Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-06
LIGHTING PLANTS
Municipal Ownership Pays Well
 in Many Places.
CITIES THAT ARE TO TRY IT

The Subject Will Soon Be Revived
 Again In Waterbuy-Interested
 Parties Looking Up Statistics-Pro-
 motors of Scheme Think if it Pays
 in Small Towns it Should in Large
 Ones.
 Very little has been heard during the past week or two regarding the mat ter of municipal lighting in Water bury, but this must not be taken as ar indication that the thing has been lost sight of. On the contrary those who desire to see the city engage in the business are devoting considerable time to study of the question and the more they inquire into it the more they are satisfied that no time should be lost in taking hold of the project For the information of citizens who think that Waterbury is the only town in the country that has any number of people rash enough to talk of go ing into the business of municipal lighting we quote few items regard ing that matter from the Western Electrician as follows:
 An issue of S1OO,OOO bonds is pro- posed at Waco, Texas, for a munich pal lighting plant.
 The mayor Of Monticello, Ga, desires bids on a lighting plant to cost about | $5.OOO.
 The city of Ellisville, Miss, is con- sidering the issuance of $15,O0o | bonds for a lighting plant.
 The city clerk of Lawrenceburg, Ind, will soon advertise for bids for municiOal lighting Dlant The town of Eaton, Colo, will issue $2O,OOO bonds for lighting purposes. A S25, ,OOO issue of bonds for a light l ing plant is contemplated at Independ- ence, Mo.
 Citizens of Waterford. Pa. propose
 an issue of S2O,OOO bonds for q water works and electrict-lighting system. 1 The mayor of Hogansville. Ga. will l furnish information relative to q light I ing plant there, for which bids will l soon be asked.
 l At an election held at Mediapolis l Ia, recently, it was voted to issue | $6.OOO in bonds for lighting purposes. l The mayor of Greenville, O.. has been authorized to advertise for bids
 for an issue of $1O,oOO electric-light l bonds.
 An electric-light plant is to be in 1 stalled at Ellisville, Miss. The mayor l of the city will furnish desired infOr- l nation concerning the requirements. At a recent meeting of the city council of Greenville. Ala. resolu-
 ton was adopted instructing the
 mayor to advertise for bids for SIC. 1000
 worth of bonds for the purpose of 1 putting in an electric light plant
 The city of Newborn, Tenn. has pur-
 chased the plant of the Newborn | Water, Light and Power company and
 asked the legislature for authority to
 issue bonds for extensions and inn provements. The mayor of Newborn 1 has the matter in charge.
 Those who do not favor municipal ownership of anything will say that l almost all the places mentioned are
 small towns and that it does not mean much Of an expense to install plants | that will meet their needs, which is
 true but. admitting that. isn't it q fact that if an electric lighting plant
 will pay in q small town it will give | better returns in q. large one2 Flee
 tric lighting plants are being installed all over the country by cities that are not ruled by trolley magnates unless the price charged for electricity by
 private corporations is so reasonable
 that it would not pay large consum-
 CTS to go into the business themselves.