The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-23
STREET LIGHTING TROUBLES.
Property Owners Complain of the
Scarcity of Lamps.

lSamps.
The question of street lighting seems to
be disturbing the citizens of the District
TO a great extent. No less than four COM
munications regarding lights of some kind
were acted upon by the District Commits
sioners last week, and several others were
received today. A long time ago NJ. /.
Weller wrote to the Commissioners regard
ing the absence of street lamps on square
$40, between / and K and Fifth and Sixth
Streets southeast. At that time there were
a number of houses in the course of con-
struction on this square, and there were
no people living there
The letter was referred to the inspector
of street lighting, and he recommended
that the matter be laid aside until the
authorities were ready TO erect the posts
and the lamps in the regular course of
extending the street lighting system.
Again last week the letter was referred
TO the inspector and this time he recon-
mended that the request of Mr.. Weller
be complied with by the erection of two
posts for gas lamps, one to be placed on
the west side of Sixth Street, between |
and X Streets, and the other to be placed
on the east side of Fifth Street, between
/ and X Streets.
A petition was received from number
of the property owners living on Patter-
son Street northeast, requesting the cree
ton of a lamp post on that thoroughfare.
A lamp was placed there some time ago,
but new houses have been built, and they
extend beyond the space lighted by this
lamp. The request was also referred to the
inspector of street lighting and on his
recommendation an additional lamp post
will be erected and the one now in place
will be moved further east in order that
the entire street may be lighted.
Mrs. J. B. Foster recently wrote to the
Commissioners regarding the placing of
two new lamps on Randolph Street north
west, between North Capitol and First
Streets. Mrs. Foster states in her letter
that the authorities do not seem disposed
to erect lamps at this point, and if they
will order the lights placed she will be
glad to pay for them. There are no lights
of any kind on this street, and it is very
dangerous for the residents of the section
when they are on their way home late at
night.
The inspector of street lighting has rec
commended the erection of the two lights
requested at the expense of the District.
He further recommended that Mrs. Foster
be informed that lights will be placed on
this street as soon as the improvements
warrant their erection. The cost of the
two lamps will be $12.
The moving OF gas lamp placed on
Maple Avenue, Anacostia, has caused a
great protest from some of the citizens of
that section. A petition was received at
the District Building some time ago re-
questing that the lamp post be moved fur
Their down the street. Mrs Mary II. Karr
has written to the Commissioners protest
ing against the removal of the post, and
asking that in case it is moved another
lamp be placed midway between the new
position of the old lamp and its old place.
This request was referred to the electrical
engineer, and in report, received today,
he recommends that the lamp in question
be moved and that another lamp be placed
at the corner OF Maple Avenue and Mon
roe Street.
In this position he states it will give
more light for the citizens on Maple Street
and will also serve to designate both Ma
pie Avenue and Monroe Street, as at this
point the streets are very confusing. He
considers that his plan will straighten out
the perplexing situation both with regard
'n lighting and street destination.