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Turbo Exciter, Lake Union Steam Electric Plant, Seattle Municipal Light and Powtr System. Sw* \ I'>OJ Seattle began the construction of her Municipal Light 1 and Power Plant and System, fearless!) bonding herself a S ww requited, until, at this writing, the t<>t.ti _ bonds i-sueil for this purpose amount to $4,044.1 *000. The ctiiens have added to the plant a i' -ter lighting system on her principal streets and thoroughfares, costing by means of Uw.il improvement districts; from surplus and depreciation funds she lias invested in plant extensions 52.188.500.00, until toda> Se attle owns an tip to date Light ami Power Plant and S>stein cost ing $»t.fOO.OPOOO. which furnishes her citizens light anil power at the lowest rate in America. Prior to l'X\? the private cmipanies were charging twenty rent* per kilowatt hour for electric light. Due to the agitation for a Municipal Light and Power Plant, th** rate was lowered in I'll.' to twelve cent- per kilowatt hour. When the Municipal Light and Power Plant began supplying light for commercial purpose* the maximum rate was fixed at eight and one-half cents pej kilowatt hour. I'he companies met this rate wherever the Municipal Plant came into competition with them, but continued to charge the higher rate where no competition existed. July I. 1911, the Municipal Plant fixed its maximum rate at seven cents per kilowatt hour, and November 18, 1911. the comjwnv followed the city's lead and fixed its maximum rate at -cncii cents June 1, PM2. the rate of City Light was reduced t«» a maximum rate of six cents per kilowatt hour, and June 27, 1912, the private company followed suit, making the »amc rate. April 1, P>ls, the City Light rates were again reduced to a maximum rate of five and one-half cent- |>er kilowatt hour for resi dence lighting. The maximum business rate was fixed at four anil one-half cents per kilowatt hour and the maximum power rate at three and one-half cents. Seattle is America'* !>e»t lighted city, made «o because she ha« kept her Municipal Light and Power Piant and System always in the foremost ranks of progress, llcr light department is the pioneer in economical street lighting It was the first to u*e the tungsten lamp for street lighting, and the new nitrogen lamp was first used by Seattle for street lighting. Because of this new lamp twenty five thousand dollar* was cut from the budget allowance for street lighting in I°ls. on the recommendation of the Lighting Department. The following is a comparison of the price per candle power for street lighting j»cr annum in several of the leading cities of the country: Coit Per C. P. City. Lamp Used. Per Annum. Seattle Nitrogen Tungsten 12 6c P"rtiand Luminous Arc 17.0 c and 21 8c Sail Frann«-o ... Tungsten an<l Luminous Arc 33 >c and 245 c Angeles Enclosed Arc 28 2c itutte Enclosed Arc l''.7c Chicago Luminous Arc 20.3 c and 27 2c llnffalo Enclosed Arc and Luminous Arc.. 16.1 cto 27.2 c New York City.. Tungsten and Knclosed Arc 25.0 c to }2.3 c Seattle,, under S. ,\ rc an d Carbon Incan- K. Co. Centrait.. ,| c * ccn j 21.3 c and 47.2 c Seattle's Municipal Light and Power Plant and System's main hydro-electric plant i« situated at Cedar Fall#, in tlic Cascade Moun tains, forty miles from Seattle and but one-quarter of a mile from ffie town of Cedar Falls on the main line of tlie Chicago, Milwaukee Steam Turbo Generator, Lake Union Steam Electric Plant, Seattle Municipal Light and Power Syetem. STATEMENT OF EARNINGS, OPERATION, ETC j 1Q0.5 1900 1907 1908 19()9 • 1910 1011 1912 1913 * 1914 Revenue. $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 23,659.35 56,694.37 93,600.53 136,757.05 107,016.73 221,000.76 327,410.49 423,5i5.65 358,861.82 480,090.58 Interest 40,687.50 32,125.00 15,875.00 50, 125.00 58,847.50 78,550.00 84,957.50 83,625.00 83,625.00 84,078.20 I )enreciation 39,505.99 45,231.38 104,424.65 143,063.14 195,537.00 161,581.57 88,035.71 193,332.85 173,257.13 Surplus . $24,086.36 $20,717.66 $99,459.28 $103,427.16 $153,434.23 $191,696.53 $274,657.68 $310,967.24 Deficit $18,876.75 $11,025.43 an 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 Rates Throughout America, View of Steam Electric Plant From Eaetlake Avenue. Lake Union Steam Electric Plant, Seattle Light and Power Syitem. STAR—SATURDAY, JUNK 26. 1915. TAGIC 13 The Municipal l.ight and Power Plant and System l« a home Industry, owned by Se attle citizens. $1,190,000.00 of Its bonds are held In the school fund of the state, and $">4."0 of the total annual Interest paid hv the Light Department noes Into the State School Kund. The annual Havings to the users of electricity on their light nnd power hills because of this great public util ity amounts to nearly three-fourths of the entire tax levy for municipal purposes. Mr. Cltlxen, compare your present light Bnd pow. er bills with those of three, five and ten years at:o —the success of your Municipal Light and Power Plant Is conclusively prov ed by your bills, The Interest of the public In any publicly owned enterprise operated from earnings renter* In the financial operations of that enterprise. The Municipal bight and Power Plant and System of Seattle has yearly Is mied a state.nent of earnings and expenses and a financial statement of assets and lia bilities Intended to keep the |.a iron a and owners of thin meat utility Informed as re- Bards Its finances During tlil* HilmlnlHtrntlon a policy wan adopted of redeetnlni bonds yearly with the Kliiltln* fun I, Instead of the Inveatment of same In sei "irltlen July 27, 1914, $60,000.00 of Municipal l.lght and Power Honda, Series "A," 1902, wa» retired A gtimmary of the financial statements for 1903 to 1914, Inclusive, In given herewith: Boiler Room. Lake Union Steam Electric Plant. Seattle Municipal Light and Power System. and St Paul Railway. The capacity of the present generating plant i- 13,500 kilowatts. The electric current i- transmitted over two (■O,OOO-volt transmission line- to the main distributing station, located at Seventh Avenue and Ye-ler Way, from which central station the electric current i» sent out on the distributing system and to the various sub distributing stations located at West Seattle, l.allard, Fremont, llillman City and on the shores of Lake I'nion at Last lake Avenue and Nelson Place. At Seventh Avenue and Ye-ler Way is located a storage battery to safeguard the direct current service of the system. At Kastlake Avenue and Nelson Place is located an auxiliary hydro-electric plant which i- operated by the overflow of the \ olun tccr Park reservoir of the Water Department. I liis plant has a capac ity of 2,000 kilowatts and is used as a standby plant. Here i- also located the new steam electric plant. 'I his plant has a capacity of 10.000 kilowatts. It i- the la-t word in steam electric plant- and ha- already proved its worth in rendering a -afe and sta ble service to the patrons of this great public utility. It is planned to double the capacity of this ste»m plant in the near future, there by giving assurance that City Light will always be burning. There ha- jn-t been completed at the outlet of Cedar I.ake a new masonry dam for the purpose of impounding all the water of Cedar Lake and plans arc now being made for the further develop ment of the hydro-electric plant at Cedar halls. 'I he dam is a splen did structure, as firm a- the everlasting mountain t<> the rock base •f which it has been welded, and, like the mountain, w ill stand for all time. The City Lighting Department seeks to serve Seattle'- citizen* by studying the way- in which electric energy may he made to do the work in the home as well a- in the factory. Its contract division has compiled co-t data as to the expense of operating electric home hold equipment. It ha- 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 he sent to the homes of patron- t<> give instruction in the use and care of electric range*. An expert is sent to connect up each range sold. Nothing is left undone that will in any way add to the service. Co. .king by electricity is cleaner, cooler and safer than cooking by gas and costs no more. The Department <upplie« it* patrons with Gem lamps free and with high-grade clcctric Mazda lamp-- at cost. LAMP SCHEDULE—For Business and Residence Size Price 10 Watt Mazda $0.25 15 Watt Mazda 25 25 Watt Mazda 25 40 Watt Mazda 25 60 Watt Mazda " 25 I<lo Watt Mazda 50 100 Watt Mazda C 75 200 Watt Mazda C 1.50 300 Watt Mazda C 2.00 400 Watt Ma/da C Furnished by City 500 Watt Mazda C Furnished by City "50 Watt Mazda C Furnished by City 1,000 Watt Mazda C Furnished by City Additional reduction when purchased in large quantities. Interior of Generating Plant at Cedar Falls, Waahlngton.