The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-22
THE CITYS NEW LIGHTS.
THE TOWER SYSTEM OF LIGHTING
TO BE DONE AWAY WITH.

pany-Ths Work Of Putting Up the
Poles to Begin at Once-Two Hun
dred Lights Not Enough for the
City.
The location Of the additional one hun
tired electric lights to be erected under the
new contract has been determined upon,
after no little difficulty, so as TO distribute
them generally, and particularly to light
I'D the darker places Alderman Harmon,
chairman of the street and lane committee
of the council. says that there should have
been two hundred additional lamps instead
of one hundred to light the city properly,
and he had the lamps located on the fourth
map before finally determining tho location
for them.
The tower system is to be virtually abau-
doned. All the to Sers are to be taken down
but three. The tower lights at the foot of
Liberty street near the Central railroad
depot, the lights on the water tower in
Franklin square, and on the city exchange,
are TO be retained.
The street and lane com nittse has adopted
the location of the lights, and the Brush
company was notified yesterday That the
its contract A map showing the location
of the lights accompanied the notice.
WHERE THE LIGHTS WILL BE.
The 200 electric lights will be distributed
as follows:
River Street-A mast light at the Lower
Steam Rice Mills, and arc lights at the foot
of Lincoln, Drayton, Whitaker. and Bar
nard streets.
Williamson-At the foot of Montgomery.
Bay--At the Lower Hydraulic Cotton
Press, at Randolph, East Broad, Lincoln,
city exchange, Jefferson and West Broad
crossings.
Bryan-At the intersections of Price,
Lincoln, Drayton, Whitaker. Barnard, AMI
West Broad.
St Julian-At the center of each of the
following three squares: Washington
square, Warren square, and Reynolds
square; on the east side Of Johnston square,
on the east side of the market building, and
on the water tower in Franklin square.
Congress-At the intersections Of Prics,
Lincoln ami Drayton; at the so lthweste IN
corner Of johnson square, aud at the inter-
sections Of Barnard and Jeffsrsoa.
BRoUGHToN STREETS LAMPS.
Broughton-At the crossings of Arnold,
East Broad, Ii coln, Drayton, Whitaker,
Barnard, and West BrOal
State-At the intersections of Price,
Abercorn, Whitaker, and Jefferson.
Presidential Randolph and East Broad
street crossings, Ia the center of Greene
square, in the center Of Columbia square
at Drayton street intersection, and in the
center of Telfair Place aud Liberty square,
York-At the crossings Of Line in, Aber-
corn, Bull, Whitaker, and Jefferson.
South Broad-AJ the intersection of Rey-
nolds, East Broad, Abercorn, Bull. Barnard,
and West Broad
Hull-At the Price street crossing. two
on the north side of Chippewa square, and
one at the jefferson street crossing.
Jackson-At the intersection Of Ran
dolph.
McDonough-At the head of Wheaton.
IN the center of Crawford square, at the in
tersections Of Habersham I'd Of DAYTON,
An the center of Orleans square, aud in the
center Of Ebert square,
Perry-At East b DAD, Bull, Whitaker,
and Jefferson crossings.
LIBERTY TO HAVE SEVEN LAMPS.
Liberty-At Wheaton, East Broad,
Habersham, Abercorn, Drayton, Bull. and
Barnard, and the retention Of the tower
lights at the foot of Liberty, near the
Central railroad depot.
Harris-At the crossings of Habersham,
.Abercorn. Bull, and Mont gomery.
Macon-At the crossings Of Price, Lincoln.
Drayton, and Whitaker, and in the center
of Pulaski square
Charlton-At the iutersectio rs of Haber-
sham, Abercor :, Bull, and LETTERS IN.
Jones-At East Broad, Prise, Lincoln.
Drayton, Bull, Whitaker, Tattnall and
West Broad crossings
Taylor-At the intersections of Haber-
sham, AbercorE. Bull and Barnard.
Wayne-At the crossings on Price. Lin
coin. Drayton, Whitaker. Tatnall, and West
Broad.
Gordon-At the intersections of Haber-
sham, Abercorn, Bull, and Barnard.
Davis and Bowen streets.
Gaston-At its junction with Habersham.
Abercorn. Drayton, Bull, Whitaker, JEFF
1srson, and West Broad.
IN THE SOUTHERN SECTION.
,Huntingdon--W Where it crosses Mercer.
kHabersham, Abercorn. Barnard, and West
Broad.
Hall-At the intersections of Price. fin
coin. Drayton, Whitaker, Tattnali, and
West Broad.
Gwinnett--At its junction with East
Broad, Habersham, Abe corn, Howard. JET
derson. Burroughs, and Cemetery.
Bolton-At the crossings of Price, Lin
coin, Drayton. Barnard, West Broad, and
lCuyier.
Waldburg-At the intersections of Hab-
ersham, Abercorn, Whitaker, Montgomery,
ana burroughs
New Houston--Ati its junction with Price.
Lincoln, Drayton, Barnard, West Broad,
and Cuyler.
Duffy-At the intersection of Haber-
sham, Drayton, Whitaker, and Burroughs.
Henry-At the Bull and Abercorn cross
3ngs.
Anderson is the southern limit of street
lighting, aud lamps are to be placed on
Anderson street at its intersection with
Price. Drayton, Whitaker, and West Broad
streets.
TO LIGHT YAMAcRAw's DARK SPOTS.
Yamacraw is to be lighted by thirteen
lamps, placed at the following poin 8: AT
River AID Water streets. Ann and Indian.
Mcclure and Indian, Farm and Mill, West
Boundary and Bay, Ann and Olive, Lumber
and Bryan, Pine and Ann, Farm and
Orange, st. Gaul and Zubly, Lumber and
Zubly, Ann and Harrison, and at Margaret
and Farm streets.
Frogtown and Robertsville get four lights
located as follows: At Little Jones and
Purse streets, Lumber and Sims, Walker
and Guerard, and at Wilson and Stewart
streets.
Z. The remainder of the lights are TO be
located in the park aud the market.
The lights, in some instances, where
practicable, will be suspended lin the center
OF street crossings, SO that both streets may
be lighted at all points Of the compass by
Cpe lamn