Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-10-17
BELLOWS FALLS BUDGET.
Interesting Facts About our Excellent
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Few, II any, towns In New England have a more
satisfactory and reliable electric light plant than
we, and at as low cost The plant Is owned by
the Fall Mountain Paper company, the dynamos
located in the mills and run wholly by water
power The iucandescent system Is Of the Edison
patents and was started ON a small scale IN 1881
with one dynamo only, which has been increased
10 four at the present time, with a capacity Of
2iOO lights There are now about 1850 lamps In
the different circuits Nearly all our places Of
business and mills are lighted from this source,
and since the beginning. nine years ago, they
have been faithfully lighted, except one evening.
when they were not run at all, aud another even
ing when only portion could be worked. which
was the first evening the opera house was lighted
There have been three or four times only when
the lights have gone out temporarily, and then
for a few minutes only. We think that no other
plant In New England eau show a better record
than this. The prices charged are only one cent
per hour per lamp, and the time is not far distant
when they will come into general use In dwellings
few now using them The quality Of light is
good and gives general satisfaction. The lamps
are ~ l6.candle power principally, while In some
OF the stores those Of 50-candle power are run
The dynamos are run so as to give 90 volts as
minimum, but more Of the time II equals " The
small dynamos are run during the day and at
night two Of the larger ones are always run
For street lighting Thomson. Houston dynamo,
OF a capacity Of 80 arc lights Of AO-candle power
n,
cent machines. This was started only about two
months ago and the plant Is proving satisfactory
to the public In every respect AZ the annual cor
poratiOn meeting In April II was voted 10 appro
pirate 5000 for this purpose and a contract was
at once made with the Fall Mountain Paper com
pany, which In comparison with other places, is
lower IN price and better service Is rendered than
any other locality we have In mind The village
voted to have 30 lights. which Is hardly enough to
give good service IN summer because OF the large
number Of shade trees. and In some instances the
locations Of the lamps are To be- changed some
what 50 as to render better effect. still as a
whole the plant may be- said to have been more
successful In It's start than any other In the vicin
ity, and II rs popular with our citizens. Few, II
any, would like to return to the old kerosene ~ s-
TEN. despite the large addition In cost. Street
lighting by Kerosene cost the corporation about
an average Of $50 while the present service costs
about s2UOO, and is likely to be- increased some
what at the next annual meeting 10y additions to
the lamps At the present tme there are ~
lamps running, 30 paid for by the village, one OF
two by the railroads and the TEST are ~ use IN the
various mills principally IN the mixing rooms Of
the paper mills. it having been found that this
lamp is much superior t. all other lights IN dis.
tnguishing the COlois and shapes Of the stock TO
be used. There arr two circuits about the village,
| that running through the square and To the depot
containing six lights which are run all night,
while on other streets they are shut of at l2:@
A few weeks ago the village Of North walpole
voted to have six lights put IN connected with our
| service, which i- being done now. The poles are
nearly all set, aud ii is expected that the lights
will be In shape as to be- turned on either Sat
! urday or Monday night next This VIII add much
To- the beauty Of our place and its surroundings In
| the night, aud shows a large amount Of enterprise
| upon the part Of the people over the river. The
prices charged to our village are upon basis OF
| S6j per year for each light, while owing 10 the
| distance across the river and the cost of main.
| tenance. they pay S15 per light and the lights
will be run till 1890 only The villages are Ger.
tainly to be- congratulated upon the reliable ser
| vice given them at very small comparative cost
! Other places in Vermont where are lights are
used, pay as follows:
NOR RTuttlelbpTD. y
| Adams SIS ~; Montpelier. SO; Burlington,
! $50 81; Brandon. So. Rutland S1lsO; Winooski,
| 500 ~.
Thus 1t will be- seen that We have hrst.claSs ser.
| vice, aud at a moderate comparative cost.