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The Williamsport Steam Company was incorporated on July 15, 1884 and built a system that began operating on November 1, 1884.
The system was shut down on September 28, 1917 due to the high price of coal..
References
1892 History
of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Page 370: The Williamsport Steam Company, started for the purpose of
warming buildings, offices, and private residences, was organized in 1884
with a capital stock of $150,000, the bulk of which was taken by citizens
of Williamsport. The cost of the plant was $112,000, at least $60, 000 of
which was for labor. They put up a building in which were placed six
boilers of 125 horsepower each, and mains over five miles in length were
laid underground in the principal streets. On the 1st of November, 1884,
the company commenced furnishing steam, and the first year they heated
2,784,000 cubic feet of space. It has since run up to about 10,000,000
cubic feet. About 9,000 tons of bituminous coal, at a cost of $15,000, are
consumed annually, and the works are in operation seven months in the
year. Buildings a mile distant from the boilers are easily warmed. The
officers for 1892 are: President, E. R. Payne; I secretary, James A. Pugh;
directors: H. W. Watson, B. C. Bowman, J. R. T. Ryan, Henry W. White;
managers, P. B. Shaw and Godfrey Hess. About seven miles of main pipes
have been laid. The water used in making steam costs $975 a year.
1917 "The
Williamsport Steam Company," Williamsport Sun-Gazette, April
27, 1917, Page 1.
Have not yet received quotations on their fuel for next season.
1917 "To Discontinue Serving Heat," The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 19, 1917, Page 4.
1917 "Quit
Heating Account High Price of Coal," The Allentown Leader,
September 22, 1917, Page 7.
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