Buys Oil Engine Outfit.
. . Expects to Have New Plant Installed in About 60 Days
The board of Town Commissioners met in special section last
Friday afternoon to hear the report from the committee that had visited
Southport and some other places on a tour of investigation of the efficiency,
cost and satisfaction of the oil engine that had been proposed for the power
plant for Louisburg. Their report was very favorable, showing that Louisburg
could make a big saving over its present cost of operating and to such an extent
that it would be unwise to consider any proposition from the Carolina Power and
Light co. Whereupon a motion in proper form prevailed purchasing the oil engine
outfit, after the contract and guarantys had been read and examined. This
outfit consists of a 160 horse power direct connected engine and alternator,
mortised chain-driven excitor, 125-horsepower united, unit for day run, one
100-horse-power motor driven fire pump, and 10 horse-power motor driven, river
pump, and one 25 gallon motor driven pump for pumping oil to the power house, and
a 10,000 gallon storage tank at a cost of $27,000. The necessary preliminary
financial arrangements have been made and the plant is ordered out. This plant
is equipped for 24-hour service which the Commissioners contemplate installing
when the new plant is started up. One unit of the present steam plant will be
held in readiness as an auxiliary, until a satisfactory sale can be found for it, when it will, no doubt be replaced with another unit of the large oil
engine outfit.
In doing away with the truck, shavings, coal, and firemen,
the Commissioners expect to make a saving of at least $500 a month, with a splendid
probability of $700 or more.
The citizens of Louisburg who want electric current during
the 24 hours for other than lighting purposes are advised to take the matter up
with Supt. Hill that necessary arrangements may be made so that when the new
plant is put into use they can avail themselves of the all-day current.
With all the available information in hand there is no
question that the present Board of Commissioners are to be congratulated upon
making the best business deal for the town it has experienced in many years and
there is hardly any doubt but that it will prove even more so in the future.
It is now expected that the new plant will be installed,
ready for running, within the next 60 days.
In Other Business
It was ordered that all persons with cotton on hand May 1st
must list same at $100 per bale.
Ordered that notice be served on C.T. Stokes, Allen Bros.,
G.W. Ford and W.A. Perry Jr. to appear before the Board today for failing to
list cotton.
Upon motion the board received all tax lists, with the
understanding if anything is wrong with any of the respective tax, listers will
correct same without extra compensation.
It was ordered that H.A. Matthews property be reduced to
$2,240 and J.A. Spencer’s property be raised to $2,240, both being the Spencer
land.
Ordered that oaths of T.W. Watson and Hugh W. Perry be
received and filed.
G.W. Ford was before the Board in regard to listing cotton. The
matter was deferred to next regular meeting.
All township road trustees were ordered to make reports to
the Board of County Commissioners.
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