Part 9

+-----------------+----------------+-----------+ | 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. | -----------+-----------+-------------------------------------------+ 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. | -----------+-----------+----------------------+--------------------+

APPENDIX II.—PRINCIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING STATIONS ON THE CONTINENT.

+---------------------+----------------+-----------+ | Approximate | |Approximate| | Number of Lights. | | length of | +-----------+---------+ | longest | Name of | Incan- | | System | main | Station. | descent | Arc. | employed. | supply | | or Glow | | | conductor | | Lamps. | | | in miles. | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ Bergen | 3,000 | 70 | Brush | · · | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ Bellegarde | 600 | · · | Gramme dynamos | · · | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ Berlin | 11,800 | · · | Edison lamps | · · | | | | 100 volts | | ” | 17,400 | · · | ” | 1½ | ” | 3,000 | 108 | ” | · · | ” | 42,200 | 400 | ” | · · | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ | | | | | Breslau | 5,000 | 69 | Siemens | · · | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ Brunswick | 2,000 | · · | Edison | · · | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ Crefeld | 1,560 | · · | ” | · · | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ Darmstadt | 1,000 | · · | ” | · · | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ Dresden | 3,400 | · · | ” | · · | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ Elberfeld | 2,000 | · · | ” | · · | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ Hamburg | 4,000 | 50 | Schuckert | · · | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ Hernösand | · · | 70 | Thomson | · · | | | | Houston | | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ Halle | 1,350 | 10 | Edison | · · | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+ | 10,000 | | | | Hanover | to be | | | | | increased | · · | ” | · · | | to | | | | | 20,000 | | | | --------------+-----------+---------+----------------+-----------+

+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ | Main | | | | |conductor| | | | Name of |overhead |Approximate area| Description |Hours of| Station. |or under-|of distribution.| of lighting. | Supply.| | ground. | | | | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ | | | Street | | Bergen | Overhead| · · | lighting | · · | | | | and public | | | | | buildings | | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ Bellegarde | Overhead| · · | · · | · · | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ Berlin | Under- | Nearly whole | These instal- | | | ground | of business | lations | | | | part of city | supply |Constant| ” | ” | | clubs, | service| ” | ” | | theatres, | | ” | ” | | public | | | | | buildings, | | | | | and | | | | |street lighting | | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ | Under- | 1,200 metres | Railway | | Breslau | ground | radius | station and | · · | | | | mills | | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ Brunswick | ” | · · | · · | · · | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ Crefeld | ” | · · | Mills and | · · | | | | factories | | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ Darmstadt | ” | · · | · · | · · | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ Dresden | ” | · · | · · | · · | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ Elberfeld | Under- | Three-wire | · · | · · | | ground | system | | | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ | | | Lighting of the | Dusk | Hamburg | ” | · · | Free Port | until | | | | | dawn | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ Hernösand | Overhead| · · | · · | · · | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ Halle | Under- | · · | Stadt Theatre | · · | | ground | | | | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+ Hanover | ” | 13,000 feet | Shops and public|Constant| | | radius | buildings | | | | from station | | | ------------+---------+----------------+-----------------+--------+

+------------------------------+--------------------+ | Charges. | | +---------+--------------------+ | Name of |By Meter.| By yearly | Remarks. | Station. | | fixed amount. | | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ Bergen | · · | · · | · · | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ | | Of fr. 0·4 per | | | | hour, or 8 francs | Worked by | Bellegarde | · · | per month for | water power. | | | 8-C.-P. | | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ Berlin | |6_s._ per year fixed| | | | charge, and ½_d._ | Stations at | | | per hour per | Friedrich Street, | ” | · · | 16-C.-P. lamp; | Mauer Street, | ” | |arc lamps, 6_d._ and| Schadou Street. | ” | | 7_d._ per hour, and| | | | 60_s._ yearly | | | | per light | | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ Breslau | · · | · · | · · | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ Brunswick | · · | · · | · · | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ Crefeld | · · | · · | · · | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ Darmstadt | · · | · · | · · | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ Dresden | · · | · · | · · | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ Elberfeld | · · | · · | · · | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ | | | Under construction.| Hamburg | · · | · · | 2 block stations, | | | | 1 central-station.| --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ | | |Yearly contract, | Hernösand | · · | · · | which is less than | | | | former lighting by | | | | oil. | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ Halle | · · | · · | · · | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+ |By meter | | | Hanover | to sub- |0·42_d._ per 10- | | | scribers| C.-P. lamp per | · · | | for | hour; 0·5_d._ | | | three | per 16-C.-P. | | | years | | | --------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+