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Show AUDIT OF ACCOUNTANTS OI5CL05E5 I LIGHTING PLANT IS LOSING i The Son In Us lat lue (February IV.tli) Rim publicity to tl,c ,.. IhIoh ns a matter or newt to Its Prlco leaders. The ottrn from tliei. were 'ism exhuuMcel. Its rcpublle-utlon this vcrck ought so,,,,),. ,."? miiml for Sims with ik-cmuis who failed In Bet n t-op) of th, iicvc, lnt week. At the Instance of I'tnh Power und Light compati) of h t Myt which has recently made overtures for tho purchase of the lr c mnnLii electric lighting and power plant. J. H. Hcholefleld, n ccrtlflci ., , , Fait lke City, and Arthur J. I.oe or Price, lately went ov.r the bo0v.' the city pertaining to the plant. Ctnh Power nnd Light sent SU r riM W while Arthur J. !.c wns named by Major llorsley to represent i c , 1( " Halt lvko City coriMirallon asking thnl someone to represent lb nam iriw be named. The action of Ma)or llorsley In naming Arthur J l, , , the consent of the city council. Me-srs. Hcholefleld nnd I.cc ni th-the th-the leooks of the city pertaining to the lighting and power p'a i.vi ns May t, 1910. (when the plant first went Into operation) nnl , t, i-,iT nry I. 19DS. The reMtrl as submitted shows nn operating loss during II i em, $19,0X.6, alter crediting $11,309.74, power nnd light used I H;.,i, regular customers' rates ror street lighting, pumping and other i so t, . elty or Price. That readers of The Sun nnd taxpayers and iltiz n Kt-may Kt-may Inform themselrea In the matter a summnry of nil transj i r. u i. below. Further Information In detail may be haJ by consult) th f, itsolf. which goes Into the matter Item by Horn, nnd now on fil, t tho offl, of Arthur J. I.ee. The summary follows: PIIOPKKTV ACCOUNTS Plant engineering $ CIS 00 Power house- e-instritctlon 13,969 31 Meters 1,070.01 Installation lfi.193 CI Pole lines and street lighting system 0,976.1 J Itcl-aten to eustemem (add to Installation) 150.75 $ ,in OPIIHATINO ACCOUNTS Wiring supplies ) l,260.0r, Wiring labor . 509.52 Operating lalxir 3,791. C2 Oil nnd waste C7X.I0 Fuel 3,951.62 Itcpnlrs nnd mulntenanre 6,701. X7 .Miscellaneous supplies 3C9.00 (leneral plant supplies 110.65 Office and collection expense 660.9C I Jimp renewals (street lighting system) 1.260.76 Operating contract (Jewkes and Mnnson) 37,902.10 Holler Insurance 132.CS lll.lllt IllTii) IIAHMNHS Total charges made ngnlnst customers '...133,309 09 tteeelved from Manson lease 900.00 Ilalanres due from consumers (turned In from J, II. Manson March 1, 19U) s 631.29 Iteeclvrd on aeeoutit of wiring done for customers, 1910 and 1911 D3777 IJSIU fllrret lighting $10,767.31 Pumping plant 3.IS0.79 Lights City Hall mhcI library (estlmnli-d) 260.00 Preimhl Insurnnee -31.01 IlltH ' $I)'H' ILVPIINsHS 0ratlng oxpetHe $16,90X11 Interest , 9.333.4S Depreelutlon ll.63fl.7S Dlseount to eustumers 1,067.06 Overcharges credited hack to eon-unuir 27.65 Unecdleetable necHiunts (charged off) SX.0I Hstlmate-el tiueollestahlc neeounts 908.69 1(1 ltd Total loss to rlty II) n Meiers owned nnd In use 9 Flat rate customers Total consumer. February I, 1910 r smiBaas:iiB9aisa - |