, 1881-07-25
THE TOWER SYSTEM.
That ia the Plan for Lighting Cit
les by Electricity.
4 Co,nttieto and Usspre5us,iced
Survey Of tlle Light at
AtsrOn.


Akron.
lis Nesits and patoets Gaudtdly Considered,
and Opinions of Tho Public
Thereon.
Epftfat Ecrsta snn.!sntt ln4jannxa}t& Ftnltatt
AKnuS. o., July lb.-Tnisis NM VI tho inisicst
little cities IN tho Ereut stuto Of Ohio, It haa
population Of nearly "a tko0. md In mnniifaCthr.
Ing efttcrpfi6es eoarccIy hns All c1.ia1 or the
sanie sixc. TITO mission of tho Sentinel repre-
sci,tntye boInH 10 obtain tho opinions uf tho
u's'zens Vt tha place sn resnrd TO tho Hr.,th
eleutrio llRht,-tnofe rafttuufnrfy tin tower
system.-hts time has i,ceu taken up in that
tnannor. Eoms Of tho Immense i1anufactorias
hMvc been Ytattul aud lnerchunts, capitalists,
officials, and iAborirgmcn hntt bech inter.
viewed on tho absorbing to1ta 40 ha. pse-
yiously bcen stntcd. the pfty has two Htasts,--
ono on 1sunhtel College. and another III tho con-
trn portion Of tho city. rho latter Is o,orc than
g0 fcot high. and tho two lights IT. Is claimed
arc e1nni to no candle power. twill lie we'll
~ bear In mind that Akron Is difficult city 10
fight on nce0lInt Of Its many hills and tho
ltt1tnanse aueahar af shuIc.treas, havln0 nt
pseseNt dense fo1ngo, In seeking tho
dcsired Information It Inns bcen tho ain OF yonr
correspondent to talk with representative men
rst ot thn o!ty Mt heart. NJ one hny!nv. any
sskea 70 o ttq soset ], s T. tnoss,h,n tp
Thpre IL tl0gupstlon but what tho larger humber
OF Tho ctlxei,s Or Akron Hsn0rpscd &, tho pres.
III tsu Sss strn 8 II ss.r ae;s,;etatsen @ q ths
Actt0n nj tho Council In adopting tho light.
ss sa1e 'o Is sss ;ry 'sr;1S 1 vi { fssaa
sos as ssss "a sl,s Ssa a " Would anpreach
hIr
% Tesa! H' Is ths ii st lit 4Sis woniS ssnefay es
,oM .Neiy ,ijso,,ss'of ~ .ho nor!ta md dsfscts
~ xS. W. s % ss S'tasSssf ts e Se
nlnat system. aud rcEnr1oti the axpnFl1ne,it ~
having bne1, .,n*ueeasst,.l. 4 atr.,nK MEht T.
ss.tio rsS 70 x sns e.aas u s'Sst Il eesuato @ A'''
! AN IMPORTANT Ol'iS1oS.
ater mSr 1 Mss ma @ser T. tS
tsttd, d yurY influential and rronilnent aItIze,t.
nspo, sS a ,aS snSin. n i so xs nsn.Sa snwsa y Il
tho territory @ bG lighted there hss npiniun of
the eleerelkht wit Is O. spes!aI ses L,
s Maroer tS y%f sa.
vi Do not like tho light. and consi.ler It. =
f@r1; ,,, ~ ao1 sn OF 'o e'''1ena Will 'e
~ 1at ! afn tol,f yon light ye,ar works by tho
Ms d. aS@Sea @e as 0 ossSe sesHS OF the oty
limits, hase 10 sas tharc' anu .wcro afra'd OF
%Waat ras tho cost Of eas when you wcro
1natnbrr of tho City Cnunri?"
Mi An g exeesa 81 *soS @ ',y',s ysar, t thas;;"
| About quarter Of u h'!lc.'
,1 "Dees that fulfill M! the representations Of tho
~ Do Az ans s1 Ia ss lrs.s1 S ,sts'ne'"
"That lEht FOR rausot hal-m'o would
"no you oonsIaer the light y suceess7'
Fur frp1n II. on!y eonstdor Il a. Gxpar!-
S9 a gad g. cas saf expss ea ss thas &C. shs
III believe, from tho cost of Dur light; that It
H. IT, ,1sa snst f s-sri,ons fMc iii" p,ninrer oni
1rouan roiiectors. glopos. md many litile things
mont. etc"
"What 10 tne cost thus M tar. Il you kt,9"E
tA!nk aoqnt $MkU. tho'1Hh eevefnl cita1ens
frea ~ onm . S1sx @a H. aaxV Mn,,
e,.s, wo iws S1n fnwats we power
poer GnEtns m'fns asn. d. anl
iSf o1ole s;, enae s naoss ,s = u
would 30 very great f.,s .,xouid then necossl;
,so tas9 seSGf M aaonr e,rs ~ aaa roa fr cas
mnn M 1rG rIsnd hIs rcsdancs a. On MarEct s,rcot
t5ree squares frunt tho t1wcr, where nit liRht ii
s9e ot ty Sfaassy shada f'Saes s,st, ,a 81 lae
Wssa vaa'a straets. sassa"a' 1''''''''' '''''' '
"Thero il = buggy. approaohiag.'' said tho
match manufactures. ;" GOT IN tho centra OF tht
obeye4 hls Instructions anu TOOK a pos'uoI t',a
tn9 nL IT, me ,bn,,rf ~ tha tM a;o, S"S
Gun H. sse & NV ,n 1sos E,,t ~ ts1n,,ta ~
was gong traal m nc ~ H. III s1d r9 ,xth ofH Toa
~ nrtsu s St n"" is .u13 tha riwsr Il shni1h
OF ny 1911. SAm & t9e - s.eo1 ,m sa.nS" .aIsr,
was 9h 5nnsn n"aSrn aSrnrps. ~" "ng III
1ns G"G iGs ~ - ta1 sf ", Eth ns ~
a0sse sc WY nft% ~ " tt,s y nvsrN aM VI"
yoa ~, s salu III. AsatUn n ,. s,>,< .a<
r Wo asG p a p xss sssn aua ,,
" anns Nu,nns'tn nssEs s a r." ,ith; As MI
Eons.ntaan n itto @ tWo ~. noRNHs Watnin ra na
aqnre. s N1W MI esa @ snG 1n1 M ,1,t,cn, n,nr,
= HpS pnst pure. Anu III I'LL !nn"Sms ,a.t utsse
saEat 9sa@a NJ enrst e aayo III rsar t ~
G. !ssst y ,!ts stsnts 1eet waeeo "etee o"tkuea
fa'9n6o ps4oFes ....
81, Tl:MFoNA1tY DANKSEss. ~
; Tic mott guntid.nnn Visited was Chris. echoan
nsf wrag ngFaa ana ex1Smstxgb :n MN eat. III
Aealef. hrt nthhenanget ea.aI luo A HAaH ,'s soS
Mue l4lnA tao fenresGntauons !ia " tae hF1s' rs'
Ennipaty. y tnfGws !Ra9 nnE 10 g1cepst i9n e.
a94araa, ana thf shor1 OF na!l asi1. "a tn
9Sy " ~ ~ nuidnE @ enS 20 sghfe hr aaaoyar 9na na'
lgon taa toWuEt t1oLo ~ Hg nsA'' rh i
prefer gae; y y h9tuer ng9L ,,;1a3 mhe a6Sst s
!ikht went out ta5co taos EEay nlsnt, .naxn
| tho Glty--pt that pAtL llGnfau~-ln tgIupuIAF