Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1922-05-31


Sss1g both sol il and new standards
!sssilliSb either 81 $50
lSatt and con tain inside the
&c sing globe q zrefract tor which will
Ifhf i sarly III the light below tho;
Baariso antal and thereby save more than
sone third tho lisht which won, d be
asN'!Hlsted above the 3 horizontal So the
lobe type Of fixture. "a portion Of the,
X o ~ e cables ecting the present lamp
Standards win be utilized in the new
.layont hut 4 copaide able amount Of
new cable viii, be required. The en-
sft 1l layout of White Way; lighting can
s Az supplied from the same transform
/ On sf1 which now serve the present stan
# 81 but it would be highly desirable
10 substitute new transformers and
I 'earrange the primary circuits SO that
AL these lights, arranged in two cir
cults can be controlled from the pow
sers house whereby both circuits can be
thrown On at dusk and one circuit, sup
dying approximately every other light
can be cut off at midnight. +.
Our estimate OF the cost Of the
foregoing work, installed by contract,
Sc Approximately So, 10000. z.
CABLE DUCTS AND MANHOLEs:
present work now in progress
provides cable ducts under the paving,
from curb to curb, at street intersec
tons only. 1t would obviously be de-
sirable to provide complete system
sof underground cable ducts and man
holes while the present paving work
10 In progress, in order to avoid the
later tearing up Of sidewalks and the
incidental extra expense Of replacing
the same. Such duct system would
be installed under the sidewalks, with
q junction manhole at each street cor
ner and with three or four intermedi-
ate service connection boxes in the
sidewalk on each side of the street in
I the length Of each long block. From
these connection boxes iron pipes or
fibre conduits would be installed un-
der the sidewalks into the basement
of each consumer. The main duct sys
tenn would connect into the present
power plant and a suitable number of
ducts would be provided as far as the
west side Of Sixth st. ready for ex-
tension to future new power plant
at Eighth and Benson SITS.
Our estimate OF the cost of COM
plete duct system as above outlined,
covering the area bounded by Pacific,
Second, Becker and Sixth SITS, but
not including any underground wires,
cables, transformers, and other Access
SORES, is approximately $35,000.O0. #
REMOVAL OF OVERHEAD WIRES:
The CHIEF consideration is the ap-
pearance OF your streets in the bust
ness section after paving work is com
pleted. which will emphasize the un:
slightly overhead wires. It should also
be noted that at some twelve or if
teen prominent corners there will be
an electric pole standing in the paw
ing, outside the curve of the new
curling, as dangerous obstruction to
traffic. While it would be possible to
remove such poles, it would be neces-
sary to replace each one with two new
poles, which would further add to the
unsightly appearance, and we do not
think the considerable expense inyol-
we'd by such a change would be justi-
fable if it were probable that all poles
were to be removed within few
years The work involved in the re-
moyal Of overhead wires will comprise
first, the installation OF a complete
new system Of primary and secondary
cables in the duct system, transform
aers and their accessories in the man
holes. and running service connections
into the premises Of each consumer,
after which all overhead wires will be
taken down and poles removed. Some
Eof the wire removed will be sold for
scrap, but much Of it, together with
some of the poles and all the super
seeded transformers will be stored for
future use on extensions or replace
ments outside Of the business district.
II '+Our estimate of the cost of remov-
al Of overhead wires and poles and the
installation of necessary new under
ground cables, Transformers, etc, as
above outlined is approximately
81, 100000. $.
I'VE believe, that the foregoing esti.
mates are conservative and that the
work as described may be performed
at costs somewhat within the figures
as stated"
The telephone poles would also be
ordered underground if the city poles
and wires go down. The adoption Of
this plan will truly make Willmar's
business section metropolitan in ap.
pearance, and the new White Way as
outlined will be much more economi-
cal to maintain than the one we have
at present, and just as ornamental
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