COMMISSION ON ELECTRIC LIGHTING

FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

NOVEMBER 15, 1905.

HON. GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN,

Chairman, Board of Estimate and Apportionment,

New York City.

Sir: The accompanying Report D gives the cost of construction and operation of a City electric plant, to supply all the City lighting by electricity, -to the entire exclusion of gas,-for streets, parks, public buildings and other public places in the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. This plant, built in accordance with these specifications, will ensure service equal to or better than that now given. Including land, buildings and all equipment for a central station of a capacity of 15 000 kilowatts and a distributing system designed to supply 15 000 arc lamps and 200 000 sixteen candle-power incandescent equivalents, the total cost will be $9 485 000.

The total annual operating and fixed charges, including interest at 3.5 percent, depreciation at 6.0 percent, and all operating expenses, will be per year $1 424 000.

The central station included is made a duplicate of that for Manhattan and The Bronx, although the maximum load is 15 percent smaller; this furnishes an additional surplus.

The entire cost of a duct system for the restricted area in Brooklyn, as shown on the attached maps, and the main feeder runs to the central station, is included in this cost; only a part of this is required now, but it seems proper to in