The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-15
Confer on Advisability of Putting
In Light Plant in Case Com
pany Here Hikes Rate
Too Much.
WOULD AFFECT ONLY
GOVERNMENT OF CITY
No Thought of Furnishing Juice
France, England, America
Report; Water Safe Says
Analysis.

That the city dads are contemplat
ing the establishment of a modern
electric power plant for Chickasha
in the event the Chickasha Gas
and Electric company, at the close
OF the present contract, asks for any
considerable boost in the electricity
rate for street lights, power at, the
water plant and juice for other
departemnts Of the eitys govern
ment, was evident from the discus
sion of the subject at the meeting
of council last night
The subject was brought to the
attention of council by Ar -"n
DuBose who declared that the Pc
tition now before the corporation
commission and In which the light
7 company asks for a raise of approxi-
mately 20 per cont over the present
rate to individual consumers, win in
no way affeo the contract with Che
company for street lighting and 9TH
er electricity furnished the city
government Mr. DuBose stated as
his opinion, however, that at The
conclusion of the present contract
with the light company, the city will
be asked for a substantial hike
when a new contract is presented
for the approval of council.
Prepare for Emergency.
With the ball once started, it was
booted about the council table free
ly and before the curtain was rung
down on the meeting every council
man present had expressed himself
freely on the subject and it Gid not
take a prophet to determine that it
would not require much persuasion
to get the fathers to grab the bit
firmly in their teeth go into the
open market, purchase some perfect
ly good equipment and install al
little light plant all the city's very
own
Acting Mayor Caneman expressed
himself as favorable to making in
vestigatlons as to the cost of a
plant with equipment in order that
the city would not be caught facing
the necessity of signing a new con-
tract calling for a decided raise in
the electric rate or having the city
thrown in darkness. Mr.. DuBose
stated that roughly speaking dupli'
cate oil engines Of 25O horsepower
with dynamos could be purchased
for a figure in the neighborhood o
$4,000 to $4,000.
Would Pull Plant.
Such a set of engines, Mr.. Du-
Bose stated, would furnish ample
power to pull an electric plant that
would manufacture sufficient cleo
tricity to supply the needs of the
city. 1t was pointed out that the
electric pumps now installed at the
INC Wdbel OidnL AOuAu bG hAtSlDu W
the citys own power plant which
would also furnish Juice for the
street lights, the city hall, the fire
department, the Carnegie library
and the Oklahoma College for Wom-
en-, these items being practically all
the load that would be necessary.
Figures We're produced, showing
that the city paid an electric bill O.
approximately $4,000 annually, fig
uring on which basis, it was esti
mated that the plant would pay for
itself in less than 10 years. A de
eision was reached to make a full
investigation of the requirements OF
such a plant in case it became nee
essary to put it into operation. II
was pointed out, however that in
the event the electric light company
did not seek to raise the present
Arate on street lighting and power