Show gardane association extends lines and plans improvements at the re regular gular monthly meeting of the board of directors or of the gardano power association in richfield during the past week manager lester spencer reported that line extension had been completed into the antimony and spry areas U L allen alien euial electrification field engineer completed the official e lieck check of the construction wednesday of last week it was said these two extensions will add new members to the system who will receive power as soon as tian formers and house wiring materials are available most host of the small transformers are in place which will take care caia of small household appliances and lighting giving a two wire service three killa volt amp p capacity and larger transformers are required for larger loads including stoves stoics where three wire vire service is needed the total length of the new extensions is miles all single phase construction in wayne county 17 miles of three phase lines 20 miles of two phase eliase lines and 31 miles ot of single phase lines linee together with 27 miles of secondary line 95 miles in all was completed last fill fall at a cost of sixty six thousand dollars was spent for the antimony and spry extensions and tor for a new canal cabal at the torrey plant making a total of oe spent by hie t lie association in new construction during dining the past 18 months it was stated that an additional will be invested in two 11 new 1 killa watt diesel gener generators atols one torrey toney and one at hatch these new generating units are to be I 1 in operation by september or of this year A single phase line to doulder boulder has been approved appi oved by the design and construction division of REA it was stated and Is being processed by the application and loans division it if approved by the applications and loans division the line willbe constructed tills this year it was vas said officials of the association said that it was their object to complete an area coverage with the support of REA and it if the boulder line Is approved and constructed this object will have been realized the FIsh fishlike fishlake lake extension it was said bald has been approved by REA and Is to be constructed in the very near future tile the association it was stated Is serving 1300 members including antimony and spry over miles of line the average consumption Is around 55 killa watt hours ours per member which Is below the national however 0 w it la Is expected that t this h is amount will wil i increase as appliances become available the directors and management feel that with new improvements and proposed improvements made in the system that the continuity and dependability of service will be second to none in this area the members it Is felt by the board will and should be proud of their system sin since ce it Is owned and controlled by them through their representative members on the board of directors R N campsey construction company of oe denver colorado was the construction contractor on oil all the new lines flora engineering gi co of cheyenne wyoming did the engineering work on the wayne county construction and hollis W harris did tile the elagin engineering earing work on the spry and antimony extensions |