Telegram-herald., 1891-11-12
COST Or CITY LIGHTING
Forceful Tscts Conserving ths
Important Matter.
CassD RAPIDS lgOsG IHE LOWEST
In the csaatrv--Dss~iisA ssssss.sss ss
Dirsreot syst~u4s and the Sest 10
sAs kSssPsesiv. CITIES IN MAIN
SAss4sg gheEa.


by TIE Commoa CoIaell for tower
s-shtass. the question o. cost IS stssi
CT great interest 10 the tax payers
OF the city. A comparison with the
cost u .tsatlng II othss' cities SHOWS
taSia the cost n Grand Rapids is con-
si.eaalse low TIE average, b sa-ls 5l.3
eezits per capita, whLe the average c4
t~eu iy-thEee other cites is % cents.
OF these twenty three cites, Buffalo,
ut Al osasts per capita. pays the least.
ana Boston, at sl.2i per capita, the
ciost- Following = the expense in
a~tal OF the cities referred TO.
New York has 26,S7S street lamps.
Or these 25. ass are gas and they cost
xls.s3 year each. The 800 elec-
trio isgA;s ;here cost Sisl55 each aad
tho l26 vapor or gasoline lamps S23
| Total annual cost of S0a9.2l7, the
cost per capita OF population being
43 cents.
Chic.go has 80. .793 lamps: gas, "a
SIS lamps at $50; electricity. 4o2
lamps at Sos; vapor. 6.7lt mt $40;
the annual cost OF street lighting is
| SGio.Tsf or 5S cents per capita.
Philadelphia has 25.99t lamps; gas.
1870 at $3.50: electric. 1.ot5 at
| S11T.o3; vapor. CATS at sal; total
cost OF stseet lighting S736.6o5 or 10
cents per capita.
Brooklyn has 1o.S9O lamps: gas,
93s1 at soI-lS; electric 1909 at
s1S2.50; vapor none. 1Me annual
cost OF lighting IS $i74 ,OS2 or SO cents
| per capita.
St Louis has A. O91 lamps: gas. 691
at S3T; electric. 1921 n $7i.95; vapor
i6o at s2..96. The total cost OF
street lighting is $195 ,0i1 or As cents
| per capita.
Boston has 1880 lamps; gas. 9.95s
| at s3a.07: electric ToS at s237.25;
vapor 4S ut $26.oS. Tho total cost
- 1854 $40 or S124 per capita.
Baltimore has 7.112 lamps; gas
800 at S33; electric COZ at S1f6;
| vapor 1916 at SIS. The annual cost
| is 1904 .442 or 20 cents per capita.
San Francisco has 5,333 lamps; gas
$500 at $43.S0: electric 125 at S44o.-
81: vapor none. The annual cost OF
street lighting is S2Sl ,963 or Oh cents
| per capita.
Cincinnati has 9.SS3 lamps; gas
| 8. .1GS at S221S; electric none: vapor
1.115 at $21.2 Total annual cost
OF street lighting S217.541; per capita
| 73 cents.
Cleveland has S.26T lamps: gas 4 $50
at S1S54: electric Jog at S2Ol 80;
| vapor 3.322 at S14.92. Total cost
| S160. GA; per capita 61 cents.
Buffalo has $500 lamps; gas 4.31T
AT SPIT electric I. .223 at S155.I3:
varor none. Total cost S2S5,0f9 per
capita II cents.
New Orleans has 1.SoS lamps: gas
SIS at $50; electric $50 at s133.11;
wpor rome. Annual cost S171 ,311;
per capita II cents.
Detroit has S27 lamps; gas none;
electric, s27 at s14O.O5: vapor. none:
Annual cost, S11i1S21; per capita, sc
cents.
Milwaukee has 3,6S2 lamps; gas, p
$50 at S24.17; electric 312 at $3.50;
vapor, 90 at 500. Annual coit, $12O,-
62O; per capita, 50 cents
Washington has 5,9O4 lamps; gas,
53i9 at $50; electric, 1875 at S21O;
vapor, none. Annual cost, S156,705,
per capita, "a cents.
Newark mas 3.770 lamps; gas, 3d.
$50 az $3.50; electric, 3SS at SAG:
vapor, none. Annual cost, S122, ,oTO.
per capita, 81 cents.
Minneapolis has 5,S21 lamps; gas o.
S54 at $3.50; elecor!c, 10 at $50;
vapor. 1.772 at $21.40. Annual cost,
S166.51T; per capita. S1.01.
Omaha has 1341 lamps; gas,793 az
s31; electric, 8 at $3.50: vapor. $40
at S19.75. Annual cost, S36,i4S; per
capita, &c cents.
Rochester has 2719 lamps; gas. $40
at Sass; electric, 1873, at s61.46:
vapcr none. Annual cost. S171.795;
2er capJa S1.06.
st. Paul has 5000 lamps; gas. p
$50 ut S33 ;electrr. 80 at S12S:
vapor, 3,11O at S14.4o. Annual cost,
S411. 700, per capita, S1.0S.
Denver has 1850 lamps; gas. none.
e.cc.ric, 175 at $3.50; vapor, none.
ecrne. Annual cost, S101 800; per cap
tia o5 cents.
Indianapolis has 2,7OO lamps; gas,
$500 at SIS; electric. 100 at $50;
vapor. 800 at SIS. Total cost. S45.-
$50: per cap!tn. ~ cents.
Kansas City has 3.124 lamps: gas,
1900 at $50; eIectr.c. 124 at 5000;
vapcr, 1 400 at s27. Total cost. S64.-
600; per caplfa. ~ cents.
Grand Rapids has 2.3o5 lamps. cleo.
tric. 12o at S1oo.50; gas, ESQ at s12:
vapur. .535 at s6.36: per capita. last
gear. so censs-s32. 900 sov ca 900 in.
habitants. Under the new contract