Lengthy correspondence appears in this week's "Bulletin Municipal" between the Compagnie Frangaise de Tramways et_d'Eclair-age Electrique et des Eaux de Changhai and the French Municipal Council in which are discussed the proposals of the first named transmitted from Paris by cable to meet the demands of the French Municipal Council for an improve-went in the three services maintained by the company, viz, tramways, electric light and water.
The Company's programme is as follows (1) Immediate construction of a new Central electricity generating station, 8 metres long by 25 metres wide, capable of containing plant to produce 20,000 kilowatts, in which will be placed next year two groups of machinery capable of producing a total power of 2,000 to 2,400 kilowatts, thus bringing the present capacity for electric lighting up to 2,600 to 3,000 kilowatts. Buildings, machinery, mains, etc., have been planned to deal" with 15,000 to 16,000 kilowatts.
(2) For the water supply the company proposes to double the normal surface and- output of the filters, to extend pumping to the middle of the river, to double the capacity of the mains and to increase the capacity of the water towers to twice their present figure.
(3) For the tramways: to repair the tramcars at, present in service. to purchase trailers in 1920 and large cars with motors in 1921; to erect two sub-stations of 800 kilowatts with feeders.
The company adds that it is impossible to consider such a programme insufficient, representing as it docs an expenditure of more than Frs. 50,000,000; the ratios of expansion, it says, are greater than those in the International Settlement where the extension of the electric light has led to a loan which is onerous on the ratepayers.
In meeting the demands of the Council the company state they have adopted a solution necessitate ing the heavy purchase of new material. and then proceed to tail the increase in their personnel which is contemplated.
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