The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-05-23

viii Construct Transmission Line in
GuiifOrd Principally for Lighting -
Commission in Consultation Less Than
Minute.
After being in consultation less than
one minute, following hearing in it's
Office this forenoon, the Vermont public
service commission announced that It
would grant to the proposed Guilford
Electric CO., Inc, certificate to the
effect that the establishment and main
tenance of the proposed corporation
would promote the general good of the
state. All three members of the commits
sion We're present, being Walter A. Dut-
.on of Hardwick, Eli H. Porter Of viii
mington and William r. Warner of
Nergennes, There were no appearances
II attorneys and only two petitioners
were present, f. IL Coombs and Fay
y. Jacobs and the only person who tes-
Slfled was Mr.. Coombs When the latter
.ad finished, the commissioners con-
'ersed with each other less than a min
lte and announced that the petition
would be granted. The hearing con-
umed less than II minutes
The petition stated that f. H CooInbs
Il =.
Jacobs. II. II. Winchester, f. H. Brasor
md /. s. Barber of Guilford proposed to
Form the Guilford Electric Co., Inc, for
the purpose of doing a general business
n the manufacture. sale and distribution
# electricity for heating lighting and
bower in the town of Guilford and tBe
light to build and maintain transmits
ion lines in the adjoining towns of Brat
tlebOro and Vernon for the purpose OF
conveying electricity to the town of Gull
ford in said county of Windham and
state of Vermont; that the principal
place of business of said corporation viii
De at GuilfOrd aforesaid; that the es-
ablishment and maintenance of the
proposed corporation viii promote the
general good of the state"
In response to questions by the COM
mission Mr.. Coombs outlined. the plan
is to build from three and a half to
.our miles of transmission line connect
ng with the Connecticut River Power
'o.'s line which supplies power to the
GStey Organ Co. From the connecting
'oint the line will run about a mile and
half before the first customer is
cached. Mind persons already have
igned an agreement to buy electricity
md others are fayorably considering the
natter There are 81 possible customers.
mostly for house lighting.
Mr.. CoCmbS estimates of the cost of
he transmission line were from $1,000
0 $1,000 q mile. these estimates being
made by persons who had built lines, but
he company hopes through cooperation
With the New England Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. to build and maintain a line
a $3.50 basis as is done in some other
2laces. as the telephone company ex-
lects to reset a mile and half of poles
sefore long There is now no electric line
n the town of Guilford.
1t was stated by Mr.. Coombs that the
70 lizafip estimated was Tn 10 M
l00. but it was hoped to build the line
or less than $1,000 The retail price of
lectricity is to be u 1-2 cents kilO-
watt hour. with minimum monthly
barge of s.. The price quoted to the
ompany by the Power Co. is 1-2 cents.
Concerning the sale of stock Mr..
No0mbS said the petitioners knew where
bout one-half could be placed and there
would be no difficulty in placing the
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