STREET LIGHTS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10312, 22 January 1927, Page 8

STREET LIGHTS

NEW SYSTEM ADOPTED

LA 01PS ILLUMINED ALL NIGHT

Ttie progressive move initiated b> tPoverty Kay Power Board recently, when the Board offered to assume control of the street lighting, taking over all existing lights at valuation and to keep the lights lit all night throughout the borough, has boon accepted by the Borough Coiin-r-.il conditionally upon the Board paying £2OO for the lamps now erected. This request has now been acceded to by the Board. The Borough Council advised tue Board yesterday that, with a view to improving the street lighting, the Council had accepted the Bower Board’s offer to take over the present brackets and lamps provided £ : p v.-crs- paid for them. The rates for (rent were not to be more than iA-fif-i annum for 100 c.p. lamps, £3 l->» for GO c.p. lamps, and £-1 15s .or p' r j c.p. lamps to be lighted all night, iha Council to receive the benefit of jiiiv reduction in the price of <-ur-

The consulting engineer stated that the-lamps were probably not worth ;f;j each, but the Council’s offer would hove to be accepted smilingly. He pointed out that no reduction in the .-tiee of current for street lighting V. - lf j contemplated, the prices quoted 1, the Board to the Council comprising special contract prices for this purpose. The prices were fixed on {he same basis as charged iu otncr to tv ns, where hydro-electricity was :n u

The Chairman (Mr I‘. R. Rail): v/iiou hvdro-electricity is available will it reduce the prices for current for street lighting? 1 S o.’’ replied .Mr Toogood, “unfa we get a reduction in the rates f n which the Government has contracted to supply the Board vv;:h power from Waikaremoana. The rates offered to the Council for street hghti:.g are based on till- cost of the sup- . ) v of power from Waikaremoana to !_>.(. 'Board at fixed rates, but if the Government saw it.- way to reduce ibe charges the question of a reducj :-jn t(; the Council could then ccnfidered.” . .. ~ it was decided to advise tee Cor,...jgh Council on the lines of th? bnl'v:ear's recommendations.