ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1775, 14 March 1906, Page 30

ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER

TIMARU, March 12. The Timaru Borough Council to-night, adopted tho report of a committee recommending the acceptance of an otter by Messrs Scott Brim, of Christchurch, to in-tal an electric plant for street lighting and the supply of light power to private consumers. The basis of agreement with the Council is for tho company to supply five 1000 candle-power, twenty 500, and two hundred and ten 30 candle-power street lights for £750 a year (average four and a half hours per night), any increase to be supplied pro rata; private supplies to be made through the Council at not exceeding Is per unit for lighting, «■ 4d for power; tho company s puffite to be limited to 10 per cent.; the Council to have tho right to pmcha.eat anv time with a diminishing pci cental addition on cost, from 10 per cent. the first ton years; at twenty-one f ffio "'hole street plant to become (hoNSfiNtf ho Council without payment.