The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-25

conveniences one Of the first things
taken into consideration by pros
pective resident to a community -
what utilities are provided Tor mod
ern conveniences and what forces are
available for the making Of good
living. Without the highest stand
ard Of these things the immigrant IS
not nearly so favorably impressed
with the community.
OF course the first utility 10 be
considered is the school facilities
which have been exploited at length
in a proceeding article during this
campaign and which showed the Lub-
book City and county schools to be
the highest rank in the state compar-
ed 10 population providing every pos
sible facility for the proper educa-
ton of the students and children liv-
ing in this section The schools OF
Lubbock are watched with Jealousy
and everything done possible for their
development and upbuilding ana
thousands Of dollars are cheerfully
given 10 the maintenance OF the
school system by the progressive
owners who live in this section
But more physical conveniences
provided by the city OF Lubbock to
the home maker is the utilities IN the
way Of electric light and power
plants. telephone and telegraph sys-
TENS. water and sewerage facilities
and in fact every modern conven-
ience which goes 10 make this home
city from the physical comfort stand
point. A city used a. a commercial
center without these requisites IN
this day Of advancement il hkened
10 the ship without a rudder.
Lubbock has two lighting systems,
one maintained and operated by the
city Of Lubbock and one maintained
and operated BY the Texas Utilities
Co. an organization backed by ex-
tensive capital and an organization
which takes an effective interest W
the development Of the local re-
sources Of any community wherein
they may be operating.
The city light plant has 400 elec-
tric consumers and maintains an ade-
quafe system capable Of caring for
the consumption along this line and
the plant 40 constructed as TO make
Il possibIe TO put on additions as The
occasion demands with immigration
10 this section. Eight miles Of trans
mission line are maintained 20 carry
the current 10 these consumers. The
plant is equipped with three 100
horsepower Fairbanks Morse engines
with automatic oil pump on each.
There Is one engine Of the same make
on the road now. developing 200
Horsepower and will be installed as
soon as il arrives 10 increase the ef-
ficiency Of this plant Thirty foot
extension will be added TO the plant
building upon the arrival OF this
machine, the addition being built OF
brick. making the plant much better
equipped for the handling Of addl-
tional business. A five panel switch
board IN used for the operation OF
this plant
The water works system which Is
also operated by the city IS equipped
with one Booster electrically driven
pump, capable Of throwing 500 gal
Ions per minute and one duplicate
pump with direct connection to one
Of the Fairbanks Morse engines which
will pump 500 gallons per minute and
one deep well pump developing 500
gallons per minute and one air-blown
pump developing goo gallons per min
ute. There are 500 water consum-
ers and 72 fire plugs supplied from
this plant. The fireplugs are so To-
Gated over the city to be in accord
anee with the specifications OF the
insurance underwriters connected
with six and eight inch mains to the
central source Of water supply. An
underground tank with a capacity OF
ITS, 900 gallons Of water is used as
the storage tank for the water sys-
TEN and a standpipe. l25 feet m
heighth with capaci' OF lZ5.oOo
gallons with water pressure OF 81
pounds TO the square inch. The wat
er tests as near pure as il is possible
to get water supply and is Of suffi-
cient capacity to care for the demand
even though the city double in pro-
portions and population.
The street lighting system, main
tanned in connection with the city's
power plant IS one Of the most uni
que and would be a credit to a city
several times the sine Of Lubbock
and gives the stranger an impression
that he Is in metropolitan city.
Thirty-fou Slight street fixtures are
installed in the business district and
a number more to be placed. also
forty -one-light fixtures These light
fixtures have high powered light
globes which give excellent lighting
facilities to the city.
In addition TO these facilities The
city maintains an adequate sewer
system and fire department, both
modern In the extreme and capable
OF caring for the utility for which
they were designed.
The Texas Utilities operates an
electric light and power plant with
more than 2iO consumers In Lub-
book. This Institution was estahllsh'
cd here In 1914 and since lis ssiab- |
llshmenl the management OF The
company has done everything IN its /
power 70 assist IN the development %
local resources The sompany IN 3D.
dsIon 10 The furnishing u slestf'si,y |
also operates and maintains an Ice
plant. With sufIIlIlnI r1paGIIF u FUR |