pany establish and publish a classified schedule, of rates for electric current for light, heat and power in the city of Syracuse, that there may be no discrimination in. rates for the same kind of service. The Commission further recommends that the Syracuse Lighting Company establish and at all times maintain an improved system for the regular and efficient inspection of all its electric arc street lamps in service in said city of Syracuse. PRICES OF GAS REDUCED. On and after April 1, 1906, the price of gas in Rome was reduced by the Rome Gas, Electric Light and Power Company, from the following: One dollar and seventy-five cents gross and $1.50 net for lighting and $1.40 gross and $1.20 net for heating purposes to the following: One dollar and fifty cents gross with discounts as follows for both lighting and heating: Less than 5,000 feet per mo. 30c per M. or $1.20 net. From 5,000 to 10,000 cubic feet 35c. per M. or $1.15 net. From 10,000 to 15,000 cubic feet per mo., $0.40 per M. or $1.10 net. From 15,000 to 20,000 cubic feet per mo., $0.45 per M. or $1.05 net. More than 20,000 cubic feet per mo. 50c per M. or $1 net. The Cohoes Gas Light Company reduced the price of gas from $1.50 to $1.375 per thousand to take effect May 1, 1906. The Poughkeepsie Light, Heat and Power Company on May first reduced the price of gas from $1.35 gross for the first 5,000 cubic feet, $1.25 gross for over 5,000 to 10,000 cubic feet, and $1.05 for over 10,000 cubic feet, with a discount of five cents per thousand for prompt payment, to the following: For the first 3,000 cubic feet... For over 50,000 cubic feet.. $1 25 gross 1 15 gross 1 05 gross 95 gross with a discount of five cents per thousand for prompt payment. The Binghamton Gas Works inaugurated January first, a new This rate is an optional rate and depends upon the following items: Six dollars per year consumer charge, $24 per year rate. gas per 100 feet of maximum demand plus 70 cents per M. for all used with 10 per cent. discount. One-twelfth of the fixed charge is made payable each month. For example: A person using a five-light meter (rated for the purpose of computation of price at a capacity of 50 cubic feet per hour) would pay 50 cents per month consumer's charge, $1 demand charge plus 70 cents per M. 10 per cent. discount. A consumer using 60,000 feet per year would pay $54 or net of 90 cents per M. The Troy Gas Company, supplying the territory of the city of Troy and village of Waterford, has recently entered into a contract with the city which provides that commencing June 1st instead of a charge of $1.30 per M., $1.25 per M. shall be charged with an annual reduction of 5 cents per M. until the price is $1.10. The company furnishes gas to the city building at $1.10 per M. and supplies gas lamps for street lighting at 7 cents per night. The Peekskill Lighting and Railroad Company on July 1st made the following changes in price charged for gas: The old rate was $1.60 net for 1,000 feet or less and $1.60 gross with discounts as follows: For amounts of 1,000 feet or over, namely, 1,000 to 2,000, 10 cents per M. 2,000 to 5,000, 20 cents; 5,000 to 8,000, 30 cents; over 8,000, 35 cents. The new rates are: $1.50 net for less than 2,000 feet with discounts as follows on amounts exceeding 2,000 feet namely: 2,000 to 5,000, 10 cents per M.; 5,000 to 8,000, 20 cents per M.; exceeding 8,000, 25 cents per M. The city of Lockport, as a condition of entering into a new contract with the Lockport Gas and Electric Light Company for public arc lighting, stipulated that gas for all purposes should be charged for to consumers at large at the rate of $1.00 net and $1.10 gross, the new price to go into effect September 1, 1906. After a test of the illuminating power of the gas furnished for lighting, and negotiations between the mayor of the city of Kingston and the Kingston Gas and Electric Company, the company proposed a reduction from $1.40 to $1.25 per M. with discount of 10 cents, to take effect November 1, 1906. The mayor recommended the acceptance of the offer and the same was accepted by the common council September 21, 1906. The Fulton County Gas and Electric Company, supplying gas to the cities of Gloversville and Johnstown, January 1, 1906, reduced the price of gas from $1.70 gross and $1.60 net for lighting, and $1.50 for fuel, to a rate of $1.50 for all purposes. The Peoples Gas and Electric Company of Oswego, reduced the price of gas January 1, 1906, from $1.75 gross and $1.50 net to $1.50 gross and $1.25 net for lighting purposes. The Suffolk Gas and Electric Light Company, lighting Bay Shore, Islip and East Islip, March 1, 1906, established a discount of ten cents per M. for cash in 10 days. Commencing September 1, 1906, the Ithaca Gas Light Company adopted a new schedule of rates for gas as follows: Gross rate $1.60 with discounts running from 10 to 60 cents per M., according to consumption. All bids for power amounting to over 5,000 cubic feet per month, are subject to discount of 60 cents per M. The former rate for lighting was $1.60 with 10 cents discount. The Oneonta Light and Power Company will on January 1, 1907, reduce the price of gas from $1.75 to $1.50 per M. cubic feet. The Orange County Lighting Company, of Middletown, N. Y., announced a new rate of charges for gas, beginning January 1, 1907. The new rate is $1.25 per M. cubic feet for gas for all purposes, the duplicate meter system for lighting and heating being abandoned. The former rate was a sliding scale of $1.50 to $2.00 for illuminating gas and $1.00 and $1.10 for fuel gas, with a discount of 5 per cent. A special rate of $1.00 per M. cubic feet is made where the consumption exceeds 50,000 cubic feet per month. PRICES OF ELECTRICITY REDUCED. The Buffalo General Electric Company May 1st reduced the price to be charged for electricity for incandescent lighting from a sliding scale of 12 to 4 cents, to a sliding scale of 9 to 4 cents per kilowatt-hour. Reduction was also made in the prices to be charged for series are lighting, and beginning June 1, 1906, the rate for public are lighting will be $56 per annum for not less than 2833 lights, but any new lamp supplied by underground wires to be at the rate of $75 per annum. The Troy Gas Company has made a new contract with the city for public lighting for five years from June 1, 1906, to supply about 460 are lights at 26 cents per night, or $94.90 per annum as against 324 cents per night previously, and to furnish electricity to the city buildings at 10 cents per kilowatt-hour. The city of Troy entered into a new contract June 1st with the Beacon Electric Company to supply 178 or more nominal 2,000 candle power are lamps for street lighting at 26 cents per lamp per night as against 32 cents per lamp per night under the old contract. The Beacon Electric Company supplies the three northern wards of the city, formerly known as the village of Lansingburgh. The contract is for a period of five years. The Lockport Gas and Electric Light Company announced June 18th that from June 1st a reduction of 25 per cent. from the rate in force would be given on all current sold by meter providing monthly bills are paid by the 15th of the following month. Rates heretofore have been as follows: Rates for electric power, service charge of $1 per kilowatt for average of month, or 75 cents per horse-power and from .64 cents to 2 cents per kilowatt additional charge by meter, dependent on number of kilowatt-hours used, or about $22.63 per horse-power per annum. The Rochester Railway and Light Company adopted a new schedule for electric lighting in residences June 1, 1906, to such customers as executed and returned contracts therefor, under the new rate, on or before June 15th. The price of residence lighting was reduced from 14 cents per kilowatt-hour to 10 cents, with a discount of 10 per cent. if paid on or before the 12th day of the month following, with a minimum charge as follows: For 15 16-candle-power lamps or less.. Over 50 and not exceeding 100 lights. 100 lights and over $1.00 2.00 .3.00 A new contract for public are lighting was entered into February 5, 1906, between the city of Albany and the Municipal Gas Company for a period of five years, beginning June 21, at 27 cents per day, or $98.55 per year, including repairs, cleaning and replacing broken globes. Under the old contract the city did the repairing, cleaning, etc. To the old price of $116.80 per year $5 was added for repairs and 90 cents for broken globes, making the net cost $122.70 per lamp, as against $98.55 under the new rate. New lights were formerly installed for $153.80, including the cost of the new lamp, the post and the lighting for one year, the cost under the new rate being $135.55. The city of Lockport has entered into a new contract with the Lockport Gas and Electric Light Company to supply are lights at $55 per lamp for an are light of 1,200 nominal candle-power, burning 4,000 hours approximately, to go into effect September 8, 1906. Beginning January 1, 1907, the Herkimer County Light and Power Company is to furnish to the city of Little Falls series, alternating, enclosed are lamps of 7 amperes or 540 watts at the lamp at $35 for all night srvice under a five year contract. The Cortland County Traction Company has recently made a five year contract with the city of Cortland for 110 are lights for 24 cents per light on an all night schedule, to go into effect January 1, 1907. The old schedule was moonlight 1 a. m., running about 20 nights a month, for which the company received 283 cents per night per light. The maximum rate to private consumers was reduced October 1st from 12 to 11 cents per kilowatt. The Rockland Light and Power Company, April 1, 1906, reduced the price of street ares in Nyack from $105 to $88 per year in consideration of the increased expenditure for lighting per mile of street circuit. The Nassau Light and Power Company, supplying Roslyn, Oyster Bay and various towns and villages in Nassau county, reduced the price of 20 cents to summer customers to 15 cents with deposit for one month's light bill. The Cohoes Gas Light Company June 1st reduced the price of power to consumers having accounts of over $20 per month by |