Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-09-11
A TIMELY LETTER.
NAIL DRIVEN IN THE RIGHT PLACE
WORD ABOUT ELEcTRicT LIGHTS.

Mr. EDITOR In keeping With
your hitherto progressive spirit In
constantly urging our CITY Fathers t,
adopt such measures as will be OF
benefit to the tax payers, will you
allow me to call the attention Of OIL
city council through the colums oil
your valued paper to the necessity oil
procuring better lights for our st reefs
While the improvements in this de-
partment has been fully abreast with
the other work Of the present board
and in fact is we'll nigh perfection, 90
far as the old system of Street lamps
are concerned, yet the demands for
an improved system Of lights are con.
stantly increasing. Be it said here
to the credit of the present board
that they have entered their work
with gloves off and while scarcely
four months Of their term have expir
ed improvements meet Us on every
hand. But Mr. Editor to carefully
note in this communication all OF the
many Improvements made since thew
have been in office, woald be to de-
viate from the object SGT forth in the
beginning of this article and perhaps
to bore some of your readers, there fore
| shall endeavor to confine myself to
my original purpese and show by
careful estimation that the town will |
not only be greatly benefited by the
introduction of an electric plant. but
will eventually derive a handsome
income from the outlay Of capital.
A thorough canvass ofthe buisnese
portion of the town results in finding
that there will be used not less than
one hundred and fifty light. for the
stores alone. while the hotels and
offices will use one hundred more. to
this can be added with safety two
auudred for private residences, make.
nR q total of foar hundred and firtv
lights for private purposes, that will
-eturn q revenue OF two hundred and
'eveAtv dollars per month at the
usual rate of60 Cts per month for each
light. To this also caa be added the
TEN Of expense new incored in keep ,
ng the present lights in order, which
'ur worthy constable informs US WILL !
lot fall shsr: Of fifty dollars per {
month. Thus We have q monthly
ncome of three hundred and twenty
oilars, from which must be ded acted
ne running expenses Of the plant
'hich will not exceed. one hnndred (
nd thirty dollars per month. proyid-
,g Arrangements can i be effected e
hereby the fuel will be furnished !
y one of our large saw mills 10 con. :
deratien of furnishing lights for the n
'me. AS q result of the present '
We have a net monthly in m
'ne Of one hundred and ninty dollars u
the same time deriving the benefit
improved lights for our streets. -
ow as to the relative cost to the
place where two large
| lamps are employed to give light,
was learned that the oil consumed
mounted to two dollars and sixty &c
nts per month. and the breakage of r
imneys &c about Scots, or q total .
three dollars and ten cents. In a
is same place three electric lights a,
II equal the light given by the -"
mps, which at cost of 6Octs will o.
aeun' to two dollars \ nd forty cents al
in save 70 the proprietor u
20 cents per mouth. Il is not the l
rpose Of the writer Mr. Editor to r. r:
press upon the public the accuracy s,
this estimate, but to Invite dis S.
ssion that xilliead 70 an investi- ~
ton which am sure will be most r,
lisfsctery in its =rssults.- Trusting n
1t the sahject viii recieve your
art .approvz!
I. ReaaiR+ Yours &c We