The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-10

ConnecCicuts power and light gas. gas and electric and privately owned water supply public utili- tiee will spend upwards of el6,- 100000 during the course of the present year on additions to their plants and equipment and for other purposes, including some work carried over from the past year, 1t was revealed today in Q survey taken among several large coin- pantes serving various parts of the state. This compares with Q total of $5,000,0O0 estimated by approximately the same group of public utilities for 1936.
 The above figure does not in- clude sums which may be ex- pended during the year by the major transportation agencies, since the New Haven railroad and the Connecticut company are still in the process of reorganization and their expenditures must con- sequently be subject to the appro- val of the United States district court from time to time as they are found essential.
 Largest Outlay
 Largest single outlay of the year will be made by the Connecticut Light & Power Company which con- templates expenditures for additions and Improvements of $5,027, ,090, ir- cluding the cost of some operations authorized and initiated in l936. The company's major item of expense will be one of $l,578,000 for electric plant Improvements, including the installation of a 25,000-kilowatt steam turbogenerator at its Mont vile plant which will be completed this year. This unit will employ the highest steam pressure used thus far for generating purposes in this state. The company will spend $628, 300 for transmission system irn- proveinents, $422,040 for substation Improvements, $419,500 for electric distribution Improvements, and $26l .8S0 for ofice and service build ing Improvements. The balance will be expended for various betterments in gas and electric service, Iniscel- laneous projects and routine expan- sions.
 Next in the order of amounts budgeted for outlay this year on ad- ditions and improvements b the Hartford Electric Light Company which plans a total expenditure of ' 6, 100000. This amount includes the cost of boiler with capacity of 100000 pounds of steam per hour and a 40,000-kilowatt condensing typo turbine generator unit at the company's South Meadow station. This installation will not be com- pleted until 1888. Other expendi- lures of the Hartford company are estimated at $300,00O for distribu- ticn and transmission system ifn- provements, and $100,000 for miscel- laneous projects.
 Expenditures
 The Connecticut Power Company's total expenditures, including work carried over from last year, will amount to $l,304,788. This corn- pany, due to merger operations in l936 now includes the former Stan- ford Gas & Electric Company, the Manchester Electric Company, the Union Electric Light 8s Power Com pany, the Thomaston Electric LigM Company and the Bolton Electric Company. There are two major items in the work which the com pany contemplates this year. One IS the erection at g cost of $250, ,00O of a new 66,000-volt sub-station at Stamford which will interconnect the Stamford system with that of the Connecticut Light & Power Company, thereby effecting max. imum economy in operation of plants in that section of the state The other is a new $300,000 66,000- volt substation at Middletown to re- place a similar substation at Crom-