The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-09-05
THE cITY's LIGHTING CONTRACT

Nhether the lighting
the Idaho Power company satisfactory not matter for the
people Of Twin Falls determine they understand what lights
WI" De used and where they be placed better yet
new system has been installed operation 1t
comes apparent of course that the system ncomparay super
The old consisted of hysx lights candle power
ght IN the city park fX 6cande lamps scattered about
the city and Wenone cluster lights
die power around the park high school and house
The system will include twenty-five 4OOcandle power
nineteen 250cande power located farther out and one
hundred and four loOande lamps the city limits
tween large lights and the cluster lights park
and court house IN which, however the candle will be
As to the cost aside from the clusters new system provides
for 145 lamps total $4765O against eightyseven
lamps at cost OF S39o9 or ttyegt more lamps at in
creased cost of $2675O year The 400cande power lamps
less than the power lamps cost $86 so each
while the hundred and four OOcande power lamps
per lamp less than the old
At lamps cost the city nothing for iobo
and under the of the contract they will cost nothing n
February 1917 the date of the expiration old contract a.
10 1916 The cost of these lights after February will be $64O
The cost lamp all down the line same candle power
was reduced SoO lamp owing the substitution of the Idaho
Power rate for the old Great Shoshne for by
public utilities BY reducing the candle power Of nine
lamps from GOO to 400 and adding the saving such
the amount saved through the straight per lamp on the
lamps more
which will be discarded with the Inauguration new system
Manager b. King Of the Idaho Power company that the eff
fectve lighting power lamps will
says that should the 4oocande powers prove m %
furnished by each of the lamps will approximately as that
furnished by the lamp display July
Under the of the NAV at any time m its
own install cluster lighting of cluster LIGHT six
uos year less than the candle
the apparatus desire at anv time within
the f four years OF Its operation system the
company install the standards cost plus six per
cent interest until paid This make it posi-
bic to install should h oI
visable o do
The installation of additional 1OOcande power amns at the e
IRENE corners OF the the school building
building and IN South Park the system beyond the limits
OF the present lighting system il is deemed neces
sar later to install 6Ocande place of of the
dollars
Since the rates for municipal lighting are fixed Inv M nbl;
utilities COMMISSION neither commentator attached
TO either the cy the named Since e
schedule liked by the public utilities
street lighting for the properties of the Power COMPANY firm
ncandeset street lamps under lOOnde power not known at
what rate the company would have been
tract without substituting for that
family 1t evident that the collected the present LIGHTING
system would be held eXorbant and reductions ordered
Assuming that would have nother
term of years with the city the old lighting system bol
remain the large expense buying and installing
new material could have been saved by the
son. however the company has apparently rid as
lar possible OF ITS old method of electrical
agreed TO enter INTO contracts under the
and several other cities where several wears TO
How much reduced upkeep expense under mod
methods anything say the old
system IN itself commendabe whatever the abolish
ment
Under the rulings of the public utilities commission tb - for
For instance lOande lamp 500 five wears s26
for and half years and $245O ten wears The same %
poronate reduction for long time applies to o Of ali
candle power