The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-20
MAY Be TO
REDUCE RATE FOR
CITY OF BISMARCK
Increased Load on Industrial
Plant Gives Opportunity
for Slash
STATE BOND ISSUE DEAD
Proposal to Spend $3.50. 900 on
State-owned Property Is
Definitely Out

Proposal to enlarge the power
plant at the state penitentiary to
serve state buildings in Bismarck
was abandoned by the state indus
trial commission Saturday following
signing of contract with the North
Dakota Power and Light company of
Bismarck to furnish electricity for
light and power for state buildings.
Previously the state industrial COM
mission had voted to issue $3.50 900
bonds for enlarging the prison DOW
er plant.
One result Of the action, it was in
dicated by M. G. Blackstun. general
manager of the power company, Is
the possibility Of general rate re-
auction for Bismarck consumers be-
cause Of the increased load.
1T is very likely that rate reduc-
ton may be offered to the residents
of Bismarck affecting the top step
Of the rate" Blackstun said. This
rate reduction will possibly amount
to 10 per cent"
Engineers from the university and
agricultural college had surveyed the
prison power situation and took part
IN negotiations with power company
officials which resulted in the con-
tract.
The rate agreed on calls for q mini
mum Of $4,000 year. which will
mean rate of one cent per kilowatt
hour providing the state takes l,20o,-
600 kilowatt hours q year. ANY
amount under this would be at more
than one cent because Of the mini
mum charge of $4,000.
Many Sign Contract
Signing the contract were Governor
William LANCER, Attorney General A.
j. Gronna, and Commissioner Of Az
riculture and Labor John HUSKY, as
members Of the state industrial COM
mission. and heads OF the other de-
partments which will be served under
the contract. These were r. M Stang
Ter. manager of the Bank Of North
Dakota; c. G. Turner, warden Of tho
state prison; Nelson 6auvain. Laura
B. Sanderson. r. M. Rishworth, Hus>
by and A. E. Thompson, superintend>
ent Of public instruction, as members
Of the board of administration, and
w. F. McClelland, head Of the train>
ing school at Mandan. s
Comforting with members Of the In.
dustrial commission and power COM
pany officials since last Wednesday
were Irving Lavine Of the university.
j. p. Iverson, chief engineer for the
State Mill and Elevator; Prof. H. l..
Rush Of the agricultural college;
Frank Nutter, now consulting engi-
neer for the capitol building commits
sion, and Mr.. Gordon of the Pills
bury Engineering company, with
which Nutter is affiliated.
To Electrify Properties
Under the contract made with the
North Dakota Power and Light COM
pany. the state penitentiary, includ-
ing the Irvine plant, will be complete
ly electrified. Electricity would be
furnished to the new license plate
factory to be established at the prison
under 1888 law, and to the tannery
and coffin factory, also to be estab-
lished at the prison.
In addition service will be furnished
to the Liberty Memorial building, the
state capitol building, Bank OF North
Dakota, highway commission and
training school.
The contract covers a 10-year pe-
Rod.
M. c. Blackstun, manager Of the
power company, said The load will
be very desirable for the power COM
pany inasmuch as the Irvine plant
operates "a hours day for II
months of the year.
This" he said, will give salts
factory day and night load to the
power company which will enable it
to keep better balanced load on
the power plants in their system"
Owing to this and the load added,
it is very likely that rate reduc-
ton may be offered to the residents
of Bismarck affecting the top step Of
the rate. This rate reduction will
possibly amount to 10 per cent"
Duplicate transmission lines will
supply electric light and power to the
capitol, which will mean almost non
interrupted supply of service, Black
stun said.