Appendix II.—Principal Electric Lighting Stations
on the Continent.

Name of
Station.		Approximate
No. of Lights.		Systems
employed.		 Approximate length
of longest main
supply conductor
in miles.		 Main conductor
overhead or
underground.
Incandescent or
Glow Lamps.		Arc.
Bergen3,00070Brush· ·Overhead
Bellegarde 600· ·Gramme dynamos· ·Overhead
Berlin11,800· ·Edison lamps
100 volts		· ·Underground
 ”
 ”
 ”		17,400
3,000
42,200		· ·
108
400 		”
”
”		1½
· ·
· ·		”
”
”
Breslau5,000 69Siemens· ·Underground
Brunswick2,000· ·Edison· ·”
Crefeld1,560· ·”· ·”
Darmstadt1,000· ·”· ·”
Dresden3,400· ·”· ·”
Elberfeld2,000· ·”· ·Underground
Hamburg4,000 50Schuckert· ·”
Hernösand· · 70Thomson
Houston		· ·Overhead
Halle1,350 10Edison· ·Underground
Hanover10,000 to be
increased
to 20,000		· ·”· ·”
Lucerne 800· ·Zippernowsky
high-tension
current with
transformers		4Overhead
Lubeck2,000· ·Edison· ·”
Milan11,000210Edison¾Underground
1,000· ·Zippernowsky””
Munich 6,500140Edison””
Rome14,000· ·Zippernowsky4”
Rotterdam 1,000· ·Edison· ·”
St. Etienne 3,000· ·Edison,
Three-wire
system		· ·”
Strassburg 1,80062Edison
and
Siemens		· ·Underground
and
overhead
Stuttgart 1,060· ·”· ·Underground
Schwerin 2,390· ·”· ·”
Tivoli 1,0006Goulard
high-tension
transformers		18Overhead
Tours 3,500· ·Goulard3”
Terni 3,000· ·Zippernowsky
Transformers		· ·· ·
Treviso 800· ·Zippernowsky
transformers		· ·Overhead
Turin 1,000100Edison· ·Underground
Temesvar 760· ·Brush
machines;
Lane Fox
lamps		2Overhead
Vienna 8,000· ·Crompton
Low-tension
dynamos
with battery
transformers		½Underground

Name of
Station.		Approximate
area of
distribution.		Description
of lighting.		Hours of
Supply.		Charges.Remarks.
By Meter.By yearly
fixed amount.
Bergen· ·Street lighting and
public buildings		· ·· ·· ·· ·
Bellegarde· ·· ·· ·· ·Of fr. 0·4 per hour, or
8 francs per month for 8-C.-P.		Worked by
water power.
BerlinNearly whole
of business
part of city

These installations supply clubs, theatres, public buildings, and street lighting

Constant
service		· ·

6s. per year fixed charge, and per hour per 16-C.-P. lamp; arc lamps, 6d. and 7d. per hour, and 60s. yearly per light

Stations at
Friedrich Street,
Mauer Street,
Schadou Street.
Breslau1,200
metres
radius		Railway station and mills· ·· ·· ·· ·
Brunswick· ·Mills and factories· ·· ·· ·· ·
Crefeld· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·
Darmstadt· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·
Dresden· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·
ElberfeldThree-wire system· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·
Hamburg· ·Lighting of the Free PortDusk
until
dawn		· ·· ·Under construction.
2 block stations,
1 central-station.
Hernösand· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·Yearly contract,
which is less than
former lighting
by oil.
Halle· ·Stadt Theatre· ·· ·· ·· ·
Hanover13,000 feet
radius from
station		Shops and public buildingsConstantBy meter to
subscribers
for three
years

0·42 d. per 10-C.-P. lamp per hour; 0·5 d. per 16-C.-P.

LucerneTo be extended
throughout
Lucerne		In hotelsDusk
until
midnight		· ·· ·Motive
power,
water.
Lubeck· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·
Milan1½ square mile
Theatre with
460 lamps
in houses		The district is served in a
similar manner to gas		ConstantArc and
incandescent
½ d. per
ampère-hour		Installation charge per lamp
per 10 candles, 8_s._
” 16 ”  28_s._
” 32 ”  56_s._
Arc lamp £2 per annum rent		· ·
MunichTwo theatres· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·
RomeHotels and shops· ·4 p.m.
to
1 a.m.		· ·Of 2·08 d. per 16 C.-P. lamp per hourThe installation is owned by the gas company.
Rotterdam· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·
St. Etienne· ·· ·· ·Meter3 s. 5 d. per 16 C.-P. lamp per month,
also fixed sum of 2 s. 11 d. per lamp		· ·
StrassburgRailway station,
and goods yards,
86 acres area		Also a block station
for hotel and restaurants		Dusk
until
daylight		· ·

Net cost of lighting station, including 12 per cent. for inerest and renewal.--Arc lamps, 3¾ d. per hour; 16 C.-P. glow lamps, 0·42 d. per hour; 10 C.-P. glow lamps, 0.32 d. per hour; 8 C.-P. glow lamps, 0·29 d. per hour

Carried out by the railway company. The cost is estimated at one-third less than gas.
StuttgartTheatre· ·· ·· ·· ·One central-station.
One block station.
Schwerin”· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·
TivoliPrincipally
street
lighting		· ·· ·· ·· ·Motive power, water;
yearly contract for
street lighting.
Tours· ·· ·· ·· ·Subscribers at 2 s. 9 d. per 16 C.-P. lamp per monthThree distributing stations at work, to be increased to ten.
TerniTown lighting· ·· ·· ·Charge 0·4 d. to 1·3 d. per hour
according to C.-P.		· ·
TrevisoTown lighting.· ·· ·· ·· ·· ·
TurinStreet lighting
by arc lamps		· ·· ·· ·Thomson-Houston
arc lamps		· ·
TemesvarAbout 37 miles
of streets		Street lighting chieflyDusk until dawn· ·Street lighting, 1·5 kreutzer
per 16-C.-P. lamp per hour
Private consumers,
1·81 kreutzer		· ·
ViennaOpera house, Court theatre,
and municipal buildings		· ·· ·· ·By contract at a price about double gasThis installation is being put down by the gas company which lights the city.

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