, 1881-12-11

our electrician Mr. Swcne and rrrt. Barrett
noth assert thaf such system O.. ,lertai eucs
the Fire Department; md VIC all believed ttae
by hay ln- the posts Eun'lsoneiy turned atll
painted. and they being no higher thai the or-
mental tns,cnti of objectionable. Prof Rurrr,r
saws that my system will almost tn: away with
tue necessity fur al underground cat,te srstcn,-
Now. in the ordinance nave suggested. tno
erection Ut poles, the strnybK Ut wires i>c:s-
ton OF routes, etc, arc ietL entirely IL he Aoe
Department Of Public Works, 50 thnt the poles
IS sr''n Ths s @ 'i loSeser i sr
the underground cable system shall be perfect
Cd But SINCE have made these sr5-
Sas nae Been s"ss sssokns ss s: s9so s Ev si
unon this u.ttcr. and have come to
the conclusion that this system, Gun he carried
iutely do away with the pect.s=lty Of m under
ground wire SYSTEM. For example: These shoE
be used for ilup~pOAiS and the city tht
expense OF ls1np-pDsts upon streets where they
are not now erected. Or. n::au, where the COLI
can be taken ,loxn, md md lamps re repaced npuu nsu
the teecrAph-pole- Hut. il 1t were 10 be per-
1nanent institution, have still Il further i'm
prtlEcnient to suggest. Of which + have this
morning spoken to Prof. Barrett. and we hlvo
discussed it Ut length. and he agrees with .ne-
1t Ia thiS Insteuu ut high poles Ut the flterSeE-
ton of streets, would there llso have low posts
and carry the cables down them and lntU and
through tunnel ucrlss the intersections 1T
streets and up again upon tho system Of pules
a!tn;; the blocks Prof. Barrett said to
this 1norun. that this is SC. vast ~,
improvement t11,o,s tho present system
to b6 considered un Improvement US high as
80 per cent. With this system these posss can
be erected Il, Us to be uo interference with tue
workings of nremcn: fur, us Chief Swcnis S:.,d
~ INT, III it is necessary. these c1bses Cu., hi
lifted Off the poles, but Under ordinary crc,,,H.
stances they will not interfere in the least witt
the Fire Department. These ps,sts ct'u:d h
1nAde. US / said before. ornasneIl7nf> u1l tl,e
cross blrs will b: very sto-t-nt, longer th1n the
arms OF lnmpposr% us the cables cA TT strung
very closely. un they will not obs:1i1ct the view
up and 1Own the street u,s,Fp thin the uTs-
nnry IaMpposta. I have !cnriiea. further, that
these cables c1 m su constructed that thew
be drawn to MI absolute teilsiOr. -, that mi
more thau three, and ut tic Outside fo,E, l":u
will be required tt Il block I Nude this +r:.
hls charge or the CONSTRUCTION NJ TIA
line, arn they ootn .tsnitcctt 10 me tlaf
my plnn was feasible. and that rh:J
would be satisfied IT they could get ter'utr.r.
line Ut thai sort. They Enrtklsscc the s:l':,t
system Tor she police anu tlrc-A :rsn telegraph
and the telephone cs'upnntes. I'LL of which run
over so fl:fuy Streets u1d tn tarlutis localities
thar tho underground system will be vastly etSt-
iy and will cause m.1re or less tearing of
strcet5- Whereas this syste; with ur'!et-
ground intersections, would be ut comparative
1,' moderate cost
Prof. Barrett said of the suggestion: ~ th;.,;:
proIcincnt over what we have -s'r utw. nr-
prove ull such measures unril the city cttn bust
Ii conduit in which to lay the underground Ca
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