Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1901-03-23
MUNICIPAL ECONOMY.
SAVING MADE IN THE MATTER OF
LIGHTING THE STREETS.

tnuer irtNRtc ana IubliC owner
ship of PInnts-COmmcnt Seems Su-
pcrfluous.
Under private ownership of electric
lights NiDccnnes, Ind, population T.
900, pays $50 per year for street arc
Cost of coal per ton, 60 cents.
Under city ownership of electric
lights Bowling Green, Ky, population
1000, pays S5G.03 per year, which in
cludcs ~ per cent for interest and de-
probation, per street arc. Cost of coal
per ton, S1.5S.
Under private ownership of electric
lights Racine, Wis, population 1000,
pays $3.50 annually for each street
arc lamp.
Under public ownership of electric
lights Decatur, Ills, population 27,OO0,
pays $50 for the same service, which
includes ~ per cent for interest and
depreciation of plant.
London, o., with n population of
6.00O, furnishes its own electric light
ing service at a cost of S57.JS per street
arc per year, which charge includes ~
per cent for interest and depreciation.
Cost of coal, S1.S1 per ton.
Pomeroy, O., doesn't do that way.
1t pays n private company $50 per arc
light per year. Coal, 81 cents per ton.
Under private ownership Danville,
Ills. population 10000 pays $50 annual
rental for street arc lamps. Cost of
coal per ton. 60 cents.
Under public ownership Hannibal.
Mo-. population 10000 pays yearly
S40.16 for each street arc lamp, which
also includes ~ per cent for interest
and depreciation of plant. Coal, $1.40
per ton.
Under private ownership of the cleo
trio lighting system Waukesha, Wis,
population 5000, pays $7S per year for
each street arc.
Under public ownership Marietta, o.,
population 5000. furnishes itself with
street ares at cost of S44.J0 for each
per annum. which includes ~ per cent
interest and depreciation of plant.
Under private ownership Lebanon,
Pa. population $4,000 pays an annual
rental of $1O4 for each arc lamp. Coal
per ton, 81. 60.
Logansport, Ind, population $4,000,
does it differently. The city owns the
plant. and it costs it S2444 per street
are per year. which includes ) per cent
interest and depreciation of plant
charges. Coal per ton, $1.65.
Under private ownership Big Rapids,
Mich, population 5000, pays $41 per
annum for each street arc. Plant Op-
Grated by water power.
Under public ownership Braincrd,
Mimi. population 3,7o1. pays $3.50 for
the same service, which charge in
cludcs ) per cent for interest and de-
probation. Water power is used.
Under private ownership of electric
lights Watcrtown. \. V, populate
10000. pays SS2.12 per annum rental
for street arcs. Water power is used.
Under public ownership Bangor Me-,
population 10000. pays SJS.04 per an
mum for street arcs. which includes
per cent for depreciation of plant Wa
ter power is used.
Under private ownership Fulton, n.
V. population 5000, pays $50 per an
mum rent for street arcs. Water pow
er is used.
Under public ownership Niles, Mich,
population 1000. pays $24.4S for the
same service, which includes ) per cent
for interest and depreciation of plant.
Water is the power used.
Under private ownership Sacrament
to, population 5000, pays $123 per an
mum rent for each street arc. Water
power is used.
Under public ownership Topeka, pop
ulation $1,000. pays $59.73 for the same
service which includes per cent for
interest and depreciation charges. Coal,
50 per ton.
Under private ownership Dallas, pop
ulation 10000. pays 500 per annum
for rent for each street arc. Coal, 1915
per ton.
Under public ownership Galveston,
population 10000, pays $S4,T3, which
includes > per cent interest and dcpre-
citation of plant. Coal, 81 per ton.
Under private ownership Chillicothe,
o., population $4,000, pays SO per an
mum for the light of each street are.
Coal, 50 per ton.
Under public ownership Alameda,
Cal, population $1,000, pays S56.0S for
the same service, which includes ) per
cent for interest and depreciation Of
plant. Coal, $6.25 per ton.
Under private ownership of electric
light Elyria, o., population 10000, pays
$75 per year street are. Coal. per ton,
$1.4O.
Under city ownership Columbus Ind,
population 10000, pays $59,42 for the
same service. including 8 per cent in
terest and depreciation expense. Coal,
per ton, SLIGO.
Under private ownership the citizens
of Bessemcr, Mich, pay 81 for incan-
descent electric lights.
Under public ownership the citizens
of StratOn, Mich, pay 80 cents for the
same service.
The citizens of Greenville, Mich, be-
lieve in the private ownership idea and
pay 81 per month for each incandes-
cent light they use. The company util-
ICES the water power.
People living in Marshall, Mich, prac-
tice municipal ownership, and they pay
the municipality IS cents for the same
service that Grcenvillc citizens pay 81
for. The city plant at Marshall is run
by water.
Fairman, Mich, is served with clcc,
tric lights by corporation, which
charges % cents per light per month.
That is the lowest price made by pri-