Milford chronicle., 1921-06-24
COST $4,000 TO REBUILD
MILFORD COUNCIL VOTES $1,000 ADDI-
TTONAL TO |. &W. COMMISSION.

lllLFUkD CUUNClL VUlES SIUUU ADDl-
TTONAL TO l. & W. COMMISSION.
At a meeting of the Town Council
of Milford on Tuesday evening of this
week, members of the Light & Water
Commission of Milford, accompanied
by the engineer employed by them to
rebuild the plant in Milford, appeared
before Council to ask for permission
to borrow $1,000 with which to COM
plete payment on the necessary work
at the plant.
The following information was Civ
en- to the Chronicle" by Harry B.
Thaw, Secretary of Council, and is for
the general information of the citizens
of the town. According to Mr.. Thaw,
it was brought out at Tuesday nights
meeting that for several months past
the plant has been operated at loss
of approximately $500 each month.
Money to carry this deficiency has
been borrowed at the First National
Bank of Milford, and at the present
time it totals $1O,8922S. This is a
loss in operating expenses and not for
new equipment.
While the expert employed by the
Light & Water Commissioners esti-
mated that it would cost $4,000 to
nut the old plant in first class con-
dition, this sum has already been eX-
ceeded, and bills have already been
made which will take about $1,000 to
pay. Bonds were issued under an
Act of the State Legislature for S2O,-
900; but, as this body is not now in
session, the members of council felt
compelled to come to the aid Of the
Light and Water Commission and
sanction the borrowing Of the neces-
sary money for finishing the work on
the present plant.
Mr. Thaw states that summary of
the expense and estimate Of the i'm
prOvement at the plant was submitted
at the meeting.
A brief outline of this summary fol-
lows:
Estimated cost of tur-
bine, hauling INSTALL
ing, etc. ~-$11,0 900
Paid on this ac-
count to date :- $5,938.62
Balance still ow-
ing on turbine - 5,500.00 |
Estimated cost of Ex-
citOr, etc --. $50
Paid on this ac-
count to date -- 14O.21
Estimated cost of
generator 900
Paid on this ac-
count . 1920
(For this machine
it was necessary
to purchase a
larger one than
originally plan
ned. 1t cost ap-
proximately $15OO.00J
Switchboard estima-
ted cost .-..--.....--..--. 1000
Paid for switch
board etc, ,---.-..-- 1,286.47
CA larger board was pur-
chased than originally
planned.
Estimated cost Con-
leuSOr -----..-.-.-.-----.-.------ l0zU
Paid on condenser $4,000
Estimated cost of pump
or condenser .....-.-..-------. $40
Paid on above -..--- $4,000
Estimate on motor
or pump -.-.-.-..-----.- 200
Paid on motor for
pump .--.-..---.-...--..-.-. 243.60
Estimate for founda-
ions --. $50
Paid on foundation 432.45
Estimate piping, valves,
tic -......---...-..-.---.-..---...-. 45O
Paid for piping, valves
eLc --..---.---.---..-.-----.--. IZz.US
freight
.OSC C--..------.------.--.---..-.--.-. LOU
Paid freight cost 643.38
incidentals 500
Incidentals cost - 68S.92
Estimated cost meters 300
Meters cost -.-.-- 5,032.59
(The stimate was on only
45O meters; but 525 were
purchased)
cost Trans
0rmerS ------.-.-----.-----..--- 11OO
Paid on Transformers 1892
Estimated cost line D.,
Material .--.--.-.----------.,--. 45O :
Paid for line materials 655.86 :
Estimated value of old
lachlneS .---.-.-.-----.-..----.. l4UO :
(These have not been sold =
as yeti
Estimated value old
Opper line wire ---- 600
(This has not been sold as
yeti.
ost of labor ....--.--- 2,OO.S1 I
REAL ESTATE SALES
C. T. w. Williams, real estate brok- u
r, has lately made sales of the fol- y
Dwing properties:
Farm containing about 80 acres, To- :
ated about and one-half miles west y
Lincoln, owned by Abraham S. e
lagg, sold to Frank Formanek of =,
ew York City. Price not given. ~ u
Farm containing 55 acres at Cedar =, =,
each, owned by Edward KINNEY, u
I'D to Charles H. King, of Brooklyn,
. Y. Mr.. King is wholesale gro
n and expects, we understand, to
ave a store at his new purchase.