Power Volume 46, No. 26.cBooks Group
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Author: Books Group
Number of Pages: 72 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Type: Pdf
ISBN: 9781235919855
File Name: Power.Volume.46,.No..26.pdf
Download Link: Power Volume 46, No. 26
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...been paid out of the earnings, as has the cost of all extensions, improvements, depreciations and operating expenses of every kind, except $6330.70 received from the city's general fund when the plant first began to operate, and $85,951.90 which has been received from property owners for line and street light extensions. The surplus from the earnings is $393,799.04. Over $110,000 has been transferred to the city general fund and to gratuities. There is at present in reserve for depreciation $66,401.91. Rates at Riverside have been reduced from 16c. in 1896 to an average rate for all current sold in 1916-17 of $0.0326. per kw.-hr.; the street-lighting rate for current only is $0,015 per kw.-hr.; for repairs and maintenance and current expense for the last year, $0.0217 per kw.-hr. The city's electric department pays for all depreciation expense of the street-lighting system which it owns. The valuations given were obtained after deductions had been made for depreciation of 5 per cent, each year on the cost of the plant and distributing system, except for the last three years, when 2 per cent, and 3 per cent, were deducted. Injury to Power-House Employee The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court lately decided that a company operating a steam-power plant was not liable for injury tc an employee, sustained under these circumstances: Near the power house was a pit partly filled with water, in which it was plaintiff employee's duty to dump ashes taken by him from the boilers. In tipping one lot of ashes into the pit, their heat in sudden contact with the water in the pit caused an explosion which threw steam and hot ashes against his face and eyes. He was previously familiar with all the surrounding conditions and had had similar experiences minus injury. The cou...
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