The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-10-21
issued: 1912-02-13
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note: EIGHT PAGES- 60 CENTS A MONTH Vol ~ ^r r~r OSSIFIED ADS I CENT A WORD VOL. 10 NELSON. B. C. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 13.1912 NO. 260 COUNCIL PASSES ITER ESTIMATE Four Hundred to Be Installed This Year PLAN ANDERSON CREEK PIPE LINE Flaming Arc Lamps Throughout City Advocated by Committee .Estimates totalling 132,832.60 for the electric light department expenditure; $<Vj50 for water works, and {9,730 for the fire department were submitted to the city council last night by Aid. Walley, chairman of the fire, water nnd light committee. . . Tho estimates Include $6,000 for the construction, of a new pipe line from Anderson creek, {900 for new hose for the'fire department, (6,000 for the purchase and Installation of meters, and {4,000 for a cement floor for the thrust hearing at the power plant Tho estimates were passed substantially as submitted. Favor Placing Arc Lights. Three proposals for improving the street lighting syBtem were submitted, but were not included In the estimates. The plan most favored by the council' was one Involving tbe installation of 50 flaming arc lamps throughout the city at a cost of about $5,000. The proposal to light Baker street alone with five globe standards with tungsten lamps was submitted, with an estimated cost of 14,535. Sun plementary to the suggestion to light ttyj- whole city with the arc lamps was •Wr estimate of 1900 for 18 ornamental lights tit a cost of {900, for lighting the main streets. Decision on the question waB * left over pending tbe receipt by the olty electrician of further details as to cost In detail the estimates were: ' f ( Electric Light Estimates. '' Power Plant—Pump ' outfit " and necessary work, {1,000; concrete work for thrust bearing, (4,000; charges for instruments. (300; oiling system, $700: maintenance, (10,000; total .for power plant, (16,000. Transmission Line—Repairs to line and teams for inspection, $250. Sub-station—WageB, (600; oil, $20; papers, for recording meters, $7.50; total for sub-Btation, $6…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0384496
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text