THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1192, 3 November 1882, Page 2

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.

”’111: following letter Las Loen revived by ' R. Hill Fisher, Es<<., agent in (iisbornc for ‘ the New Zcmlaml Loan ami Mercantile Com- ■ qaay. The leth r speak i for itself :— I Gisborne. 2nd Nov.. 1882. ! •:i. Hili F - .. . A.m m.y ( isborne. Pear Sir. -J have to inform you that at meeting h(-hl on the ndth ultimo of gentlemen hitercsted m the mrmation of a comT u T dl L;. all the necessary »lai v ill be t :: Poverty iJ.iy rm*-'.-”m.,d nf ail the iieccssarv plant and h.‘-. .. including c-iigim , on The idea is fr swot I: . of small power, and \ < m---c:ic lh/:r - of as low the town would require more light than would be yielded by two ordinary gas jets, except the public rooms, which again are

small, r-nd would, probably i-e hotter lit by a multi!?-icfilg ;• O; lights ■ l-\ OJ’C a plundbw -f ml 0 r ov. mfm b ’ . The higher possible numhe.- pc.to Lu got togeihur at premut, :-.••• --inr ; imc hence, wmdd not exceed it. ;.,iy church or place o amveernent. T • -ww t--. de not require .- .d lightg bm m<.re freouent small one’. the ' r. ;L- L vcr\* mall at nicht. lights md- T r. pT.,I fc.r pedcspower will I) wauD d d iim public wharf, as it might be r-< fit’ < n occasion 01 passengers by mail steamer'-- embarking, or otherwise. and might als<> ;<c required as a beacon for vcs-cls in the ro.idstend. The area of supply would be about half a mile radius of a semi-circle. The point most lik'l.Y to be selected for the station would be the re- r. e .u : i;c bottom of Peelstreet, where it is possible to obtain a portion <.f fore-hore for di? -harging fuel at thc The. number ct light estimated for the present st rvi o of g-.s n a-;-: a short t ; me ago, is 70D. Proii.ibi;,- the mimber would not be much dec■.•casctl because of thegreatev power of the electric light, l-.it L would m die some di’Ve'-ence. It would be. ? Ter tn b iso the estimate du *’ic -n-.-po-iH n of I OIL) lights being requii-d in a ■ v ';’!•■ :■’•■•■ v.ithin the area inc-utioin-1 ;• T<• di-LTt i-, making rapid nmgi-. k is proposed to mruisi) a plan of the portion of the town m pn- mt, to be lighted, show im_ the tenon.-.ni . scxle of diM-mecs. 1■ . T • bi’ • ' ... 1.. co - Tomiem :- A-, I'-, et'x; or .1 ■ in • ha\ iu . i<» be Cl'.- - rw-,, : !■• . . :i.l ty nccling ’.’. ire--. . ,m-• !>c i-m down in < .'isl.-1-10. ;-.mi bop) iu ellicient working order before lie I p.g-mc:,: !- made. A thoroughly Glia!)’!. 1 c\;> : t be engaged and rent cm: mr pimp *-i- L.v tl:o successful ieudt to L-: -.u • q’mntiy engaged by the t i-b'.’. -!-' 1.- ■‘'■tin!; ’ ■-mipanv, at a salary of not nmre than f.;*■’» per annum for a period of three year--. Tlic r:>i'- of v.. •/■'< -ro N: per diem for laborer -. I -’- t-> I D for ; 'igi;r-G w--r-. and for carpcntt ’mn: b’mo Ids. ITo Lighting C'-jmpr.nv m>;lmwo.-..r, undertake the housing o p ime m.- xi'ioiy. ;md wil; hr glad of a plan ‘ • w< rk from To ;>■ tn save Time. The .I--- c. u i d for building v.ould lead to a pw f< -:m nt ■’ <Ol . -'gated, iron, or wood. rT.mr th in i l-:s, which are 70s per thoiiDiml, an 1 -' io about LiS per thcusaml for vomit, - i -u i.< snot. The tovki i- built upon a. flat delta formed of shell sand, com-uoutly !.ho work of laying vires is tedm-cd io a ‘niidmum. The commit .co would b? glad fn l.p furnished wit! l ail ii.fnrniMion as to the manner of charging cn-domors for the light L-rdv.-cL litig-; or for : r t:-, ar, I. imiccd, any info; - motion \vhate\i ; cn .1 srJikct, im which their knowledge is pr.-cti. Miy '. cry limited. I ni'qv m nt ion that it was some time since ..ontj-mpkHcd r.o ■ >•.•■ ;■ ti c- (.'•’'■>•.pauy. but su-irn/ < rm, id pi -! C -.0 ule by the Electric Li b'c is no.. - .! iQ.'.c.i advisable to have rccoiii-.M.' •. . .••<■.•., ;or the pur-I'-o-e - : li'.ff !!; -•’ • Tii no is no other h-r >m: •■•'-e here, r.nr is there any piob;.bi i!y m « pp r-itmn io ti.-e 1 ! Yours faithfully.