Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1901-03-15
MUNICIPAL ECONOMY.
SAVING MADE IN THE MATTER OF
LIGHTING THE STREETS.

comparative Cost In Several Towns
Under Private and Public Owner
ship of Piants-Comment Seems su-
perhuous.
Under private ownership of electric
lights Nincennes, Ind, population 12,-
900, pays $50 per year for street are.
Cost of coal per ton, G5 cents.
Under city ownership of electric
lights Bowling Green, Ky. population
10000, pays S5G.03 per year, which in
cludes ~ per cent for interest and de-
probation, per street arc. Cost of coal
per ton. $.l.JS.
Under private ownership of electric
lights Racine, Wis, population $1,000,
pays $3.50 annually Tor each street
are lamp.
Under public ownership of electric
lights Decatur, Ills. population 2T,000,
pays $50 for the same service, which
includes ~ per cent for interest and
depreciation of plant.
London, O., with population of
6,O0O, furnishes its own electric light
ing service at a cost of S57 5S per street
are per year, which charge includes IA
per cent for interest and depreciation.
Cost of coal, Sl.S1 per ton.
Pomeroy. O., doesn't do that way.
1t pays private company $50 per arc
light per year. Coal, 81 cents per ton.
Under private ownership Danvillc.
Ills, population 10000, pays $50 annual
rental for street are lamps. Cost Of
coal per ton, GO cents.
Under public ownership Hannibal,
Mo. population 10000, pays yearly
$40 &c for each street are lamp. which
also includes ~ per cent for interest
and depreciation of plant. Coal, $l.4O
per ton.
Under private ownership of the elec-
tric 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 Si4.o0 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 S104 for each arc lamp. Coal
per ton. $1.65.
Iogansport, Ind, population $4,000,
does it differently. The city owns the
plant. and it costs it $24.44 per street
arc per year, which includes per cent
interest and depreciation Of plant
charges. Coal per ton $l.65.
Under private ownership Big Rapids,
Mich. population $500, pays SAL per
annum for each street arc. Plant op-
Grated by water power.
Under public ownership Brainerd,
Mimi. population 5,70l. pays $3.50 for
the same service. which charge in
cludes per cent for interest and de-
preciat ton. Water power is used.
Under private ownership of electric
lights Watertown. N. ". population
10000. pays $S2l2 per annum rental
for street ares. Water power is used.
Under public ownership Bangor, Me-.
population 10000. pays $5S.04 per an
nun 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
nun rent for street arcs. Water pow
er is used.
Under public ownership Niles. Mich.
populaton 5000, pays S24.4S FOR tne
same service. which includes per cent
for interest and depreciation or plant
Water is the power used
IInder private ownership Sacramen-
TO. population $4,000. pays $123 per an
nun. rent for each street arc. Water
power is used
Under public ownership Topeka, pop
ulation $4,000. pays S59.73 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 $3'o
per ton.
Under public ownership Galveston
population $4,000, pays $S4.73, which
includes 5 per cent interest and depfe-
citation of plant Coal, S4 per ton.
Under private ownership Chillicothe,
O., population $4,000, pays $40 per an
nun for the light of each street arc.
Coal So per ton.
Under public ownership Aiameua'
cal. population $4,000 pays S56.OS for
the same service, which includes per
cant for interest and depreciation OF
plant. Coal, $6.25 per ton
Under private ownership Of electric