The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-08-30


.evtrlcal engineer and EXPERT. came
20 frice and for two month"; was IN
charge OF the municipality owned cleo.
tric light and power plant tie was
from the Beaver Light and Power
company. and while he drew a salary
from this city for his work while em.
ployed. his report went 60 that con.
Germ as well ~ this munlcipaiity.
Shortly after leaving Price goody
came down ~ and after partially 70.
covering went 60 California for his
health. hence the delay in his r.port
10 Mayor George A. wootton and tho
city council. While tho report l. of
no special benefit now. IL confirms
conditions "a they existed when Il
was made and shown that the mayor
and aldermen % Price acted none too
soon IN giving the people a chance by
special election To rid themselves ~ "a
pile Of Junk. GOcdy'g report u dated
March 3ist. last. and shows that NJ
that time there were four hundred
and nine customers In this city--two
hundred and seventy residences. one
hundred and twenty-five business
places. offices and the like and seven.
teen concerns using electric power. In
addition Co this. the report cites. the
city used current for pumping water
and for i,s own lighting The Income
for March was tiaoe.3a with expenses
uf Sie66.Gs. not including collecting
from customers aud numerous Incl
dentals. repairs. construction and the
like. The fixed charges 10 that time
against the plant were six hundred
dollars monthly Tor help alone.
Diiapldatcd Condition.
The station building Is In q dnap-
dated condition" sayH the report
made 40 on March ~. 1915 The
walls are badly cracked and the roof
aud floors IN had shape The boiler
settings are fair. but the boilcru them.
selves are In fierce condition. l.. G.
Norris. Hartford Insurance company
boiler Inspector. has condemned No.
| . and demands that fourteen new
tubes be replaced az once. The ball
nnce VIII last only u few months at
hest. iioilcrs No, ! aud have had
somc OF their plates ovorhcated aud
cannot be considered any better than
| No. :. The normal pressure for the
boilers and Tor what the turbine II
| designed Tor l. "a hundred and TWEEN.
| ty-fivc pounds. for over year the
pressure has been held 60 a hundred
aud ten pounds. which decreases the
efficiency ~ the turbine. II II more
than probable the state inspector VIII
order a further decrcanc In pressure
Afterwards th, state utilities commits
sion declared the plant unsafe for op'
Grafton az all
'.The stack On No. I boiler h only
half length No and show signs
OF buckllng near the lower end" con-
/ tlnues GoOdy In his report. The poles
/ have been set from five 60 seven years.
| some are beginning 90 show signs ot
/ giving way. aud from now ON stub
II hing will have 20 he done frequently
and the entire system Htubhed within
three years. A. the present time there
An annie transformer and line capac-
lty for the present load, aud az least
ss per cent increase ON the icHidencr
section and about the same IN light
ing the business district
Immediate Expenditure.
Gin order 60 have an efficient plant
n would not be advisable 10 spend ths
peoessary money 90 repair the present
boilers and stacks The present gen
Grating equipment h adequate foi
nresent needs and so per cent
r-oWth N proper steam pressure u
maintained. With this In nina a
complete boiler and stack should hs
Installed. being one tWo-huhaIeo
horsepower water tube boiler. auto
matie stoker. condenser and cconom'
ixer and steampipea covered. thu
can he contracted Tor approximately
seventeen thousand five hundred dot
,ars later another similar Unit must
be provided -,.,.,,..
IA IN. proper bins provided, The
eost of coal and the expense OF han'
ding from the ground 20 boilers
Considerable. This would cost apon'
TWO thousand dollars. II oil were ue
yeloped near Price II would be bette,
10 funk the present equipment ane
put An a DIESEL unit. THIS pro'Nnls
could be done tor the same cost =,
new bniIcr equipment ny arlhhs'nt
,,,,h s,n,e secondhand dealer 4" lah'
he ola plant a. scrap prices Th'
,n,,,trlnailty has been losing money "'
ohout breaking oven. Up 20 the pres
.nt time this plant has op"ateu az
- and cannot be made 10 pay WIN
out installing new boilers
His Final Conclusions
"An energetic selling eampuish OF
,,.,,'ras small motors aud utensils to'
'.,hsr win thorough checking up "'
,.,,,,,s and connections, should Ials'
49,. in,,ue 10 sixteen hundred dollai,
a month. Expenses could be ',. re 10y ,,'l
al the power plant Win we ss,u ~, man
,omatic stokers and an etii''snl MAJ, sa,
~ snnerintendcnt could be had Tor
las, a. moncy than has been paid, there e
s Ss' reauclng the monthly expenses %
n oS a ayS of twelve hundred dollars
Tn The bonds ts5,oOo.Ool, , plus "g y,
property, would show ann, an ,%' dollars
%, Inc most rigid cutting down o. op,
n sa, t"S "Spenses. an earning Of s per per
ssnt on the above investment wou,%
s Ss no o but future growth would you'd
he Inc only attractive feature AT the