The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-03
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.
PROPOSED SUBSTITUTION OF ELEcrRIcrTY yo1
GAS IN LIGHTING NEW YORK crrY-No MoR1


PROPOSED SUBSTITUTION OF ELECTRICITY yo1
GAS IN LIGHTING NEW YORK crrY-No MoR1
DARKNESS.
To rHE EDITOR THE HERALD-
In paper published al Elberteid, Germany, sr IN
vention Of electric lamp noticed The Inventor 10
Mr. Wai.brecht, mechanic OF Eibcrield. The bright
light given by the lamp Is avorably mentioned BY OBJ
servers The ght given Is caused by the burning OF
ordinary coal or carbon. which arranged the
lamp that electric passes through It, and In
It's passage from carbon point TO tho other sum-
Gent heat Is created to consume tho coal The wires
which convey the electric current TO the lamp
tinua,ions Of the wires that are wound around the
OF the machine that supplies the lamp
with electricity The strength power OF the
increased diminished according to the speed gwen
the which The induction OF course,
the speed Is increased Is the labor required
turn the machine The diameter OF the main wheel OF
one o: the machines in question. which gives light
equal 70 $50 gas lamps. Is sixteen centimeters. With
900 revolutions Der minute the gwen light is still
somewhat yellowish. but al $40 revolutions light
given IN large bunch Of clear white rays To hight
up gwen space IL was found best TO surround tho
lamp with globe Of mllK glass To light up long dis
tauces, such streets rivers, relcctors may be
used aud u distance OF two miles may be lighted with
o lamp previously described The Of ligns
amounts only the price Of the coal carbon con-
sumcd-which very ttie--and the labor required 10
oil the machine from time TO time. that when
can be gwen the machine from other machinery or
course when The motive power must DO supplied sep
arately, the cost OF maintaining The light Will be
greater But very little power - required for Ian?
OF the magnitude neno ned In this paper Now, them
why cannot our City Fathers iakc advantage Of this
electric lightly But lew months ago all the daily
pvpcrs iu OF mpaints about the cxtortionate
demands OF the gas companies Tor lighting tho
street lamps. There seemed to be no remedy tor
tho people but to pay the demands OF the gas
panes, or 10 let the streets 60 unghted. The
experiment OF naphtha lamps to light the streets
tried in the Battery Park but abandoned Why should
the city government Try the electric ght surely
the small sum Of money required Tor tho experiment
could not DO applied TO a more worthy purpose than
that OF trying ignen the burden OF the taxpayers
and thereby that OF tho tenants also
The following places would seem best suited TO try
tho electric light. VIZ Thirty fourth street and Park
avenue. or Murray HIM. light placed there could he
made to illuminate Thirty fourth street least and wes
Park andFour,h avenue Union square Battery
Park and Tompklns square, also CITY Hail PARK, would
be suitable Tor trial: but Thrty-fourh street and
Fourth avenue seems the best spot. Now II the inde-
pendent press OF this city Will take the matter up
Dattlo Will be threc-ionrhs won. Then at once,
and the exoron OF tho soucss gas corporations viii
DO thing OF the past for New York CITY at least
AN ENGINEER