The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-24
BOARD or ALDEKmEN.
New system of street Lighting Wanted
-Pianklnr OF streets.

New systemo OF stFeet Lighting Wauteu
--PIRnking districts.
The board of aldermen convened olast
evening with aIl members present except
Jordan. OK o.
A report was read from the city engineer
and electrician suggesting improvements
I'm the redistribution of street lights
throughout the city before awarding the
next yearly contracts. The report reads
as follows: First the arcs should be
grouped within certain district instead
OF being scattered. a. they nov ara: they
should be suspended az the Intersection OF
each street crossing where placed instead
of being placed on polesat street corners
but so doing would probably cest
the city $1,000 for3 making the5 change.
They recommend that che change ba not
made at this time, the Contract being only
for one year Second. they Recommend
the appointment of aOman competent 10
act as inspector of lights. Third. they
recommend that in calling for Odds Cor tiee
ensuing year that IL be expressly set forth
that extensions. II any be made, be 81 the
same voltage OF the current o6the nearest
wire, and the city reserve the right TO re-
move lights In districts or places where
IL may deem them unnecessary, when
said lights have been burning for one
year. Report that If contracts were made
for n long term of years the COMMITTEES
would present scheme for an -entiFe re
arrangement and redistribution of lighis.
but 10 recommend the expenditure of:sueh
sum as this would feqaire for one
year contract would 5beo .unwise.
DR.. Sweeney did not think the report
covered the requirement. &of thee original
demands made by the aldermen,ga new
system being asked for that would give
better lighting at "A lower cost Mr..
Thomson explained that he ana Mfr.
Pinkney had put in four days OF. time on
the matter. and found thai new system
could be deviseds but II Woylid involve an
expenditure todhe city of NJ least 81. Oso
for the Encouragement OF the present
lights. Referred too the other house.
A concurrent resolution was offered By
elise instructing tho board of public
work. 90 examine all the street hght - of
the city and prepares map or Plan of all
lights nov in existence. and Also man or
plan of ali lights they deemo necessary for
the proper lighting Of the oSIty. dnelunna
therein only such hghls as are now in
existence. That therefore, ouland befors
August octhe board ef0puBtio works shall
advertise for bids for the lighting
og the city for the ensuing ysan said
bids 70 be asked for on the basis
OF the lights a. now established. oless all
such lights 10 be discontinued as asoge
said and Go be further conditioned As hY.-
lows: First, that all lights TO- 10 hers-
after put IN shall DC suspended m lie
middle OF she street crossings. Second
.fA fl.~hf
the ensuing year shall be extensions of sx.
isttng arc circuits and at distances As
specified ia existing contracts. Thfra.
that separate bids be asked f6r the ilgats
now in existence aud forqtRoseo that NAV
be ordered in during tho year.
The city "a Have the rirlft "a
order ia incandescent lights at such dis.
tances apart - il 9shah deem best. and
that il shall also have the rght to order
the disconsinusnee of oil lights now TN coz.
istence or that msy 10 hereafter ordered.
A lengthy discussion followed the reading
81 thps resolution, the sense ol
Tia board belnS that the bucan-
descent system was failure, and Al.
future systems shonii0haxe0lnc view S0svs-
tenn Of lighting that shall cover sTcdikhts
onlv. The resolution vas amended 20
read that wherever foaF0 iacaRaexcehl
lights came within one block they shall
BE- replaced wisa5ops arc light Uothsl
amendment was adopted ASKING FOR hsis
covering the whole city. or dividing Ne
city into districts and asking Tor segaFass
olts Tor every s6eh district, the hitoIers0 e.
map o0t their aSn districts. The rezxla=
uoa a. amended Sas passed
TIE pooro condition of 0much 20 the
planking on many 81 The streets was DIS.
eussed a lengsh. brought up 81 Jordan
who found fault with tke present counSll
fos is inactivity in the matter. claiming
thar the old council a,wsys kept the
streets Ia good repair. while The prcseas
eooned was doing Absolutely nothing.
whsch would result In injuries ~ some
body and heavy damage salss against shs
eitY. NomPton answered Jordan 70 the
effect that the pisakfag hs3 been
aoae under . Republican s4min4strs,
ton and Wofn ong bYCs Democratic
Administration. and nos shat that A.luala-
tssFation had bAakfgpssa tas city aaa
there Nas no laoHsyOavaslzh.e 10 Do anv
sAlng With. be. JoraAn, vas load in III.
demands Tor good sfTsess Dr.. Sweeney
e1srsG Tie following resosalAoa ~ lhs 70