The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-24
r,,r rv,rs RICHMOND VA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY o. 1891
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT IN LONDoN'
No Danger Henceforth of Getting Lost 'h '"e
FoCs.

After experiments extending over some
twelve or thirteen years, the London DAILY
News says, arrangements have at length oeen
concluded for the public lighting of the city
Of London by electricity, and yesterday the
oreat work Of installation was formally COM
menced In order that the nature OF yeste!
DAYS ceremony may be clearly understood II
NAV be explained that the negotiations WIN
the commissioners Of sewers have resulteu III
the division Of the city into three sections
an eastern. comprising the whole of the city
ooet az the Nlansion House: central DIVISION
from the Mansion House 20 st. Pauls Cathe-
dral and a western division. which taxes III
the other part Of the city west OF the Mansion
House up to Temple Bar. For the carrying
ont of the work contracts have been CON
cluded bv the Commissioners Of Sewers WITH
the Brush Electrical Engineering Company
Oirnlted) for the central and western DIVISIONS
and with the Iaing, Wharton Il Down Con
stIrction Syndicate Climlted) Tor the eastern
division. ,.-
These contracts provide for the electric
LIGHTING Of the whole Of the streets OF the
city. partly 10y arc lamps ana partly ~ III
condcsccnt lamps. Provisional orders have
already been confirmed by Parliament for the
supply Of electricity TO private consumers III
the central and eastern divisions, ana similar
power is being sought Tor the western ul-
vision. Altogether there are to he III the
streets
power and !. 900 incandesccnt lamps OF vary
ING candle-pOwcr. Every street. lane. court
and alley il 10 toe lighted, and the companies
will have what is practically "A monopoly oil
private supply
Tbecosfforligitingth tho streets isexpectcd TO
notmuch exceed 40 900 perannum. and tor inns
II is hoped there will be twenty times the lllu-
minating power now obtained from gas, me
Brush generating station IS on the south SIDE
Of the river. and the mains viii cross 70 the
city over Southwark and BlackiraTS bridges,
while the generating station for the eastern
division I.ans. Wharton d Down Construc-
ton Svndicatc) will be on the banks Of the
river. between the Custom House and the
Tower.
Yesterdays ceremony consisted in starting
fine uudcrgrOuud works by constructing the
principal junction box 10 be used tor connect
inc the mains of the two contractors, the OBJ
icct being 20 make the two systems lnterde-
pendent. 80 that in the event OF serious ac-
cidcnt occurring at either Of the generating
stations current will be Obtalnable from me
other station. This junction box Is situated
IA, Walbrook. close 10 the Mansion House, and
the Lord Mayor accepted the pleasant task ot
placinc the first stone Of the box IN position.
70 mark the occasion numerous company
assembled. among those present beside the
Lord Mayor being Mr.. Sheriff Farmer. MIR.
Sheriff Harris the Duke Of Marlborough,
chairman of the Commissioners of Sewers.
Mr.. Prccce. and Colonel Mariindale. At the
inaugural ceremony and at "a luncheon which
followed AT the CanuOu-strcet Hotel state
meuis were made explanatory of the work
IN laying the stone the Lord Mayor eN-
pressed the hope that. with the electric light.
logs would be prevented, and Mr.. Deputy
Green claimed that London would soon be-
come the besi-lghted city IN Europe Mr..
Prcece. speaking at the hotel said that every
means had been taken 10 place the electric
lighting of the city on the greatest lines OF
security. SO that such accidents rs had hap
pened in New York would bee impossible II
was possible now to manufacture electricity
as cheaply AS gas, but II could not be distrbu-
ted as cheapy as gas. If the contracts were
carried ont as he thought they wond he. Lon
don would become the best-lighted city IN the
world During the day the Lord Mavor and
the chairman Of the Commissioners OF Sewers
were each presented with samples OF the ca
bic, TO be employed, mounted IN silver, as
inESfanls