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328 TECHNICAL WORLD MAGAZL\E<br />
water works plant, street lightint,^ system,<br />
municipal stone (|uarrics and<br />
uni(|ue among the cities of America—an<br />
asphalt plant where the material for laying-<br />
and repairing street pavements is<br />
produced. Now, taking another great<br />
step forward, Winnipeg is approaching<br />
the completion of a great hydro-electric<br />
power plant, publicly owned, and capable<br />
of producing a maximum of sixty thousand<br />
horse power, per year.<br />
The ])!ant is being built and will be<br />
comjileted next spring at Point Du T.ois,<br />
sixty miles from the city, where the Winnipeg<br />
River drops over a fall of thirtythree<br />
feet. The city has purchased a<br />
right-of-way one hundred and fifty feet<br />
wide and sixty miles long leading direct<br />
to the plant. It has also purchased a<br />
quantity of land lying just outside the<br />
city limits, and at present undeveloped,<br />
wh'ich will be held for future sale to<br />
manufacturers at a cost not to exceed<br />
two hundred dollars an acre. This land<br />
is located where all railroad facilities<br />
are available and improvements leading<br />
to it are now under construction.<br />
For the purpose of securing funds for<br />
the building of the dam, power plant<br />
and transmission lines, forty year city<br />
bonds were issued, finding a market in<br />
London, to the amount of $3,250,-<br />
000.<br />
The object of building the great ])o\ver<br />
plant is to provide a large supply of<br />
power, which will be available to manufacturers<br />
at low rates. This is necessary<br />
because there are no coal or other<br />
fuel deposits close to Winnipeg and production<br />
of power by means of .steam is<br />
therefore a most expensive process.<br />
When the Point Du Bois plant is<br />
opened ])ower will be available at rates<br />
varying from eighteen to twelve dollars<br />
])er horse ])ower per year, the plant<br />
working, of course, night and day.<br />
It is expected that, within a year or<br />
two after the plant is opened, the receipts<br />
from the sale of power will not<br />
only pay the running expenses, but will<br />
be sufficient to establish a fund for the<br />
redemption of the bonds at their maturity.<br />
The municii)al ])lant will also furnish<br />
power for city lighting and other mu-<br />
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