Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1888 — Electric Lights. [ARTICLE]

Electric Lights.

There is now considerable prospect thkt Rensselaer will soon be lighted with Edison Electric lights. B. F. Ferguson is working the matter up and proposes to put in an electric light plant, in case e Hough patronage can be. guaranteed to make the matter a success. The burners to be taken must nos be less than 250, and we understand that the prospect is good for that number at least, being secured -We are also inoruieti that the price per burner wilTbe sufficiently low to , enable the town to use the lights for the street lamps in place of the gasoline lights now in use. A special ineeting of the Town Board will '•> ■■ Held Friday night, to consider the matter. We may add that enough patronage has already been pledged to secure the plant, provide 1 the town also agrees to to use the electric lights. An electric fight system will be a big improvement for our tpwn and it is to be hoped that tlie. enterprise will reach a successful conclusion