Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-03-01
NIGHT ABOLISHED.
Washington Under a Blaze of
Perpetual Day,
rnE AMAaINo Aar no coMr.

Perhaps the most startling scheme yet
broachcd in this audacious age, is the
following, which is foreshadowed by Il
correspondent Of the N. Y, TRIBUNE:
"The Northern Electric Light Comps
ny Is q corporation duly incorporated
and doing business in the city Of Bos-
ton. They propose TO illuminate the
Capitol and the grounds around the same
with an artificial light as powerful as
that of the ordinary light Of day, so that
the use Of gas may be entirely dispensed
with in the Senate chamber, the Repre-
sentatives' hall, the Supreme Court
room, the rotunda corridors, and all the
committee rooms Of the Capitol, and so
that the same will be rs thoroughly light
ed and Illuminated at night as they are
now lighted by the light Of day. Also
to light the streets Of The city so that
both near TO and remote from the Cupi-
lol, and In the absence Of all other Hum
mating agencies, they will be sufficient
ly lighted for all ordinary purposes, and
MS fully as they would be with full
moon on clear night, and 30 that the
slreet-lamps will be- no longer necessary
In the city, except IN Georgetown or
some portion of the city substantially as
remote. 70 accomplish this result they
propose TO place around the dome Of the
Capitol II zone OF lamps, l59
In number, OF great power, and TO erect
at the distance of about / 900 It. from the
Capitol and in different directions there
from six iron towers OF different heights
a ts. a Ia
those placed on the dome, and TO sur
mount the apex Of each Of the towers
with fifty electric lamps. The lamps in
the dome and towers are TO have In the
aggregate not less than 2,l000O0 candle
power. The company also proposes TO
erect the necessary buildings and tow
crs, furnishing the engines, necessary
machinery aud appliances 10 generate
and conduct sufficient electricity TO eup-
ply the lamps, furnish The grounds at
their own expense on which said build
ings are tC bo erected according TO cer-
tain plans and specifications, and prop
osltion In writing signed by said compa-
nv. When ull Is completed, II
the method ls successful aud accomplish
cs all that a. claimed for Il, the Govern
mout Is then 10 pny the company $780,
600. Nothing u 10 be paid In the event
Of fnilurc-uot dollar IL TO be- drawn
from The public Treasury TO pay for the
expenditures unless the contract ON The
part Of said company ls fully complied
with, and the system acc0mpli4hcs all
that is promised: and II II shall turn out
10 bN useless or even less useful tlnt
represented, the company agree TO re-
move nll their crcCllous aud appliances
from The Capitol aud grounds at their
own expense. The Government pays
yearly for lighting the Capitol and
grounds around it the sum OF S2.4OO
The Government and District of Colum-
ba pay Jointly for lighting the streets of
the capital $l23.i00 Ofthc latter sum
the Government phys one half. Leaving
ont the half pnid by the District, The
Government pays for lighting the C0pl-
lol, grounds around II, aud the streets,
sDi loo yearly. Aflcr the works propo.-
! 'cd nre erected they cun be operated as
near ma we can estimate, at an annual
cost of 100000 This shows an annual
saving 10 The Government Of S3il0O,
and to the Government and city togcth-
er.of 800 SOC" "