The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-19
SURPRISES SPRUNG
BY CITY COUNCIL
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streets in this city where the arc lights
are of little practical value because Of
the heavy shade on the streets, and
where an entire change of method is
necessary if the streets and sidewalks
are to be properly lighted during the
summer months. The practical ques-
ton to be decided is whether we will
continue the present system with it's
alternate lights and shadows or Wheth-
er we will light the entire streets and
sidewalks thoroughly and evenly at an
increased expense. The decision Of
this question does not rest with the
department, and it is therefore recon-
mended that the subject matter of the
proper illumination for the residential
streets be referred to the proper COM
mittee for thorough investigation 1t
would seem to be comparatively easy
matter to make such an arrangement
with the gas light company as would
secure continuation of their mains
through streets which are EJt now
served by them, and thus enable US to
secure the better distribution of the
lighting service throughout the entire
thickly settled part of the city. There
are, of course, many places in the city
where an arc light gives the maximum
amount of service at a minimum cost,
and the present arrangement on such
streets should be undisturbed. On
other streets, however, where there is
such a mixture of lights and shadows
as to render the sidewalks unsafe, the
system should be changed, and that
speedily
During the year 500 lanterns, 7541
burners, los ladders, 2S4 torches, besides
numerous small articles, of which no
record is kept, have been made over
or repaired at the shop. The entire cost
Of outside repairs on tools and fixtures
is but S10.45 for the year.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The financial condition of the de-
partment is as below:
Resources-Balance unexpended Dec.
l, 1898, $10.67; appropriations 1899,
$4,000; revenue, 1898, $564.l1. Total,
$110, STATS.
EXPENDITURES.
Cost ii arc service, $72 $685.; cost of
incandescent service, $4ST0S cost of
Welsbach service, $993S.S7; cost of gas
oline service, $25, 666.5S; cost of police
signals, $432.63; cost of fire alarm sig
nails, $l4549 setting and connecting
posts for Welsbachs, SASH; gasoline
station maintenance, $500; balance
forward to 1900, 1897. 80; total, Sic, 574 10.
The revenue of the department for the
year is s564.11.
ARC LIGHTS.
A copy of the last contract with the
Worcester Electric Light Company pro
vides for 2000-candle-p power lamps to be
burned from dusk to daylight every
night for three years from July i, 1888
a contract price of 80 cents per light
per night the company to furnish and
maintain all lines, lamps and fixtures
and secures to the city a continuance
of the excellent service of past years
Eighteen tests, to determine the eff
cheney of the arc lights furnished by
the company, have been made during
the year. The result shows an average
of 10 amperes, 52.79 volts, or 527.9 watts
per lamp at the station, an energy fully
equal to contract requirements.
Outage amounting toy $50 lamp hours
having a value of $3.50, has been de-
Quoted from the monthly bills of the
company.
The amount expended for arc light;
during the year is $72, 1856. Acting un-
der orders of the city council, 40 new
arcs have been installed during the
year.
The incandescent lights are supplied
pany under a three years contract f1on
July l. 1898. The contract price is So
per lamp year for a 32-candle-power Sc
ries lamp. They are located in courts
and behind buildings, Where an arc is
unnecessary and gas unavail6 bic. two
incandescents have been displaced bJ
other classes of lights during the year
One only of the old four-foot burner
type of gas lights Is in use at this date
fc o1iXr 70 ifrb n
its maintenance is charged to, the ac-
count OF gasoline lights.
Acting under authority of an order
of the city council, the contract with
the Welsbach Street Lighting Company
was renewed for one year from Sept
/, 1899. Under this contract the city
furnishes as heretofore posts and riser
pipes set in position; the company fur
nishes all fixtures above the cross arm
pays for the gas, lights, extinguishes
cleans and romantics the lamps. The
contract price is $50 per lamp per yeai
of 1000 hours, the lights to be not less
than 60-candle-power The present
number of Welsbachs in this city is
4O7; of these, Is are burned only while
the trees are in leaf
German street, 2; Trowbridge road, 2
Schussier road 8; Wachusett street, l.
Chandler street. 2; Hammond street, l.
MALL SlIGGlf v, IIle liieiiN 5bACSNS o.
Woodbine street, /; Franklin street, 2;
.Cristy street, 2; Grand Street place, 2;
Westminster street, /; Taylor street. q
Ellsworth street, 5; Worth street, 4;
Richland street. 3; Southbridge street
8; Coral street, 8; Penn avenue, l; ST
gel street, 8; Elm street, l. North Mer-
rick street, 1 Pleasant street, a; Bios
som street, 4; Pleasant terrace, 2; South
Russell street, 8; Larch street, /; Wins
low street, 5; Austin street, /; Bellevue
street, 8; Hudson street, L. Mason
street, /; Dewey street, 8; Summer
street, 5; Warren street, l; Belmont
street, 2; wellington street, l.: May
street, /, Hollywood street, s; Jaques
avenue, /; Grinnell road, 1; Beaver
street, /; Westland street, I; Perkins
street, /; Gladstone street, 2; Endicott
street, 3; total 1903.
The cost of the Welsbach service fol
the year was $9938.S7.
The gasoline service at this date
consists of 1774 lamps, located mostly
on highways leading to the surround
ing towns, and in the villages mostly
within the city limits. The city is di
vided into nine districts, or routes
each in charge of a driver who furnish
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