The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-07

Upwards of V11,euvsyvW eM smcunk far below the 9As,evV, ,Ooee of I0S0 and the esSs0e0,0O0 Of 1881 but nevertheless above the amount spent in 1e33, VIII pc ex. pended by public utility companies in Connecticut this year on addi. tons and improvements 70 plant and equipment, extensions of dis- tributi0n systems and the Ike, ac- cordinR to q survey taken among thirteen of the states leading utiii' ties today.
 The Issl public utility budgets tion projects, but are confined larreiy to routine expenditures and some operations made possible by advances from governmental agen- ciea. ..
 The years largest amount will be spent by the New Haven Rail- road which plans . total outlay of S5,5O0,OOO of which 33,600.000 has already been authorized by the federal governmert. Practically all of this money will be devoted to improvements in passenger train service. The program calls for the painting and improving of 1,2OO steel coaches, the air conditioning of 142 coaches, the purchase of a15O new cars, the building of bO new travelling cars of ultra.Inodern design and equipment including stream1ining and the purchase Of a new steamline0 loco m o u v equipped with Diesel motors and capable of speeds ranging up to 12O miles per hour. The railroad is also spending $500,000 on improve r,ents at it's Cos Cob power plant.
 Second largest amount for 1884 will be that of the Southern New England Telephone Company which estimates that it's outlay will a. mount to $3,700,0O0. One half of this amount will be spent for tele.. phone equipment on subscribers premises. The remainder of the program calls for routine. additions, improvements and replacements wi1ich are always necessary in ore der that the plant may be capable of rendering the requisite quality of service. Approximately $400.. 900 will be spent for minor addi- tions and alterations in buildings and central office equipment. Wrhe expenditures for outside plant will probably exceed ono and a quarter million dollars. Present plans call for placing about 10000 new poles including 12,000 replacements re- sulting from recent pole inspec- tions. About 73,000.00O conductor feet and of wire in cable will be placed. the major portion of which will be used in small aerial cable extensions replacing open wire and correcting expensive maintenance conditions.
 Six electric light and power com panies, five of which also operate in the gas field, plan expenditures totaiing S2.693,b0o. of this total, the Connecticut Light & Power Company will spend $1,280,000 which will be widely distributed in extensions and improvements to plant and equipment generally throughout the state. The Hartford Electric LiEht Company estimates itsI,Vprovements for 1894 will cost about $750,00o, of which $500, 900 will be spent on the transmission and distribution system and the balance on plant and structures, consumers installations. general equipment and miscellaneous re- quirements. Estimates for the Con- nccticut Power Company run to . figure of $34t.0B0 plus about $33.- 300 carried over from 1888. The major portion of this will be spent for tho enlargement and rebuild . ing of distribution facilities and necessary solicitations. The Stam- for Gas and Electric. Com pany contemplates expenditures amounting to $231,000 of which $195,000 will be for improvements in electric service and $36.000 in gas service. Expenditures for tho closely associated group consisting of the Connecticut Power Company the Hartford Electric Light Com- pany and the Stamford Gas and Electric Company will thus total approximately S1.355,500. Exten. sions and betterments planned by the Danbury and Bethel Gas and Electric Company are now figured at cost, of about $46,o09. The Litchfield Electric Light & Power Company will spend about $1a,000. of which s7.000 will be for recop- pering circuits and tree trimm!ng and S6,0O0 for line extensions.
 Two utilities whose operations are confined exclusively to the