Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-17

The above S2eo.525-f rrrrr---f- f.r amount turned into fre city .rrarI- by the eas and electric l-rrrtn-rr- ar n depreciation and reserve frrd. .r. the treasUrcr'a report rr0va Chat fr a similar period 121s.1i6-1r rar rHrr taken out of thc ctt-- +r~arir ."- wards iTnproTcrnc nt1 Co trr rae ard electric departu1 cut. The ..fr rr-ar. urer's report also shOHr fr.f fr bonded indebtedness cf r1r -s a. electric department has rof 1rrr I". creased since 1905 about trr firrr lrr plant was taken oyer u- frr r. other words. roughly auaa rIr- tr amount set aside for deprrr r.a..rr Har been expended for capital iuDr.-r- ments and in addition come or t profits Of the gas and electric lrr- ment have been put lntn fHr treasur % Co pay for currort rrrrT Neither the gas Dropcr .rr electric property have nerr rrrIrr maintained and ront.df-i.ie pas ton Of the amount aer aa.fr for fr. precia ton should nn E-af.a..r fr that purpose and for rep.a enrrt is extremely dimcrIt for au- rI utility property in Erowlrs rr niunlty to pay for ifs crrrUr.arr ard bettermente out Of net ea-r.aEa TH gas and electric deps-fr1rr+ 1f -r-- Wlch has not o0iv done fnir nrr just explained. The F9rr uH nar rGr- toward paving the current 0u~raf.-. expenses Of the city.
 With Q view or avoidIrE rer- L4pIl NA tue present.
 namely that extra uaiutrraf~r arf .replacemeufs are uccerraFH arf r.e necessary money we Urderr+arf .n not available. wr recommend Char H or the earnings from t1- eHe and o.r- trtc department be avai .anir frr - pendituTe by that department surpius from t1f department r-r~ be used in either rctiriu- Che 1 standing bonds or thc dcna r-frarf r. of purchasing other securirrH .r trr outside market. which rer-lrif.-- u. be set aside toward rcurinr Che r- partTnents own bonda- Tn o electric department should br flrrr+ back into it's property for .r tr oy such means and D.. fnr rrrnr and economical opera ti01 ruf wrH low electric and saa rates ceu - tided which the people of E1-rr -H are now receiving.
 General Comments.
 X report or this dsscripf.on fr 1H. viously Of little value f .t doa.r 1r in generalities. conversely. if lt specific there are 90 many details trnt enter in, it is dimcuit Go d.aT t..
 We have endeavorsd fo give -1- cific details although There arc man. more which could have been given The two most urgent n~cdr or tHr rr- partrnent at present arc
 Firgt. TO obtain the gerEI-rr 1r suitable man 10 look after the ss property.
 Second To get the b7ter7. r,9zerr and forced draft outat now feIlf cred In commission.
 Unquestionably more d~ai-ah-r fg- cation for an electric power rrt.irr would be one where c1aI rrI-l Hr brought to the eitc hr boat There appetrs to be conflicting 1taferuert- regarding the srnounf of water araI. able for condenrinE Uuruurrr Ir s-a Shetucket river drIriu- -inrr rf .ar stream flow. The matter or 0lrfzt~ iTg slightly lower rates for water Ia livery Of coal would not alone fr-. iffy going 10 the cTpen-- rf rr0rr~- the power station to snofher sIfe careful study should be Eir~n fr matter and a decision reached r-r-rr the capacity of the electric stat-- tr materially increased. and fnie f---a7r- ip station capacity for fne rrrrfrr fiscal yeor Is also a matter requiring careful study.
 The 500 XIV steam cnzin- frf--- generator has out1ived Tea uref-1rr--- condition and requires general o--r- hauling. Mfr. kehoe states fe bcr.e-rr he has an opportunity to Hcrf fhfr --F for f4, 900 and we consider if aHr.r. able 10 take advantage of that offer
 Tn closing this report. we u-ourF state that all references or a rrnr1T- m entary nature have purnosnrH been emitted for We have eudea r1rrf Fr comment o1ly on tiTe "a -as 1o'~tr -- feel it necessary ir iuGtlc~ fo BIT r- hoe to state that there has been nr question ab-y a con Siderable arrr-1rf of good work executed b7 him
 Very truly yours.
 H. Q. afoIsE.