Lighting for Otaki

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 September 1915, Page 2

Lighting for Otaki

iiiiL iiUAl[Li i'ANOliiri ELELiiiJjU LiUiil. At yebicida,) s meeting ui the Otaki town DiuUd, it was unanimously agreed iluu. bet-tor lighting iaciluiun were JiecacU lljl Otaki, but llie (plC'Stroll nuo; wiinjii was me more suitable—ooal jj,as or electric light:' itcpoiu: re cool 01 installation ol ootii ;was ana electricity were read, while a muss 01 correspondence and inlormatlon 10 tno lijj.iiis was placed boloro tlio JllClllbCl'S. Alicfiung deliberation, during which uic Jiiu-i i ol each Were Uiseussed, the meeting decided in iavour en electricity.

j.l wun pointed out that coal gas iiad one an vantage ovci" electricity, lur nailing ]_>urput-cs, wliile on the other nana, )L .u as maintained that eleotriciiy would cost less to nistaJ, was lar octicr lor ligming purposes; could bo iim.'d at ftangiuru and oilier outlaying places wlieie coal ga» mams \iotild J vol ue installed, oji account ol the liigh cist would cobt less j only i-acre ol laud was needed lor electric motor works 'whereas lor a coal ga»s plant two acres were wanted at the railway, wnicli ould cont lroni £-100 to £500; there would be no carting ol mains, no tearing up ol roadn or loofpalhs to make connections; the power could be utilised with advantage, lighting would be lur cheaper, viz., nmepence ior lifty hours against tenpence lor only tiuentyh\'e hours lor coal ga«s; there was no danger, as witli gas, and, lurther, buck towns a* Ekelahuuu, i'alnaiua, i'eilding Auckland <Jity, Dovonport, .Newmarket, Upborne, Taurahga, Now I'lyinoutli, iiaiuera, and several other places had put out gas to instul electricity, whereas in no instance lni6 gas been put in over electricity. Electricity wars the power and liglit of the- ago; it could bo used iu case industries ■tspruug up, and connected with "various sorts ol machines, while Ihoiiseuives would prove it a great especially in the catse ol ironing, \vl\ich was done in some towns at the 'ow price ol .'3d per hour. Other advantages in favour of electricity were also pointed out. On the motion ol Commissioner Nioolson (who placed much useful data before the Board) seconded by CommisHioner Noble, it was decided, that steps be taken to ascertain if a loan of £7000 was available, and at what rate, first year's interest and sinking fund to bo paid out of same.—Otaki Mail.