People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1894 — To Patrons of Electric Lights. [ARTICLE]

To Patrons of Electric Lights.

For some time the ampere register at our station has shown over four hundred lights burning all night, while there are only about fifty “all night” lamps being paid for. As a result this has caused the consumption of a vast amount of coal, and is causing a constant wear on the machinery which should not be. We do not object to parties burning a light all night in their homes, provided they notify us of their intentions and pay for the privilege. It is an injustice to patrons who are payfor -‘all night” lamps, as Well as to the plant, to allow this to be continued. We hope parties will take notice of this and turn out their lamps promptly at bed-time, but if no notice is taken of it, we will be compelled to trace up lights burnihg all night, and charge them up to parties who are not paying for them, Rensselaer Water, Light & Power Co.