Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-23


stein and The Witch OF Prague, by f..
Marion Crawford; The Countess Gisela
from the GERMANY. l.. Marlitt; One sum
mer, by Blanche Willis Howard; On the
Heights and Lorley and Reinbard, by b..
Auerbach; Walford, by Ellen OlueY XIX:
bricks Without Straw, A ". Tourgee;
The Heroine Of '49, Mary Z. Sawtelie;
The NeNcOm and The Rirgiuians by
VIM. M TGacEeiay. Miss Egta :. Cham-
berlain gave one cook, The Country OF the
Pointed FRS, by Sarah Orne JeweLt.
Electric Lights.
In ahother column appears a call for
special village meeting 10 see IL the yil-
lnge will give a franchise to the White
River Electric company lor the placing OF
the nee ssaly equipment Tor electric light
Ing along the streets and granting he
right TO maintain and operate the same.
At the meeting, which VIII be held
week from Monday evening, the white
River Electric company will make the fol-
lowing propositions
II the village OF Randolph will, under
Act No ia, OF the Acts end Resolves OF
1.-THE General Assembly OF 1896, empower
the White River Electric company to
erect along the streets OF said village,
maintain and operate for term OF ten
years, a line OF poles and wire for electric
lights for streets, public buildings and
domestic lighting IN said village, reserv.
ing 10 said village the power, by its trus-
tees, of locating the necessary poles and
/ performing their other duties under the
statutes.
! The White River Electric Co will, at its
own expense, build it's lines, paint its
/ poles and extend its wires to the inside OF
4 all buildings TO be lighted, bot the owner
OF building shall pay for the wire IN the
l building.
The company will furnish to the village
( 1000 candle power arc lights, IL the village
/ take not less than 20, al $50 per annum
/ per light, or incandescent 81 candle power
I lights, il the village take not less than 200,
I at % per light per annum, and for great
er number at the same rate.
Said company agrees TO furnish lights
/ to buildings as follows
4 TO stores, taking six or more 10 candle
power light, at = per annum per light.
To CHURCHES or public halls, taking sir
or more is candle power lights, ct 81 per
annum per light,
To all dwelling houses, taking six on
more 10 candle power lights, at $50 per
annum per light.
All lights above the number indicated
in each class TO be at the specified rate.
Street service 10 be on moonlig ht SEIZED I
ule, or 3l2 nights, ana shall run till 2:3O
a. m.
Domestic lights shall run all night.
The company agrees TO have street SER /
vice running by June 80, 1898, or all rights |
given by the village shall be forfeited.
This appears plain enough and liberal |
enough to suit every body " no really de- |
sires to see our streets and pubic and pri- |
vate dwellings properly lighted by the
modern method employed ia nearly every /
town OF the size OF Randolph.
To few points we wish to direct atten-
ton.
The White River Electric company is
liar 1T al
who are interested in the welfare OF this |
section. Prominent citizens OF Bethel |
and Randolph have the controlling inter |
est 1t is thoroughly reliable company
that makes this proposition.
The White River company has a con- /
tract with the Bethel Electric company |
(ouilders OF the dam in process OF erec-
ton below Bethel) by which the latter |
guarantees to the former the sole and eX-
elusive right to $50 horsepower il that /
amount is obtainable at the dam. The /
lowest estimate is that even in dry time /
it will never fall below that. Electrical 1
experts state that this amount OF power /
will generate all the electricity that will 4
probably ever be needed for lighting pur
poses here. The loss by transmission will /
be from eight TO ten per cent.
The White River company has the as
surance OF separate dynamo and COM
Dlete equipment at the station for hand
ling this power, so that no complication
is likely to ensue. The White River com.
paDy simply takes the electricity after il
is generated, transmits ii here and sells il.
The rates made by this company for
lighting are without doubt the lowest in
the country. They are lower than Beth
els and lower even than any rates made
by plants owned by municipalities. The
company expects to put in a great num-
Der of lights here to Offset for the low
rates. The rates for stores are somewhat
higher than for dwellings and for dwell
ings somew hat higher than for halls. This
is because the latter are used only occa-
sionally, the second only in part, while
the first are all used all OF the time when
lights are needed.
The company agrees to carry a branch
wire free to every building applying for
lights. The inside wiring, lamps, etc,
are put in by the owner. Their cost is
very moderate. The company will do the
wiring or the owner can do it himself.
Street lights will run when the moon
does not give adequate light and until
2:30 a. matter the arrival of night
trains. This is later than street lights are
run in Montpelier and most other places.
The domestic light can be run all night.
The cost is Insignificant. For street
lighting il means an expenditure of 81 900
a year instead of 500 as at present. The
extra tax would be about six cents on the ,
dollar-twelve cents on the poll. What
taxpayer would not give twelve cents to
see our streets lighted as they should be =?
On grand list OF go $4,000 property the
extra tax would be only 81 20 year. For
inside lighting the cost for six lights,
which would light the average dwelling
in better shape than at present, would be
only g year, os21-2 cents night. A
pint of kerosene costs that.
Above all, the village runs no risks on
the plant, has nothing invested, no in
to hook out for or interest to
pay and doesn't have the care OF anything
on its hands. -
Nobody is Obliged to take lights unless
they want them and they can stop at any
lime.
II Randolph wants electric lights, now
S the time to get them. There is no /,