In drawing up an agreement with the gas company to light the public street lamps for any length of time, the following points must be considered. _Hints for a Contract with a Gas Company._ The company to provide a sufficient supply of gas of the full illuminating power and quality as provided by their Act. Payment to be at so much per lamp, or per 1000 cubic feet consumed, or at per hour, or whatever may be determined on. Payment to be made by urban authority for lighting, extinguishing, cleaning, repairing, etc., as may be agreed, such payments to be made quarterly, or at such times as may be agreed upon. The hours or times throughout the year during which the lamps shall be lighted to be determined by a table, every lamp to be fully lighted within one hour of the time named, and not extinguished before that named for extinguishing. The consumption of the gas to be regulated and determined by Sugg’s or Borradaile’s street lamp governors, or such other mode as is agreed upon. The company to keep the governors and burners in repair, and also the lanterns, at a fixed sum per lamp per annum. The company to light and extinguish, and keep all lanterns clean, and all pipes, valves, etc., in repair. The company to keep the lamp posts etc., properly painted after they are fixed by the urban authority. Lamps may be shifted or fresh lamps erected by the urban authority, on their paying the cost. The company not to be compelled to supply gas to lamps which are beyond a certain distance of their existing mains, without compensation. A certain pressure of gas must be maintained, to be ascertained by water gauges fixed at certain public places, or at such points as may be determined. Any lamps burning under size or out, shall be immediately attended to by the company. A deduction in payment for gas by the urban authority to be made if neglect can be proved. An arbitration clause is necessary for this or other matters that may be disputed, and also a clause for determining the agreement upon notice being given. In supplying gas to the public lamps by meter, either wet or dry meters may be employed, and these are fixed either in the lamp posts themselves or under the footpath. Sometimes each lamp has a separate meter, but in the generality of cases one meter fixed to a lamp gives the average of gas consumed by ten or a dozen of its fellows at the same level, and in the same neighbourhood. The difficulties arising from this system are: (1.) The liability of the meters to get out of repair, especially in times of severe frost, or by vibration of traffic. (2.) The first cost of providing and fixing the meters, and subsequent cost of repairs. (3.) The trouble and cost of inspection and keeping the accounts.