Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-18
LIGHTING OF THE CITY
scREME WHICH INCLUDES A NUMBER
OF TALL TowEss.
Important Action Taken by City
couneil Committee Last
Night.


Gil chamber at so'clock last night. Present:
Slessrs. Courtney (chairmanA Mann. Carter,
1}cwden and Tayler. There were also pres
mt in addition 10 the committee Messrs.
lIenty G. Jones, representative Of the Viz
ldnh Exposition; Mr.. william Il. Trigg,
president Of the Richmond Union Passenger.
HALLWAY Company: Mr.. VI. Il. Flynn, and
Dir W. r. Meredith. attorney, and Mr.. har-
grove. member Of the former Light CON-
iailiCc,
TOWER AND ARC LI0HTs.
THE committee conferred with Mr. Flynn
about tte proposition Of the Nirsiols Elec-
fric Light and Power Company to light the
vity 10y tower and are lights.
Air. Pizzini said he thought a would be
well 10 talk over the matter and rs 20 over
the proposed Geld and then rest after their
labor.
TIE SCHEME.
Mr.. Colo explained tho proposition TO
lgb; the city by tower lights. these lights
so DO erected seveuty.tivo feet high and 10 be
twenty. five IN number.
These tower lights are mostly 20 Be erected
on no outskirts Of ibe city snd the arc
lights on an the principal streets.
7 ~ following Is the location Of the lights
90 proposed by The company: Corner Grove
avenue sud Plum street, iloryie and Nam,
Park avenue and Linden street, North aud
Grace. Clay and Lombardy, Harrison and
Leigh. Graham and Cav, Brook avenue and
Cav street, ~. Peter and Coutt-. Hospital
nua second, Fiitb and puyal, valley and
WILLIAMS Iwenfy-irst and Z. lwcuty-siXth
and o. TWcliy.ffh ana NJ, Thirty-frst and
NJ. 1nirty.lliL and Broad. on Libby Hiil,
Hague srd Rocketts streets, Williamsburg
uvenue and Nicholson street. Nicholson
street and the corporation line, Candles
glul. Canal and FOushee streets, china and
Pine, and Cherry and Albemnrle streets
Mr.. Cole SAID the annual cost OF these
lights would amount 10 about $4,000.
SAID TO Ri CHEAPER THAN GAS.
Mr. Pizzini. secretary and treasurer OF the
Nireinjg Electric Light and Power Com
pany. sad be did not want 20 force the mat
foT. but IT was necessary for this committee
90 take some action tb,t The matter might 90
before TIE Council. lie claimed that the arc
tysIcm na- cheaper than lighting The clty by
l.rs. re said That during The winter many
ftrect. ia the suburbs which are not paved
ure in tad coodtion, aud ibat the residents
were forced 20 wade through mud some
times near q foot deep, which they could
avoid 10 the streets were hghied. and he
rhimcd that this system would not throw
o0v one out 81 employment, bat on the con-
VARY NRNfu kihF ilpit nun W'lNs Nv ui'l-
toucd that under The. present system the
gas consumer paid for the street glslishts.
TINE PASSING.
Nr. Fowdcn said the time was passing.
This matter bad been fllly considered boy the
old Joint Committee 81 Finance and Electric
Iight, and he moved that the action Of the
former committee be adopted by tins cons
mGtee.
The old committee passed on the PROPOSE
fion NJ the Fioctric-llght Company, aud re-
commended rs adoption to the Council
AcHANGE.
Nr. Msun moved that the company be re-
ou,,fcd 10 change the ere Hight from the
southeast corner ~ Grace and Iwenty>titb
streets 10 TIE opposite corner 81 The street. 80
that Il would reflect more light 10 ST. Johns
burying.grouud.
Mr.. Mauu's motion was carried.
lir. Bowdeu moved 10 adjourn 10 visitthc
yover-bousc and inspect the different are
lights 81 tie city.
The committee then adj burned to visit the
Toner.bousr, &c., and Dad a supper after
oalds M TIE Commercial club.
MIR. HYMNS OBSERVATIONS
In the course ~ The evening Mr.. Flynn
remarked that De- bad shown bic interest in
hs opinion OF toe future ol ihi, city 10y
making N,ry large investment Of his
melus. I'm when BE- had induced many OF
Dol, friends o. Join him, and that he now be-
Iicyrd that the month Of October would
mark new era for Richmond The Expo
fition would attract many people OF means
Z, this city sud they would see what he
and MS friends had already scen-that Bich-
mond affords ~ gsc9t a return for m m"
Ne.tment rs any city Of the United
States. The matter Of electric lighting
was ~ great importance to him and TO Rich
mond's future. 10 would show that this city
WIS one Of the greatest electrical centres OF
the world; at no other city could Oe found
tie combination OF arc-ncandcscent light
lug aud the olectrc.mot0r power. an fur
ni-hcd from the same station, and he would
-aV that this alone had already advertised
Richmond more than anything which had
hapnened m the city for years. He hal seen
notices 10 prominent journals rn different
rlrfs Of the world which showed how very
extensively the citv had been advertised,
and he hoped that the matter % electric liSht-
-ug would soon be- determined, so that We
misht boast Of The bet lighted city, the best
car service, and the hest motor service OF
an, place in the entire country.