Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-29
Gas Board Answers Mayors Questions

each serz<ce and each meter installed must be earned by that service and that meter
 (bl per cent depreciation. required by statute must Similarly be earned by each service and each meter installed
 lc) Epenses of reading meters. billing, postage. accounting, meter record keep- ing. collecting, which expenses are quite as great fef the smallest sonsunasr as which expeuses must be earned by each service and meter installed.
 fd) Expenses of testing, setting and remosing and rep. fng metets renewal and repairs of services and adiustments | of consumers appliances for which no
 charge is usually made.
 fe) The Wpntal Income of s12.oo from l each minimum consumer is insufficient
 to cover the foregoing fixed charge and expenses. l Question 2-What is the average cash
 balance held in the bank or otherwise to the account of the commission before re- mittance to the city treasurer
 Answersep ptember. 1920. {1Ess oc- tober. 1920. S$1,fS9 November, 1920. I s2375 !; December. 1920, ss,1s0; January, l1s21t ts,1s5.
 I Question 2-Is there any rezsnn why the cashier should not remit weekly to
 the city treasurer2
 Answer Remittances are made more frequently than once a week. Fer The ppast twenty-five months, one hundred and lseventy-nine ren1ittspces have been made which is at the rate. of l.sS times iper week
 I Question l-(a) 10 what extent. if ai
 all. has the commission engaged in mer. lchandising of gas and electrical appli .l ances. fixtures and attachmefssg Co, What have been the gros. ssales of thu
 commission of such appliances and fix
 lures. if they have been bought and sold . (c) Is separate return made . of thes lsales2 (d) If 1t buys and sells electrh Attachments, fxtures appliances, such a 7 flat iron, electric washers, amps. lightini ! brackets, etc, what is its authority 10 2 Eso doing?
 Answer-la). The department sens ga
 appliances only It does not sell electri e appliances. (b) Year ending April sl = 1918. s4.442.05 year ending April af : I1917. s4.21S.32 year ending April 5l . I191s. ss.f7e.s4; year ending April sI ' l1s1s, s2,s41.5e; year ending April sI r 1920. s1s,z11.s5; months ending. De. 8 30, 1929, ss,sss.60 (c) Yes separat e returns are made of the merchandising ( e appliances and are shown in the annu; l. reports of the department as followl F Gross sales of appliances: 1914. pas . 10. last two items 1915. page 10. la j. two items. 1s16. page 14.. last thrt Il items; 1sl7. page S. fourth and hfi
 items. Profits on sales of appliances
 1s1sf page. 9. 4th and 5th items; 1s1
 page 8, 4lh items 1920. report was rel ,et dered by the department but the repo was not printed. (d) The departmei
 does not sell electrical appliances.
 Question .5-(a) What is the prese,
 capacity of t.le clty's lighting pian
 Cb) What of its gasq Gel What is il U total loss in distribution of electricit, 2 td) What is the loss in the distributis of gas7
 l- AnswerL(a) The capacity of the ele in trio plant is 1000 kilowatts Cb) The c
 pacity of the gas generating plant n so0.00o cubic feet per 24 hours The hol
 CT storage capacity of the gas plant z. 650.000 cubic feet. (c) Elect<ic distl "a button loss: Year ending April 30, 1s1 ot 20-13 per cent year ending April ] er 1919. 17.33 per cent; year ending Ap 30. 1920, 15.03 per cent. (d) Gas al C. tribution loss. Year ending April : 70 1913, 25.09 per cent year. ending Alp pr 30. -191s. 24,22 per cent year endf O. April 30, 1920. 1926 per cent. pr Question eAAre all reasonable ( 'f' mands for light and power from prt m pective customers now met by. the cit ne Answer-A1l reasonable demands / or the departments facilities have been n on (continued on Last Page, Col. .Ihfs
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