Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-07
ELECTRIC LIGHTING
Lewiston's Rate Shown to be Lower
Than Other Comparative Cities

company for electric service, particu-
larly when consumers are served
through a meter.
Anticipating that the matter would
soon come up for cons deration The
| Evening Teller has secured rate cards
from electric light companies in COM
parative cities The subjoined rate
cards show that Lewiston rates are
lower than in those cities from which
information was obtained. The excel
lence of any service is easily deter
mined, as every user of current knows
when it is satisfactory.
Lewiston rates to business houses
and residences are herewith shown to
be lower than in the towns compared.
Below is presented the condensed
rate schedules of various towns:
FLAT RATES
MOSCOW.
Arc Service-Lamps Burning all Night
One light $1,000; two lights, $24.oO;
three lights, $500.
Lamps Burning not Later Than Mid
night
One light, $1,000; two lights, $1,000;
three lights, $28.00.
Lamps Burning not Later Than p. m.
One light, $500: two lights, $500;
three lights, $21.00.
Incandescent Service-Business Rates
Lamps Burning All Night
Each lamp, $1.50.
Lamps Burning not Later Than 9
O'clock
One lamp, $3.50; two lamps, $2.25;
three lamps, 1926; four lamps, $500;
five lamps, $475; six lamps, $3.50; each
additional lamp, rs cents. Above is for
16 candlepower; I, II or "a candlepower
in proportion.
Residence Rates. CandIepower
Lamps
One lamp, 800; two lamps, $50;
three lamps, $1.75; four lamps, $500;
five lamps, $2.25; six lamps, $3.50;
seven lamps, $2.75; eight lamps, $500;
each additional lamp. % cents.
Minimum price $50 per month Each
light ali night extra rs cents. All rates
are based on annual contract. If less
than annual contract is desired, add
25 per cent to the above rates.
POMEROY
Residence: one lamp, $1.O0; two
lamps, $50; three lamps, $2.00; five
lamps, $500; ten lamps, $500. Each
csc.
III. I1y, fU
lamps, $3.50; three lamps. $500; five
lamps, $500 Each succeeding, 75c.
Arcs: 1900 C. p all night, $1,000;
1900 c. D., midnight, $780, 500 c. Pr
midnight, $500.
DAVENPORT, WASH.
Arc light service, $1,000 per 1900 c.
D.; all night service, $1.25 per is C. p.
Incandescent: Commercial service,
CSC per 16 c. p.; residence service, 75c
per IS C. p; bedroom service, 4oc per
c. p.
ELLENSBURG. WASH.
Owned by city. basis Of 16 C. p. lamp |
Residence: No. 9, $1.2O; No. 8, $1.5o.
ind so cents to each over three
Commercial: TO, 9 r. m, No. T. |
1920 No. 5, 1885; No. s, $4.65; No. Z.
$3.50; No. s, $3.50.
To 10 p. M, No. 1, $500: No. 2, $f.95;
No. g. sass; No. 4, $50; No. 5, $3.50; !
No 6, $500; No. r $3.50; No, s, $3.50; /
No. 9, $3.50 No. 10, $500.
To II p. M. No. T, $f.25; No. 2, 4
;2.45; No. 3, $3.50; No. 4. s4.70; No. 5, !
IS. 70: No. 6, $3.50; No. Z, $40; No s. |
$40; No 9, $50; No. 70, $500.
All night, No. l. $T.5o; No. 4, $500: \
No 5, $40; No. 6, $50; No. T, $3.50; /
No. 8, $11,0O; No. 9. sf2.0o; No. 10. \
1890: No. II, 1870 No II. s144o; !
No Is, $500.
Arc light rates. p. M, $500; 10 p. /
H.. $500; u p. m, $500; all night, |
1890.
Meter Rates
Moscow: 90 cents per 1000 watts.
North Yakima: 11s cents per Is c. p, |
amp hour.
Davenport Wash: Residence, 20 |
,ents per 1000 watts; business, 20 cents |
GER 900 watts: minimum, SIPS.
Baker City: 20 cents per 1000 watts;
minimum, $500.
lewiston II cents down to 10 cents
GER 900 watts; according to guam |
.fty. The II per cent discount of pay
nents before the nth following month, |
brings the rates down to range from
1896 cents to S.S cents per 1000 watts. |
None of the others quoted show dis
counts on the rate cards received.
Rates prevailing in other towns viii
be published within few days.
The meter rate basis is rapidly being
adopted all over the country, This
seems 10 be the only logical business
basis for by IT each consumer pays
for what he gets.
The light company says that it has
now expended more than one hundred
thousand dollars on its plant to give
Lewiston good service: further, that
the rates now in effect have been