THE MUNICIPAL LIFE OF NOTTINGHAM II 



length of cast iron supply mains within the area is about 790 miles. 

 Water is supplied by the Corporation practically at cost price. 



Electricity 



Nottingham is particularly fortunate in its electricity supply. The 

 Electricity Department of the Corporation is wholly responsible for the 

 generation, distribution and administration of electrical energy in Notting- 

 ham and a large surrounding area. It is probably one of the most modern 

 and progressive supply undertakings in the country, and its consumers 

 approximate to 100,000. 



A modern super-generating station, with a capacity of 30,000 Kw. was 

 erected in 1925, an extension comprising 27,500 Kw. in 1928 and a further 

 30,000 Kw. came into operation at the end of 1935. This station en- 

 sures a cheap and abundant supply of electricity for all purposes. 



Whilst this super-generating station (one of the selected stations under 

 the Government Scheme) is located on the north bank of the Trent well 

 away from the centre of the city, the entire administration is efficiently 

 carried out from centrally situated offices in Talbot Street. 



The number of units sold during the twelve months ended the 

 31st March 1937 was 128,637,475; and 109,156,510 units were exported to 

 the grid scheme of the Central Electricity Board. 



Up-to-date electricity showrooms have been estabhshed in the new 

 Exchange Buildings — the very heart of the city — where every possible 

 assistance is accorded to consumers and prospective consumers. 



Gas 



The Gas Area extends far beyond the city boundaries and includes 

 650 miles of mains, spread over the total area of 140 square miles. The 

 number of consumers is 124,000 and the total quantity of gas sold per 

 annum is 2,700,000,000 cubic feet. There are three manufacturing 

 stations — Basford, Radford and Eastcroft — each of which is equipped 

 with modern plant of ample capacity for the district. In addition, some 

 700 million cubic feet of gas is purchased in bulk from the Pinxton Coke 

 Ovens eleven miles distant. 



The Department carbonizes approximately 150,000 tons of coal annu- 

 ally, and the works are complete with coke screening, cleaning and 

 grading plants which prepare 75,000 tons of smokeless fuel for use in 

 domestic and industrial furnaces and stoves. 



The special care given to ' Nottingham Coke ' over many years has 

 resulted in a very large increase in its demand for domestic and in- 

 dustrial use, and this is a contribution to the abatement of smoke in the 

 city. 



Over 2,300,000 gallons of tar are produced annually, and the whole 

 is distilled at the Department's tar distillation plant, producing large 

 quantities of British road tar, creosote, naphtha, light oils, carbolics and 

 pitch. 



The Ammonia Works produce 1,750 tons of artificial manure (neutral 

 sulphate of ammonia) per annum, and the Sulphuric Acid Works at 



