ELECTRICAL SCHEME.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1705, 19 December 1919, Page 5

ELECTRICAL SCHEME.

' ENGINEER'S ESTIMATES. PROPOSED LOAN,OO r £IOO.OOO TO COME BEFORE i RATEPAYERS, ■ Further consideration of the proposed electric lighting and tramways scheme in Palmerston North was given by the Borough Council at last night's meeting, when Mr F. Black, cicatrical,. engineer, attended. Mr Black then submitted the following estimates and alternative estimates:—

On tho motion of the Mayor,, seconded i by Cr. Graham, it was resolved that as Mr \ Black has now completed sufficiently the plans and specifications in ■ respect of the; tramway and electric lighting scheme the Order-in-Council required under' the Tramways Act be applied for, 'ajso tho eleotric lines license.

A long discussion took placo and it was decided on the. motion of Cr. Crabb that a loan be placed before the ratepayers for tho sum of £IOO,OOO, being the amount, required for the completion of the scheme. Further, on the motion of the Mayor, it was decided that the Council should proceed with tho printing of tho debentures covoring the amount already sanctioned by the ratepayers concerning tho tramway and electric lighting loan of £86,000 and that steps be" taken to raiso tho amount.

i !E° » ja' ric 1 a O is ■■■ t ram otal W H H £ £ £ Contract No. 1, motors 1,900 1,900 Contract No. 2, permanent, way,' overhead goar and 'supply . mains ,29,000 60,000 89,000 Contract No, 3, powor station equipment ... 29,000 21,000 60,000 Contract No. 4, rollingstock ... ... ■ 15.4C0 16,400 Contract No. 5, repair shop equipment ... 1,200 600 1,800 Contract No. 6, transformers 3,200 3200 Contract No. 7, power building ... ... 2,200 1,300 3,500 Contract No. 8, bar shed —— 3,000 3,000 Contract No. 9, oflicos and most! room ... 760 760 1,600 Contract No. 10, electric warming of bigs. 260 260 . 600 Alterations to telegraph and telephone linos 1,400 1,100 2,500 10 por cent, for engineei, contingent and legal expenses ... 6,890 Total 75,790 1 10,340 17,230 13,740 189,530 If the tramway scheme wore cub out the | supply undertaking would bo: — Meters t ... £1,900| Mains (additional poles) ... ... £30,000' Bower station 2-unit plant ... £30,000 Repair equipment ... £1,2001 Transformers ... £3,200 Power station building ... ... £2,500 Offices •■• ... £1.000 Electric wiring of buildings £300 Alterations telegraph and telephono poles ... £1,400 .■_.'■. £71,500 Plus 10 per cent, contingent cxpenses to ongineor ... £7,150 Total ' ... £78,650 Or of a three-unit station be installed an | additional £16,100. £71,500 £16,100 £87,600 Ten por cont contingent exponsos £8,760 1 Total ... £96,360