The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-08
ADDITIONAL ARC LAMPS.
The Electrical Engineers Report on
Extension of Street Lighting.

Recently the Commissioners requested
the President of the United States Elec-
trio Lighting Company to answer three
questions regarding their lighting system.
One of these the president OF the company
informed the Commissioners he could bet
ter answer If the municipal authorities
would furnish him with the number of new
arc lights the Commissioners desire to
erect and the position of the same
The electrical engineer yesterday sub
mitted to the Commissioners the following
list and report upon the subject:
After deducting for the maintenance of
the present service at $40 per lamp per
annum, and paying for the necessary ex-
penses of inspection, there is a balance
| available of $40, COO
with this balance, approximately, 40
additional lamps can be maintained from
september i, and / would recommend that
they be chosen from the enclosed list.
In regard to thereby OF the company
to the second question, / would state that
while 425 watts was named in the previous
contracts, It was an error and should not
be continued In subsequent contracts The
law expressly states that the lamps shall
be l,OO0 actual candle power which ac-
cording to the approved definition, is $50
watts; the Commissioners, l think are not
authorized to allow a lower candle power
or a lower wattage to be used in the lamps
In the enclosed list of locations for arc
lamps, / have estimated for forty lamps
on Brightwood Avenue, from Florida Ave
nue. TO Rock Greek Church Road 1t is
my idea that these arc lamps should be
lighted by means of overhead wires, which,
think, can be done under the appropria-
tion. The prohibition regarding overhead
wires for arc lighting service relates only
to the city of Washington; the section
rF.GD NnTnaa l. 4-fgl
this connection / would respectfully invite
your attention to the statement of Com
missioner Wight in the hearing before the
subcommittee of the House on the Dis
trict Appropriation bill for 1901, page a.
in which this subject was especially men
toned and the committee asked to change
the wording of the appropriation so that
such an extension as this could be made
The wording as suggested by the Commits
sioner was used by the sub committee in
framing the bill"
The list OF lights recommended by the
Electrical Engineer is:
Columbia Road, from Florida Avenue to
Eighteenth Street, IS; Fourteenth Street
from Florida Avenue to Whitney Avenue,
81; Eighth Street southeast from Penn
sylvania Avenue to Navy Yard. 10; First
Street northwest, from Peace Monument to
Street, 4; Thirteenth Street, from Penn
sylvania Avenue TO B Street, g. New York
Avenue, from Seventh Street northwest
to Florida Avenue, 20; Fifth Street, from
Massachusetts to New York Avenues, 9;
Massachusetts Avenue, from Fourth to
Seventh Streets, Z; Mount Vernon Place,
north side from Seventh to Ninth Streets
3; Fourteenth Street. from Street north
TO Long Bridge. 10; Seventeenth Street,
from Pennsylvania 10 New York Avenues,
I; Ninth Street, from Street to New
York Avenue (additionaD, 3; New York
Avenue, from Fourteenth to Fifteenth
Streets (additionaD, 1; NJ Street, from
Eighteenth to Twenty Streets, 8;
Fifteenth Street, from Pennsylvania to
Ohio Avenues, 4; Fourteenth Street, from
B to c Streets northwest, /; Louisiana
Avenue, from Fifth to Seventh Streets. 4;
Sixth Street, from Louisiana to Pennsyl-
vania Avenues, 2; C Street, from Fourth
to Seventh Streets, 3; d Street from Fifth
to Seventh Streets, 4; e Street, from
Ninth to Tenth Streets, 2; Eleventh Street,
from Pennsylvania to New York Avenues.
Z; Thirteenth Street, from G to l Streets,
2; H Street, between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth Streets, /; Connecticut Avenue, be-
tween II and / Streets, /; Vermont Ave
nue., between Fl and I Streets, l. Street.
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth Streets,
/: total. 169. Brightwood Avenue from
Florida Avenue to Rock Creek Church
Road, overhead. 40; grand total, 209.