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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1951
Page
14
The Municipal Utilities Board in Decatur led early feasibility work on a city gas venture. From February 1949 it evaluated buying the old gas plant and mapping a 20 year growth, projecting $2 million in gas revenue and a $1.15 million system, with 36 000 residents by 1969.
Progress updates show 51.14 miles of pipe laid by May 1 with 8 plus miles more to reach near 60 miles. The 193 miles of old system, 2.5 miles feeding from Tri Cities line, and 1,100 service lines added frame the expansion led by C E Adams construction.
The Decatur gas distribution system serves 5,000 customers and is designed for minimal expansion, with major upgrades not expected for the next 20 years.
The report notes about 60 miles of service lines are planned or completed with additional footage to be set. The figures cover total existing and planned underground lines and anticipate further expansion beyond the stated mileage.
A city survey of prospects in February 1950 found 1,310 interested users with only 13 deemed uneconomical to connect. The gas lines were planned to serve the remaining customers.
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