Adequate Provisions Made by Utility to Supply Future Needs at Westchester

Prospective residents and business men of Westchester may rest assured that extensions of electricity and gas service will keep pace with the most rapid development of the community, according to a recent announcement by Vice President G. Learned of the Public Service Company of Northern Illinois.

"Adequate provisions have been made," said Mr. Learned, "for supplying Westchester with gas and electricity service to whatever degree is warranted by development in the region.

"The company’s engineering and construction departments are in possession of all available data concerning the prospective service requirements in Westchester and are prepared to start active work on the extension of electric wires and gas mains, as the need arises, in accordance with the company’s standard practice."

At present, according to Mr. Learned, the company has a high pressure gas main extending along Twenty-second Street and a low pressure main running from Hillside across Mannheim Road and into the boundaries of Westchester at Roosevelt Road. Both of these mains were complete last year and were installed in anticipation of Westchester’s future needs.

Special attention will be given, it is stated, to the capacity gas mains in order that house heating requirements can be adequately covered. All gas supplied to this western territory is generated in the company’s plant at Niles Center and transmitted in high pressure mains.

Provisions for electric service, it is announced, are equally promising. The north end of Westchester to Twenty-second Street will be supplied by means of a 4000 volt feeder line from the Bellwood sub-station. The south end and a portion of the eastern section will be supplied at the same voltage from the company’s electrical distribution center at Lyons. The western section probably will be supplied by a feeder line from the LaGrange sub-station. In all instances transformers will be installed, the function of which is to reduce the voltage to whatever is necessary for household and commercial purposes.