The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
FOR ALL SECTIONS
Jefferson Avenue and West
Broad Will Get Ornamental
Service.

Electric lights. ornamental and
otherwise. were ordered right and left
last night by the Council Committee
OH Electricity. which awarded con-
tracts for extending the Broad Street
lighting westward on Broad Street to
Pine Street; provided for ornamental
lights similar TO those on Broad street
for Jefferson Avenue; ordered installa-
ton of incandescent lamps to supplant
old gas lamps In large part of Clay
Ward, ten arc lamps on the Free
Bridge. and miscellaneous lights in
every ward represented at the meet
ing.
The contracts were divided into
small blocks. so that Council approval
will not be required, and the work
will begin at once. The committee
asked the Council for supplemental
appropriation of $500 to wirethe City
Hall for lighting from the municipal
plant
After debate 1t was decided that thu
wiring should be under direction of the
Grounds and Buildings Committee,
which has custody of the City Hall.
and that hereafter as city buildings
are wired for lighting the electric de-
partment would only furnish current
10 the property line. as In the case Of
private consumer, charging the
buildings department, School Board.
the current used.
Conl Dill Hcnyy.
Protest was made at large bills for
coal for the plant, some menbers re-
marking that they had understood
that the current was to be generated
by water power, and it was ordered
that hereafter coal be bought by con-
tract. the superintendent being au-
thorized TO advertise for 1000 tons
delivered. and TO negotiate with the
Chesa peake and Ohio Railway for con
struction OF a siding at the power
house.
Bids were opened for ornamental
lighting on West Broad Street and
Jefferson Avenue, and contracts award
ed to the Gordon Supply Company for
thirty-three a,osts for West Broad
Street, and to the j. l.. Mott Iron
Works for thirty -one posts on Jeffer-
son Avenue; to the Gordon Supply
Company for lamps and globes, and to
I. j. Smith &. Company for the Broad
Street conduits and underground con
motions. 6t
Engineer Trafford made a prclim-
mary report on the cost of replacing
street and alley gas lamps with lncau-
descent lights OF twice the candle
power, showing that the electric lights
would be cheaper where thore was nj
ready existing wiring III the vicinity,
and as an experiment the engineer WAS
instructed TO proceed with tho install
lation of incandescent lights to re-
place gas lamps in large. part of Clay
Ward, especially around the City Aud
itorium. Then came the general scram-
BILE. Mr.. Jones secured additional
lights for South Richmond: Mr. Co
wardin, lamps or Twenty-ninth Street;
MIR. Radcliffe, some on Meadow street,
and every other member was accom-
modated. Ten arc lamps were ordered
installed on the Free Bridge. each add
ing l25 pounds 10 the weight. connec-
ton TO be made TO the Washing ton
Ward transmission line, subject to APP
prevail of the City Engineer. 1t was
represented that after closing Mayo
Bridge there would DO great congcs-
htion on The Froe Bridge, and that the
vibration is now so great on the sway
Ing old bridge that tho gas pines used
to supply faint illumination FREE
quently become disconnec ted.
{G 4 subcommittee reported on tho pur-
chase OF apparatus authorized, includ-
Ing n new generator, zoo lamps and
cut outs and other equipment recon-
mending acceptance OF the lump sum
hid of the Gordon supply Company at
$4,000, which WAS recommended to
tho Council for approyal.l Contract
was awarded to ths Boyd Iron Works
for ornamental hangers for the centre
lamps on Broad Street, oBearrya two arc
lamps geach ~ md 81 to cos ti 04ea oil, yt re =
fplaclng a. tlieiS present Il con rc%Siights B on
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