WELLINGTON ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9173, 2 August 1895, Page 5

WELLINGTON ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

At a meetiug of the Wellington City Council last night the Electric Lighting Committee's report was submitted. Iα this it was proposed that the Council, instead of continuing tho present contract for lighting the streets with tho electrical syndicate at £3 10s per lamp and finding the motive power, eliould enter iuto v uew contract whereby the syndicate should find the power at £4 10s per lamp from sunset to dawn, if necessary. Though tho coat per lamp -vill be increased, tiie residents on the high levels in the city will have cause to congratulate themselves, as the water supply will then be devoted to tho use for which ie was first intended, and the Council too, it was pointed out, would be relieved of the necessity of expending £8000 for a further reservoir, which would have been necessary had the existing contract been continued. In several other instances tho Council will mako a laving. In future the whole responsibility nf the power of the light will rest with the Syndicftie, whereas in the past it was often allowed that any failure was the fault of the water power supplied bj , the Council. The report was adopted with oue dissentient, and the new contract will bo signed as soon as the terms are agreed to by the Home office of the Syndicate.