The Press., 1912-05-01

1.-The Witches Dance. o
 At the meeting of the Stafford Progressive Federation held at the library building Friday evening, i1 response to an invitation from the Federation, Manager Lewis of the electric light company was present and discussed the electric street lighting and other matters of interest electri. cally. Inasmuch as the Federation had made arrangements for trial oi all-night street lighting for the months of January, February and March, and had found the same to be satisfactory, MT. Lewis gave figures covering different schedules for light. ing, explained the system now in use and possible changes. He stated to. day there were 69 twenty-five candle power carbon, 19 forty candle power and l sixty candle power incandescent lamps of the tungsten type and 2 arc lamps included in the borough's ser. vice, for which the borough paid $14O.12 a month. The carbon lamps and 6 of the forty candle power tung. sten lamps were charged at an old rate, which is the same as was in force on the original contract of1a92, but the other lights were charged at the regular rates. For this service his company was receiving $253. 17 less, or about 70 cents a day, for similar service furnished in Willimantic, South Coventry, Rockville and Filing. ton, due to continuation of old rates which had been carried on under the old contract. The lamp manufac. turers are discontinuing as rapidly as they. can do so the manufacture o1 carbon filament lamps, and MT. Lewis stated that his company was replacing the old style carbon lamp with the new type of tungsten light, and as the 69 carbon filament lamps now on the streets of the borough burn out or be- come blackened they will be replaced with the new tungsten lamp. It was learned that for all-night and every night service, instead of the present moonlight midnight service, the charge to the borough would be about g. 20 day more than the regular rates now, but in addition to increased service the 25 candle power lamps would be replaced with 40 candle power tungsten lamps, so that the lowest candle power light on the borough's service would be not less than 40 candle power. The economi- cal use of the tungsten lamp for use in stores and residences was discussed at length, and Mr. Lewis stated 40 watt lamp was rated at 32 candle power, and the approximate cost per hour is 35 of cent; using the old style carbon filament lamp of 16 candle power, the cost per hour is al most a cent. Demonstrations of the tungsten lamps were given, two of the carbon type being replaced. The electric light company will shortly have an exhibition in their office windows showing the relative costs of the two lights, and will place on exhibition electric meters, which will show what each light consumes and also show just how the meters work
 The remarks brought out several in teresting questions, which were an swered by MT. Lewis. It was voted to lay the matter of all-night street lighting on the table. The following officers were elected: President, O. F. Beckwith; presidents, Miss M
 H. Jones, l.. B. Curtiss, J. T. Mel bourne, J. H. Valentine, o. P. Brad way, O. H. Kellogg, F. H. Plumb secretary and treasurer, Miss G. A. Washburn; membership committee, J. Carl Converse, F. B. Sidaway, Mrs. Emily Burdick; auditors, O. P. Hodg- son, J. R. Parkhurst. The commit tee on auto danger signs reported that a sign would soon be placed at the bad turn on the road above the Anna don shop at StaffordviIle. President Beckwith called attention to the fact that the cost of placing it would go quite ways towards removing g DOT tion of the ledge which obstructs the view, and for safety this should be done. The subject of the destruction of flies was brought up, and it was voted to have lecture on flies, illus trated by moving pictures, arranged for in the immediate future, and J. H. Valentine and R. G. Clapp were appointed committee o1l the same. President Q. E. Beckwith was ap. pointed to wait upon the tree warden and see if arrangements could not be made for the spraying of the elm trees again this year. A complaint was presented to the Federation that there was an absence of signboards from some of the cross roads in town, the entrance to the Steep Gutter road being the one complained of. Select. man Anthony Adams, who was pres. ent, stated that the matter would be. looked after. It was decided to have cleaning up time again this year, and the time set was Thursday. Fri.