. Worth presented the following resolu- ton which was adoped: 1 Whereas, The board of gas and cleo tricaI commissioners have applied to this court of common council for an additional appropriation of s50,00 to meet the operating and maintenance charges of the city's lighting plant for the balance of the fiscal year and l Whereas, Said commissioners under the statutes governing the operation and control of said plant are subject to any ordinances or bylaws of this court of common council with respect to the operation. control, management and repair of said plant and, the manu- facture generation and distribution of gas an electricity including the pur-
 chase of supplies. the hiring and dis
 charge of employees and all business
 relating to such manufacture, genera
 rion and distribution and to the meth ods, amounts, times, prices and qua1f-a ty of supply to each person and cor poration, the collection of bills, the keepiueS of accounts and the payment