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33 Lowell and Grand.
34 Grove and Forest.
35 No. Main and Locust.
36 No. Main and Ridge Rd.
37 No. Main front of no. 409.
38 No. Main and Forest Glen Rd.
381 Forest east of Colburn Rd.
39 No. Main and Franklin.
392 No. Main and Mill.
41 Village and Green.
412 Boston Stove Foundry.
414 Green and Beech.
42 Haven and John.
422 Eaton and Pleasant.
43 Salem and John.
44 Salem and Pearl.
442 Pierce and Orange.
45 Salem and Belmont.
452 Salem nr. Libby Av.
46 Pearl and Charles.
47 Haverhill and Charles.
48 Bay State Rd.
*482 Old Fair Grnds .. off Salem
*485 Rifle Range, off Hav'h'1 St.
49 Haverhill and Franklin.
51 Main, Ash and Washington
53 So. Main and Knollwood Rd.
54 Ash and Cross.
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55 Reading Rubber Mills.
6 C. H. Bangs Co. (Private)
61 Lowell and Highland.
611 Home for Aged Women. (P)
612 Bancroft Av. and Locust. *681 Grove beyond Franklin.
614 Auburn and Park St.
62 Spare box.
623 School and Dudley.
81 Call to Wakefield.
63 Hanscom Av. No. of Weston 82 State Sanatorium, No. Read.
Special Signals
2 All out signal.
2 Test, 7.45 a. m., 5.45 p. m.
22 No school signal.
3 Followed by box, 2nd alarm.
3-3 Boy Scout call.
4 Followed by box, 3rd alarm.
4 Police call.
Transmitter boxes can only be sounded from Central Fire Sta- tion.
Respectfully submitted,
HUGH L. EAMES,
Superintendent of Fire Alarm.
642 Vine and Vale Rd.
65 Middlesex and Bancroft Avs.
67 Middlesex Av. and High.
68 Grove and Franklin.
69 Franklin, Van Norden Rd.
8 Out of Town.
Thirty-seventh Annual Report
OF THE
ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSIONERS
For the Year Ended December 31 1931
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OFFICERS OF ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER DEPARTMENT
Commissioners
HENRY R. JOHNSON Chairman Term expires 1932
HERBERT G. EVANS, Secretary Term expires 1933
HARRY P. BAKER
Term expires 1934
Manager ARTHUR G. SIAS
Office 177 Main Street, Reading, Mass.
MANAGER'S REPORT
To the Municipal Light Board :
Gentlemen :
I respectfully submit my report of the operations of the Muni- cipal Light Plant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1931. This has been the first year since 1915 that the department has not shown an increase over the previous year in the number of kilowatt hours sold.
The decrease was small, amounting to about seven-tenths of 1 per cent and was due to the decreased use of electric power for manu- facturing purposes. The decrease for the entire country was 4 per cent. Substantial increases were made in the number of kilowatt hours sold for lighting, cooking, heating and refrigeration.
The number of kilowatt hours delivered at the switchboard on the day of greatest output was 25930 and occurred on December 24th. The maximum demand on the plant was 2250 K. W. which occurred on the day of maximum output. This is an increase of 60 K. W. over the previous year.
The following table shows the number of kilowatt hours pur- chased, the number sold for the various classes of service, the num- ber furnished for which no revenue was received, and the amount unaccounted for during the past two years.
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K. W. HOURS PURCHASED AND SOLD
1931
1930
Increase or Decrease
K. W. Hours :
Generated
:none 6,885,880
none 7,050,708
164,828
Totals
6,885,880
7,050,708
164,828
K. W. Hours Sold :
Residence Service
3,118,622
2,783,528
335,094
Commercial Lighting
543,591
500,427
43,164
Commercial Heating
233,401
201,151
32,250
Commercial Power-Retail
1,001,116
1,017,313
16,197
Commercial Power-Wholesale
342,980
763,140
420,160
Municipal Lighting
104,556
98,495
6,061
Municipal Power
198,865
246,340
47,475
Street Lighting
418,247
391,385
26,862
3,210
3,056
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Police Spot Lights Sub-total
5,964,588
6,004,835
40,247
K. W. Hours used at Office, Station and Garage
52,634
52,117
517
K. W. Hours used for Christmas Il- lumination
10,788
14,264
3,476
K. W. Hours Unaccounted for
857,870
979,492
121,622
Totals
6,885,880
7,050,708
164,828
Per Cent Unaccounted for
12.45%
13.9%
1.45%
The number of kilowatt hours sold for residence service in- creased approximately 12 per cent and showed an average annual use per residence meter of 658. In 1930 the average use was 611, and in 1929 it was 544 kilowatt hours. These figures show that each year more of our customers are taking advantage of our exceptionally fav- orable rates for residence service and are using more electrical ap- pliances in their homes.
Sales of kilowatt hours for commercial lighting show an in- crease of 8.6 per cent; for commercial heating and refrigeration 16 per cent ; and for street lighting 7.7 per cent. The number of kilowatt hours used for power dropped off considerably, showing a reduction of nearly 24 per cent.
The kilowatt hours unaccounted for, which represent losses in the distribution system, dropped from 979,492 to 857,870, the latter figure representing a loss of 12.45 per cent which is a reduction of
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about 1 1-2 per cent over last year. It is about 33 1-3 per cent less than the average for the entire country.
This compares with a loss of 18 per cent in 1929, a reduction of about one-third, due principally to the increase in the size of feed- ers, the grouping of several customers in a given area on one large transformer, and the removal of several small transformers; also to the stabilizing effect on the voltage at customer's premises by the new feeder voltage regulators at the power station.
The current purchased during the year cost 1.134 cents per kilowatt hour delivered at our switchboard, as compared with 1.106 cents in 1930.
This increase is due to a slight increase in the maximum de- mand and also to the reduction in the number of kilowatt hours sold for power during off-peak hours.
The production cost per kilowatt hour purchased, including labor and all station expenses, was 1.397 cents, and average total op- erating cost of all kilowatt hours sold, including the kilowatt hours delivered to street lights, was 4.478 cents.
The average income per kilowatt hour sold to consumers and delivered to street lights, including the appropriation for street light- ing, was 4.64 cents.
A comparison of the costs per kilowatt hour sold and delivered to street lights for the years 1931 and 1930 is shown in the following table :
· Comparison of Operation Costs, 1931-1930
1931
1930
Production
1.343
1.332
Distribution
1.233
1.139
Utilization
0.184
0.169
Commercial
0.245
0.240
New Business
0.043
0.061
General and Miscellaneous
1.149
0.980
Bonds, Notes and Interest
0.281
0.265
Total Costs
4,478
4.186
The total income from sales of current shows an increase of $9,868.01 over the previous year or about 3.7 per cent, notwithstanding the loss in revenue from power sales of $10,179.73. This of course is due to the increase in revenue from the other classes of service.
The cost of operating the street lights in Reading for 1931 was $14,515.97. There was appropriated from the tax levy for this purpose $13,500.00.
The following tables show the classification of income and kilowatt hours sold for 1931 and 1930:
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Income from Sales of Current
Increase
or
Residence Service
1931 $159,147.38
$143,939.34
Decrease $ 15,208.04
Commercial Lighting
36,509.62
34,599.15
1,910.47
Commercial Heating
7,958.15
6,942.82
1,015.33
Commercial Power-Retail
32,788.29
33,944.39
1,156.10
Commercial Power-Wholesale
6,298.18
14,086.86
7,788.68
Municipal Light
2,111.34
1,915.72
195.62
Municipal Power
4,315.69
5,505.26
1,189.57
Street Lighting
27,630.82
25,957.92
1,672.90
Totals
$276,759.47
$266,891.46
$9,868.01
Income from Each Town
Increase
or
1931
1930
Reading
$173,513.76
$163,207.91
Decrease $10,305.85
Lynnfield Center
17,356.37
15,275.35
2,081.02
North Reading
32,180.79
28,914.17
3,266.62
Wilmington
53,205.57
58,986.79
5,781.22
Other Districts
502.98
507.24
4.26
Totals
$276,759.47
$266,891.46
$9,868.01
K. W. Hours Sold in Each Town
Increase
or
1931
1930
Decrease
Reading
4,307,788
4,024,023
233,765
Lynnfield Center
282,854
238,873
43,981
North Reading
538,593
454,640
83,953
Wilmington
826,222
1,278,985
452,763
Other Districts
9,131
8,314
817
Totals
5,964,588
6,004,835
40,247
Operating expenses for the year show an increase over 1930 of $13,045.33, about one-third of which is accounted for by increase in the Depreciation allowance and Adjustments of inventory values.
The expense for Operation and Maintenance of Distribution Lines increased $8,794.96. The relocation of poles and wires in con- nection with the rebuilding of the State Highway on Main Street cost $4,667.15. The balance of the increase is due to tree trimming expense of which $4,086.57 was expended in Reading.
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We have paid $13,000 for bonds retired during the year. $40,- 000 in 3 1-2 per cent bonds were issued for the underground construc- tion in Reading Square and vicinity. The amount of bonds outstand- ing on December 31st was $96,500.
The increase in inventory value is $567.87 after adjustments amounting to $2,500.99.
Current assets are $102,025.26 and current and accrued liabil- ities $44,253.28, showing an excess of assets over liabilities of $57,- 771.98.
Cash on hand and Accounts Receivable amount to $35,906.34. Accounts Payable charged to Operating accounts are $31,877.33 and to Construction accounts $4,345.61. We have repaid the Treasurer, out of this year's receipts, $13,975.81 to offset bills of 1930 paid by him in advance of collections.
The net result of the year's operations shows an increase in Profit and Loss surplus of $10,771.03. This surplus in the Profit and Loss account does not represent a balance of cash on hand. It is the difference between the totals of the Operating Income and Op- erating Expense Accounts, plus Income from Other Sources, less Bond and Interest expense, amounts charged off for accounts which are considered uncollectible, sundry credits to the Income Accounts and Merchandise and Jobbing Expense. A comparative statement of Income and Expenses follows, also a summary of Cash Receipts and Disbursements.
COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF INCOME & EXPENSES
as of December 31, 1931 and December 31, 1930
1931 1930
OPERATING INCOME
$277,008.61
$267,334.56
OPERATING EXPENSES :
Production
80,091.66
79,977.65
Distribution
73,548.66
68,453.17
Utilization
10,953.83
10,151.88
Commercial
14,613.15
14,433.66
New Business
2,590.69
3,691.30
General and Misc.
60,479.75
57,102.98
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
242,277.74
233,810.64
Operating Rev. before fixed chgs.
34,730.87
33,523.92
FIXED CHARGES
16,764.10
15,948.66
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE
17,966.67
17,575.26
OTHER CHARGES
2,270.67
1,731.56
NET OPERATING REVENUE
15,696.10
15,843.70
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OTHER INCOME:
Merchandise Revenue
5,043.05
2,135.40
Jobbing Revenue
904.02
407.93
Miscellaneous Income
737.98
Interest Income
284.02
104.89
TOTAL OTHER INCOME
4,925.07
2,438.44
Net Income
10,771.03
13,405.26
SUMMARY OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
during the period Jan. 1, 1931 through Dec. 31, 1931
CASH BALANCES JAN. 1, 1931 :
Operation Fund .
none
Depreciation Fund
$ 1,451.40
Special Construction Fund
5,109.12
Petty Cash Fund
250.00
Cash Balance
$
6,810.52
CASH RECEIVED :
Sale of Electricity
$263,259.47
Street Light Appropriation
13,500.00
Miscellaneous Receipts
56,595.83
Bond Issue 1931
40,336.00
Total Cash Receipts
$373,691.30
Total
$380,501.82
CASH DISBURSED :
Operating Accounts
$272,017.71
Interest Paid
3,675.00
Bonds Paid
13,000.00
Additions to Plant
30,995.11
Underground Construction
42,338.97
Refund to Town Treasurer
13,975.81
Total Disbursements
$376,002.60
Cash Balances, Dec. 31, 1931
Operating Fund
$ 413.45
Depreciation Fund
1,784.40
Special Construction Fund
2,051.37
Petty Cash Fund
250.00
Total Cash Balance Dec. 31, 1931
$4,499.22
The cash balances in the Operation Fund, Depreciation Fund and Special Construction Fund are also shown in another part of this re- port.
New Construction during the year amounted to $76,546.40, of which $45,747.92 was the cost of the new underground system in and
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around the square. The increases in the various Plant accounts are shown in detail elsewhere in the report.
. The amount paid for Construction Accounts during the year was as follows: From the 1930 bond issue $3,057.75, from the 1931 bond issue $40,000 and from the Depreciation Fund $30,276.33.
The classification of customers as of December 31st is shown in the following table :
CLASSIFICATION OF CUSTOMERS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1931
Res. Ltg.
Com. Ltg.
Com. Com'rcial Pow. Priv. Totals Htg. Retail Wh'sale St. Lts
Reading
2558
279
50
74
11
11
2983
North Reading
714
58
19
14
3
6
814
Lynnfield Cent'r
397
25
9
8
0
0
439
Wilmington
1122
102
19
22
0
4
1269
Totals
479
464
97
118
14
21
5505
The street lights have been operated during the year the following number of hours: Reading 3934; North Reading and Lynnfield Center 2118 and Wilmington 2105.
The following table shows the number of each size of street lamps renewed during the year :
STREET LAMPS RENEWED BY SIZES
40 50 60 100 250 300 400 600 1000 Totals CP Watt CP CP CP Watt CP CP CP
Reading
679
8
84
-
39
11 30
851
Lynnfield Center
316
316
North Reading
558
55
Wilmington
809
30
1
15
2
857
Totals
1683
30
679
8
85
15
39
13
30 2582
POWER STATION
The generating equipment at the power station has been thorough- ly cleaned and re-painted and is in good condition. It has not been used during the year, all current being purchased. The interior walls of the station and the doors and windows have also been painted.
A 60 K. V. A. Street Light Regulator and control panel has been installed for the new lights in the center of the Town.
The feeder voltage regulators installed last year have materially improved the regulation on the feeder circuits.
DISTRIBUTION LINES
We have continued the periodic inspection of pole lines and the renewal of defective poles.
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Th following tables show the number of each size poles renewed as well as the additional poles set during the year :
SUMMARY OF POLE ADDITIONS AND RENEWALS COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF POLE ADDITIONS AND RENEWALS
Additions :
1931
1930
1929
Reading
54
76
80
North Reading
90
139
55
Lynnfield Center
37
44
75
Wilmington
108
118
129
Total Additions
289
377
339
Renewals :
Reading
228
287
146
North Reading
129
89
86
Lynnfield Center
46
95
31
Wilmington
128
120
92
Total Renewals
531
591
355
Total Poles Handled
820
968
694
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF POLE ADDITIONS AND RE- NEWALS BY SIZES
Additions
Renewals
Poles
1931
1930
1929
1931
1930
1929
25
3
1
-
30
250
265
257
197
90
137
35
34
57
60
292
424
174
40
5
55
16
32
58
36
45
2
10
18
8
50
55
-
1
Totals
289
377
339
531
591
355
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The feeder lines to North Reading and Lynnfield have been par- tially rebuilt and additional wire installed. This work is not yet completed.
Some work on the Wilmington feeders has been done, but the balance of this reconstruction has been delayed pending the rebuild- ingi of the State highway from Wilmington to the Tewksbury line, which is to be done this coming year. The Reading feeders supply- ing service in the section east of the Square have been removed from Main and Harnden Streets and this section is now supplied from the Washington Street feeders. New feeders have been installed on the Lowell Street and Reading Highlands circuit ..
The reconstruction and widening of the State highway from Reading Square to the Andover line made it necessary for us to re-
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locate our poles and wires in several places. The total number of poles reset on this line was 137. A considerable amount of wire was also renewed. The cost of this work including labor and materials was $4,667.15 which was paid from the operation fund.
The power lines have been extended to the new Water Pump- ing Station at Hundred Acre Meadow, furnishing service for 175 horsepower in motors, which operate this plant.
Approximately 33 miles of overhead wire has been added to the distribution lines during the year.
The wires of overhead distribution systems of necessity pass through many trees and if proper attention is not given to trimming and insulating, service interruptions are certain to occur.
A very thorough trimming job has been done this year under the supervision of the Tree Wardens with the employment of local labor, at an expense of $5,872.01. Annual inspections are necessary in order to maintain satisfactory service.
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION IN READING SQUARE
In accordance with the vote of the Town at the annual meet- ing in March, we have installed underground cables and new street lighting units and removed the poles and overhead wires on the fol- lowing streets : Main Street from Green Street to Salem Street, Salem Street from Harnden Street to Lowell Street, Harnden Street the entire length, Lowell Street from Woburn Street to Sanborn Street, Woburn Street from Harnden Street to the driveway leading to the Municipal Building, and Ash Street from Haven Street to the Ameri- can Legion Building. Fifty-two poles were removed and approximately 12 miles of overhead wire was taken down.
The underground construction consists of 24,030 feet of Bermico fiber duct and 3,826 feet of steel duct. There are 8 manholes in the main duct line, 2 of which contain duplicate installations of lighting and power transformers; arranged with double throw oil switches to facilitate the restoration of service in case of trouble with either of the transformers or in the underground cable. 75,754 feet of lead cov- ered Anoroc cable is installed in the underground ducts.
A spare feeder circuit has been installed in the duct line, for use in case of trouble on any of the underground feeders. It is con- nected to the overhead lines at each end through double throw oil switches and can be placed in service by simply operating the switches at each end of the line.
The ornamental street lighting system consists of 46 concrete standards, with aluminum brackets which extend 5 feet from the post. The lighting units are General Electric Form 32 equipped with No.
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162 medium alabaster globes and 1000 candle power lamps suspended 20 feet above the street.
Each post is arranged for a cutout in the base so that the lamp may be disconnected from the circuit in case of trouble.
The new street lighting circuit runs direct to the power sta- tion and is connected to a regulating transformer with 20 ampere coils, thereby eliminating the use of insulating' coils in the lamps or posts.
The cost of the underground construction, including the orna- mental street lighting, was as follows :
Ducts .and Manholes $20,622.74
Cables and Installation
14,767.03
Service Connections
1,243.04
Ornamental Street Lights
8,476.58
Engineering and Plans
638.53
Total Cost
$45,747.92
Estimated Cost
$43,070.06
Cost in excess of estimate.
$2,677.86
The following is a list of the firms who furnished material and labor for the underground construction :
Graybar Electric Company
Boston
Fiber Duct
Geo. H. Buckminster Co.
Boston
Steel Duct
Simplex Wire & Cable Co .:
Cambridge Lead Cable
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. Boston
Transformers
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co.
Boston
Transformers
Condit Elec. Mfg. Co.
Boston
Oil Switches
F. S. Hardy & Co. Boston
Potheads
George H. Wahn Company
Boston Concrete posts and brackets
General Electric Supply Corp.
Boston Lighting units and cutouts
Wetmore-Savage E. S. Co.
Boston Regulator and Panel
Mechanics Iron Foundry Co.
Boston Manhole Frames and Covers
Wendell Bancroft & Co.
Reading Brick, Cement and Plank
Fred F. Smith
Reading Compound and Plank
R. C. Allen Construction Co.
Worcester Conduits and Manholes
James Sugden Company
Boston Installing Cable and Lamp posts
Clapp & Leach, Inc.
Reading Building Connections
Davis & Abbott
Reading Engineering and Plans
George W. Ellis Co., Inc.
Boston Removing old poles
The Edison Elec. Il1. Co.
Boston Testing Cables
On the following pages are cuts showing the appearance of Read- ing Square before and after the removal of the poles and overhead construction, also a cut showing the layout of the underground system.
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STREET LIGHTING
We have installed 34 additional lights during the year, of which 25 were installed on the following streets in Reading : Haverhill Street 4, Pleasant Street 1, Ash Street 1, Bond Street 1, West Street 1, Scotland Road 1, Winthrop Avenue 1, Walnut Street 2, and Reading Square 13.
The following lights on private streets, which have been accepted by the Town, have now been made public lights : Shackford Road 1, Wells Road 1, Pinevale Avenue 2, and Glen Road 1, a total of 5 public lights added.
The lighting on Salem Street from Harnden Street to the Wake- field line has been improved by the installation of 16 new type Wheeler fixtures with diffusing globes and 250 candle power lamps.
Further improvements are planned for the coming year on Main Street, from the square to the North Reading Line, and on Woburn Street the entire length.
METERS
We have added to our system 239 meters during the year, and have completed the periodic inspection and test of meters in con- sumers premises.
Frequent inspections and tests are made on all power meters in order to guard against loss of revenue.
A record of inspections and tests is shown below :
Meters tested in meter room 975
Periodic tests of lighting meters in consumers premises 708
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