Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-07
CITY TAKES OVER
BROADWAY LIGHTS
ORNAMENTAL SYSTEM TO BE
PUT INTO SERVICE
Improvement Association Assigns
$4,000 Of Property to Municipal
Ity--contraet for Eleetrle-
Ity Already Made

The city, through its council, yester
day received free gift of $4,000 wortl
OF property from the Broadway Boule
ward Improvement association. tn,
property consists Of the posts which
the association has erected along tn,
street for the purpose of lighting th'
thoroughfare with electricity.
The offer, which was in the form Of 9
letter from the association, signed by
its officers, was presented to the coun.
Gil at the morning session by Attorney
John Mott. The proposition was re-
ferred to the street lighting committee
which consists OF Councilmen Smith
Haley and Kern.
AT the afternoon session the commit
tee reported in favor of accepting the
gift. A contract was also approved
between the city and the Los Angeles
Gas and Electric company for supply
ing the current. The gift was ac-
cepted and unless there are some un-
expected delays the lights of the new
system will be turned on at an early
date.
A new contract was not needed for
supplying the current for the new
lights, as the city now has a contract
with. the company, under which the
pricefor additional lights can be added
from time to time. The lighting fund
is in excellent condition. there being
sbout $4,000 available for use as
needed.
Under the arrangement entered into
yesterday the city acquires 1856 orna-
mental iron posts, each fitted with
twelve incandescent lights. Altogether
there are 1920 lights and the illumina-
ton will extend along Broadway about
one mile.
Chairman Smith of the council COM
mittee included in his report that
Spring, Hill and Main street lighting
associations be given similar considera-
tion if they so desire.
Offer of System
The letter from the improvement as
sociation follows:
"As committee duly authorized and
representing the Broadway Boulevard
Improvement association we desire to
make proposition and offer to the
city of Los Angeles through and by
means of your honorable body.
'As is well known to you and the
public generally, the property owners
on Broadway from Temple to Tenth
street have been preparing to light
that thoroughfare in an artistic, up-to-
date manner, to the end that Los An
geles might present at least one public
street which should compare favorably
with those of eastern and Europeon
cities.
without the necessity of boasting.
i. is a conceded fact that Los Angeles
is mecca for travellers, tourists and
such as are seeking permanent homes
in congenial climate.
1T does not need argument to fortify
the assertion that money expended
in making this city not only presentable
but attractive is in every sense a
returns a thousand fold.
without discriminating as to the
other first class streets of this city, it
is apparent to everybody that Broad
way is and will be a very prominent
central thoroughfare promenaded by
thousands day and night.
"All of this may be said with equal
force of other business streets, and we
only specify Broadway because it hap
pened to be the first to make definite
move in the direction of artistic public
lighting. These great arteries of our
much visited and rapidly growing city
should one by one be made, at least in
outward appearance, equal to the
promenades and boulevards of Euro
pean cities.
"This is a matter in which the selfish
interests of property owners on these
streets are not alone involved, but the
public generally, all who have their
own and the city's prosperity at heart
have fully as much concern in it.
This association, having these facts
in mind, started in to at least accom-
plish the desired results on Broadway.
1t has at an expense of about $4,000
caused to be erected along that street
from Temple to Tenth, 1856 substantial,
ornamental iron posts. equipped with
sockets for center globe wired for six
incandescent lamps and with six arms
for one lamp each.
'"rhese posts i'm themselves add ma
terially to the beauty of the street and
when illuminated will present long
ANAEMIA