Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-31
MUNICIPAL ECONOMY.
SAVING MADE IN THE MATTER OF
LIGHTING THE STREETS.

Under Private and Public Owner
ship of Plants-Comment Seems su-
perAuous.
Under private ownership of electric
lights Vincennes, Ind, population 49,
900, pays 500 per year for street arc.
Cost Of coal per ton, Go cents.
Under city ownership of electric
lights Bowling Green, Ky, population
1900, pays $56.03 per year, which in
cludes ~ 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 27,O00
pays $9S.50 annually for each street
arc lamp.
Under public ownership of electric
lights Decatur, Ills, population $1,000,
pays $50 for the same service, which
includes ~ per cent for interest and
depreciation of plant.
London, o., with q population of
6,000, furnishes its own electric light
ing service at a cost of $57.5S per street
arc per year, which charge includes "a
per cent for interest and depreciation.
Cost of coal, S1.S1 per ton.
Pomeroy, o., doesn't do that way.
1t pays a 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. GO cents.
Under public ownership Hannibal,
Mo-. population 10000, pays yearly
S40.7G 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 SIS per year for
each street arc.
Under public ownership Marietta, o.,
population 5000, furnishes itself with
street ares at a cost of S44.50 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, $1.65.
Logansport, Ind, population $4,000,
does it differently. The city owns the
plant. and it costs it S24.44 per street
arc per year, which includes per cent
interest and depreciation of plant
charges. Coal, per ton, SLIGO.
Under private ownership Big Rapids,
Mich, population 5000, pays Sal per
nt
Grated by water power.
Under public ownership Brainerd,
Mimi. population 5,701, pays $3.50 fol
the same service, which charge in
cludes per cent for interest and de
probation. Water power is used.
Under private ownership of electric
lights WATERFOWL, n. Y, population
10000, pays $S2.12 per annum rental
for street arcs. Water power is used.
Under public ownership Bangor, Me.
population 20,000 pays $5S.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
Y, population 5000, pays $50 per an
mum rent for street arcs. Water pow
err is used.
Under public ownership Niles, Mich
population 5000, pays $24.4S for the
same service, which includes per cen
for interest and depreciation of plant
Water is the power used.
Under private ownership Sacramen
to, population $1,000, pays 1923 per an
mum rent for each street are. Water
power is used.
Under public ownership Topeka, pop
ulation $4,000, pays $59.73 for the sam'
service, which includes 8 per cent TO
interest and depreciation charges. Coal
81 per ton.
; Under private ownership Dallas, pop
:. ulation 10000. pays 500 per annun
for rent for each street arc. Coal, S3.7;
per ton.
Under public ownership Galveston
population $4,000, pays SS4.73. whicl
includes per cent interest and depre
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 arc
Coal, 50 per ton.
Under public ownership Alameda
Cal, population $4,000, pays $56.OS 70
the same service, which includes pc
cent for interest and depreciation o
plant. Coal, 1928 per ton.
Under private ownership Of electri
light Elyria. O., population 10000, pay
SIS per year street are. Coal, per ton
S1.40.
Under city ownership Columbus, Ind
population 10000, pays $59.42 for tn
same service. including 8 per cent In
terest and depreciation expense. Coal
per ton, SLIGO.
Under private ownership the citizen
of Bessemer, Mich, pay 81 for incan
descent electric lights.
Under public ownership the citizen
OF Straton, Mich, pay 80 cents for tn
same service.