The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-26
THE CITY'S LIGHTING,
REPORTS ON WORK Accom-.
PLISHED By DEPARTMENT.
Appropriation Used Up, with an In
crease of Nine Lamps Noted During
the Observation-Disclosures Hun
bred and Thirty-ive in Operation.

bred and Thirty-fve i'm Operation.
AS detailing the work accomplished
last year by the department of public
lighting, reports have been presented
to Mayor studley by Alderman James
r. Maxwell, chairman of the lighting
:, committee, and Lamp Inspector Henry
Hopkins, the documents also going to
the board of aldermen. Devoting him
self briefly to statistics, Alderman Max
well leaves the details to Mr.. Hopkins,
whose report reads:
To His Honor the Mayor, and Tie Hon.
orable Board of Aldermen of the
City of New Haven.
+ Gentlemen herewith present the
annual report for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1904, for your consideration.
The total amount expended was $780,
1914 of which amount $347.51 was paid
from controllers contingent fund by
vote Of the board of finance, September
land October q. The tables following
show the items:
Arc lamps erected II; lcation or fix
lures changed, 8; Welsbach gas lamps
erected, 8; changed, 3d. naphtha Wells
bach lamps erected, 5; discontinued 5;
changes, etc., z; changed to gas. 94;
public lamps in use at close Of year.
electric arc 565; police signal la'hl}s,
(gas), 81: Welsbach gas 1892; Welsbaeh
naphtha, 141; total, 1868; increase dur
ing year, 9.
Outage deducted from lighting bills
has been from arc lamps, S15.73; gas
lamps, $175.27; naphtha lamps, s25.oS:
total, $21408.
Complaint table shows the following:
Against glass street signs 9; police sig
nal lamps, $175.27; naphtha lamps, CSC;
WeIsbach gas lamps, 6,545; total, 1852.
Street signs put up as follows: In gas
lamps, 1877; naphtha lamps, 81; iron
signs, 49,; total. 371.
The service has. been excellent from
all the contractors. The fixtures have
been repainted during the year. Rather
than tear UP 175 feet of asphalt pave
lnent on Chapel street. the lamp which
was formerly gas has been changed to
naphtha, at corner of Boulevard and
Chapel street.
What has been said in former reports
relative to street signs, tree trimming
and repairs to walks Wnere posts are
removed is again presented. The arc
lamp on Kimberly avenue near the
bridge, formerly paid for by the town
OF Orange, has been assumed by this
city as it now stands within our limits.
The call for new lamps this year has
been quite strong. AS far as possible
we have tried to comply with said Pc
titions. The calls were in the following
order: Improving old localities, newly
developed locations, parks, public wha
developed localities, parks, public
wharf All the years orders have been
executed. There remain nine petite ns
Enacted upon, which will be attended tn
in the near future.
This department appreciates the e.
forts of the officers and pat"ollhen IF
the police department for their assist
ance in helping to keep the service ur
to a high standard and we here &C
knowledge it.
Our city is rapidly growing in some
sections. New residences are heIIg
built where unimproved property has
formerly stood, and one Of the first calls
is for street lamps. Our apr 'p"iatior
for that purpose must legitinately be
increased the next few years 20 keeI
mace with the demand as stated.
! Respectfully submittea.
D (Signed) Henry Hopkins,
Clerk and Inspector