CITY ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 912, 3 September 1910, Page 5

CITY ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT.

■A; MATTER OF POLIOS

"People s6em to be under 'a'misapprehension about the work of the Coiporation Electrical' Department." Said Mr;. Stuart' Richardson, city electrical engineer,. in^conversation with, a 'DoMiNioK.reporter'yestorday. '.'.'An'.electrical i contractor has been here tHi'is afternoon to complain; and I have just been.explaining our policy-to him. You might /put a'.few lines in ;the paper to : malje it clear to other people. j "We don't want to, go in for wiring, or for selling, fittings.. We. are. merely trying to show ' people , 'wJiat; can-■ be done. As a proof of what.l.say, we are selling stuff for. any outside firn? that cares to put it.into our show- ■ room and for xnis we are charging no commission whatever. •'..■ The placo;.in Willis Street is merely a showroom. ;W.e only sell tbings tlhere 'incidentally, 'if;':;w<: have -.them, but we .are just as' ready to sell- things for other people. In fact,, we would rather the -other people would do the trade. We want them to do it and to realise to their own .interest. Our object is to sell current. Wo!have got to sell it, and we arc- going to sell it. If tho eleutrical contractors will show us by tlioir activity, tliat it is not necessary for us to bring these appliances and fittings to the notice of .the consumers, wo shall be,.very glad to be spared thp trouble.' , , : .