-----------+--------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| Approximate | |Approximate| |
|No. of Lights.| | length of | |
Name of +--------+-----+ Systems | longest | Main |
Station. | Incan- | | employed. | main | conductor |
| descent| Arc.| | supply |overhead or|
| or Glow| | | conductor |underground|
| Lamps.| | | in miles. | |
-----------+--------+-----+-------------+-----------+-----------+
Brighton | | |High-tension | | |
Electric- | 1,800 | 40 | lamps in | 20 | Overhead |
Light | | | multiple | | |
Company | | |series Brush | | |
| | | Dynamos | | |
-----------+--------+-----+-------------+-----------+-----------+
Cadogan | | | | | |
Electricity| | | Edmunds’ | | |
Supply | · · | · · | system | 2 | Overhead |
Company | | | of Battery | | |
(New | | |Transformers | | |
Company) | | | | | |
-----------+--------+-----+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| | |Lowrie Hall | | 7 miles |
Eastbourne | 1,700 | 30 |Transformers | 15 | under- |
| | | | | ground |
-----------+--------+-----+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| | |High-tension | | |
Grosvenor | | |with Ferranti| 6 | |
District | | |Transformers | circuits, | |
Electrical | 20,000 | 40 | primary | total | |
Supply | | | 2,400 volts,| about | Overhead |
| | | secondary | 70 miles | |
| | | 200 volts, | | |
| | | Ferranti | | |
| | | dynamos | | |
-----------+--------+-----+-------------+-----------+-----------+
Kensington | | | Crompton | | |
Court | 1600 | | 105 volts | | |
Electric | to be | · · | low-tension,| ¼ |Underground|
Lighting |extended| | constant | | |
Company | to | | supply | | |
| 10,000 | | by means of | | |
| | |accumulators | | |
-----------+--------+-----+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| | | Low-tension | | Overhead |
Liverpool | 1,000 | · · | continuous | · · | and |
| | | current | |Underground|
| | | dynamos | | |
-----------+--------+-----+-------------+-----------+-----------+
| | | Chamberlain | | |
Leamington | 1,500 | · · | and Hookham | |Underground|
| | |dynamos with | 1¼ | |
| | |accumulators | | |
-----------+--------+-----+-------------+-----------+-----------+
Paddington | 4,115 | 98 | E. M. F. | | |
Electric |16 C. P.|3,000| 150 volts, | | |
Lighting | lamps |C. P.| Gordon | 3 |Underground|
| | |alternating | | |
| | | current | | |
| | | Dynamos | | |
-----------+--------+-----+-------------+-----------+-----------+
-----------+--------------+--------+--------+------------+
| | | | |
| | | | Charges. |
Name of | Approximate | | | |
Station. | area of |Working |Hours of+------------+
| distribution.|Capital.|Supply. | |
| | | | By Meter. |
-----------+--------------+--------+--------+------------+
Brighton | | | | Meter |
Electric- | About 3 | | | rent, |
Light | square | £12,000|Constant|21_s._ 8_d._|
Company | miles | | | per |
| | | | annum |
-----------+--------------+--------+--------+------------+
Cadogan | | | | |
Electricity|Belgravia and | | | |
Supply | Cadogan | | | |
Company | Estate | £20,000| · · | · · |
(New | | | | |
Company) | | | | |
-----------+--------------+--------+--------+------------+
| | | | |
Eastbourne | · · | £20,000|Constant| · · |
| | | | |
-----------+--------------+--------+--------+------------+
|Very irregular| | | |
Grosvenor | district, | | | 7½ per |
District | a house is |£375,000| 8 A.M. | Board of |
Electrical | lighted | | to | Trade |
Supply | 2 miles | | 3 A.M. | unit |
| station | | | |
| from the | | | |
| station | | | |
| | | | |
-----------+--------------+--------+--------+------------+
| The streets | | | |
Kensington | adjoining | | | By meter |
Court | the station, | | |and minimum |
Electric | the mains to | £25,000|Constant| charge of |
Lighting | be continued | | | 10_s._ per |
Company | to another | | | light per |
| station at | | | annum |
|Knightsbridge | | | |
-----------+--------------+--------+--------+------------+
| | | | |
Liverpool | | | | By meter |
| · · |£20,000 | · · | on sliding |
| | | | scale |
-----------+--------------+--------+--------+------------+
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Leamington | 183 | | | |
| street | · · |Constant| |
| lamps | | | meter |
| | | | |
-----------+--------------+--------+--------+------------+
Paddington | | | | |
Electric | | | | |
Lighting | 67 acres | · · |Constant| · · |
| | | | |
-----------+--------------+--------+--------+------------+
-----------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
| | |
| Charges. | |
Name of | | |
Station. |---------------------------------+ Remarks. |
| | |
| By yearly fixed amount. | |
| | |
-----------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
Brighton | Glow lamps, 1_s._ per unit, or | If consumption |
Electric- | rather over ¾_d._ per lamp | is below |
Light | per hour. Arc lamps, 4_s_. per | 100 units |
Company | lamp per week including | quarterly, |
| maintenance | 10¾_d._ discount. |
-----------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
Cadogan | | |
Electricity| | |
Supply | | |
Company | · · | · · |
(New | | |
Company) | | |
-----------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
| According to consumption | A similar |
Eastbourne | averaging about 6½_d._ | station |
| per unit | at Hastings. |
-----------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
| | |
Grosvenor | | |
District | | A station at |
Electrical | · · | Deptford is |
Supply | | under erection |
| | to maintain |
| | 200,000 lights. |
| | |
| | |
-----------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
| | |
Kensington |8_d._ per unit, equal to 0·56_d._| |
Court | per 20 C.-P. lamp per hour, | District embraces |
Electric | or 0·28_d._ per 10 C.-P. lamp. | residences, shops, |
Lighting | Shops taken at £2 per annum | public hall, and |
Company | per 20 C.-P. lamp minimum | church. |
| of 10 lights | |
| | |
-----------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
| | Board of Trade |
Liverpool | First 400 hours, 1_s._ per unit | license for six |
| Second ” ” 8_d._ ” |years, hotels, shops,|
| Afterwards 4_d._ ” | and residences. |
-----------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
| Street lights £2 2_s._ per | |
| annum for 2,860 hours, | |
| including renewals. | |
Leamington |1 to 40 units per quarter 8_d._ | |
| per unit. 41 to 150 units per | · · |
| quarter, 6_d._ per unit. 151 | |
|units per quarter 4_d._ per unit | |
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Paddington | |The district between |
Electric | | Paddington and |
Lighting | Worked by G. W. Railway | Westbourne Park is |
| | lighted throughout. |
-----------+---------------------------------+---------------------+
--------------+-----------------+----------------+-----------+
| Approximate | |Approximate|
|Number of Lights.| | length of |
|-------+---------+ | longest |
Name of | Incan-| |System employed.| main |
Station. |descent| Arc. | | supply |
|or Glow| | | conductor |
| Lamps.| | | in miles.|
--------------+-------+---------+----------------+-----------+
Barnet and | | | | |
District | | | | 5 |
E. Supply | · · | · · | Joel Dynamos | |
Company | | | | |
(New Company) | | | | |
--------------+-------+---------+----------------+-----------+
Chelsea | | | | |
E. Supply | · · | · · | · · | · · |
Company | | | | |
(New Company) | | | | |
| | | | |
--------------+-------+---------+----------------+-----------+
St. James | | | | |
and Pall | · · | · · | Continuous | · · |
Mall | | | current | |
(New Company) | | | | |
| | | | |
--------------+-------+---------+----------------+-----------+
| | | Thompson | |
| | | Houston | · · |
Taunton. | · · | 23 | continuous | |
| | | current | |
| | | | |
--------------+-------+---------+----------------+-----------+
Whitehall | | | Battery | |
Court | · · | · · | Transformer | · · |
(New Company) | | | system | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
--------------+-------+---------+----------------+-----------+
Westminster | · · | · · | · · | · · |
--------------+-------+---------+----------------+-----------+
West | | | Lowrie Hall | 10 miles |
Brompton | · · | · · | Transformers | when |
| | | | completed |
| | | | |
| | | | |
--------------+-------+---------+----------------+-----------+
Adelphi | | | Continuous | 12 |
Theatre | 4,000 | · · | current | external |
| | | dynamos | circuits |
| | | coupled direct | |
| | | to engines | |
--------------+-------+---------+----------------+-----------+
Bath | | | Thomson | |
(New Company) | · · | 85 | Houston | · · |
| | | Dynamos and | |
| | | Transformers | |
--------------+-------+---------+----------------+-----------+
--------------+---------+-----------------+--------+--------+
| Main | | | |
|conductor| | | |
|overhead |Approximate area |Working |Hours of|
Name of |or under-|of distribution. |Capital.| Supply.|
Station. | ground. | | | |
--------------+---------+-----------------+--------+--------+
Barnet and |Overhead | | | |
District | chiefly | · · | £5,000 | · · |
E. Supply | | | | |
Company | | | | |
(New Company) | | | | |
--------------+---------+-----------------+--------+--------+
Chelsea | | | | |
E. Supply | · · | · · | · · | · · |
Company | | | | |
(New Company) | | | | |
--------------+---------+-----------------+--------+--------+
St. James | | | | |
and Pall | · · | · · | £20,000| · · |
Mall | | | | |
(New Company) | | | | |
--------------+---------+-----------------+--------+--------+
| | | · · | · · |
Taunton. |Overhead | Street lighting | | |
--------------+---------+-----------------+--------+--------+
Whitehall | | To light | | |
Court | · · | hotels in | £24,753|Constant|
(New Company) | | Northumberland | | |
| | Avenue | | |
| | | | |
--------------+---------+-----------------+--------+--------+
Westminster | · · | · · | · · | · · |
--------------+---------+-----------------+--------+--------+
West | | | | |
Brompton | · · | · · | · · |Constant|
--------------+---------+-----------------+--------+--------+
Adelphi | Over- | The buildings | | |
Theatre | head | are close | Private| · · |
| and | together | | |
| under- | | | |
| ground | | | |
--------------+---------+-----------------+--------+--------+
Bath | | | | |
(New Company) | · · | Arc lights | · · | · · |
| | in streets | | |
--------------+---------+-----------------+--------+--------+
-----------+----------------------------------+--------------------+
| Charges. | |
| | |
Name of +-----------+----------------------+ |
Station. | By Meter. | By yearly | Remarks. |
| | fixed amount. | |
-----------+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+
Barnet and | | | 71 lamps in |
District | · · | · · | streets on posts |
E. Supply | | | 12 ft. high. |
Company | | | |
(New | | | |
Company) | | | |
-----------+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+
Chelsea | | | |
E. Supply | · · | · · | · · |
Company | | | |
(New | | | |
Company) | | | |
-----------+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+
St. James | | | Area to be |
and Pall | · · | · · | lighted |
Mall | | | adjoining |
(New | | | station. |
Company) | | | |
-----------+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+
Taunton. | · · | By yearly contract | Arc lamps of |
| | | 1200-C.-P. |
-----------+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+
Whitehall | Proposed | Proposed charge, | Amalgamated |
Court | meter- | 8_d._ per unit with | with the |
(New | rent | minimum of £1. 1 | Metropolitan |
Company) |10_s._ per | per lamp per annum | Electric |
| quarter | | Supply Company. |
-----------+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+
Westminster| · · | · · | New Company. |
-----------+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+
West | By meter | The station is being erected by the House |
Brompton | | to House Lighting Company, who also |
| | propose installations in other districts. |
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Adelphi | · · | The Adelphi Theatre, Adelaide Gallery, |
Theatre | | and Strand Restaurant are lit, |
| | the machinery being fixed in a basement |
| | about 30 × 45 feet. No gas is laid on. |
-----------+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+
Bath | | | The power obtained |
(New | · · | Yearly contract | from town weir |
Company) | | | supplemented |
| | | by steam-engine. |
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