The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-31
TOBE DARK
IN CITY OUTSKIRTS
Hundreds of Lights to Be
Discontinued, Beginning
Tomorrow Night.

Citizens Of the suburban district are
up in arms against the order Of the
Commissioners disseminating a mum
berr of lights on teh outskirts OF the city
beginning tomorrow night
Practically every suburb in the Dis
trict is affected 1t is probable that
the protestations VIII be given a hear
ing on the subject
Electric Lights Discontinued.
The discontinUance Of the following
incan6escent lights is ordered by the
Commissioners upon recommendation OF
Electrical Engineer w G Allen
Twenty-four in Wheeler road begin
ming with the NTH lamp south Of Ala
bama avenue TO -teh District line
FOrty-six in FOxhaII road from Reser-
voir street TO Newark street and Ne
braSka avenue
Twenty-nins in Broad Branch road
from Military road to Sittenhouse|
street
Eleven in Military road from Gates
road 10 Broad Branch road
Tweuty-nIne in Central avenue from
BenniuE road to District line.
Nineteen in Livingston road from ~
bcrmarIe 20 District line
Eight in Wisconsin avenue from
TunIavy road TO Massachusetts avenue
every other lamp
Fourteen in Wisconsin avenue from
Newark street to Pierce road-eyery
other lamp
Naptha Lights Discontinued.
The following naDhtha lamps are or
dered discontinued:
Twenty-Five IL Sargent road from
Bunker Hin road north TO District line
Tvgenty-three IN Queens Chapel road
from Newton street north to District
line
Twsuty-one in Bunker Hill road from
Queess chapel road east TO District line
Thirty-elEht in Ridge road from Ana
costa 70 Bowen road.
Eleven in Bowen road from South
Bowen road To District line
Sixteen in Naylor road from Alabama
avenue 20 the District line
Thirteen gas lamps are discontinued in
Branch avenue from PENNSYLVANIA ave
nue. 20 Bowen road and fifty-two IN the
l west side OF " Massachusetts, avenue from
( California street 20 Wisconsin avenue
The reason given by the Commission
eTS for this action is that the lamps are
more needed IN the alleys and in the
( crowded section Of the city
! In a recent report 10 the Commission
! ers the Police Department has given
/ the locations where IL Is said % lamps
/ are needed on streets now UuiiSnted,
I while there are on file application for
{ % lamps on streets and thirty IN alleys
/ outside II the city limits
I Within the last month the COmmiS-
Z si1neEs have ordered erected 164 lamps
I on streets and forty-seven IN alley s,
which. IL IS said. is all that can be
Z established this year with the present
3 H. or-er. therefore. 20 increase the
i rH.- s.
I ed II VIII De necessary; II Is sad. 70
} discontinue the lighting IN the suburbs
Railroads Refuse TO Pay.
/ tbs undesirable situation is accentU-
ats-. the officials say, by the attitude
iuf the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
/ ZEashIn-ton Railroad Company, and the
J l-aSniu-t1u Terminal Company IN re-
fusiue 10 pay for the maintenance Of
street lamps along their right, thereby
icompcuiu- the District u assume the
maintenance Of the lamps
This action on their part, It IS said,
has tied up $3.50 in the appropriation
for gas and uaphtha lamps, and Sl,5S,
in the appropriation COZ electric arc
lamps
SuIts are now pending N court %
compel them 10 maintain these lights
! officials or the District said today
that IL IS not the intention 10 plunge
ialr suburb into total darkness and
that the E-hts viii be discontinued only
Ion those thoTOuEhfares which are un-
improved and upon which there IS lit
Jle traffic
More lights II. IS declared. are needed
in the more crowded section and tbs
tunlv way they can be obtained IS tC
discontinue the lighting in the suburbs
VIII Hurt Suburbs
W. ". Price. president Of the Con
Eress Heights Public Improvement As
ISOLATION. today conferred with Com
missioner Rudolph in reference 70 the
order and asked that a hearing be
I granted to the suburban citizens assO-
Citations.
Commissioner Judson IS expected IT
Washington within the next few DAYS
/ and the hearing VIII De given upon
his return.
! Ever suburb VIII feel the order
keenly." said Mr.. Price today while
the more pOpuloUs Of the suburban sec
tious viii continue 20 be well lighted
/ the thinIy settled sections viii be il
! darkness Light is about the only city
/ convenience the suburbanites get, an'
! II is a hardship 20 be deprived or the
only return they set for the taxes they
pay"