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The New Haven Heat Supply Company was incorporated by the Connecticut legislature in March 1879 but the company did not begin supplying steam until April 1882. This system was the second to use Holly's "double system" that used one pipe to deliver high pressure steam to customer's steam engines with a separate pipe to distribute the exhaust steam from these engines to other customers for heating.
The company was basically insolvent by May 1884, but its customers continued to support the system until it finally shut down in June 1908.
References
1879 An
Act incorporating the New Haven Heat Supply Company, March 25, 1879.
1882 "Ready
for Business," New Haven Evening Register, April 24, 1882,
Page 1.
The Steam Supply Company. A few days ago steam was turned into the
mile or so of double mains put down by the company and they were found to
be perfect at every point.
1884 "Lost
Money From the Start," New Haven Evening Register, May 31,
1884, Page 4.
The New Haven Heat Supply company lost $5,700 on last season's
business. Sixty customers took steam from the company during the
winter. A stockholder is authority for the statement that the
company is willing to sell its plant, which cost $75,000, for $25,000.
1884 "No
Money In Supplying Heat from a Common Center," American Gas
Light Journal 40:301 (June 16, 1884)
New Haven Heat Supply Company shut off steam from its pipes on the fifth
of last May. A large stockholder in the concern said that the loss to the
company during the past season had been $5,700, and stated the business
had always been operated without profit. He further said that the
proprietors were willing to sell the rights, plant, etc., for the sum of
$25,000--the original cost of same having been $75,000. The business of
supplying steam heat from a central station was proclaimed, at the outset
of the scheme, to be one of the grandest schemes of the age. It is rather
pitiful now, from the numerous wrecks announced, to contrast these glowing
promises with the actual results accomplished. Among the defunct steam
heating corporations may be mentioned those of Troy, N. Y.; Detroit,
Mich.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Burlington, Iowa; Hartford, Conn.; Lynn, Mass.,
and one in New York city. Per contra to this it should be said
that the surviving company at present operating in this city, claims to
have been perfectly successful— even going so far as to say that interest
on the plant is easily earned. Perhaps.
1884 "The
Heat Supply Company," New Haven Evening Register, August 19,
1884, Page 4.
New life has been infused into the New Haven Heat Supply company.
Several of its stockholders have put in additional capital and the company
is now ready to make contracts for the supply of heat. They expect
to have everything in readiness to turn steam into the pipes on the first
cold day in September. This year the meter system will be done away
with and buildings will be supplied by contract.
1884 "Has
Leased Its Plant," New Haven Evening Register, November 12,
1884, Page 1.
Articles of association have been filed at the town clerk's office for the
New Haven Heating company, an organization form to lease and operate the
works of the New Haven Heat Supply Company.
1889 The
Morning Journal-Courier, May 8, 1889, Page 2
Mr. Holly, late superintendent of the New Haven Heat Supply, was
presented with a diamond pin by his friends before his departure for
Syracuse, N. Y., yesterday. Mr. F. A. Carleton will take Mr. Holly's place
aa superintendent, in connection with his plumbing business.
1889 "Will Continue Business," The Morning Journal-Courier, May 20, 1889, Page 2
1890 "Notice,"
The Morning Journal-Courier, October 11, 1890, Page 3
Notice is hereby given that the Superior Court for New Haven County,
upon a petition for the winding up of the affairs of the New Haven Heat
Supply company, a corporation organized under the laws of the state of
Connecticut, has appointed Frederick A. Carleton of New Haven receiver of
said corporation, and has limited the period of four (4) months from
October 15, A. D. 1890, for the exhibition of claims against said
corporation, and has ordered that all claims not exhibited to the
undersigned within said period shall be forever barred.
Published by order of court. FRED ERICK A. CARLETON, Receiver..
1892 "Steam
Heat," The Morning Journal-Courier, July 9, 1892, Page 2
F. A. Carleton, for many years superintendent and manager of the New Haven
Heat Supply company, located at the cor ner of George and Temple streets,
has leased the plant of the company for a term of years and will continue
furnishing steam heat to former customers of the company during the coming
season.
1903 The
Metal Worker 59(4):53 (January 24, 1903)
Owing to the large increase in the price of coal, the New Haven Heat
Supply Company of New Haven, Conn., who supply steam heat through the
streets of the city, have been compelled to notify their customers of an
increase of 140 per cent. in the price of steam over last season.
The company have been supplying heat up to the present at the same rate as
last season, but state that they are compelled to increase their rate, as
they are themselves paying 150 per cent. more for coal since January 1
than they did last year.
1906 "Death of F.A. Carleton," The Morning Journal-Courier, March 27, 1906, Page 1
1908 "Heat
Supply Concern to Quit Service," The Morning Journal-Courier,
June 15, 1908, Page 1 | Part
2 |
Absorbed by United Illuminating Company, Steam Heating System Ceases
Operations.
1908 The
Metal Worker, Plumber, and Steam Fitter 70(2):70 (July 11,
1908)
The United Illuminating Company, New Haven, has bought up the New Haven
Heat Supply Company and will stop supplying steam heat.
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