The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-18
JEFFERSON WARD
GETS new LIGHTS
Apparently Slipped Through
Joker Providing Lighting on
Jefferson Avenue.
COMMITTEE BUYS MATERIAL


Jefferson Ward slipped through Il
$1,000 joker in Tic annual budget FOR
ornamental lEhjinG of Jefferson Ave
nae. The budget. as adopted. carried
an item Of $4,000 Tor extension Of orn;-
mental lighting Oh Broad street vest
war1 TO lfnc street while. for com
pieting tho general distribution syS-
ten, there WAS appropriated $6S.ocp
II was generally believed even by
some members of tho committee, ,iat
tho Broad street itcm was the only
ornamental lighting authorized, but
Consulting Engineer rraTord reported
last night that it WAS evident that tho
Finance Committee had included tho
jefferson Avenue lighting In the gen
cral distribution fund. When ho went
before tho committee no aSkcil $4,000
for completion OF the storms & Co con-
tract and other outstanding; contracts.
including his own commissions on con
struction work; $1,000 for special work
At tho crossing Of tho Chcsapcakc and
Ohio tracks, Near tho olcctric piant
ana Sli.i33 for Washington Ward TO
this was added S5.ooo hy the Commit
re on Electricity as a general fund for
extension Of the lighting system, ana
q request for $1,000 for ornamental
lights on jefferson Avcrus. tho whole
list having apparentlv been approved
by hs Finance Committee
Light Isutcl section First.
Chairman Lynch said that hc Hoped
that sufficient funds would be save, on
current work 70 place ornamental
lights on Eleventh stree, from i:road
70 Marshall ana on Marshall from
Eleventh 10 tho rinduct thus making
continuous way through the city
from West Broad Street out jefferson
Avenue.
Mr.. Davis protested that many nicn1
hers would never have voted for the
IL, y,
was included. that nothing was said in
the budget about jefferson Avenue and
that 1t WAS absurd 10 place ornamental
lights on Jefferson Avenue, when Sev
entl, Eighth, Ninth, Main ana other
streets about tho railway stations and
hotels were not 50 equipped The mat;
ter was referred 10 a subcomnittec
consisting OF Messrs Lynch, Melton
and Ratcliffc.
Engineer Trafort reported that he hal
in Richmond now all the wire needed for
completion Of the distribution system
north Of the river. lie also report ed I
that fully half Of tho lighting III the
city could he done from the municipal
plant by the middle OF April; that he
had at work nearly double the force
storms & 60. had worked a, best
\ He also reported n conference with
officials Of tho Virginia Railway and
Power Company In regard TO gradual
OF the new lights, one circuit ii a time.
Bids We're opened for n large number
Of supplies ana referred TO a subcom-
mittcc to tabulatc and report. The
COMMITTEES decided 10 buy 100 second
hand mast arms from the Virginia
Railway and Power Company, the price
being about onc-h half OF that at the fac
tory. while the material is OH The
ground and can be used at once.
May Hu! Cheap Emu
Supcrin tcudent Whitfield, OF tho Viz /
Einia Railway ana Power Company, J
stated that in view or the fact that the
city WAS about 10 take over all street
lighting from municipai power house.
his company would sell It's equipment
now in use in South Richmond Mt re-
duccd prices thus relieving the city
from the necessity or erecting a dis
tribution system in South Richmond.
save for additional lights and giving
tho advantage that the current could
lie turned on at once. Mr.. Trnmord re
Ward is now costing sio6o per day.
while the city plant is practically stand
ing idle
The Virginia Railway and Power,
Company offered TO sell seventy or more
lamps. fitted With new copper cases
and new series and resistance coils.
brought w TO the standard OF the
lamps being Installed north OF the river.
~ SIS each while new lamps cost the
city from $2i to $26 al the factory.
Tho company also offered 10 sell sew
cn,v or moro lamp suspensions, includ- I
ing nullcyS. ropes, croSs-arnS. ticXiblc
wirc. mast-Hrms or span wires. at S3.6Ol
per set. The city Is paying tho West
ern Electric Company Sc each for mast
arms aionc, so that the saving on use
Of present mat crial. Mr.. Trafford re-
ported. would he from So to 81 per light
and under the terms OF tho appropria-
lion. all money saved could be used TO
install additional lights. Tho company
also offered to sell one or more trans
miles of wire now erected In South
Richmond. at the junk price Of 81 900.
Means More Lights.
Tho matter OF purchase OF this c0tiip-
mcnt was referred TO Mr.. Trafford for
inspection and report. It being the cx
pressed view Of the committee that so
much rs Is in good condition and Of
Tered at reasonable second hand prices
should be purchased both on account
OF the saving to tho city. which Will
permit of the erection Of additional
lights, greatly needed, and also because
Of ilW saving OF time In buying mate
rial on the ground. and so stop The
double cost amounting 10 81 0G0 per
week. of renting lights from the Nir-
gFsa Railway and power Company,
when tho city has It's OWL electric plant
Mcmoers ot the committee Expressed
tile view that with the work now IL
progress IT would BIO but a Tow weeks
before The onG"c city north and south
rf the river would ho lighted from tho
municipal plaut. The now distribution
system, VIII include d largo number 81
additional LAMPS OF both sides Of the
river. tho number In South Richmond
being doubled.
McCurdy Under Band
~. \ McCurdy, real estate agent, waa
riaccd under $500 security Tor twelve months
~ The Police Court yesterday morning on q,
rh"fac of threatening to kill ~. II. smith
Stuai, lolnson acted ns Hnrcty IN the re-
quirnd sum.
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