Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-24
STATE STREET
ILLUMINATION
Merchants and Property
Owners Contribute TO Pro-
isct-- Ready BIZ July q.
TO USE INCANDEsCENTs
Improvement Assn. Formed
at Big Meeting Last Night
--Wires Over Road.

AS the result of strong concert
ed effort among merchants and prop
erty owners of State street white
way is to grace that thoroughfare
between Smith and Washington
streets. 1t will be made up of in
candescent bulbs suspended on wires
stretched from one side of the street
to the other every half a block. 1t
is proposed to have it in operation
before July 4.
Meeting Last Night.
AT an enthusiastic meeting last
night in Kish's hall in State street,
some of the merchants subscribed
the first amount towards installation
of the idea. While it was held pri-
marily to definitely decide upon the
construction of a white way" 1t
was suggested that 1t be made into a
permanent organization the object of
which will be to generally improve
State street. AS a result the State
Street improvement Association was
organized. Thomas F. Burke was
elected president; Thomas Brown,
secretary, and Jacob Goldberger,
| treasurer.
The system of lighting decided up
| on will serve as an attraction in 9TH
| er ways beside giving illumination.
1t has been tried and proved success
| full in a number of large cities and
one is giving satisfaction in Red
| Bank. The system proposed here
will be much larger than the latter
and will be inexpensive to mer-
chants and property owners. There
will be nineteen or twenty arches
stretched across State street from
Smith to Washington street. Each
arch will carry thirty-two sixteen
candlepower bulbs. At each corner
there will be two archways crossing
one another in "X' style. A single
arch will be suspended in the mid
die of every block. The effect should
be pleasing and attractive, according
to reports from other cities.
Viii Give Novel Effect.
1t was stated at the meeting last
night that with the new system State
! street would resemble some parts
of Coney Island and would be the
proper place for holding a mardi
gras. For the purpose of having the
| lights in operation by the time of
| holding the July celebration here
the association lost no time in get
ting started. There is to be anoth-
er meeting Friday night at which
the Public Service win quote prices
| of current and final preparations
will be made for construction of the
system.
]. c. Divine, representing the
Public Service was present to quote
prices for construction and current.
He estimated the cost per member
would be Sc. Herman Philos sug-
gestion to tax each member $40, SO
as to have some money in the treas
ury, was carried out and two of
them placed $40 in the hands of the
treasurer Immediately. Teh prob
able cost per member will be 81 a
month.
Mr.. Divine quoted a declining
scale of prices beginning at ten cents
for 500 Kilowatt hours, to nine
cents for the second 500
Kilowatt hours to eight cents
for the third Kilowatt hours,
etc. Mr.. Divine stated he
fat rate per arch at the next meet
l. ing. This price for installation and
current seemed to please, inasmuch
as previous conferences had shown
that arches would cost about S54
each to install and 81 a month to
burn.
Collecting The Money.
Herman Philo, Harry Petz and M,
Leitchman were appointed as COM
mittee of three TO make collections
of first payments from merchants
and property owners and report at
the meeting to be held Friday night
at $50 o'clock. 1t. will be endea-
vored TO collect SO for every TWEEN
ty-fve feet People occupying a
store are only to pay IS. When this
proposition has been disposed of the
association may take up other meth
DDS of advertising and booming
State street.