The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-18
MAYOR WILL TURN
ON NEW CURRENT
City Hail to Be Brilliantly Hum
mated This After
noon.

mayor george AlnSlie VIII ShAc" sAe
big switch which will food the City
Hall with elecn:ic light from the city's
own powernouse this afternoon at 4:3u
o'clock. More than 1000 Tungsten
corridors OF the big building. which
will be properly and plentifully light
ed for the first time since II was
opened. in 1894.
The building has been rew1red, and
most of the fixtures have been gone
over. A special line connects with the
city electric plant. and on this line
will eventually be placed the Second
Market, the Blues Armory. the new
First Regiment Armory, the John
Marshall High School. the City Jail.
and possibly other city buildings. the
City Hall being the first to derive
actual benefit from the new power
! house. For years Building Inspecto:
| Beck has advocated substitution OF
burners which lighted the structure
but dinghy, but only this year was
an appropriation made for rewriting.
4, SpeiEhts Directs Work.
A preliminary estimate was made by
City Electrician Thompson. and the
!, actual work placed in Charge Of Elec-
. tr!cal Inspector Speights. who has
| employed labor, purchased material
and superintended the work The
! tower, attic and upper three floors
with the FIRST foor corridor and
Mayors Offices with their fixtures, have
| been completely rewIred The other
! first floor Offices ere row being re-
| wired. and the basement is yet to be
oVerhauleG- Within the past week q
! large. new switchboard arrived. and
has been Installed by night force
! The work was of a character thu,
could not be done while the buiIdine
was In use, so Inspector speights pu,
a force TO work late Saturday after.
! noon TO cut over the sy!tcbboar ri
Inc WORK was completed and tested
yesterday afternoon. and the various
light circuits found in perfect order
Further tests Will be made this morn
ing 10 insure perfect service, and In the
courtrooms, committee rooms. clerks
OFFICES and other public portions o. the
building this afternoon and to-nigh,
there will be an abundance Of light
| Mayor to Open Switch.
! mayor Ainsiie has accepted the In.
v'taf!on TO throw the big con,ro
switch at 40 o'clock. when there VIII
be present Building Inspector Beck
custodian Of the City Han: City Elec.
trojan Thompson. Electrical Inspecto:
Speishts. Superintendent Of the Flee.
trio Plant z. W. TraTo-d ana o,hec
officials.
| Ire rewriting OF the b1IId.aR ex.
elusive Of the line 70 the powerhous.
Viii cost. when fully completed. an
proximate!y 5000. or something les,
IMAM the preliminary estimates Nor.
'haa $1,000 Will be refunded from n.
saIe OF ol% material removed From
IHe obsolete fittings Of more ina,
] twenty years ago. the building Ia.
heeH brought fully up-to-date in II,
electric installation Extensions ca
readily be made for d-k Iighte. IA
/, services ana other requirements Tn
wiring i all concealed and has bee
= ''a"H through coEGu:ts with pracri
ca!!E 10 "ar1ase 20 the building
NJ building Inspector Beck spoke las
.. niEht in the highest terms o. II
work az NJ. Soe!Eh;s. as having give
a complete ard worKEaanIixe fob
u Other BuiI..!nss "a Ne Lighted.
NJ Rex viii urge TIE n.cessar
: expenditure for transferring the Ign;
i"s o. other city buildings 20 the cur
r. rent from the c!ty's pos,re-hogse AZ =
y ally date as - practicable.
Ut. s"ck also stated that when q
- - - wiring 1z~ h".u completed an
=. IN abundance of Iigr; provided. .!
y Eari'9r work s. the building viii .
Z Don" 40 night. when ire cleaners ail
H"' irt"sf@s~ with - Ga.ee forces. a
: has H'r'tcfors been ~. case
4 u viii be fully thirty day. be.or
-" -"--irlUr Of the has. -p.-r- saa I,
i competed AMI the t-llIizr~e or IN
rev lights TUNED OF ~. g4-L Low.
l r3g'orT. UAere Justice c-gr,hrpI,
H.sh Constable Wyatt ana Sgy.-I--er
l dent - street CIearIrg Henry Cob
have ;Sc.r NsasTHa-ters
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