SCATTERGOOD STEAM PLANTLOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER

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Dedication of the Scattergood Steam Plant is a tribute tothe genius and leadership of Ezra F. Scattergood, the fatherof the municipal Power System of Los Angeles. From hisearliest association with the City of Los Angeles in 1906,he devoted more than 40 years to the unselfish service ofthe people of this city, having as his constant goal the pro­viding of ample low cost power to enable the communityto grow and prosper. Through his labors, the citizen-ownedPower System was established and became one of the mostimportant factors in the remarkable growth and deveiop­ment of Los Angeles.

The date of September 10, 1959, for the dedication of theScattergood Steam Plant is significant as the 50th Anniver­sary of the establishment of the Bureau of Los AngelesAqueduct Power, with Mr. Scattergood as Chief ElectricalEngineer. This marked the beginning of a program by thecity to develop the 'power potential of the Los AngelesOwens River Aqueduct, then in construction. In the nexttwo years, the people of Los Angeles gave their enthusiastic

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EZRA F.

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Ezra F. Scattergood 1871-1947Founder and First Chief Electrical Engineerand General Manager of the Power Systemof the City of Los Angeles.

support by approving a $3,500,000 bond issue for construc­tion of power plants on the aqneduct and by voting over­whelmingly in favor of the city establishing its own powersystem to distribute electricity to the community. The city'snew Department of Public Service, established in 1911,included a Bureau of Power and Light under Mr. Scatter­good along with a Bureau of Water Works and Supply underWilliam Mulholland. This organization became the Depart­ment of Water and Power in 1925.

Mr. Scattergood was one of Southern California's staunchestleaders in the struggle to win Federal government approvalfor the Boulder Canyon Project which resulted in construc­tion of Hoover Dam and its great power plant serving LosAngeles and the Southwest.

As an interesting comparison, the Scattergood Steam Plantwhen fully developed as planned will have a total powercapacity almost equal to the mighty Hoover Dam PowerPlant which Mr. Scattergood worked so hard to bringinto being.

SCATTERGOOD STEAMTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1959

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VVELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS BURTON S. GRANT

Assistant General Manager and Chief EngineerDepartment of Water and Power

EULOGY: EZRA F. SCATTEHGOOD'S

HISTOHIC CONTRIBUTION WILLIAM S. PETERSON

General Manager and Chief EngineerDepartment of Water and Power

PHESENTATION OF SCATTERGOOD STEAM PLANT

TO THE CITIZENS OF Los ANGELES J. C. MOLLER, JR.President

Board of Water and Power Commissioners

ACCEPTANCE FOH TH'E CITIZENS OF Los A1':GELES JOHN S. GIBSON, JR.President

Los Angeles City Counciland Acting Mayor of Los Angeles

UNVEILI1':G OF MEl\IOHIAL PLAQUE

AKD DEDICATION MISS ELISABETH SCATTERGOOD

GUIDED TOURSGuided tours of the Scattergood Steam Plant will be available to guests at the dedication,preceding the luncheon program, and immediately following, starting at 2 p.m. Time requiredfor tour approximately one-half hour.

Guided tours will be available to the general public during Open House at Scattergood'SteamPlant, Friday and Saturday, September 11 and 12, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday,September 13, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

BOARD OF WATER AND POWER COMMISSIONERS

J. C. MOLLER, JR., PresidentW. BALLENTIKE HENLEY, Vice-PresidentW. A. Sn.IPSON, JR.

J. A. THOMPSC)NLOYD WHIGHT

JOSEPH L. WILLIAMS, SecretaryDEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER

\VILLIAM S. PETERSON

General Manager and Chief EngineerBURTON S. GRANT

Assistant General Manager and Chief EngineerSAMUEL B. NELSON

Chief Engineer of 'Vater Works and Assistant M allagerIv AK L. BA TEMAK

Chief Electrical Engineer and Assistant ManagerFRANK TWOHYControllerGEOHGE C. SoppJoint System Head and Assistant ManagerGILMORE TILLMAN

Chief Assistant City Attorney for 'Vater and PowerPOWER SYSTEM

IVAN L. BATEMAN, Chief Electrical EngineerBHADLEY COZZEKS, Assistant Chief Electrical EngineerA. L. VVILLIAMS, Assistant Chief Electrical EngineerE. L. KAKOUSE, Engineer in ChargeDesign and Construction DivisionT. !\1. BLAKESLEE, Engineer in ChargeOperating and Maintenance DivisionCLA YTON M. ALLEN, Engineer in ChargeGeneral Plant Division

ROBEHT H. COCKFIELD, ManagerGeneral Sales Division

LOS ANGELES CITY-OWNEr.>

DEPARTMENT OF WATER & POWER

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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION:STEAM DESIGN B. G. HUME

A.F.FRENCHH. E. BURKE

J. C. HERRICK

ELECTRICAL DESIGN ... J. P. STRATFORDC. M. SHORTR. A. ERWINK. O. CARTWRIGHT

CIVIL & STRUCTURALDESIGN ANDADMII>:ISTHATIVE ..... L. T. MAHlNER

W. A. HUNSUCKERG. H. LITTLEL. H. ENGEL

CO::-JSTHUCTIOI>: J. F. MARISCAL\V. C. MASONH. M. WILLIAMSD.B.ALLEND. E. SPARKMANS. P. HIVERS

T. J. KEANEY

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE:OPEHATIOI>: A. C. WINGO

F. L. GossB.. C. ALEXANDERW. C. POE

GENERAL PLANT:R E. HOWLEYF. R. GOULDR.G.BOOTHA. W. HOWELL