The Washington times., 1911-03-07
lncandescent Lamps to Be
. Installed in Large,
District.
TAKES ADVANTAGE
OF REDUCED RATES
Commissioners Say Capital Will Be
Finest Lighted City in World
in Three Years.

WHICH went lHIO erect upon IHe passage
of the District appropriation bill-the
District Commissioners today began the
preliminary work of installing an incan-
descent electric lighting system by use
of ornamental posts, like those on Six
teenth street, over a large section ex-
tending away from the White House.
The purpose of the Commissioners is
to extend this lighting system until the
business streets and principal residence
streets are Illuminated as Sixteenth
street is now Illuminated.
Plans for Future.
The extended system, however, will
be superior to that on Sixteenth street,
in that lamps of 1OO-candlepower, in
stead of so, will be used. The new rate
for these lamps will be $3.50 year.
The old rate for 100-candlepower lamps
was $35 and the old rate for the lamps
on Sixteenth street was $50. The new
rate on the Sixteenth street lamps is 26.
As on Sixteenth street, the Commits
sIoners in the new territory, will erect
their own posts and furnish their own
equipment, thereby obtaining an ad-
ditionaI reduction in the cost of illumi-
mating current. The Commissioners
policy, further, is to put in their own
equipment as rapidly as possible, as
the area of improved lighting is extend
ed in order that the District may be
in possession of distributing system
II It ever establishes a municipal cleo
tFic lighting plant by use of Great
Falls power.
The Streets over which the new sys-
tenn is to be extended Immediately are
as follows:
Massachusetts avenue. from Dupont
circle TO the Union Station.
Connecticut avenue, from II street TO
kalarama Eoad.
Vermont avenue, from H street to
Thomas circle
Seventeenth street, from K to 4.
Pennsylvania avenue, from Fifteenth
street to Seventeenth street.
II street, from Fourteenth street to
Seventeenth street.
Fifteenth street. from f street to K
street
& street. from Fifteenth street to Sew
enteenth street.
Madison place and Jefferson place.
The streets on the south and west
sides of the Treasury Department.
Still Further Extension.
The equipment for most of the terri !
tory indicated will be raid for with |
money appropriated for lighting for the
current year. With money appropriated |
for the fiscal year 1912. the system will
be extended TO the following streets, |
and probably to others:
J. street from Fifteenth street to Ninth |
street.
Vermont avenue, from Thomas circle
to Iowa circle.
New Hampshire avenue, from N street
10 L street.
Rhode Island avenue from Connecti-
cut avenue to Iowa Circle.
The total appropriation for lighting for
the fiscal years ending June 3O 1872, Is
S"94, ,OON, against total appropriation Of
- .DnF hsl
smaller SUM next year, however. the
Commissioners expect to get more IL
Illumination than they have had this
year, on account of reduction in rates
1T is the intention of the Commits
sioners," said Major Judson, Engineer
Commissioner. today. ito extend the inn
proved lighting system as rapidly as
possible, until the whole business sec
tinn and the principal residence streets
are covered.
lamps, the general satisfaction they
have given the public, and the expert
enCr Of this and other cities with all
sorts of street lighting convinces us
that the high candlepower, incandes-
cent lamps on ornamental posts give the
best results / think there can be no
argument over the desirability of light
ing the entire business section and the
bulk of the residence section as SIX
teenth street is now lighted. When this I
system Will be the most Leautiful in the
Complete In Few Years.
~The new rates will enable us to
extend the improved lighting service
in three or four years 1t can
be made complete. The nation and
the people of Washington can then
be justly proud of their Capital. The
actual work of installing the new
LAMPS. over a large area extending
away from the White House, will be
gin Immediately.
The controversy between Senate and
House over the unpaid bills of the
Potomac Electric Power Company for
arc lamps was settled in conference
IN the District APPROPRIATION bill by
which authorizes the Commissioners
o use their discretion in settling the
account and to report the terms OF
settlement TO Congress. The Commits
bills since October l, when
[ was discovered the company had
been using q 70O-candlepower arc
ann for ten years instead of a 1000
lamp, as required by
aw.
The Commissioners and the lighting
company have not yet begun negotia-
ions for settlement but probably
viii do so In rev Gays. l ne COHl- |
nissioners will demand a reduction in
he amount theoretically due. 1t is
expected the company will consent to
he reduction.
Compromise on Rate.
The Senate amended the House bill
O require the Commissioners to pay
he bill in full. but the conference
committee restored the House pro-
.isioD The House also proVided that
he price for service of the 700-candle-
,ower lamps be reduced from $S5 to
1850. The Senate changed this back
O the old rate of $S5 and the con-
erence committee compromised on
so. For the remainder of the time
hem will stand at that figure.
The House bill also contained q pro-
ision that the company install new
re lamps. for which the Illuminating
ower was to be determined bv wat
age" and for which the rate was to be
1850. The company was allowed
hree wears in which to change to the
ew lan1Ds. which are superior to the
lamps now in use.
he Senate raised this rate to SIS and
xtended the time for making the
hange to four years, but the confer
nee committee restored the House
rovisions. which stand in the bill as
nacted into law. This lamp will be
f 1.000-candlepower and will cost
1850 less than the lamps now in use, !