The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-28
OFFER TO TEST
LIGHT SYSTEM
present Company Issues
I Statement in Explanation
of Proposal to Council.
URGES EXTREME CAUTION
ADVISES AGAINST CHANGE
WITHOUT INVESTIGATION.

o. A. Honnold, electrical engineer of the
Utah Light & Railway company, has is
sued a statement in explanation of the
proposition submitted by the company to
the council Monday evening to meet the
offer of the Welsbach company in the
matter of street lighting. The statement
follows:
1t is a fact that Salt Lake City has
larger blocks and wider streets and with
probably more shade trees than any other
city, and herein lies the difficult problem
for the city to get sufficient lighting
Also, with the poles in the middle of the
streets and lamps set up on top of the
intersectng poles, at great height above
the street (the height and method of
hanging lamp in the hood. fixed by the
city,, it is impossible to throw the light
up and down the street without the seri-
Gus interference of poles, casting long
dark shadows
This condition we have realized, and
our new plans being worked out disallow
any. more poles being placed in the mid
die of the streets. All new poles are be-
ing set on curb lines or inside the blocks
We point now with pride TO South Tenn
pie and Second avenue. the latter just
completed, with lamps suspended out over
the street. where they properly belong. A
clear view can be had at night from one
end to the other on each of these streets
The city authorities, particularly the
city engineer and board of public works
understand full well from our many dis
cusslOns Of our plans. that we intend to
change all streets thus and ultimately
get every pole out of the middle. The
city viii particularly encourage this by
continuation of present activity in i'm
provement work.
Better Service Assured.
'The question was raised at the last
meeting of the council committee as to
the past Interruptions to street lighting
service. We make no excuses. but our
MA Of SIC ar,1
other improvements to stations and lines,
will eliminate this and we will be able
to give reliable and steady lighting ser
vice.
THAT we may have the opportunity to
make good with the city and continue the
present system of arc lighting. or put
in a better system of distribution. if it
can be worked out, we propose the fol-
lowing:
Make a counter proposition to meet
the present scheme of the Welsbach COM
pany.
TO install two blocks of Nornst series
street lamps, which system is manufac-
tured by the Westinghouse Electric COM
pany, and conceded to be much more
efficient and to give more candle power
than the Welsbach lamp, and with the
light better distributed over the area to
be Illuminated.
ITO install two blocks of General Elec-
trio company's new type Of Tungsten
street lamp, which light will also give
more candle power and better distribution
than the Welsbach.
ITO install two blocks of WeIsbach
lights, as per the proposition already
made by the Welsbach company"
THE present lamps to be taken out
of the immediate vicinity where the above
lights are placed. All three of the above
are approximately equivalent systems.
Installation Is Free.
I'VE will make the installation of the
two types of electric lamps at no cost to
the city and will place the posts wher-
ever they will designate, for trial. The
lights as proposed by Welsbach company
will be connected up at no cost to the
city. if the Welsbach company viii fur
nish the same.
THE lamps may be left I'D three or
four weeks, or until the city coUncilmen
and the public can make full inspection
and comparison of the three different
types of illumination
I'VE would suggest that the city have
an expert Illuminating engineer make
comparisons of the three systems.
with the above trial scheme carried
out, the city may adopt which of the
three is best, or continue the present sys-
TEN. as may be determined. A careful
study can be made of the relative value
of illumination for the money expended,
that is, which system gives most light
and best distribution to suit the cOndi-
tiOns.
Names the Figures.
I'VE propose to install either of the
new electric systems for $50 per light per
year. anywhere in the city where we have
our lines at present. and that means all
over.
''The gas lamps, as proposed by Wells
bach company We will light wherever
our gas mains exist at present and under
same specifications and guarantees as
contained in proposition already submit
ted to the city. We will furnish these at
$50 per light per year.
We believe that it is only fair to the
for ne 70 al 10 % a r.Fra =
install the trial system, so that no mis-
take viii be made and the city be paying
out more money for an inferior lighting
system.
Test Is Proposed.
IT the city will accept the above plan
to have the comparative test made, no
mistake need be made, and it should be
possible to get a system at least as good
as the present one for no more eXpenGi-
ture than now costing the city.
1t is unfair TO the city to make con-
tract for change from the present syS-