Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-12-14
ANNOUNCEMENT
Explaining Proposed New
Meter Rates For EIec.
trio Lights

| D4Uly tuo 1ast III ills sCaI0, operating
an electric light plant, to continue
selling lights on the fiat rate basis,
and it has had under consideration for
some time the matter of establishing
a method fair to everyone.
The matter Of arriving at an equita-
bic ard fair method of selling the cur
rent called for an endless amount of
correspondence with lighting 1lan.s
located in cities of about our own
size, aud the following combination
metereo and fiat rate has been decided
as being both equitable and fair:
A charge of 10 cents per roonth for
each lncande scent lamp, and in add.
| Kilo- Watt, less 3331155 per cent, if bill
as an example Ct the result of the
lights, the following would BE- the oat-
come:
incandeecent lamls at 10 cents 8 10
An average of lamps barnipg4
hours each per night will con-
sumo 72o Watts per night, or
21 K. w. per month. 81 Kilo-
Watts at ~ cents, makee....... 1877
&2.27
Less 1914 per cent Disc uut....... 81
81 Is
The metered service and rate will
effect an actual saving to the patrons
over the present fat Fate, and custom
ers will have the additional benefit of
an all day service, and the use Of cleo
trio Hat i=oDs, that can bs operated for
Pa cents per hour.
| The long burning CT stcmers, such es
ST. looms and r. staursnts, will fare inst
as we'll as the residences. ct the pres
ent time this class # the g. ade is pay
ing 70 cents for card room and other
lights that are only in rs4 occasional
ly. Allowing that there customers
need light on an average through the
ye If hours a day for 80 days in
each month, a Is G. P. LAMP would
consume for this number It hours IL
Kllo Watts + cure mt onth:
II Kilo- Watts at cents nst.......$ .e5
Flat rate...................' ......".... .lO
s.e5
Most of the saloons and restaurants
use Glover Nernst lamps. for which
they are now paying $50 per month
or s. IS net. Through meter the re-
suit # 6 hours burning would he:
46 Kilo- Watts at cents net.....$ 2. 30
Flat rate so
$3.50
It is not the object or expectation
Of the company that metered rates
will increase it's present lighting
revenue, but it does expect an addl-
tional revenue from current used for
fiat irons, and also from small power
motor, that can then be installed, but
| are pr, hipited now because tbs ont
side districts orly have night SER
vice. a metered rate will allow the
| use Of 80. l6. = ana 4 G. F. lamps.
| while on q fat rate it is impossible to
make reside1 &c rates on so many
different sizes # lamps.
An equitable lighting rate is one
that makes the same price to every
one for each hour that lamps are
| used; there is no equity in allowing
one man to burn light all night ard
| only charge 30 cents tor it. while
another is charged 81 for the same
service; the only diff renee being that
the former is residence and the
latter is not.
It IS the intention of tho company
to sta1t installing meters as soon
after tho LIST Ct April as possible, and
| to put the meteled rate into effect
May list Notice is given this early,
60 that customers will have an oppor-
tunity OF getting the matter properly
explained. and this will be cneertuly
dor at any time. No charge what
ever is made for instSllin meters.
The follow ing residences have all
been usipg meter fer ore year or
mere:
Rev. A Lamothe,
T. J. Matbis son,
j. 81. D. ckeo.
Geo. Schrot der.
L. A. Woods.
E. G.. Lane.
P. w. Blake,
P. Arepdt,
81. A. Rider,
E. w. Ksliber,
Mrs. 81. F. Schleusener,
J. A. Wslman,
Ideal LAUNDRY,
H. D. Nusser,
G. a. Weyerh ae1ser,
}. G. lighthouse,
G. Robe, ~.en.s- . .xz-s n..~
+. Fl. Nero.
Respectfully,
T. G. Gordon.
Secretary.
SCHOOL REPORTS.
District E8 for n onth ending Deem