Show ELECTRIC LIGHT LIHT BILLS Manager Campbell Campbel Say Saya Are Arc Ae Not Altogether Justified ed eds As s to the tho complaInts complaint about alleged unconscionable electric light luh bills for lor January General lanager Campbell states that there IH II ii really raly no more snore com coin now non limn there theio usually Is III upon Ullon the presentation of rut bills In tho the winter tune also that only 10 per Ier cent centor of or patrons have complaints of ot any nil char actor to make and of ot these thelle complaints I only n a part are for tor alleged Incorrect rendIng reading of ot motors The Tho old meter the tho nl ller tins has been slow In registering but bul this title slowness wan Was In favor of ot tho the consumer rather r than tho time company C I Mr Campbell II Il Illustrated this by hy actual experiment He Ito connected up lip an ampere meter nUll and turned turnell on n a 16 power rower lump lamp Tho The ann of 01 the meter re ro remained stationary and Mr Campbell remarked that one lamp he Leon belli n burned right arid and tho flue cur curlent tent lent would never have been registered Then another lamp In I was ridded an nn another another other nm timid there thero was 62 candle power connected hereto the time arm began begon to re revolve reo revolve volve ohe Hum It wan Willi shown hown that butt there thero was n a probability of 01 several lamps be bo beIng boIng being Ing burned without expense o to the tho con miner Mr Campbell then Ihen explained that time tho new hueb nit meter wits WIS tho the meter both In lit Europe anti and this extended testing lund had co lit that It was WaN ab rob accurate reliable and did not In favor of ot tho the company or In favor of time tho consumer con ulner Tubs This stow now tuMor meter Is replacing the tho old style stylo an as rapidly us tin possible Attention was utIle called particularly to tho the fact that consumers will leave leavo n a porch light or orn n ii collar cellar light going all nil ought night tire fin finthen then astonished at nt the tho size l e of ot their light bills lulls For Instance In n a local phy I chili dim burned his hili porch lamp nt nl the thiO ex mc exren ren o of ot a IL cent an hour nil all night long for fur u IL month nOd that cost him him just JURt U J 3 Ho Ito toll felt grievously wronged nt at the edna of ot his lute bill until conference with the tho nf of tho tha company brought rought out lust just what the trouble Manager Campbell ell called attention also to tho time tact fact that tho the limo of ot year lot for tire tho heaviest complaints Is when tha October bIlls nrc paid puh Consumers lowe hlo to using but little fluid In tn time Iho Bummer Rum months lath June JUlie hut but when heti time the evening shorten up notIceably l ns as In October people use ace more amid the lull sud am Ien den of bills brings out DUt prolonged remonstrance People do ibo not turn lurn on eu their lights In Iii June until H 8 30 p II I in III In lii October they begin to mini burn electricity at 30 and In Decem ber bet nt at 30 Mr Air Campbell sliM said that In eases cOIle thoro had been heen undoubtedly trouble troubie with meters from ratio somo so 1110 local disturbance anti and In other othor cases cocos there thero was waH trouble with the thue wires and Ind the tho regularity ol 01 tire the current Rut lint tho the company main talus n to corps corns of ot competent electrical engineer engineers whoso W lOBO solo Job joh It 1 Is III to follow tollow up lii complaints mill amid search out the exact or Cause of ot trouble In lii every case And the these o engineers pro lIra with the tho most t Improved up tip with to In do rio their work |