The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-12
MARKET STREET
. DONS GALA DRESS
FOR ILLUMINATION
Merchants Decorating for Big
Celebration on Opening of
Great White Way.
BARGAIN DAY SPECIAL
FEATURE OF PROGRAM
Band Concerts Provided for
the Public Entertainment
Wednesday Night.

Market street will be brilliant ave-
nue. of light from the Court House TO
near the Pennsylvania railroad station
after 7:45 o'clock Wednesday night At
that time the electric lighting depart
ment of the Public Service Corporation
will turn the electricity into the big
feed wires, and fifty-eight lamps Of
5000 candlepower each win be on The
lampposts rise TO a height of twenty
five feet above the curb, seven feet
higher than the are lamps of the pres
ent Experts on electric lighting say
that at this height the lamps will give
the maximum of efficiency in the dis
tribution of light in the street and
make the general effect of the nlumi-
nation more imposing
The business men on the street are
decorating their buildings and stors
windows with American flags and bunt-
Ing.
Many Of the merchants said today
that they would not decorate until to-
morrow. for fear of rain.
Band Concerts for Opening.
There will be plenty of music also.
for three bands have been engaged.
One will be stationed between Halsey
street ard the Court House. another
between Halsey and Mulberry streets.
and the third between Mulberry street
and the Market street railroad station.
William ]. Wakefield jr., of Herring.
Wakefield Co. president of the Market
Street Business Mems Improvement
Association. said today:
Il am much pleased with the fine dec
orations of buildings and store windows
/ in Market street. and hope that mer-
chants will decorate nearly to the Mar
ket street station"
1t is hoped by the Market street bust
ness men that the Board of Freehold
ers win put few flaming arc lamps
high I'D on the outside of the white
marble Court House. OF have posts
and lamps erected on the plaza in front.
Efforts are being made to induce the
Shade Tree Commission to put large
cluster of electric lights on the green
spaces hack of the plaza, and Public
Service will be asked to help illuminate
the plaza at the Market street railroad
station.
Special Bargain Day.
The business men will make the
opening day bargain day, as well as
celebration day. They will offer spe-
eial souvenir bargains in their stores.
most of which will be kept open In the
evening.
L. Bamberger & Co, and the Goerke
Company, however. will not be open in
the evening.
Special efforts will be made to in
duce out of town people to come 10
this city Wednesday. day and night.
This city has been pacarded with no.
f'tices for the opening for the illumina-
tion, and so have the suburban towns.
l. Wednesday night is the regular meet
/ ing night for the Market Street Bush
ness Mems Improvement Association.
i The meeting will be converted into q
social reception. Mayor Haussling and
j city and county officials are expected
f 70 Na +Ha han arf.., ~
IS Market sereet.
The board of trustees and special
committee of sixteen win meet at 5
o'clock Wednesday afternoon to see
that everything is ready for the great
/ evening illumination.