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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1942
Page
10
From Carbide Gas To Bright White Way calendar of Graettinger council details linking power franchise. Election costs covered by taxpayers avoided while a 25 year franchise is sought. Rates, contracts, and proposals discussed with Mankato and Humboldt plants cited as alternatives. Citizens expect electricity within twelve months.
At a Tuesday city council meeting a tentative agreement with Northern Town Ges Electric Co to install an electric lighting system in Grachtinger was reached. The line would run from Emmetsburg to this place with electricity billed at Emmetsburg rates. a 24 year franchise will be sought. Meter rent of 2k monthly is dropped. Voters will decide in a fall special election. The company covers all installation costs including street lighting. taxpayers pay nothing. Property owners on the council area will face the decision.
City council members have advanced Graettinger toward a modern lighting system. The issue of installing electric street lights remains debate talk for now, with business leaders possibly deciding later. Voters will face the question soon.
In Green town the electors approved a franchise for Northern Texas Gas & Electric Co. by 96 to 66. A total of 162 votes were cast, with turnout lower than the spring election. Transmission work will start after equipment arrives, aiming to turn on lights by April or May if weather allows. The 25 year term and reliance on gas opposed by some. supporters foresee wired homes and businesses benefiting from electricity.
The Graettinger electric light system went live Saturday night after lengthy preparation. Lights along Main Street and several corners proved satisfactory and many homes already wired. The project began after Northern Iowa Gas & Electric Co secured a 25 year franchise at November 13 vote 96 to 66. Power use and gas plant plans are to be decided, with carbide supply lasting about six weeks.
The text compares electrical flow to water, noting the voltage message travels at light speed about 186000 miles per second while electrons move only inches per second. It explains that raising pressure at one end is felt instantly at the other, even though water itself travels slowly.
The Graettinger Power Plant under Superintendent Merlin Geving invites a Saturday open house. Visitors will meet staff including secretary and bookkeeper Mies Gudrid Nane and workers W. H. Noble and Ralph Rasmussen. Guests can tour, sign the guest book, enjoy coffee, and view the veneered blinds, fluorescent lights, and screened windows.
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