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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Street Lights - 1944 Electric Bill

1944 – Street Lighting – in 1944 the cost of street lights in Minot was apparently by the watts of electricity and the number of lamps.
Ornamental Lamps
60 watt lamps @ $16.00 per year x 204 …… 75 watt lamps @ $18.00 per year x 57. …..
100 watt lamps @ $20.00 per year x 119 ….
Overhead Lamps
40 CP @ $21.00 per year x 253 ….. 400 CP lamps @ $25.00 per year x 103


The City was considering seeking a new contract based on total kilowatt power used rather than a paying a fee per lamp …. 

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