The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-13
New Jerseys First City Will Score New Triumph
When Double Row Of Flaming ARC Lamps
Are Turned On in Market Street.

manner QSllLllilB Oilt W lit lNV pAAfNA
pal ~thoroughfares of a great city is
about to be consummated. Toner
row night there will flash into the sky
the reflection of a double row of lights
such as appear on no othor street In
the country. with the exception of
South Broad street.
A fitting celebration has been ar
ranged for the event. The committee
which has been hard at work for
months to get the lights into operation
at the earliest possible date. has over
looked nothing that will tend to con-
vince the many visitors who are sure
TO be on hand If the weather is favor
able that Newark is a metropolis and
must be regarded as such.
Market street Light Plans Origin.
The plan for lighting Market street
was first conceived by a body of bust
ness men interested in enterprises In
the vicinlty. The first discussion was
of "A informal nature and grew out of
a taik a few OF the men in question
held when talking over tile business
situation. They thought the matter
over, decided that it was worth trying,
and inserted an advertisement in the
pers calling for a mass-meetlng 10
organize a league for the improvement
Of the neighborhood. The attendance
at that meeting and the enthusiasm
manifested more than exceeded ex-
pectations. A committee Of fifteen was
appointed to confer with the Market
street merchants to get their ideas on
the subject, to find what the cost OF
such an enterprise would be, and also
to perfect a permanent organization.
A. a. Sippel was appointed chairman
AsWeek later the same enthusiasts
met again and Incorporated under the
name of the Market Street Business
Menss improvement Association. the
following officers and trustees were
elected to serve for a year;
W. J.. Wakefield. jr, president,
George A. Scheller. first vice-president;
A. A. Sippel, second vice-president;
Paul T.. Menk. treasurer: Harry Ber-
ger; Recording secretary; Arthur Oliver,
financial secretary: board of trustees,
Lee Ottolengui. chairman; William ii.
F. Fielder, Anthony K%oalhoffer, S, IL.
M. Agens, Philip j. Bowers, W. w.
winward, David Wolff, William A.
Faker, W. sherman Rauch, J. j. Dis
kou. Cornelius n. Reilly, Charles F.
Dodd. Fred Victor. S. 3. Harrison, j.
J. Sugarman, John Ruckelshaus. John
5. Schwinn, Leopold Jay. Thomas E.
Curran, William Fl. Currie, Morland b.
Sorfs.
Still later another meeting was held,
at (which a constitution was adopted,
setting forth that the object of the as
ISOLATION shall be to produce concerted
action among the business men and
property owners of Market street, con-
templating the general welfare and i'm
provement of the street. including ac-
ton relating II lighting facilities, street
improvements and management and
such other general matters as affect the
welfare and conditions of the business
men and property owners of the street
This constitution. together with the by
adopted at the same meeting, were
printed and distributed a.nong the
and such others as were in
terested.
For the purpose of defraying running
EXPENSES the annual dues of the asso-
were set at s. a year. 1t was
also decided to hold the regular meet
ing on the first Tuesday in February.
The. names of the -incorporators. as
they appeared on the articles fled Feb
luary 10, were Messrs. Wakefield,
Sippel. Menk and Berger.
.'Thc Great white Way"
From the it was definitely
to transform Market street
LntQ a Great White Way" the work
of Obtaining subscriptions was prose-
with vigor. and in a surprising
short time enough money was Sc
sured to cover the cost of the new
Further contributions were
solicited, however. with the object of
,educing the pro rata cost to as low a
as possible. The amount now
by merchants and property
owners is sufficient to carry on the
payments and leave a surplus in the
-reasury. but efforts will be made to
get further subscriptions. as it ia felt
hat many who have not yet subscribed
will derive a benefit from the new light
ng.
Everyone is not paying a pro rata
'hare. Some of the merchants are not
,%onfining themselves 10 the amount
prescribed by the association. Instead
hey have contributed a lump sum to
he general fund irrespective of the
for which they might he as
Often owners of property.
Without regard to what their tenants
might have done in the matter. have
als8t contributed according to the pro
alta plan. T
The Public Service Corporation is
the expense of the installation.
The association funds will go for main
enance. Under the contract that has
signed between the association
the city the merchants will pay
.heir share In the expense directly to
.hes municipality, which in turn will
the corporation according TO a sec
md contract. In compliance with the
of the city authorities. the
business men have furnished a bono of
ia, 900 to insure the payment Of the
'ull amount of the expenses that they
ire called upon to u
The additional cost of the new lights
will be borne by the business men. All
he city pays is $40 apiece on as many
as It would have II the city
ere running the lighting without out
ide interference. This is a little over
wo-thirds of the number OF lamps
ised under the new system, The total
'ost of each lamp per year of 1000
lours is $500.
TIE object of he nPniAct ia as tha