The Washington times., 1901-10-11
LIGHTING OF THE STREETS
The Annual Report of the Flee
trical Department.
A Period of Considerable Activity
in the Extension of Lamps aud OF
the Fire Alarm ScrNicc-P"ieS'
Cables, wires. and C0nduits.

/ Walter c. Allen. the Electrical Engineer
Yesterday submitted his annual report TO
| the Commissioners The report covers the
/ operations of his office for the fiscal year
| ending June 30, 1901, and deals parucu-
| larly with the extension of the street
Fighting service. and the additions made to
the police and fire alarm facilities during
that period The report treats first OF gas
lighting. of which Mr.. Allen says:
The regular gas lighting service has
been maintained at its usual high eff
cheney throughout the year. The lanterns
are kept clean. the burners average more
than the five cubic feet required by law,
ami minor defects are promptly remedied.
Owing to the establishment of arc
lamps on several streets where Nelshach
lamps were maintained, number OF the
lamps were transferred to otner locali-
ties, and eighteen added to the number
previously maintained. The service has
been remarkably good. The appropriation
for the fiscal year 1892 has been increased
from 5000 to $1,000 while for the year
1903 l have estimated for $4,000 for this
service.
During the year all the gas posts and
lanterns were thoroughly painted by the
contractors under the direct supervision
Of this office"
The report shows that there were fifty
one additional gas lamps erected in the
northwestern part of the city, nineteen
in the northeast, twenty in the south
east and seven in the southwest In the
suburban sections there We're siXty-two
gas lamps for street lighting erected in
the northwest, twenty-eight in the north
east. seventeen in the southeast and two
in Georgetown. Additional Welsbach
lamps were erected to the number Of
seventy-two in the northwest section.
The report states that the contract for
naphtha street lighting was awarded to
L. S Nicolai, after public advertisement,
at the rate of $500 per lamp per annum.
The candle power required by the con-
tract was increased from sixteen to TWEEN
ty. The District furnished the posts and
lanterns, the contractor supplying the
burners, tanks and pipes. 1t says that
during the year the naphtha posts and
lanterns were thoroughly painted by the
contractor under the direct supervision
of the office.
Additional naphtha lamps were estab-
lished as follows: Seven in the northwest
section, in the northeast, Is in the
southeast and lG in the southwest In
the county % were added in the northwest
section. 10 in the northeast. 2 IN the
southeast and in Georgetown.
Naptha lamps We're changed TO gas
lamps-eleven in the northeast and thir-
teen in the southeast. In the county
eight We're changed to gas in the north
west section and thirteen in the north
east.
Mr.. Allen states that the use of Colers
ornamental lanterns has proved to be
very satisfactory
During the year there were 727 alarms
of fire. of which forty-three We're false,
distributed as follows. regarding the time
of day: From p. m. to Y midnight, 81;
from I2 midnight to 8 a. m, 80. from a.
m. to Il noon 1872: from u noon to p. m,
212 There were nineteen stations of the |
police natrol service added during the |
period covered by the report.