The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21
LIGHTING UP THE STREETS.
nov THE fTGHTTNG rs DOVE, AND
IHE MEN VINO DO T.
Talks with Veteran iampiightcrs about
their Worb The Ola rimcs and the New
Winter Experiences W hi-kcviug Lamps.


~ "hcn tn streets of New York, then cus-
terinS on tho lower end of Manhattan Island,
were n .hted with oil tmps he WA a city ON
eli 4. ann initial hv t,v,-,r ,ha Al.,arr.n -, ,I,,
- "'' "'V' ~ '''' va '"o h'"e'""h VI tue
wrd. ana holding his place AZ tho pleasure Of
tuc patty magnates. About thirty years ago the
We" 'fN "s Cpnp'nv niht III All the streets
south ~ Ora q, md cmpl1voi its own lighters,
while the part Of the city north of G. rind street
60, MIA, -, .., 80, -. -, -,
e '-".'" VIZ" w '""ps' or'u i"r ny men
pi1 10y the city. The gas men lighted aud nut
ott tho r.. -. u,htrr. h,d onlv to n,h, be,r
'''''' ''"'''t '"''" w Ky "u' Vi '"'"Sel'es'
and were p'id apput double the wages received
by tn, 9TH r.. Tn.y nut mat .noush oil IN THAR
t,,,,. T., t,,r,, , rt.. -, . , -, - ~,
''' w '"'" "'''- '"e pre- ,0''"'i "'"'' lneS
we're iurnished with stacd amount OF oil by
the civ. IL. close attonti m to the manner Of
,........... a., ~. - H.,
"""'"'"s 'uo "'c"S' an eNpe'iehceu HRnl'i
c"uld shy save about one-h ~ OF his supply,
AMI ttts w,s ni,v.va IN trkpt, aha Tha n.,hf r.
,s,1 .,s,. ,,a, ,',h ,,,,, ,,,,,, -, .,,.
vs." ''e' '"'. WI" '"c i'ON Nv "'" l''''s
they could tell the length OF his experience.
The new mems Lamps burned with a broad,
,.,., a - ~, -. -, - 49,
or'I"' " 'ue' me WI ths oe'ng t'nmeu str"sht
across. An experienced man, ny trimming his
49,, a., 80, - 49,. a., =,
anu " u u LOT 10 sometimes ny the o'rrei'
The use ~ gas gradually extended uptown
-, ,,.,..,t',, al a.. ...,...'...
s"ee. i'"''"'"'n' anu inc appo'n'msnt oi
age OF the ward politician. The gas companies
,,oL ran ,n,r,, -, ,.,., ,,,.,o. ~, -.
vision OF tue D.partment oi Puolic warSs.
.h,, ~ t. IL ',-nt, tne 'ni'.r OF me tuuic
n ~, ~ inr' s'iv., mem .ru.n w.
""o' "" W "'S p'e" q Nn'''-l. CT tWcn.l seven
, 80, 10 'ue "'ues' !" Von'i"uOus serNSe Ia the
". ,,,L .t, -, ,,,.,.
hes' sain ne nave peen hRhtlna twenty
sv'cn ,chs, ,hu nave HSh 'eu III many niuerent
W. II Is, Wv uirflVt - now H"m twenty
e,9hth street to Inirt,fourth street. aud from
u'"'s ionx. fnu un.h receh,y hau itp laihps IN
u. hese must an De hxhtti III an hOhr. lnave
sen Snihe tutlNu, sl-hts III nv experience, out
nt> Jet me Tel you how We work:
EVERY IAN Hlighter mas "A uistuct with about
W lamps ia 4. auu these he must lt-ht aud put
out every nlsni. besides cleaning them twice
week. Tue time OF lighting is Gx-d nv a time
talie made up ia tue olhre OF the superintendent
of Llfnts AMI GAs. Department of Public Works.
ana we are watched 10y rity IN. pcctots to SEQ
that tie ra- Is lt Oh time. that Is IN the con-
tract Win the = - company. IA the other hand.
the gas companies are particular that We snail
not hgnt before tue hour specified. "a all gas
buruci tnen would % their loss; and also That
put oIt promptly. The earliest hour for
beginning to lignt IL for a few DAYS
about the first OF December. AS 4. NJ, and
the lltest hour for beginning 10 nut T. at the
sam season, and l. 0 \. NJ The latest hour for
beginning to ltgut l. 1:tj T. NJ, and the g ,rltest
time ( r peginnIng to pa. out l. $40 A. ~, and
tue-c hours rule from June IL to July -. b..
season. a chang, ueins made every few days
Sometimes 10 - lara befor. toe hour Tor lignt-
ine a.. eXgt,eI, md toe ode living On tne streets
Nh''' tls'tT We 't'h t"~t Hul tuii WIN ana
lh-uit us' nut W. have no.uiis 10 90 WIN Il.
GA Fuic- are ~ IN ani tire rutur ell aud
III y are "a aus ~ ne titN nan oN tht - 'utrt-
mcht ul fhnit works. sometimes W. are COM
" ln'u "l Tor lghtlHE 20" ehIlF, 81 asked NOT t.
llEdt Al all out tnl- u IN PIE tsant We Nhef hud
w itI - j. hs ny IA tde - iinc young
woman VII" doesn't want the front stn =
u dec Win h1it. bnt We eau 1 do anything
~ hris % To- lh' p1mpoGs gentleman whp
Whn 70 al = NV th" N2nt IT. lr"ni ~ uis u iOt
c.n Nt ifnt~ vel t. .tr' q" nei- ON ms rect.
zen h'sih q" ~ Tue ts LAMPS we're
-, ortihih"s d" V.'e' az Al Long iulStn sueet
~ NN'n1 80" N'ih re- Nueh u''I o. h,lp ny
iW.,r 10 e"t't n"i 'te HiS. itri
49, 49,, w. o. ".''' = ''''' 'i'' o. We US"
-, ~ 49,, VS. az 90. . '"- =" NC "a '.'.'' >,
-, 49,, i, ~, 49, . 80 t'v.''"- 'i
,,n , ' s"u w ~ ~ .,s ~ ~,
H., 49,, = ~. a. 80 - ~ "a ~, ~ ',''si =,
NJ, "a H. . ,ls 49,, 49,, 80, ~ ,, =, ~ " ,
mann r,s. A.. s,t n,,r I'm, ,,,,i ,rd.r Ia i,nt
fr,,n, tl,.. all n.,,,s,. m V,.r.,.r .'r.ss -, -,
was "A r,,,rt,. NOR. ayr. NON ,,y a.. ii,,t
wltn-nt RAJ ,r.,,,. a., Ia. ,,,,,,,n ,nI - -
wae.lv Ram ~ trs ,'1n,h .r ~ I,r,'n. t,' ,,,r
dl-lrlrt v.t,,',n are n-nt.u AMI IN. nninher
uultsnf.i s,th ia. ~ Al, I1,.v A.. 80, =.
mo al ouf by -.yrr ar othrr rvr van
ln-is AR. u-.i.tl. seven Lama, on /, blo,,s tnt
liner. ar. .u.ne.inl,.. "a m nv A. -I.v IA ,ts
eNtr, ones Az. m f.out Of ,n,Irc ,o, o. .u.,
places lu former year. the Allprni IA ~ ,a.u
" ru was an wed u nav, i, lalnn in FINN q tts
door, .nd tie Mayor Two Linus these we're