The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-21
DARK PIECE OF HIGHWAY
The Blacklist Hole in All of
Greater Butte.
AN EYESORE TO RESIDENTS
Main Street From the Lexington Hoist
to the Masonic Hall in Walker
ville-Lights That Are of Alb
solutely No Benefit.

The darkest street in all Greater
Butte is that part Of Main street from
the Lexington hoist to the Masonic hall
in Walkerville. This dark piece Of high
way has been an eyesore to residents OF
the hill as we'll as to persons who oc-
casionally make trips to the town after
shutdown. This particular section of
the street forms curve around prom
ontory on the right as you enter the
city, which excludes whatever light is
sent in that direction by an arc situated
still farther to the right, and this light,
by the way, is doing no good service,
because it is too far removed from
street. There is another light. for which
Walkerville is paying, situated on the
hill at the. head of Main street, Center
vile. It stands but few feet from the
southern limits of Walkerville city and
is of absolutely no benefit to the resi-
dents of that city. 1t is essentially a
Centerville light. 1t was hoped last fall
that changes in arcs would be made be-
fore winter set in. but conditions and
circumstances arose to defeat the plans
Of those most interested. Therefore, it
will probably. be late in the spring be-
fore anything can be done towards put
ting the lighting system of Walkerville
in satisfactory shape. What the peo-
pie up that way want Is an arc some
where near the Lexington hoist, so that
the light from it will fall on the parttc-
ular part of Main street above mention
ed. 1t is proposed to remove the arc at
the northern entrance to Centerville to
a point where it will absorb the dark
ness at the southern entrance to Walk
erville proper.
The next change will remove the lone
arc on the eastern boundary of the hill
city to a point where 1t will do some
good. There are also other changes to
be made before the lighting system of
the city can be said to be anywhere
near perfect or even satisfactory. The
council has the matter under serious
consideration. At the last meeting of
the council the matter was informally
discussed and 1t was the sense of those
present that as soon as practicable
something must be done to give the cit-
ZenS a good service. From s o'clock in
the afternoon to II at night there is,
much traffic over. the Lexington hill.
On dark, cloudy nights it is impossible
for person to see any distance. The
Centerville light casts flicker or two
up against the Lexington hoist. When
the pedestrian reaches the summit he
can find his way into Walkerville If he
happens to be an old-timer; one who
could make the trip with his eyes closed.
If he happens to be stranger or an in
frequent visitor he is as liable to lose
his bearings as he is to retain them. The
dark street is not straight, level and
broad. It is narrow, crooked and steep.
There are some parts Of it which the
moons rays find it difficult to strike.
BY right there ought to be electric lights
strung from Centerville to Walkerville
at intervals Of about 200 feet. Then
person could make the trip of nights
without stubbing his toe or losing his
temper. And the traffic demands more
lights.