The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-14
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Ordinance Governing tie New Plant Goes
to It's First E.eading-some Of Its
Provisions.

WHICH, was gwen It's ur6t ToduIuk. 1uo
citizens of Madison generally are deeply
interested in this ordinance because it
specifies the cost and conditions of the
light service, which 1t ought to be furn.
ished in q way that will enable every
householder of the city to utilize it. One
of the chief points of interest in the or
dinance is the rates Or cost These have
beer fixed for what are called the "iat''
rates, per month, at:
l. RATES.
light, l6 candle power Is cents.
Cor three lights, 16 candle power, each
60 cents.
4 or less than 10, 16 candle power, each
As cents.
10 or more 1G candle power, 40 cents.
METER RATE
l light, l6 candle power, ~ cents per
hour.
COMMERCIAL RATES
arc lamp, 1000 candle power, up to
8 p. m. $500.
l arc lamp, 1900 candle power up to
II p. IN. $500.
l i~ncaudescent, IL candle power up to
8 a. N. so cents.
l incandescent, 16 candle power up to
IL p. ID. 60 cents.
Meter rate same as for residences.
The second item of interest ls the cost
OF putting in the lighting. The ordin-
ance provides that the material, wires,
| cletes and globes shall be put in at cost
| to householders, which is roughly esti-
mated to be about s1.25 per light, the
city to do the work of putting in for
nothing. No provision is made for ex-
change value of material now in wired
residences, but it is probable that some
| of it can be used as it is. The new
system provides for porcelain cletes in
stead of the wooden cletes Of the old
system, and these will have to be
changed.
The above rates are considered by all
as very reasonable, but there was con
siderable difference of opinion on the
council in regard to making residents
pay for cost of material in wiring resi-
dences. TO many this would be an OBJ
staole to putting in the lights at al, and
especially to those who wished to put in
q number OF lights as many would like
to do. Mayor Larkin argues very
strongly in putting in all material free,
the resident advancing the price or cost
Of material and getting credit for it on
bis monthly payments for light. In
this way the city would not be out any
money nor the rate.psyer either after he
had used the lights the requisite length
of time. wen il they were not used after
ward. 1t would be an i%nducement for
every citizen to put in the lights and
nothing more than right as all taxpayers
have to help pay the original cost any.
way. It would also make the electric
light plant a better paying investment
for the city afterward as there would be
more profit in running q 1900
light system at it's full capacity
than running it for SIX or
seven hundred lights, with much
unimproved energy going to waste. The
little town of Window in Minnesota
adopted this plan and is now meeting all
expenses and paying good interest on the
investment. They expect soon to be
doing even better than this. and almost
every citizen in that town has the bone.
fit of the electric lighting in his house.
Let Madison adopt the most advanced
and equitable plan in it's dealings with
it's citizens.
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