The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-10

c. w. Babe and L. L. Pelley, rep-
resenting Northern States Power
Company, were In attendance rela-
tive to the reduction of light rates
and renewal of the resale contract.
No action was taken.
Meeting adjourned.
Mary Markson, Sec. pro tenn.
These minutes read and approx
ed.
Special meeting of the Water,
Light and Power Commission was
held Monday, January "a, 1888 at
1880 p. M, with all members pres
ent. In attendance were JOS. e.
Miller, Jos. Dirnberger, and Carl
Eclberg, members Of the City
Council, and L. L. Policy, OF the
Northern States Power Company.
Commissioner FIillerud moved
that the Commission advance $1O,-
10000 to the City General Fund, to
be applied on the $15yOOO.OO pledge
for 1938-39. Commissioner Kells
seconded the motion and 1t carried.
Commissioner Kells moved that,
for the information of the public,
the following be made a matter of
record:
That about May, 1887, the atten-
ton of the Commission and the AS
sistant Superintendent was called
to the fact that there has been a
considerable decrease in the effic-
iency of the water pumping and
distribution system, which results
in great loss to the water users, and
that no steps have been taken to
ascertain the cause Of such loss nor
to correct the situation.
That at the November, 1887 meet
ing of the Commission 1t was called
to the attention Of the Commission
and the Assistant Superintendent
that the tweny-cne or more flush
tanks which are installed at the end
of each sewer line and into each OF
which an unmetered stream OF wa
ter is constantly running, had not
been inspected or examined Tor
more than two years and that I'M
less the flow of such water was
properly regulated, it would result
in great loss and that no inspection
CIR adjustment of said tanks has
since been made.
That the so-called '1ine-loss" OF
the plant, being the electricity con-
summed or lost between the power
station and the consumers meter,
fluctuate at some ten to eighteen
per cent and the cause Of the high
line loss has not been determined
nor corrected.
That although en- March 31st,
1887, the Public Examiner charged
off, as losses, accounts due to the
City for electricity amounting to
$S56.O8 and for water amounting to
$138.67 and set up in reserve ac-
count more than $500 to take care
of other doubtful water and light
and such losses are not
fair to other consumers who pay
their bills and therefore pay for
such losses, no action has been tai
ken to remedy or correct the prac-
tees and conditions which cause
such losses. That although request |
ed so to do about April 1887, and
again instructed so to do at the
regular meeting Of December, 1887,
the Assistant Superintendent has
not obtained and required detailed
reports as to the activities of the
and the operation of the
plant.
That no report or reccmmenda-
ton has been made to the Commits
sion although it appears that con-
siderable savings can he effected by
the installation of automatic switch |
es to control the street lights and
the water pumping, and such fact
has been called to the attention OF
the Commission Superintendent on
many occasions.
The motion received no second.
Commissioner Kells moved that
the Commission arrange with the
Community Club that a meeting be
held to explain the proposed rate
reduction and the new Northern
States contract now under consid-
GRAFTON. Commissioner Hillerud Sec
al