The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-01
S141,358 ASKED
FOR CITY LIGHTS
Trafford Says Cost OF Plant
Has Greatly Exceeded
Estimate.

| ornamental illumination of Monu-
| ment Avenue from the ]. z. b. Stuart
Monument to the Boulevard by Sc.
| rios OF electric standards connected OIL
underground wires through tho centre
grass plots was recommended by Con-
sulting Engineer e. w. Tranord last
| niGht, In presenting the annual sched-
nie OF the cost of maintaining the cleo
trio plant and of making the extern
slons required by the growth of the
city. Asked whether he considered
Rlchmond well-lightcd city. Mr..
IreHord said that he did not, but that
1t was rapidly approaching that stuge.
having had when tho lrst calculations
Werc made for an electric plant, barely
200 arc lamps. while ut present there
are 1,200 besides the orna mental lights
on Broad and other streets. Mr.. Traf-
ford also recommended the gradual
replacing OF gas lamps by incandes-
cent electric light, such as arc now
In use over large part of Clay Ward,
for alley lighting and for the centres
OF very long blocks where the usual
corner arc lights are too expensive.
me present gas lamps, he explained,
cost S22 per yenr-si9.60 for rent o.
fixtures and the remainder for gas, not
allowing for the setting of poles. The
city can replace the old gas poles with
electric lights and maintain them at
Sl4 each per year.
Mr.. Trafford admitted that tho cost
or the electric plant had greatly ex-
ceeded the original estimates, saying
that the growth of the city had neces-
STATED more ample provision for It's
needs.
For the coming year Mr.. Trarford
asks Sta1,3os. as follows: Pay roll.
S24,232: expense. including unpaid bills.
slI2Oi; horse and buggy for supcrn-
IL lsrrr IL H.
plant. $4,000; extension of distribution
system, including unpaid bills, S35,05O
ornamental lighting per requests OF the
Committee on Electricity, s54,ST2.
Mr.. Trafford explained that the pay
roll was in accordance with an .rdi-
nance recently recommended TO the
Council by the Committee on Ordi-
nance. Charter and Reform. Expense
items include fuel for steam auxiliary
plant, $4,000: repairs, $1,000: carbons,
$1,000; new globes, S1.320; new lamps.
$4,000; pole renewals. $1,000. and many
other detailed items. the list not n.
cluding whatever sum the city may be
called upon to pay for joint use of
poles with the Virginia Railway and
Power Company, a matter which las
been submitted to arbitration
The Committee on Electricity re-
quests funds 10 make the following
extensions Ornamental lights on
Adams Street from Broad to Franklin,
now under contract, $500: steel towers
for crossing esapcuke and Ohio
right Of way, sl,5Oo: extension of
Broad street ornamental lights to
Laurel Street. $3.50; ornamental lights
washington Square, $500: painting
poles and fixtures. $4,000; oXtens'on
of arc lighting system. including equip
mcnt, 10000: extension incandesccnt
alley lighting, 500 lights. replacing
gas lnmps, s12,5oO: lighting fountains
and Davis Monument. light for which
is now purchased. $500; lighting public
buildings, not including interior wir-
Ing transformers. $500.
Ornamental lighting is proposed By
the Committee on Electricity as
follows Main Street from Fifth
Street to Eighteenth; Seventh from
Broad to Canal; Eighth from Broad to
Main. and Ninth from Broad to Mann
total estimated cost $4,000; Four
tecnth Street, Main To Southern Rail
way Depot, one side. $500: Chimborazo
Boulevard, Broad to i Street, $5,a72:
Monument Avenue, lights arranged
along grass plots instead of being set
in sidewalk, from Stuart Monument 10
the Boulevard. one light to a post ST.
500. Total for extensions of orna
mental lighting. S54.S72.
Mr.. Tratford's report showed that
during the year just closed there had
been appropriated by the city on ac-
count OF the electric p!ant n total of
slSs,120.0a, OF which Sl73,0TS.0i has
been expended. An inventory shows
supplies on hand valued at s10,309.G3.