The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 26, 1915, Page 13

STAR—SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1915. PA CITY LIGHT THE LIGHT THAT MADE SEATTLE AMER- ICA’S BEST LIGHTED CITY HOW SEATTLE SOLVED HER LIGHT AND POWER PROBLEM Seattle’s Municipal Light and Power Plant and System Not Only Reduced the Cost of Light and Power to Her Own Citizens, but It Has Been One of the Greatest Factors in Reducing Light and Power _ Turbo Exciter, Lake Union Steam Electric Plant, Seattie Municipal Rates Throughout America. Boller Room, Lake Union Steam Electric Plant, Seattle Municipal Light and Power Light and Power System. System. ating plant NN 1902 Seattle began the construction of her Municipal Lig’ d St. Paul Railway. The capacity of the present ger and Power Plant and System, fearlessly bonding herself a is 13,500 kilowatt The electric current is transmitted over two the funds were ‘required, until, at this writing, the total 60,000-volt transmission lines to the main distributing station, located bonds issued for this purpose amount to $4,044,000.00. The at enth Ave and Yesler Way, from which central station the citizens have added to the plant a ter lighting system on electric current is sent out on the distributing system and to the principal streets and t ghfares, g $394,000.00, by 5 tb distribu tations located at We Seattle, Ballard, 1 of local improve Fremont, Hillman City and on the shores of Lake Union at East’ 4 ent districts; from surpl and depreciatic i she has invested in plant e 8,500,000, 1 to lake Avenue and Nelson Place. At Seventh Avenue and Yesler Way attle owns an up to date I er Plant and Syste is located torage battery to safeguard the direct current service ing $6,600,000.00, which farnishes her the lowest rate i of the systen At Eastlake Avenue ens light and power at America nd Nelson Place is located an auxiliary Prior to 2 the private companies were charging twenty hydro-electric 1 yperated by the overflow of the Volun- sents per kil t hour for electric light. Due to the tion f teer Park reservoir of Water Department. This plant has a capac- a Municipa t ar Power Plant, this rate was lowered in 1 ity of 2,000 kilowatts and is used as a standby plant. When the M for commer to twelve cents per kilowatt Power Pls maximum rate v hour. The comp Came into competition with tl “higher rate where no competition existed July 1, 1911, the M Séven cents per kilowatt hour, and November 18, 1911, the company followed the city’s lead and fixed its maximum rate at seven cents June 1, 1912, the rate of City Light was again reduced to a maximum rate of six cents per kilowatt hour, and J the private company followed April 1, 1915, the City I Maximum rate five and one-half cents per kilowatt hour r resi dence lighting The maximum business rate one-half cents per kilowatt hour and the JP three and one-half cents Seattle is America’s best lighted city, made so because she has kept her Municipal Light and Power Plant and System always in the foremost ranks of progress. Her light department is the pioneer im economical street lighting. It was the first to use the tungsten tlamp for street lighting, and the new nitrogen lamp was first used Peby Seattle for street lighting. Because of this new lamp twenty- P five thousand dollars was cut from the budget allowance for street lighting in 1915, on the recommendation of the Lighting Department The following is a comparison of the price per candle power for es of the located the new steam electric plant. This plant has 000 kilowatt It is the last word in steam electric began supplying ixed lants and has already proved its worth in rendering a safe and sta- ble service to the patrons of this great public utility. It is planned » double the capacity of this steam plant in the near future, there- r assurance that City Light will always be burning. ies met this rate where cipal Plant fixed its maximum rate at There has just been completed at the outlet of Cedar Lake a masonry dam for the purpose of impounding all the water of Lake and plans are now being made for the further develop- ent of the I electric plant at Cedar Falls. The dam is a splen- | structure, as firm as the everlasting mountain. to the rock base f which it has been welded, and, like the mountain, will stand for all ing the same rate rates were again reduced to a serve Seattle’s citizens gy may be made to do sin the factory. Its contract division has cdmpiled cost data as to the expense of operating electric house- hold equipment. It has arranged to furnish its customers with any electric range on easy terms. A lady demonstrator who knows how is on the staff of the contract division and will be sent to the homes of patrons to give instruction in the use and care of electric ranges. An expert is sent to connect up each range sold. Nothing is left undone that will in any way add to the service. Cooking by electricity is cleaner, cooler and safer than cooking by gas and costs no more. The Department supplies its patrons with Gem lamps free and with high-grade electric Mazda lamps at cost. ting Department seeks t was fixed at four and Aximum power rate at the ways in which electric en the work in the home as well Street lighting per annum in several of the leading country Cost Per C. P. LAMP SCHEDULE—For Business and Residence City. Lamp Used. Per Annum. Size Price Seattle Nitrogen Tung - «+. 12.6¢ 10 Watt Mazda - -$0.25 Portl ninous Are ds Leven edt -17.0¢ and 21.8¢ 15 Watt Mazda 25 » San F gsten and Luminous Arc.....334¢ and 24.5¢ 25 Watt Mazda 25 Les Ans .... Enelosed Arc i aivewe s 40 Watt Mazda 25 Re So CMM ARE Boiss 5's i'd dse es 60 Watt Mazda.... .25 ehicago .....:.. Luminous Arc....... pel uae mee and BA 100 Watt Mazda. 50 buffalo .. Enclosed Arc and Luminous Arc..16.le to 27.26 100 Watt Mazda ¢ 7 aes ¥'s 75 New York City ngsten and Enclosed Arc 25.0¢ to 32.3¢ 200 Watt Mazda C........ Vea e uae ‘ seoed memttie,, tinder S. raciosed Arc and Catbon Incan 300 Watt Mazda C. ie couse SQ 400 Watt Mazda C . , 1 + 1 1 500 Watt Mazda C Seattle’s Municipal Light and Power Pl 50 W “ ifesda C , cen 750 Wa te. Givdss ols hydro-electric plant is situated at Cedar Falls, in the Cascade Moun View of Steam Electric Plant From Eastlake Avenue, Lake Union Stedm Electric Plant, Seattle Light and 1,000 Watt Mazda C tains, forty miles from Seattle and but one-quarter of a mile from Power System. , the town of Cedar Falls on the main line of the Chicago, Milwaukee Furnished by City Furnished by City Furnished by City Furnished by City Additional reduction when purchased in large quantities. . Co. Contract descent oe é 21.3¢ | and ant and System's The Municipal Light and Power Plant and System is a home industry, owned by Se- attle citizens $1,190,000.00 of ite bonds are held in the school fund of the state, and $54,625.00 of the total annual interest paid by the Light Department goes into the State School Fund, The annual savings to petricity on their ight and power bills because of this great public util the users of e ity amounts to nearly three-fourths of the entire tax levy for municipal purposes. Mr. Citizen, compare your present light and pow- er billa with those of three, five and ten years ago—the success of your Munictpal Light and Power Plant 1s conclusively prov: ed by your bills The intere of the public In any publicly owned enterprise operated from earnings centers in the financial operations of that enterprise. The Municipal Light and Power Plant and System of Seattle has yearly ta sued a statement of earnings and expenses and a financial statement of assets and lia- bilities intended to keep the patrona and owners of this great utility Informed as re- gards its finances During this administration a policy was idopted of redeeming bonds yearly with the sinking fund, instead of the investment of same in securities, July 27, 1914, $60,000.00 of Municipal Light and Power Bonds, Series A,” 1902, was retired Steam Turbo Generator, Lake Union Steam Electric Plant, Seattle Municipal Light and Power System. mr ga rngid mre anmeentriatimanry “6 Interior of Generating Plant at Cedar Falls, Washington. STATEMENT OF EARNINGS, OPERATION, ETC. | 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 Revenues ........600e cere cece ee e+ $45,470.10 $117,299.93 $198,793.27 $317,840.18 $468,386.65 $598,514.92 $727,383.79 $786,932.89 $910,477.35 $1,048,393.15 } Operation ...... es baie e 23,009.20 56,094.37 93,600.53 136,757.05 167,010.73 221,000.76 327,410.49 123,525.65 358,861.82 480,090.58 H interest ..... wave eesoee 10,687.50 32,125.00 35,875.00 50,125.00 58,847.50 78,550.00 84,957.50 $3,625.00 83,625.00 84,078.20 Depreciation .... ce ee ee eee sess essoes 39,505.99 45,231.38 104,424.65 143,003.14 195,537.00 161,581.57 88,035.71 193,332.85 173,257.13 Surplus... Hens a at ke Ee OR ne $24,086.36 $20,717.66 $99,450.28 $103,427.16 $153,434.23 $191,696.53 $274,657.68 $310,967.24 | Deficit ............ $18,876.75 $11,025.43 ..... Beg COeae ae ripe eli nine Raa SoS aetna iy & ae