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head at 450 R.P.M., driving four 5000 Kv.A. three-phase, 60- 

 cycle, 6600-volt generators. There are also two 300-H.P., 400- 

 R.P.M. turbines, two 200-Kw. 125 volts exciters, and twelve 

 1667-Kw.-^ 6 ^V v lt water-cooled step-up transformers arranged 

 in four banks. Also the necessary switching and lighting arrester 

 equipment. 



The entire cost of the development was as follows: 



GENERATING PLANT 



Water rights $30,000.00 



Hydro-power plant, land 168,696 . 50 



Building fixtures and grounds 208,621 . 33 



Dam, intake, flumes, reservoirs, penstocks 1,156,728.24 



Equipment 200,640.66 



Total $1,764,686.73 



SUBSTATION 



Equipment $85,577 . 20 



Building, fixtures and land 110,619 . 40 



Total $196,196.60 



TRANSMISSION 



Land $66,226.65 



Equipment 118,193.23 



Sundry 2.89 



Total $184,422.77 



GENERAL EXPENDITURES 

 (During Construction of Plant) 



Office furniture and fixtures $2,993 .91 



Engineering and superintendence 95,866 . 87 



Injuries and damages 85 . 00 



Interest '. . . 83,860.47 



Miscellaneous 26,872 . 00 



Total $209,678.25 



Grand total $2,354,984.35 



COST OF HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANTS 



E. V. Pannell in Electrical News for February 15, 1917, gives 

 the following capital cost of four undertakings, that of the fifth 

 being estimated. The costs are separated in five items, which, 

 for comparison are also shown graphically in Fig. 405, p. 716. 



