Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-08
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Interesting Facts in Regard to their
Location

AT "a meeting Of the city council held las
Friday evening, the question of street light
ing was thoroughly discussed and it was de
eided to discontinue all gas and gasolin,
lights and substitute for them the arc system
of electric lighting now SO generally in yogu,
in all the cities and towns throughout tn,
country. A contract has been made for s.
lights of 20oo candle power each, to bs
placed at the functions of streets. This mum
Der of lights is equivalent TO 210 gas lamps
and as We have at present only about l5C
gas and gasoline lamps combined, it can be
readily seen that the proposed change will
give Augusta nearly double the light for
merly employed. No place needs this i'm
provement more than this city, as the poorly
lighted condition of our streets has often
been most uufsvorsbly commented upon by
nebec Light and Heat Co. are enabled TO get
power At SO low price it has been found
possible to make a contract on more favorable
terms than any other city in New England, as
will be seen by the list of towns with prices
paid below. The company will commence
this week to set the necessary poles at points
designated by the committee on street lamps
and by Nov. Is the whole number will be in
operation. The price paid is SIS per light
and they are TO burn from sunset till ~ Z.
NJ For all night lamps the price is 1926
nor vaar aul IL is nrnnnSat to bava saya, &c
these on Water and Cony streets. In
addition to these 81 lights owned by the city
there will be at least ten or twelve others
paid for by private parties but which will con
tribute to make the capital city one of the
best lighted places in the State. Below we
give the locations of lamps as decided upon
by the street light committee, and also the
opinion of Mr.. McCausland, who has had
large experience in electric lighting systems
for streets. The increased cost over the old
system is small and we believe the tax pay
ers will approve the change. light will be
situated at each of the following places:
Corner Water and North Avenue. corner
Water and Laurel. corner Water and Bridge,
Water street near Gaslin's, corner Water
and Oak, opposite Fowler 4 Hamlin's Water
street, corner Water and Winthrop Market
Square, corner Water and Green, corner
Gage and Swan, corner Gage and Child, cor
ner Grove and East Crescent, corner State
and Western Avenue, corner State and
Capitol, corner Capitol and Scwall. corner
Grove and Chapel, corner Western Avenue
and Melville, corner Western Avenue and
Chestnut, corner State and Green, corner
Green and Chapel, corner Green and
Sewall, corner Court and Chestnut
corner State and Chandler Sts., corner Court
and Chapel, corner State and Winthrop, corner
Winthrop and Sewall, corner Winthrop and
Prospect, corner Oak and State, corner North
and Bridge, corner Bridge and Elm, corner
Bridge and State, corner State and Bond,
corner Crosby St and Crosby p, corner
Wash. st. and North Ave, corner North
Ave. and Oxford, corner Kendall and Jeffer-
son, corner Cumb. and Wash, corner Oxford
and Franklin, corner North Ave. and Jeffer-
son, corner Bangor st. and Belfast Road
corner Bangor st. and Wedge Hill. corner
Bangor st. and Myrtle, corner Willow and
Maple, corner Bangor and Cony, corner Cony
and Willow, corner Patterson and Gannett,
corner School and Turner, corner Cony and
Gannett, corner Hospital and East Chestnut,
corner East Ave. and Hospital, corner Mid
die and East Ave, corner Arsenal and Ea.
Chestnut, corner Arsenal and Eastern Ave,
corner Williams and Arsenal, corner Hospit-
al Middle.
The following table gives the cost of
electric lighting in number of New Eng
land cities;