Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-12
MANY SUBURBAN ROAD
. LAMPS TO Be RESTORED
But Commissioners Have Not
Decided Just What Points
Will Be ReIighted.

Some OF the lamps on the suburban
roads affected by the recent lights out"
order will be restored. Although the
Commissioners have not decided definitely
at what points the roads will be relight-
ed. they believe that some Of the lone
some places should not be left entirely
dark.
None Of the Commissioners will say
anything about the restoration Of lights
that is, they will not talk for publication
However, when the complete figures Of
wagons. bicycles. carriages, automobiles
and pedestrians are presented to the
board Of Commissioners for their final
action. there will be q modification Of
the order which put out 3F suburban
lamps.
Cost Of Lighting.
The Commissioners received this morn
ing the figures showing what the light
ing Of the District amounted to last year.
In a comprehensive set Of figures Walter
c. Allen, electrical engineer. shows ex-
actly what every lamp cost. where 1t is
and what kind IL Is
Prminent in the report Is the detailing
OF the refusal Of the Washington Termi-
nal Company and the Philadelphia, Bal
timore and Washington Railroad Com
pany to pay for the lighting OF streets
through which their rights Of way pass.
Report on the Subject.
The report says of this situation that
the result has been that the money
heretofore received from these companies
and repaid to the appropriation for street
lighting has not been available. The
lamps along these rights OF way are
Int nn1 NJ he
pense OF the District until the suits which
have been instituted to recover the cost
| from these companies are decided.
This action on the part OF these rail-
road companies has tied up 16oO yearly
In the appropriation for street lighting
and 81 $50 In the appropriation for arc
| lamps"
Praises Lights Out" Order.
Praise for the lights out order OF the
Commissioners came from the lips OF DR.
! +, ID. Thompson. president OF the North
CAPITOL and lexington Citizens Associa-
ton. this morning. DIR. Thompson ap'
peared at the board session TO tell the
Commissioners that he thought they nae
done good thing In taking away "a
| lights from the outlying suburban ROADS
| "As a resident and taxpayer" he said
/ Il think the Commissioners have done a
| wise thing in having the lights faker
i from our country roads and put In the
i city At the meeting last week IL seemed
i to be felt that your predecessors were
right and that you had erred
| Il think IL is the other way. One roa6
i in particular have travelled at all hour.
OF the day and night, and some OF thu
roads are very sparsely traversed. Th'
statistics OF Bunker Hill road now would
be unfair, for the Bladensburg road ha.
been shut up and travel has had to come
over the Bunker Hill road. Wait until
the Bladensburg road is opened. and i
will get the travel. There are other road
i from which lights should be taken.
| Bunker Hill road Is a side street. PEG
pie from the country use the Bladensburi
road II Is shorter. The same apple,
to Queens Chapel road and other roads
out northeast. and a ma jortty OF the ex
ecutive committee OF my citizens asso
citation Is with me on this proposition
We think you have done a wise thing II
bringing the lights into the city"