The Irish standard., 1914-05-09

o1s AedlAAS, Ut meOlCal purposes.
Provided, that IL more than one cir
cult and meter is found necessary,
the arc lamps or electrical apparatus
shall be at least equal in number to
the meters installed; proportionate
reduction being given for a lesser
number. But no reduction shall be
given under this rule in the case Of
electrical apparatus other than mo-
tors. unless the supply required
therefor shall be not less than ap-
proximately 10 per cent of the total
supply.)
Outdoor arc lighting or street
lighting by incandescent
lamps with an aggregate of
1000 c. p; basement or 9TH
er all-day or all-night light
ing; on separate meter. 3 d
Electricity used for Photographic,
medical or surgical purposes; for
outdoor illuminated advertising
signs; for cinematograph work con-
nected with motor generator; for
battery charging, or for illumination
of electric goods displayed for sale,
is charged for at power rates If sup
piled through separate meter. The
last named case, If combined with
general use. will be charged at Sd per
unit.
By order of the Municipal Council
an addition Of 10 per cent has been
made. temporarily. to all the forego-
ing lighting rates, and will be con-
tinued until further notice.
Rates for Motive Power, Etc.
The charge for electricity supplied
for motors, heating, etc., is 1 " per
unit.
(The foregoing rates are applica-
BILE to all cases excepting those in
which the electric installation is
used. as standby" to other forms
of illuminants or power. In the lat
ter cases the corporation reserves
the right to charge special rates if
they agree to give supply for the
purpose mentioned.
The engineers in the plant, like in
all other power houses of it's kind on
the other side, are paid very poor
wages. On the part of the men them
selves I found a hesitancy regarding
giving exact information relative to
the pay they receive, but through
some of the officials I learned that
it ranged from % to IS shillings per
week. Unlike any of the other great
cities in Great Britain, Dublin does
not own its street car system.
The Public Service Corporation is
in full control Of the Dublin tram
ways, with the result that here is to
be found the strongest recommends
ton that can possibly be presented
in favor of public ownership of the
street cars. AS compared with Glas-
gov, the Dublin cars are positively
inferior in every respect. The fares
are 100 per cent higher, wages are
lower, and hours longer than in any
other city in Great Britain where
the tramways are owned by the pub
lie. At the time of my visit an at
tempt had been made to organize
street car men by a Mr.. Larkin, but
the grasping corporation, headed by
Mr.. Murphy, used every possible
means to defeat the proposed or
ganization. Mr.. Murphy, the head
of the company, is also leading poll
tician in the city, and, as is usual
with men of his type. owns one of
the leading Dublin newspapers.
which, although pretending to be a
nationalist publication, supporting
home rule and the other measures
favored by the people generally. used
all his powerful influence to prevent
formed the men which we call brew
cry workers In this country are al
most entirely unorganized. Only the
mechanical trades, such as coopers
and machinists. have any organiza-
ton worthy the name. The engin-
GERS are union men, but. like all the
other institutions visited, receive
comparatively small wages. The
brewery fronts directly on the River
Liffey, and it has dock a quarter
of mile long, from which the porter
is loaded into small steamers. The
boats are owned by the brewery, and
carry the product to the docks. where
it is loaded into the large steamers
the river at this point being naviga-
BILE only for ships of smaller size.
The brewing establishment is
equipped with railways for hauling
the material. The locomotives on
these railways are different from
anything have ever seen.
While it is impossible for me to
give a correct description Of the
Guinness power plant. can truthfully
testify to the members of our organi-
cation that the wages paid to the en-
gineers in this great brewery would
be considered absolutely insufficient
to support a family in the United
States.
believe that Notwithstanding the
fact that the men in the power plant
receive what is considered good wag-
es in Dublin, the men of our calling
in any.portion of the United States
would consider their conditions in