ELECTRIC POWER BOARD.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17393, 2 March 1922, Page 3

ELECTRIC POWER BOARD.

SPBINGS-ELLESMERE. The monthly meeting of the Springs-EHes-mere Electric Power Board was attended by Messrs J. Cunningham (chairman), J. W. Kime, J. S. Simpson, E. T. McMillan, S. Neave, and J. C. Free. The engineer (Mr J. R. Templin) and secretary (Mr F. S. Jarman) were also in attendance. The chairman welcomed Mr Kime back afl a member of the Board, and remarked upon the good work he had done in tie early etaees of the electrical achemo. His reappointment showed that he enjoyed the confidence of the people of Springs County. Mr Kime briefly acknowledged the welcome, and said he would do his best to justify his appointment. _ , • The secretary reported that debentures amounting to £IO,OOO had been fully taken up, and all the money paid in. Many applications had had to be refused. A .letter had gons forward to the Public Trustee stating that the loan had been taken up, and asking what prospect there would be at a later date of a. further advance being 'macto to the Board by tho office when the money: was required. Ai reply roceived was that the Publio Trustee regretted that the office was unable to con-i aider any application for a fresh loan the Board. Members would have noticed that the Power Boards Act had been I amended as desired by the Board. This would enable them to proceed with reticulation work in the un-reticulated portion of the area 'icenaed to the Tai Tapu Dairy Co. Housewiring committees had been set up at Leeston and Southbridge. Seventy-six permits had been issued .to. Mr Francis Clark ior | houses-wiring in Springs County. It was agreed. that the engineer should ] prepare a plan showing the lay-out oT the lines he proposed to erect in the area about Greenpark and Lincoln licensed to file Tai Tapu Dairy Co., and that the secretary forward a copy to the Dairy Co., as a matter of cour- ■ British General Electric Co. notified the Board of the landing of a megger, costing'£46, to the Board order. . It was decided to procure 200 poles at ai cost .of 28s landed at Lyttelton, for service lines. On the engineer's recommendation,- it- was agreed that a 3000 volt line should be run on the Public "Works poles from Spnngtjton to the Stand's;, Track, corner.-, .. .m - Tenders for-the jropply-.of .eevenl formers were received ' vft P o ?!;,■■ These: are .required very, shortly, but the; tenderers could not guarantee delivery in leas than, throe ox four months. The tenders -were left with Messrs Keave arid McMillan, and the engineer, the engineer to make enquiries in the meantime to. ascertain if delivery could be given in a shorter period. ' . '' ■ • , On the motion of Mr Simpson, it was decided to proceed, with the reticulation ot shand's Track road, Waterhole a road, ana Gieenpark. The poles for these lme» were on order. ' , _ i -j Mr Free said he. hoped that the LakesideSedgemere line would be proceeded, with ao aoon as possible. ■ In reply to Mr Free, the engineer said ho hoped to be able to have current turned on at Southbridge about the middle of May. He would try to give a definite date when he had further information about transformers and other materials on order. ' _ . The question of payment ior poles-ween the lines had to be taken acrosff a atreet to a consumer on. the opposite side to that ■on which the Board's lines have, been erected, was brought up by Mr Free. The engineer stated that it . was the practice in other districts to ask the consumers for the pole where it was necessary, and he had followed that rule in the Springs-Elles-mere distriot. It would involve a substantial sum if the Bpard' had to pay the' cost. After some discussion, it was decided to continue the practice followed in those part® ■of the district-already reticulated.' In his report the engineer stated that the Publio Works Department was rapidly ■ erecting , the line between Springaton ancT the Selwyn river, and he hoped to' give a oupply 1 of current in Leeston very aoon.