Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-06

ne 18ser .sslsas ai sisetFis lighting -
F Ald Giissft, tAs S~ef~tsFy ~ TIE eias
CsmD41y. / have gathered together -
Qsiekiy a. pssss, b esstala d4ta ~nieh siu
<. faT to@asd coasisciHx t8e pabiic t8st
hs at1-ek of sbs Gas Company - aot
baaade.l Ia llstles % fs4soa.
nf GilbsrG. reDrsssnEiag the GO Coal-
pAay hefe, 5rng- - his saggOgt letter
fTen Is Gos Hsnsy r Baldwin sad Mayor
j. IS tsfua4.1sad bosh "a DstGoli. ~ lhe
sas1t lhAt the ts~sF SYSTEM ~ Dstfo.l Is (.
lAiiure
Al tns salsst lsqsify - she Once o the
Detroit 0ssli.h ht Company chests tee fset
sh05 Cos Bald "a Is . sloex a0ldsr "a tasl
eompaay Of c.arse. from ne <ss company
there ~e cas- COX fof u0tblDs favorable =
she electric hSht to~sr. shieh displaced
svsry gas 4ai aaphtha lamp IN tic eity.
As ~ Mayor Gramoond nave been az
able - assertsia ap % this time whether
he is atsFeste.i ia gAs stock or not suface
Il tosay. however. that De bas always been
heartily opposed 10 electric lighting tie
has opposed it by voice, oY act. and by his
veso. After "a experimental tower had
Deea erected Ia Czs. park, the Board Of
Aldermen. tweaty six IN aumbsr, after full
hearing Of al interested parties both Tor
.nd against the system, voted unanimous
~ 70 adopt Il for the entire ci1y. The
upper house, or Board OF Conncilmen. also
voted u by eight s0les cut Of ten The
MAYOR. Mr Grummond. then vetoed the
measure, and both houses passed il over
ais veto, with but one dis euting vote in
the lover, aud TO IN the upper house tie
il, in any event, a. his record 10 the electric
light contest shows lending his efforts all
IN the gas interest
The following sre l0leZrsms from locali-
Ties where tower lighting has been en-
ployed for several years
j. Eiehel. of Evansville, Ind. where they
+ have eleven towers, says. Tower system
perfect success here, people here well
. pleased -
j.. 4. Mott, Mayor OF Rock Island, H.,
where they have thirteen towers, says;
Tower lights give satisfaction here"
T. T. Mayham. Mayor Of Fond du Lac,
Wis. where hve towers are employed, tele-
graphs. 1.-The towers constructed by the De
troit company and the tower system OF hight
Ing give perfect satisfaction TO our people. -
D. F. Barclay. Mayor of Elgin, ILL.,, tele-
graphs '-Our people well pleased with tow
ers and lights There are seven towers At
Elgin.
Rufus r. Lester. Mayor Of Savannah, Ga,
telexrsphs. The electric light gives pretty
+ much general satisfaction party recently
L.. ..f q fi..r4H Hur D. tr-ft
four towers.
Mills Tourtelotte, OF La Crosse, Wis, tele-
graphs. THE system IL satisfactory IN con
nectiOn with electric lamps, on posts, IN dark
places" They have oaly four towers.
Felix Corput, Mayor Of Mscon, Ga. where
1 there are ten towers, telegTaphs: Tower
lighting gives satisfaction here; our city l.
hllly."
\. ". Bennett, Mayor of Middleton, O..
telegraphs: Tower light gives good satis-
factiOn throws light from one To two miles
from tower.
Tower lights extremely satisfactory here.
Cleveland has awarded new contract for
the coming year for the tower lights.
A telegram from J. Park Alexander, Pres
ideut OF the Council az Akron, Ohio, says:
Yes, the tower system has more friends
here than ever.
, At New Orleans tower was erected aud
the lights started December 81, 1854. The
following a. from the New Orleans DAILY
Sftfes of December 81, l-Sf
+ For the first time last night the neigh
borhood sf Dryudes Market experienced
the unique luxury of being overlighted.
The new electric tower on Dryaces
{ and Nelponene was more than equal TO the
: occasion. IL surpassed the promises and
I hopes Of It's originators; II crowned the
vicinity with n glory OF radiance. Within a
circuit of quarter Of a mile the streets were
admirably lighted The residents
/ in the locality INDUCED in jubilant strains
-of self graduation at finding themselves
thus lifted from the spectral gloom OF Iophei
To the brillancy OF the Empyrean-
This tower must have been convincing.
for in the month of February just passed
the city decided 20 light a large section by
towers. aud employ thirty-three towers fOi
\ the purpose. The contract i now being
, carried into execution.
Z A correspondent Of the Boston Heraie
writes Of Detroit;
$ ''The city is lighted 10y the electric towe
l. system. At The outset tn
4 local papers denounced the system as a fail
ure. ridicaie was heaped on the innOvatOrs
bat to-day the praise - a. universal n wa
y the denunciation."
r Port Huron paper of Dec 81. 1884. IL
r referring to Detro.t. SAYS.
sThe city by night hrs been for som
4 months the amazement Of travellers ap
!. preaching by boat or cars. Ever
! night there il the same steady, soft play o
apparent moonlight. fou step out Of door
and unconscio1sly you say What Lowell
+ night" But the chances are that the nigh
Z. - only here. Yon lst Jour vision range be
/ youd the tail towers. you fail 70 discover
: single star and y0u finally convince yO1rsel
that the night O. cloudy and dark elsewhere
that only Detroit l. cheered by this super
moonlight. Electricity hight
r not only the streets. bat the front yards. th
n backyards. the parches and the tops Of Oh
h0asez. An alderman humor1Bsl
. remarked IN the Council recently that IN HI
nslzhborhood there was 80 much light tha
y the chickens coUldn sleep.
D Mark Tw,in. IN the Detroit Pot ef De-
= H. iS-4. ssys
Tour c'y = beautifully lighted b
II those electric towers lt i The hsndsOmes
II sppesring city A. night thai | bsve eve
1t seen
< A occasional item in ths Detroit page
p sl.e sh0ws thst ~ msstsr Of fact Detre'
s. Is vel lixhsed The following ioesl al
- torial spp-sred in tse Detoit Free Pre-