Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-01
STREETS
To Be BEAUTIES
LIGHTING SCHEMES ARE NOW
BEING COMPLETED
Broadway the First to Set the orna-
mental Electroliers That viii
Grace That Popular
Thoroughfare


provements ever undertaken in Los
Angeles. Contractors are now setting
the posts beginning at the intersection
of Temple street. The posts will be
placed 100 feet apart and will extend
the whole length of Broadway to Main
street. In very short time Broadway
in Los Angeles, from to IL o'clock
every evening, will be the most bril-
liantly illuminated thoroughfare IN
the west, If not in the United States.
The lighting scheme provides for the
placing of twelve cast iron posts to
each block Of regular length. One post
will be placed at each corner, giving
four posts to each street intersection,
and the remainder will be divided
evenly between the two sides of each
block, placed in alternate positions
Each post will be ornamented with
seven ground glass globes and will be
lighted by twelve 32-candle-power
lights. The total cost for the improve
ment and lighting for one year will be
about 900.
That the Illuminating enterprise viii
prove potential as a litter of Broad
way realty values is apparent, as prop
erty owners claim the street will be-
come the promenade par excellence Of
the city, and Broadway will be
thronged with people, the mass. of
whom love light, and revel in the life
the light suggests.
The idea of electrically illuminating
Broadway originated with F. w.
Blanchard. After convincing himself
of the feasibility and desirability of
the proposition, Mr.. Blanchard formu-
lated the preliminary plans and sub
mitted them at a conference of Broad
way property owners. This resulted in
the organization of the Broadway
Boulevard Improvement association.
This association at once took up the
task of converting Mr.. Blanchards
conception into an actuality, and the
completion of its work is in sight
The officers of the Broadway asso-
citation are as follows: F. w. Blanch-
III
retary; J. M. Schneider, treasurer.
The contracts were managed by an ex-
ecutive committee. including Major
John H. Norton, r. A. Rowan, l..
Isaacs and A. C. Bilicke.
Hill Street Is Next
Within a few weeks the contract will
be let for the illumination of Hill street
from First or Second streets south to
Seventh street and around Central
park. Plans have been perfected for
style of the iron posts and figures on
the cost Of the improvement have been
submitted.
The electrolier that has been accept
ed is of very handsome design, having
five globes one large central one and
four smaller ones. Each globe will
carry a cluster of incandescent lights
and will be so wired that the four
smaller clusters can be turned off at
midnight and the large center one be
left burning the remainder of the night.
1t is the purpose of the committee hav-
ing the enterprise in charge not only
to furnish light but also a handsome
ornament for the street
The committee having Charge of the
details us to making assessments for
the improvement and letting the con-
tract are w. l.. Cline, T. L. Duque,
Wesley Clark, ]. H. Spires. F. w.
Blanchard, John st. Stearns, Charles
Silent, Gilbert S. Wright, Homer
Laughlin, Walter s. Newhall. Isaac A.
Lothian and DR.. M. E. Spinks.
Property owners on both sides of
Hill street have responded promptly
and literally for the expense of put
ting up the iron posts along the street
and there Is now every indication that
the enterprise will be pushed forward
rapidly. The chief promoters of the
project know now about the amount
of cash that will be required to COM
plete the work and put Hill street in
the front rank with Broadway and
Spring street in the line of illumination
enterprise Hill street merchants and
property owners say they will be
strictly In it with their competitors in
about every proposition that may come
up to attract people to the city and
demonstrate the energy and stability
of the business interests of Los An
geles.
The street illumination project is re-
garded as big step toward other fea-
lures of a similar character which
will not only serve to draw strangers
to the city but will add in no small
degree to the pleasure and enjoyment
of the permanent residents of the com
munity.
Speaking of the improvements Judge
Charles Silent said Everything is
in readiness for Inauguration of the
work, and the committee will let the
contract in a short time. Figures have
been submitted. The cost to the prop
erty owners will be about $1.50 foot
for the posts. The aggregate cost of
the enterprise cannot be stated at this
time, for the reason that possibly the
plans may be changed slightly, omit
ting the block between First and Sec
ond etcaat st,aafc The fIlt.n,inotio,,