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7 A A L LA*N i UjA.., OU1N UA1, (Jl'JJl wl, 1.710. Rome Buys Central Station Electric Cur rent For Her4,000,000- Gallon City Pump ROME’S CITY PUMPING STATION The City of Rome, Georgia, will hereafter use CENTRAL STATION ELECTRIC CURRENT of the GEORGIA RAILWAY AND POWER COMPANY for motive power in its 4,000,000-gallon (daily) city pumping station. The contract has just been signed and the ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN PUMP will displace the old-fashioned steam pumps now in use as soon as the necessary mechanical changes can be made. The City of Rome made this progressive move advisedly. Every other form of power capable of driving the city pump was considered along with ELECTRICITY from the Central Station. The city council and the mayor had frequent and lengthy conferences with representatives of every kind of machinery suitable for pumping purposes. Finally, however, on the advice of one of the foremost engineering firms in the South, Messrs. Solomon & Norcross, of Atlanta, Consulting Engineers for the City of Rome, the mayor and council decided to reject all other methods and install CENTRAL STATION ELECTRIC CURRENT as the most economical and most reliable power obtainable for the city pumping station. The contract with the City of Rome for this power specifies the standard rates and service of this company, the rates and service ANY MUNICIPAL INSTITUTION OR BUSINESS ENTERPRISE MAY USE ADVANTAGEOUSLY WHEREVER POWER IS NEEDED. ASK FOR ESTIMATES. CONTRACT DEPT Georgia Railway & Power Company ATLANTA