Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-26
GAS FOR LEXINGTON
The |Eeotris Lighting Service Dis
placed in That Suburb.
POSTS 70 bar STREET DESIGNATIONS
Report Upon the Subject by Su-
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perintendent Of Street Lighting.
LOCATIONS OF NEW LIGHTS

LOCaI1ONS OF NEW Lights
Owing TO unsatisfactory service rendered
JOG incandescent lamps in the subdivision
OF lexington will be replaced within few
days by gas lamps, and a general rear
rangcment CT their location made.
Under. date of August 20 the president
OF the Washington Gas Light Company in
formed the Commissioners of the purpose
OF tie company to lay gas mains in all
OF the principal streets of lexington. This
was in accordance with the numerous re-
quests the company had received from.
citizens living there for gas service. The
company asked to be favored with the
street lighting in that section.
The receipt Of this letter recalled let
ter OF Chairman J. NJ. Leitzell of the COM
mfttee on streets. sidewalks and lights CT
the lexington Citizens Association. ask
ing that some means be employed to place
street designations on the street corners.
as their absence was the cause Of much
complaint. By the substitution of gas
IL mps for incandescent lamps this last re-
quest IAN be adjusted, and, 1t is claimed, a
letter service of lighting inaugurated.
Superintendent Makes Report.
Reference of the papeis to the superin-
tendent Of street lighting of the District
was made, and he submitted the follow
ing report upon the subject today:
Regarding the accompanying communi-
cation of the Washington Gas Light Com
pany with respect to gas mains now being
laid by them in lexington, I have the
mains Will cover every street in that sub
division on which the District now MAIN
tainS tncandescent lights.
This latter service has for some time
n 20,
tons have occurred, leaving the whole
section in darkness. The arrangement of
the lamps is not of the best. no change
having been made since the service was
hrst maintained by the District The
lights have never burned as we'll as the
incandescent lights in other sections of
the District Quite number of the
lamps are SO located as to be entirely OH
scured by the foliage. No extensions of
this service can be made without running
additional overhead wires, which Is now
prohibited by law.
Much Better Service.
LAS much better service can be OBJ
tanned with gas and a better distribution
made of the lamps, 1 would recommend
that the fncandescent lights in that sec
ton be- discontinued and the following gas
lamps erected in place of them. This will
enablen the department TO designate the
streeth which has not not heretofore been
done, lowing TO the fact that no practical
Die sign has becn found which is suitable
under the present system OF lighting The
absence Of street signs in .his section has
been a cause of much complaint on the
part pt the residents.
cAocatipns of the Gas Lamps.
The Suggested locations are as follows: :
-Four Ioh Q between North Capitol and LIST
streets: one on northwest corner LIST and
Q streets, ore 1st street between O
and e,x,fe
between North Capitol and 1st streets. two
on corners of:1st and Quincy streets, three
on Qhtncy strict between 1st street and
lexington, place, one on the =, corner of
| Quincy street and lexington place one on
| Quincy street between 1st and r streets:
one on southeast corner of Lincoln and r
streets, three on r street between Lincoln
and lst streets, two on the corners of LIST
and X streets. three on r street between
LIST street and lexington place, one on K
street opposite lexington place, one on r
street between lexington place and I'd
street, one on the northwest corner of ID
and streets two on street between
| I'd and Sd Streets two on corners of Sd
and X streets, one on street between I'd
street and Il. and Q. railroad tracks,
two on corners of street and Baltimore
and Ohio railrC ad tracks, one on southwest
corner of 4th and r streets, one on r
street between 4th and 9Th streets one on
southeast corner of r and 9Th streets one
| on corner r street and Brentwood road
! Also one on I'd street between r and RAN
dOlph streets, enc on Sd between r and
Randolph streets, enc on southeast corner
| OF I'd and Randolph streets two on RAN
| doph street between I'd and Sd streets,
| two on corners of Randolph and Sd streets
| one on Randolph street between 3D. street
aid Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks,
| enc on I'd street between Randolph and S
| streets, one on Sd street between Randolph
and streets, one on southeast corner ID
and streets, two on street between ID
| and Sd streets two on corners of Sd and s
streets, two on S street between Sd
and 4th streets, ore on southwest cor
| ner 4th ard streets, two S street
! and Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks,
one on southwest corner 18th and S streets
| one on S street between 9th and 9th streets,
| one on southeast cornsr 9TH and streets,
| one on corner street and Brentwood road,
| one I'd street between and Seaton
| streets one on Sd street between and
Seaton streets, one on 18th street between s
and Seaton streets ore on 9th street be-
| tween 8 and Seaton streets, one south
east corner I'd and Seaton streets. two
Seaton street between ID and Sd streets
| two on corners Sd and Seaton streets,
| two on Seaton street between Sd and 4th
streets, one on southeast corner 4th and
Seaton streets. one on corner Seaton and
9th streets, one on I'd street between Sea-
| ton and T streets, one on 3D. street between
Seaton and streets. one on 4th street
| between Seaton and T streets. one On
| 9th street between Ssaton and r streets,
| ore on southeast corner I'd and streets,
| one I'd street, north of street; two on
| T street between I'd and Sd streets, two on
| corners Sd and T Streets two on T street
| between Sd and 4th streets. two on corners
| 4th and T streets three on 4th street, north
| of street; one on 7 street between 4th
street and Baltimore and Ohio railroad
| tracks, two on street and Baltimore and
| Ohio railroad tracks, one on T street be-
| tween Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks
and 9th street, one on southwest corner
| 9Th and T streets, three on T street be-
| tween 9th street and Brentwood road, one
on 9th street between and Thomas
| streets, enc on southeast corner 9th and
| Thomas streets, three on Thomas street
| between 9Th street and Brentwood road,
| two on corner Randolph street and Brent
| wood !. road. one on Brentwood road be-
| tween r and Randolph streets.