The Springdale news., 1908-02-21
LIGHTS SOON
 BE SHINING.
Springdale's Electric Light Plant 10 be in Operation Within
 Few Weeks.

NJ. (. and C. |. Martin, who are to install the electric light plant in Springdale, arrived Sunday night from Cleveland, Ohio. ac- eompanied bY their families and are stopping temporarily at the Arcade Hotel They had intend- cd occupying the residence prop erty of Mrs. (. Petross, but were disappointed n getting t and will move into the residence property of L. D. PeHoss as= soon as he vacates t. Their house. hold goods are expected to ar rive in q few days.
 In conversation with The News tile gentlemen stated that prac- tieally all of the machinery for the plant had been shipped, and would soon be on the ground. Among the material that has been shipped is a car load of cy-= press poles, the engine and boiler and two dynamos. The wife is already here
 The engine and dynamos will be located i'll the brick building at the northwest corner of the Auditorium grounds, and an addi- tion Of 2ox40 feet will be erected east of this building for the boil CT. The engine IS capable of developing from % to 130 horse power, and the boiler Is 100 horse power. The plant will be capable of furnishing current for ?, 2,oo0 lo-eandle power lights.
 By the tirst-ot the month a force of two or three experts will be here, and the work of wiring the houses will begin. A force of about fifteen men, or as many as can be used to advantage, will be put to work as soon as the material arrives setting the poles and stringing the wire. Lo- gal help will be used for this work. The gentlemen inform The News that with favorable weather they will be able to turn on the lights within a month after their material gets i'll.
 The Messrs. Martin will con- duct the business as the Spring dale Light and Power Company, and are now ready 10 contract with the people of the town for wiring houses and for lights. They will be pleased to confer with any one at any time, and to answer any questions or furnish any information desired
 According to the terms of the franchise the price of residence aghtS, l6 candle power, will be 3o cents per month and no less than fonr lights will bc installed in any residence. For business houses the rate will be 6o cents per month per light tor eight lights or over, and If less than eight lights are used the price will be 75 cents per month for three lamps, and from three to eight lamps 65 cents each. Owners of houses are to pay for inside wiring at actual cost of material and labor.
 The town Is to take lights for street purposes amounting to at least 945 per month, lights to be located at such points as may be designated by the street com mittee. The probabilities are that three arc lights will be located in the business part of town, and the lights for tke residence DOT tion will be S2-candle power in- candeScents.
 According to present plans the service IS to run from dusk until 11:50, but should there be sufii- cient demand for it current will be furnished all night, and also during the day for operating mot ors, etc.
 The plant is expected to be first class in every respect for the size, and the people of Springdale should show their appreciation of securing such an acquisition to the town by giv- E 1t liberal patronage.