The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-11-20

dCCOuut OI our llSnL pldQJ-Dy That
mean that we would have new
White Way, standpipes and possibly a
filtering station and payements. Our
water mains are old and rusted and
must be replaced before paving goes
in, for which the time is very short.
Our city has had. very good offer
which would give us back every dol
lar we have invested in the city light
plant Mr. Whitney, of the st. Cloud
concern, would build us $4,000
standpipe and put in white way Of
FIVE cluster lights from depot to depot
and three blocks on Third street,
which would cost about $4,000, or a
total cost Of $4,000"
J.. C. Cooper, city clerk, and sec
rotary OF the city light and water
commission, is not in vogue with the
recent action of the administration in
the adoption of the new lighting plan.
In an interview with the Herald on
the subject Mr.. Cooper said:
II have given the matter consider
able study and am convinced that the
city has made a great mistake in en-
tering into this contract. I am fur
ther convinced that neither the COM
mission nor the city council would
have ever consented to such move
had it not been for the constant nag
ging on the vibration complaints"
An estimate of the annual expense
of the oil engine operating station
for the yearl920 under increased facil-
tiles would total cost of $25,540 to
the city under the present system,
while the cost under the new plan is
estimated at $24,110 for the same
period, according to figures submitted
by Mr.. Garfield, an expert engineer
secured by the Water and Light Com
to submit his findings after
a careful survey of the municipal plan
az lie Whitney plan.
The contract entered into guaran-
tees an exceptionally low price for
current; much lower than any city in
this section is paying for juice. This
was made possible by the fact that In
the last fiscal year the city used $780,
900 kilowatts. The consumption OF
electricity is increasing each year, and
the Herald understands that there is a
very strong probability that the Cen
trail Minnesota Power and Milling
Company will arrange to have all OF
their machinery electrically driven,
making Sank Centre the very largest
user OF current in Central Minnesota,
except st. Cloud. ~.
In order that the public may famil-
iarize themselves with all the details
of the question the Herald publishes
herewith the complete contract en-
tered into between the City of Sank
Centre and the ST. Cloud Water Power
Company:
This Agreement, made in duplicate
this 4th day of November, A. d. 1919,
between st. Cloud Water Power Com
many. a corporation organized and ex-
listing under the laws of the State or
Minnesota. hereinafter termed the
Power Company" as party Of the
first part, and the City of Sank Cen
tire. municipal corporation OF the
State of Minnesota, hereinafter termed
the "City,.. as party of the second
part, Witnesseth:
whereas, the Power Company is en-
gagged in the manufacture and dis
tribution of electrical power and en-
ergy in the City of st. Cloud and over
high tension lines to various NUM-
Qualities and the inhabitants thereof
in the surrounding country, and de-
sires to extend its present lines into
and through the said City as herein
after set forth for the purpose of fur
nishing4 electrical power and energy
to points beyond the City and also for
the purpose of furnishing electric
power and energy to said City, to be
in operating its municipal electric