The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-12-02
The Company is Putting Lights
in the Business Houses as
Fast as the Connections
Can be made
LIGHT RATES IN OTHER TOWNS
Compared with the Rates for Leaven-
worth. Our Rates Not Exorbitant.
The Residence Section Will
Soon BE Lighted

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;. Within the past week lights have
!, been installed in a dozen or more of the
=, business houses, and the service is de-
q. clared excellent.
4 AS rapidly as connections can be
!, made, and poles put up where neces-
sary, and wires strung, the balance of
!, the business houses will be lighted by
Saelectricity. After these, the largest
i OF the town will receive the attention of
j. the. company.
+ The matter of rates is, of course, an
important one, and for this reason we
= have taken some time to get the rates
:, charged in other towns. A comparison
"a. shows that the rates which the Tum-
water Light and Water Co. has made
for Leavenworth is as reasonable as
could be expected under the circum-
stances. With the exception of Seattle
and Tacoma the rate is no higher
than in other towns of the state, and is
lower than in some of the towns that
are considerably larger. 1t will be I'M
sderstood, OF course, that in cities the
Size of Seattle, where the consumption
Us very large, the cost of production is
iless, and the rates in the large cities
will always be somewhat lower than in
small towns. Perhaps the difference
will be no greater than in the cost of
Toll in large cities and interior towns.
{, 1t is the purpose so we are told, to in
stall meters inst as soon as the com
pany can get around to this work. So
that the cost of lighting will depend
upon consumption So that the econo-
mical user will not have to pay as much
as one who is extravigant in use of his
lights. Until the meters are put in the
charges will be based upon estimated
consumption.
Following are the rates as made for
Leavenworth, tho minimum number of
lights being three, and the minimum
charge 81 so per month for 10000 watts
or under: for over 10000 up to $4,000
watts, IS cents per 1000; for over 80, 600
up to 10000 watts, 1917 cents per 1000;
for over $4,000 watts 10 cents per 1000.
For residences, when it is not con-
venient to install meters, the following
fiat rate will apply:
3 lights, 81 80; A, 50; 6, 2.40: 8, $3.50;
10, So. 20; IL, $3.50; IA, $3.50; 16, $40;
is, S4.35; 20, $3.50; %, $3.50; "a, $500.
All above "a lights at zoe each addi-
tional
~ DAVENPORT, WASH.
Commercial meter rate 1Sc per 1000
watts; residence meter rate, 16c per 1000
watts No discounts.
wALLA WALLA, WASH.
Residence meter rate: for first 20, 200,
zoe per 1000 watts; for all over 20, 600, loo
per 1000. No discount.
ASTORIA, OREGON
CFlat meter rate of zoe per 1000 watts.
Five per cent discount if paid at office
by. certain day. Above 10000 one cent
per, 1000 less for each 10000 swats used
up TO 100000 watts.
BAKER CITY, OREGON
Meter rate 15c per 1000 watts if paid
at company's Office on or before 10th OF
the month. If not so paid, zoe per 1000
watts.
ELLENSBURG, WASH, MUNICIPAL
PLANT
Meter rate, Zoe per 1000 watts mini
mum commercial bill 300 per month.
Meter deposit $40. No discount.
T.. .wENATCHEE, WASH
Meter rates based on all the year SER
wee Minimum monthly charge, $3.50;
less than 10000 watts, zoe per 1000;
more than 10000 and under $4,000
wktts, lie per 1000 watts, with one
ceht reduction for each additional TO-
OW watts. Meter deposit required, or
50 per month rental. Ten per cent
discount ii paid on 10th of month or be-
fore.
Thus it will be seen that there is but