The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-07
"NEw LAMPS FOR OLD"

GASOLINE IN PLACE OF GAS IN THE UPPER
wAnps--AN EXPERIMENT. IN THE INTEREST
OF MUNICIPAL EcoNoMY--A BRILLIANT LIGHT
AT A MODERATE PRICE.
The oxtorions of the gas companies have loEg been
complained OF by tho private consumer we'll as b
tho city Both told that they might the &; i
or not, they chose. The private consumer sott ~
the question by burning oil or using house gas m su1'
chimes The latter, however, havc not grown Del
common usc owing to the exceedingly unfa,. ou
opinion held OF them by insurance companies
with the public consumer II another que s@k
There seemed to be escape from the demand Of "
gas companies This winter, however. dctorm IL
resistance to ihoir cxorbi,ant demands made,
which has resulted the establishment OF the New
York and New Jersey Globe Light Company,
Of which Mr. Salem II. Wales is president.
This company furnishes gas made from gas
onc, and q contract has been entered into
between tho city and the company TO light all that
portion lying north OF Seventy street cast
OF Fifth avenue, AMI extending to the East and Har-
lem Rivers. In this region, which includes the Twelfth
and Twcntythrd police precincts, there about
1000 lamps, which wcrc heretofore supplied by tho
Harlem Gas Company. and paid for at tho rate OF $50
wear per lamp The New York and New Jersey Globe
Light Company's contract runs for the remainder OF
this year figures considerably less than these and
from present indications tho experiment now making
bids fair 10 he entirely successful the twood object
OF giving good aud brilliant light and economizing IN
the expenditure.
already in operation and II is expected that $50 200
will be put up oday The work viii be continued
the city are changed from the old TO the new,
and IL at end Of the year the experiment IS
10 sul there doubt that tho other por-
tons OF the city will be lighted In the manner.
On Wednesday night last they we're lighted Tor tho
irst time, aoou. two hundred being then ready The
This brilliant stroke OF policy and dispcIled the
fear that expressed that these lamplghters,
being thrown out OF employment would DO melted 70
destroy the new lamps.
A HERALD reporter made tour Of observation last
evening while the lamps being lighted and
vcrsed with several Of the lamplightera Tho new
lamps very similar in appearance 10 tho Old ones
the only noriceaDc difference being that around tho
Top OF tho ones there extends tube OF painted
which contains tho gasoline. From this there
leads pipe TO tho burner, which IS SIM
II has underneath a small cup and tho
side a receptacle Tor tho gasoline. The lighter ns
this little cup with alcohol and lights IL with match.
This meats tho burner Then opening tho cock, tho
gasoline comes down to tho burner, and, coming in
with tho heated receptacle Is instantly con-
verified into gas aud lighted from the burning aco-
hol each lamp thon being little gas machine in ITSELF
The light given Is equally brilliant as gas but so
steady. The greatest drawback is the time required
IN lighting. In lighting tho old lamps goes alon
carrying torch his hand, and walking the side.
walk, pushes the torch up through the bottom Of tho
lamp This action at opens tho COCK aud the gas
coming In contact with the famo OF tho loren, is In.
| stantly lighted. In lighting tho new lamps tic man
carries a ladder, which he has climb at every lamp
Then from can very similar to an oil no ills the
cup under the burner with alcohol lights 1t with
match. and then opens the cock with his fingers IL
takesJu about twice long to light hundred OF the
now lamps as hundred OF the old. One OF the lamp
lighters told the writer that he could light hundred Of
the old lamps IN about hour but 60 light hundred
Of new ones II took over two hours 1t therefore
Is necessary to begin the lighting considerably earlier
than II has been customary
About week ago a order was promulgated 10 the
poce Of the Two precincts covering this region OF tho
city TO be on constant guard to watch for
on the new lamps This order " seems,
from the anticipated resistance OF the old gas com
pany Early yesterday morning II was discovered tina
number OF the new lamps had been mutilatej, pref
sumabiy by agents OF the old company The new com
pany I'm modiatcly sent out o number of men, who 70
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