The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1921-04-28

elusive. lhe Caty may build q new
plant and resume the rendition of sc--
vice 1t any time, or it may, at any
time xhe service of the Green cunl-
pany is inadequate, grant 4 franchise
to another competing company. The
contract provides that the Green
Company's franchise may be forfeit
ed if it fails TO reader adequate ser
|svice continuously.
S. The Green Company docs NOT
receive title to the plant unit it has
,;aid all instalisnenisS Of the purchase
price. If it fails in any payment OF
the purchase rrict II. $4s 900, it for.
feits its franchise, and all payments
heretofore made.
T.. Under the contract, the Green
Company is required to purchas !.
fl ON the citizens all meters now
wned by the citizens at $1,000 per
meter for S Amp. meters, and larger
sums for larger size meters. 1he
Green Company is further required
to maintain all meters, and to install
new ones at its own expense. This
is the common practice throughout
the country, and it will relieve the
+, citizens Of this additional cost. 1t il
not true that the consumers will bc
required to pay rental on meters.
Every consumer has the right to re-
tain ownership of meters if he de-
sires.
?. For the use OF the Citys water
plant, the Green Company is required
to furnish electric current for strc It
lighting, which service would cost the
City approximately $38oo.oo per year
at average rates effective i'll other
cities; also, pumping of water for the
City, which will require some $72oo. OK
OF current per year, figured at tue
rate of 3 I-2c per K. w. Ii. The to-
tai water revenue TO be paid the COM
pany for water service under pro-
posed rates will certainly not be i'll
excess OF $4,000 per annum. The
present water rates only provide tllr
City about $28oo.o0 of revenue PER
quarter, and the Green rates will b.
approximately 80 per cent lower. Tie
Green Company has never desired ~
operate the water plant. 1t only
agreed to do SO when the Mayor and
Council refused to consider pro-
posal unless it provided for the OPP
Grafton of both the electric and water
plants. The Company is required
and expects to give direct pumping
pressure in case OF fire.
The Company's generating pla,.t
located at Pleasant Hill is modern.
and with steam turbine generating
units large enough to take care OF a
load approximately 80 per cent great
err than the .nsent demand from the
towns named.
I The Green Company has agreed ia
its contract TO MAINTAIN the Butler
plant as reserve unit to be placed
in service in event of breakdown III
the transmission line from Pleasant
Hill. With two sources OF power
available, there is no reason why the
service to Butler should not be en-
tirely adequate and satisfactory. Ii
is the intention of the Company t.
keep competent engineers i'll charge
of the reserve plant and pumping
equipment so that the reserve plant
can be ins<antly put i'll service. a
resident local manager will be i'll
charge OF the plant and skilled labor
will be provided to keep the distrlbti''
eieai- system in -permanent good condi-
ton and to promptly repair troubles.
8. The Green system has grown
since 1910 from a small plant at
Pleasant Hill until it J.. now serves
cities and tcwls whose total popu a.
ton is moro than 10000
The central generating system tor
supplying electric current is rapidly
replacing the old individual plant sys-
TEN. More than IS. per cent OF tEe
cities and towns of Missouri are
now served by transmission tncs
from central stations. The loca.
plant with local business only CAM
not compete either in point OF char
acter of service or in price OF cur
rent with a central station where cur
rent is manufactured at the minimum,
cost, and where all duplicate man-.
agerial and overhead costs are elini-
mated. Five years from now the
small local plant will be rarity and
regarded as burden upon the conf
munity supporting it.
q. Frankly, the owners of the
Green Company are anxious to adj
the prosperous and important City ut
Butler to their system. Under the
rates and ordinance agreements with
the City Council, if approved by .he
voters, the Greens expect to earn
reasonable return on the investment
required 20 render electric service at
Butler, and to about "break even on
the water service.
Under the contract, the Greens e..
pect to make the following invest
ments to serve Butler:
Within l8 months;
Tnstallinen&s of pur-
chase price and
meters ...-....-.---..-----.$as,ooo
Transmission line4..--- $1,000
ComC1etion of street
fighting system and
reOsirs to engine
Wishin 10 years:
Balance Of INSTALL
ments Of purchase
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