The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-11-12
0OMMIRC Gal Club Dis USSIS I.
r" .|: LIGHTING OF CITY STREETS

At a recent me citing ofzthe. CONNER
cial Club. F: A. Patrick read the fol-
port on the matter Of street lighting,
and the cost thereof. The report was
World. :, t IS as follows:
NJ * = PBu 3l1il MINI ,sept::sth, 1904:
Commercial :Club.:4Duluth;' MINI. -.
re X9qF PC to whom xas
gwen The Whole eK sct o Of the cit H2
lighting contracts and the advisability:
city's acquiring an electric lighting;
plant of its own, careful consideration:
and investigation.
committee learns that the city of Du->
street lighting contract of any city II.
9atfs Statss tes sets S s5
ety ynaf the Sasd ssatss
which cities Duluth: has been: compared:
There are AZ cities :, in, the, United
States of over $4,000 Inhabitants which
upon the use Of arc LAMPS ot 1000
T Err # IRON %os{dS R iSGt @ saF
est rate, to ;$55: 90 per light per year st
cities bei9g, ;;sss:sS' per light <er year;
burning the same number Of hours
during the year.; Four Thousand hours
per year is the ordinary number. That
Is ra tfe aqorze wheh 5se
showing the number ofrcandlo power
hours for one cent given to the city
shows the Duluth contract in the same
gives to the city 1455 candle power
hours for one cent, which is the great
est number of candle power hours for
| with which, the compa rison was made.
! The smallest number of candle power
| hours for one cent was shown by the
GIT, the average for the cities com
pared being 1913 candle power hours for
the report of the National ELECTRIC
! lighting Association, which is compiled
by that association from INFORMATION
buted only to it's members This com
port. and MATE a careful examination
| of it. While 1t has no, means of verify.
ing the information therein contained
except as to the city of Duluth, the re-
port being made for use only of thu
ee has Of eva hs 2ea9en to believe sy
it is accurate, and tnasmuch as the as
ISOLATION could always verify report:
records Of the Several cities. we hav'
no doubt that the report Is correct.
After having obtained this informa
ton, your committee thought it adyis
luth General Electric Company as to {
renewal Of it's present contract TO
street lighting with the. city, and tool
into contract with the city for re
newal of the street lighting :contrac
hn f0rv ar nV{ lad. n
five years from the expiration of it
present contract in 1906. We were fur
nished with certified copy OF tn
meeting of the Duluth General Electric
Company authorizing the president o
the company to arree to renew tn
tie of tie
pany a communication agreeing tt
make such renewal. -
taxation and Of: the bonded indebted
ness Ct The CITY Of Duluth a1d 3o Of r.
ey ssa fok sthsf
recommend that the, Commercial c1ll
advise the making of such contract IN
secure legislation to authorize the is
suance of bonds for the purpose of pur
chasing an electric light plant.
statement compiled from the report o
the National Electric Light Association
giving the price per lamn per year
the number Of hours burned each year
and the candle power hours for on
cent, as contained in the lighting con
tracts of the At cities above referred
to, and also submit herewith the orig
inal papers from the Duluth Genera
Electric Company above referred to.
Respectfully submitted,
F. A. PATRICK,
J. F. MCCARTHY,
+, RODERICK J. MOONEY
subcommittee.
Municipal Lighting Statistics. Arr
Lighting. Compared from Repor
of National Electric Light AssOcia