The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1920-03-01
HYDRO ELECTRIC
PLANT LET
The Sub-Station to Harness up
Contentnea Creek Will
Is Cost $111,O23.OO
NUMBER OF BIDDERS

Saturday afternoon at 4:3O the
City Fathers met to consider thei
bids of those who desire to construct
the dam and place the hydro-eIec-l
trio plant at Barefoot's Mill.
The meeting was called to order, /,
by Mayor Hill and four of the alder
men were present, together with |
Mr.. McEwan, engineer to the. city, |
to consider proposals from quite a;
number of bidders who were repre-
sented by several gentlemen present
at the conference.
The proposition covers the erec-
ton of the dam, the building of the
houses to cover the turbines and the
generators, and the running of the
lines from the plant to Wilson, a.
distance of slightly over three miles.
Mr.. McEwan, engineer to the city,
in his recommendations regarding
the handling of the available water
power at Contentnea Greek antici-
plated the maximum water at flood
and the minimum at the lowest fiow
two generators of 200 and 400 horse
power capacity, and he is of the
opinion that sufficient power may be
developed at the highest water pres
sure to operate both generators, thus
addinGt6 800 horse power to the plant
here in Wilson when required.
Should the pressure drop below
sufficiently to operate both then the
400 horse power will be operated,
and if the water in the dam during
dry spell drops below sufficient to
drive the 400 horse power generator
then the 200 horse power generator
could be employed.
Mr.. McEwan does not anticipate
that this situation will occur, since
the area over which the pond lies
is sufficient to hold considerable wa
terS which accumulated in a rainy
season, would serve jts purpose in a
dry.
Asked rs % the exsa: amount of
hor1er we4' ava'l&2.e at this point on
Contentne eG E2e.k, Ms, McEwan re-
piled that the photographic charts
of the governn, cat did not give them
They did, how ever for the Neuse and
Tar rivers, between which Content
nea Creek is located, but that from
the contour of the country and
the wide drainage area he was con
vinced that Contentnea Creek would
emonstrate excellent results at the
| average, and he was of the opinion
the people of Wilson would find it
splendid investment, especially in
view of the increase in the price
coal and the danger of being unable
to secure it at intervals.
Messrs Morgan Smith & Co., off
cred to sell the two turbines and
generators with all connections for
$1O,371.OO; Jones, Lafelt&Co., offer
ed the two for 100000, bidding
S3,950.00 for the two horse power
and $6,95O,0o for the 400 horse pow
er. The General Electric Co., bid
19,317.0O for the electric generators
and transformers. ]. w. Fazer bid
$2O,750.0O for for same equipment
, as above. The Westinghouse Co.,
/, bid $215o0 for the electric equip
ment as above
Messrs, j. G. Hoff and Sons bid
$73.oo0.o0 for the construction of
i, the dam and the buildings. This
J does not include the electrical ma
| nhfnery and doesn't include the tran
] mission wires.
! Mr.. Hoff has just completed for
Mr.. Roscoe Briggs dam across
Toisnot at farmers Mill at cost
of $4,000 and Mr.. Briggs is greatly
pleased with the work.
/ Messrs. Porter and Boyd bid $76,-
$40 on the same equipment as Mess
Hoff and Son.
Messrs Reid & Blow wanted tc
look after the work at cost Of
$4,000.
Messrs. Tucker and Laxton bid OF
the transmission lines from Wilson
to the creek at $1,927.OO per mile
making the cost of the three miles
$5,7S1OO. They offered to~ place
two transformers at the station TO
! an additional cost of $2.6OO.00.
Messrs. Tucker & Laxton/ offer
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