PROPOSED ELECTRIC LIGHT LOAN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 14 November 1907, Page 3

PROPOSED ELECTRIC LIGHT LOAN.

Mr H. Black, the borough electrical engijiecr, 011 Monday submitted to the Bolough Council the following details in ccnnection with tho proposal to raise a further loan of £SOOO for electrical extension:— {.-EXTENSION TO FITZROY AND BREAKWATER. n • £ Pi unary Line, with 30ft poles to Tischs store, and 25ft poles to abattoir, and transformer at abattoir; two milejj of secondary wire lor private lighting, erected complete fioo removal of Government telephone poles to south tide of road .. 100 Private lighting connections for 1 30 consumers, with meters, complete aoo 1 Contingencies 200 : £I2OO lI—DUPLICATION OF TRANSMISSION LINE. £ From the power-house to sub-sta-tion. llard-dvawn l>ure copper wire and equivalent insulated cable, erected complete, including insulators and extra poles for strengthening existing line 1(500 Contingencies .. .. 100 .£I7OO lII.—PRIVATE LIGHTING. Stock for private lighting for extensions of and connections to existing lines;—

Transformers, including two 50 kilowat ami transformer chaiui •> £ her 340 Insulated and bare copper wire, including cable, for new high tension wire to Dawson street .. 530 Poles .. .. .. .. .. 250 Meters 000 Iwulatora and sundries .. .. 280 £2OOO SUMMARY. £ Extension to Fitzroy and abattoir 1200 Duplication of transmission line from power-house to sub-station 1700 Stock for connections and extensions of existing lines .. .. 1200 Expenses, co3ts of raising loans, etc 100 £SOOO REMARKS. The engineer considers that the Fitzroy extension should be carried out as early as possible, as power will be required at the chilling-rooms when erected. The duplication of the transmission lines can be carried out only in the summer monthsj and should be in hand now. The £2OOO for private lighting stock is rot so urgently required. There is no doubt that it will all be wanted, but if authority is obtained it can be expended as required. In the Fitzroy extension 25 poles lta\e been allowed for extensions off the main road. The transmission line proposals allow for a line with double the capacity of the existing line. With tho present load the loss is about 20 per cent of the I'pergy generated. By doubling the , load on the lien the loss would be 35 pel cent. But the new line would reduce this to about a third, or 12 per cent.

The Council decided to refer the matter back to the committee for further information, principally thy estimated earnings from sale of power and light. 1 his information will be supplied to councillor: before the next meeting, r*«d then the proposals will be fully discussed