The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-05-16

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This makes total Overhead Elk
pense shown in the statement of 2,71988
a. a the M SHOULD Be only t. this
the total ssol4s To this charge should be added
ae @ @ nane g a m p oil n Engine g ne d m
9g a s fully & g. s and
statement This makes total op ssa Expenses Of which
any on the EXCESS cost the plant above
shows q ere ssR ss s 81 n these The s0Sy ens 1 b
noted charge to the local patrons for cost Of labor and
s157s4s which IS part Of these earnings business IS
not Of character and this ctor should be taken
into consideration considering the true earnings of the plant
These charges heavy for the volume of business transacted
On September 18th, 1916, Light and Power Company
submitted proposition the City of Sank Centre the lightly
siton The Light and Power Company was to install an absolutely
and complete Of street lights modern and uptodat
business district and if acceptable to the City smaller lights
would have been furnished in the ouayng districts s28
lamp there has been the paid water
am led to believe that the City still paying the same price
assumption these lights replaced with new
resident City and saving would have been made Of
80 3 cent 1924 By substituting smaller lights
made and the City would have had system Of street lighting
which it would have been proud.
for pumping the kiowatt with provision
in the contract that the maximum price would not
Of Sank Centre Of $1,000 be four
cents less than that the original
$4,000 per in the statement published the City
doing its pumping for four cents less per year.
This that the tax of Sank Centre
Treasury lights city pumping
the Of for this than they would have
paid The Light g and Power pan and the res % light
Power Company in the municipalities which Had the
their city pumping the city would have
paid under The Light and Power Conpny proposition the
$22396 Of the council has the right to make what
charge they fit street lights and city hence
$2139 of this SO and will leave the figures shown
From the total earnings Of s21 shown after de-
Earnings the light and power plant $eo69 with
the following figures to be considered:
First Additional cost for street lighting 924OO
Second, Additional cost Of city pumping 1,29996
Third Additional amount paid the c. M. P & M Co.
Fourth, Additional interest on the cost Of the plant
which must b be fig figured on the actual cost over
Fifth, annual charge paid G. M p & M Co. for standby
service in case city plant is shut down.
BY pnps 9es 81
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actual loss Of which must be added the inter-
est the cost of the plant above $4,000 To this loss
must be added all worthless uncoectab bills,
and the fixed standby charges for the mill.
Attention is called the fact that fund is set aside for
the taking OF extraordinary accidents that liable to
and those that be covered by liability
Personally, dislike very much to call attention to these
figures but am forced do for the that
ton bought from the Central Power and Milling Com
with your city officials during the of 1916 that
your city, our plant at Os q something that dur
ing these negotiations stated only the members of the
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a ] sasa isr IT, e gssss sn d %
not wish itse
Bookkeeper
has not schoed in the public utility business and know that he
statement furnished
would have been published As public utility and after
the statements consistently silent
under existing conditions However is not my intention to enter u
with that
At the
Bookkeepe e. Cooper
statement the taxpayers
of misleading but unfortunately all due TO the
from books that bookeepe familiar with Any one py
figures furnished will that figures are aDsoy pn ana
to the point
publishing expense for the reasons
statement the