The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-15
LIGHTING SYSTEM
MUST Be UNIFORM
Commercial Club Committee on
Public Improvements Dis
cusses Question.
CLUSTER LIGHTS ARE
GENERALLY IND0RSED
Widely Diverse Opinions Held
as to Best of Several Meth
DDS Suggested.

That uniformity in the future light
! ing system of Main street and other busi-
! ness streets of the city is a desIderatum
was generally agreed upon at the spe-
| cial meeting of tn. Commercial club
committee on public improvements and
parks yesterday noon, but the provi
sions which are TO govern the system
were only discussed informally and no
definite action was taken, The purpose
or the meeting was carried into effect,
however, by passing a motion proposed
by c. H. Griffin in which City Engineer
Kelsey was requested 10 confer with
the representatives of the Utah Light
and Railway company with a view to
securing information which Will enable
Mr.. Kelsey to make recommendations
TO the City Council on the most feasable
manner of providing uniform iIghting
system. Fisher Harris Will accompany
Mr. Kelsey as the special representative
of the Commercial club. The original
motion also implied that Mr.. Kelsey
recommendations to the Council are TO
be made with Il vrew to having tho
city bear the expense of lighting, al
though 1t was inferred in the subse-
quent discussion that the committee has
no desire to work a hardship on the
citizens and that if the owners of prop
erty in the business district could be
prevailed upon TO install suitable lights
through private enterprise the matter
might be satisfactorily disposed of in
that way. The keynote Of the entire
discussion was uniformity and the ex
preston of opinion on other matters
was widely diverse.
l,a 1,
titlon submitted TO the City Council
by the Il. c. M. I and other business
concerns on the east side Of Main
street, between South Temple and First
South streets, for permission TO install
cluster lights in front of their places
of business, This of course was rein
forced by the determination of the
city TO make radicai changes on Main
street, such as providing underground
conduits for electric lighting and tele-
phone service, etc, and 1t is a matter
of considerable solicftude on the part
of those who have an interest in the
Identification of the city that the eli
feet Of these improvements he not
marred by the deeds of private con
Germs. ,
According 10 the petition which is
now before the City Council, the firms
mentioned request the privilege of in
stalling cluster lights on poles thirty
nine feet apart. 1t seemed to be the
general sentiment that this would bring
the clusters too close together and
would give the street festive appear
ance If all the business concerns should
follow their example. AS the Utah
Light and Railway company intends
TO place its trolley poles lis feet apart
most of the committee men favored a
plan whereby poles with cluster lights
will be set at intermediate points, the
clusters TO consist of five incandescent
lights of somewhat higher power than
those proposed by the Z. C. NJ. l. Since
the light company has consented to put
clusters of four lights on all trolley
poles. this would provide uniform
poles. The lights on the trolley poles
are To be supplied gratis by tho com.
pany, but the city or property owners
Will have to pay for the power.
The Importance of proper action in
this matter becomes evident when it is
observed that certain firms would, if
permitted, install even more elaborate
lights than those proposed by the 4. c.
NJ. l., while others desire to practice
economy condition which would re.
suit in destroying all uniformity unless
curbcd by proper authority. Naturally
the matter of curtailing expenses en-
tered INTO the discussion, and this gave
a Gcu NcN, chairman OF the commit
tee, opportunity to make the follow
ing characteristic remarks:
IF we want to stop at expense we
had better close our doors Even in
my own business ] have learned that
| must keep moving or some other fell
low Will come IN and walk all over me,
Let us put this matter squarely before
the people.
Those who took part in the discus
sion were the following members of
the committee: A. Fred Wey. w. Il.
Jacobs, l., c. Kelsey, T. r. Black. A.
Richter. G. il. Griffin. James D. Muir
dock, L, 6. O'Donnell G. j. Crabtree.
w. j, Dooley and Mayor Thompson,
Park Commissioner Heath, T. B. Ste
phcns, president of the Civic Improve
ment league; President Davis Of tho
City Council, A. R. Carter and l.. d.
Martin Of the City Council, w. II.
Bywater and r. w. MendenhalI.
Next Monday the committee will
again meet at the same hour and dis
cuss matters relating to the proposed
condults on Main street.