The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-09-07
GENERATOR AND
ENGINE BOUGHT
FOR POWER PLANT
WATER AND LIGHT COMPANY
SOON TO RENEW DUPLi-
CATE SYSTEM.
FROM FRANKFORT, KlNTUCKy
Has Been Used But Little And Is Of
Proper Size for Local Purpose-4o0
Horse Power Engine and Generator
Of 800 kilIovolt Amperes.


Early relief to the electric light and !.
power users of Columbia is proposed
in the announcement this morning by
Superintendent ]. S. Robinson that
the company has purchased an engine
and generator that is now coated at
Frankfort, Ky. 1t is being prepared
for shipment and is expected to be
received here and installed within the
next three or four weeks. Excava-
tons for the installation of the en-
gins are now being made at the plant
on East Sixth street.
purchased has been used, it is by no
means an old one in point of service,
it having been used as duplicate at
the Kentucky city plant. 1t was dis.
posed Of for the reason that current
for Frankfort will now be received
from the Lexington, KY, plant, which
has extended duplicate wires to that
city.
The engine will have 400 horse pow
err and the generator will be of 800
killovolt amperes. When it is in
stalled the plant will again have
duplicate system and the engine that
is now being used will be thoroughly
overhaulsd and repaired so that there
will be no more delays.
Chas. E. Biselow, of New York,
president of the Columbia Water and
Light Co., who has been here for more
than week giving his personal at
tention to the work of repairing the
local plant, and j. S. Robinson, super
intendent of the local plant, will leave
this afternoon for Frankfort, to rush
the shipment of the engine and gen
orator that have been purchased.
although we have had some trou-
Bile in locating an engine suitable for
use in this city," said Mr.. Robinson
this morning, I'VE now have one that
will meet the demands in every re-
sDect. 1t is in good condition, the
right size and properly constructed
sor use h re. We were delayed some
what in finding suitable engine.
Some OF them were too small some
ItCO large, some in bad condition and
others not suitable to the purpose OF
the local plant. To have purchased
a new engine suitable for our pur'
poses would nave meant delay OF ct
least - weeks, the manufacturer
having orders that would have pre-.
vented them from filing an order
from us in less time than that 1t is
our purpose to install new engine
some time in the future to take the
place of the one now being used and
thus perfect our duplicate system, but
for while the present engine will be
held in reserve after being thoroughly
lrepaired and overhauled. The engine
1--we have purchased at Frankfort is
Better than the one that was wrecked
several weeks ago.
"The delay in securing the engine
at Frankfort was due to the illness OF
the owner of the property. We lost
track of him for three weeks while
| he was at a health resort. 1t was
: case of selecting between this engine
J one in Texas and one on the lsthmus
, of Panama. The engine in Kentucky
being on a direct railroad connection
, with Columbia it was of course the
: one most favorably considered be
cause it could be shipped so mach
more promptly"
Mr.. Robinson stated that the water
, works system is in splendid condition
: and that the fire plug at the By-Path
corner, which was defective in con
struction, had been repaired. TIL
other wat plugs that have been used
,ecently have been inspected a0d phi
e n zoad condition. The company j:
vat. FOR instructions as TO tht
place at which the sprinkler hrdrant'
re to be installed and will put then
IN IS soon as the locations have bear
determined