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Herman %mewl Chant wile the
first superintendent et the Clinton
PisbiiC UtiNtien: Csersniseiest. He
vd111 born in INC .
An his early lite, he was a very
skilled cabinet soaker. During the
19M's. he .became interested in
electricity and he took an I.C.S.
course , on that subject. He
became very adspt, tee, at• this
endeavour and being
mechanically inclined. be was
responsible for building a
number of electric meters and
generators, at well as a .number
of other electrical instruments,
such as a wheatstooe bridge and
spark coil .medical sets.
During all this time. he was
mechanical superintendent at the
W. Doherty Organ Factory in the
plantthat was on Raglan 'Street
andlater burned down in 1111. He
continued on in` the same
capacity in the new factory. Mr.
Doherty called him a mechanical
wizard.
In 1913, he was put in as
superintendent of the Clinton
Electric Light Plant and the
water works department:
In 1914; these utilities were put
under the Clinton Public Utilities'
Commission of which he was
superintendent until his death in
1929. at the age of SS.
A.E. RUM$ALL
1929 - 195S
Albert Ernest Rumbail some
years before the Public Utilities
was formed was working for the
Clinton Electric Light Company
as an electrician and steam
engineer. and he took his shift at
operating the Electric Light
Plant and a good many times. he
was on the midnight to 7 a.m.
shift.
When the town took over the
Electric Light Plant. Mr.
Rumball continued on with the
Utilities and became superin-
tendent in 1929 after the death of
the PUC's first superintendent.
11.B. Chant.
Mr. Rumball.carried on in his
rapacity as superintendent until
the end of 1953. when he was put
in as assistant superintendent.
Ile held this position until June
30. 1915. when he retired. He died
in 1959 at the age of 72.
JAIEZ E. RANDS
1954 - 1}M
HO?SxN:.
. As a young boy. Jabez Rands
was very interested in the
mysteries of electricity. When he
went to high school. he took up
studying it and bought a sew
books on the subject.
garly in 1923...he went to the
Utilities' . office and wondered
about getting a job on the hydro.
but the answer he received was
not enlightening and Mr!tRands
thought his chances were not too
good,
llowever.--to his surprise.
-sometime later. Mr. N.B. Chant.
PUC superintendent at the time.
:asked him if he was stili in-
terested in working with elec-
tricity
After two days consideration.
he said he would take the job for
better or for worse and - on May
1st: 1923. Mr. Rands started vrith
the Clinton --Public' Utilities
Commission 'in an engagement
that was to last nearly 'Si years.
The work was • not too tiring
because of the varieties of jobs.
including putting up line wires.
wiring houses. doing waterworks
jobs. and reading hydro and
water meters. • e
Or January let, 104, Mr.
lands became superieteedsitt el
the Aiiic Ut M len Cwwmiesi s.
Yens goer toe tide wee duinged sRNA ARMSTRONG MARYANNE CALDWELL
le osessesr. lie held this.peeitiee
rat the cod et HST when be war ALBERT VALKINSMO DAVID FAWC ETT
.:M seeirlosit bed be
retired at the end et 1 He died
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