The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-22
COMMITTEE WILL
TEST LIGHTS
ON A MOONLIGHT NIGHT.
LIGHTS DO VERY WELL ALDERMAN
GLATIGNY DECLARES.

Mayor Myers Says Matter Is Up to
Committee and He VIII Not Inter
fere Unless Committee Reports to
Him 1t Is Unable to Cope With
SituatiOn-He VIII Settle Matters
Then and Quick, Too, He Says.
Street Railway Officials Deny
Lights Are Not According to Con-
tract.
Both the president and the manager
of the Savannah Electric Company
deny that the electric lights furnished
the city are not of as great candle
power as the contract calls for, though
both say that electric lights are no
longer measured by candlepower, as
was explained by Director of Public
Works Gadsden at the Council meeting,
when the matter was first brought
UP.
Manager Nash says the arc lights on
the streets are really 1900 candle-pow
err but that the candlepower of a light
does not mean anything now. A light
can be made almost any candle
power, he says, according to the way
it is measured.
The lights in use in Savannah, how
ever, are known as 1900 candle
power lights to distinguish them from
the arc lights known as 1000 candle.
power. The contract with the city
calls for 900 candlepower lights, but
the officials of the electric company
attach no Importance to the candle
power mentioned in the contract
The light situation in the city will
be investigated at once by the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes. Mayor
Myers was asked about the matter
yesterday and said it was entirely
within the province of that committee,
and he proposed to do nothing about
it unless informed by the committee
that they were unable to cope with
the situation.
The Mayor Is Hands on.
1T will handle the matter then"
said the Mayor, 'and 1 will soon set
tie it. too"
Alderman Glatigny, a member of
the Streets and Lanes Committee, was
present during the discussion yester-
day. 1t was Alderman Glatigny who
brought the matter before Council.
He appears more interested in the light
question than any other member of
the board.
I'VE are not getting a good serv-
ice" Mr.. Glatigny told the Mayor.
Not only are there not enough lights,
but the lights we have are not good.
l can show you on any dark night.
The lights do very well for moonlight
nights, but on d dark night they are
no good"
MIR. Myers Gives Advice.
Mayor Myers advised Alderman
Nl1ff - - IL.
derman Davant to call a meeting of
the Streets and Lanes Committee to
consider the matter
You all better get together and look
into the matter" said the Mayor. ITO
begin with, l don't think any of you
know what the contract calls for. Bet
| ter read it over together and find out
where you stand"
This will doubtless be done. The
matter will probably be taken up very
soon, as Alderman Glatigny is very
much in earnest about the lights.
No New Down Town Circuit.
President Baldwin of the electric
company says the city renewed it's con-
tract on Jan. l. 1908, for five years. The
renewal was an indication, Mr.. Bald
win thinks, that the lights were all
right. He says the identical lights are
being furnished now that were fur
nShed under the previous contract. He
fails to see where the city has any
kick He says he does not recall max
ing any promises to put in circuit
down town for a different light.
Manager Nash said he did not know
what candlepower was called for in
the contract. but he did know the
lights We're exactly what the contract
called for. He said the candlepower
cuts no figure one way or the other:
To-
The city will doubtless investigate
the matter thoroughly, and determine
whether or not the lights are up to the
contract. The director of public works
will probably make tests of the lights,
under the direction of his committee