Evening star., 1912-07-09
MODERN STREET LIGHTS
IN TAK0MA PARK, md.
Council Authorizes Contract
for Electric Lamps-EarIy
installation Promised.

A contract for lighting the town OF
Takoma Park, Md, by electricity was
submitted to the town council Of that
suburb last night by Mayor s. w. Will
liams from the Potomac Electric Power
Company. The proposition was approved
and the mayor was authorized to enter
into an agreement with the company for
a period to be determined upon between
the contracting parties. The proposition
to light the town by electricity has beer
under consideration for several months
and when Mayor Williams was elected to
office in May he continued the program
as laid down by Mayor Platt, his prede-
cessor. The members of the council pres.
ent who voted in favor Of the proposition
to light the town by this method in
cluded II. +. Taft, E. E Blodgett, II. E.
Rogers, X. D. Rush, L. r. Grabill and
Town Clerk Ben G. Davis. The signatures
to the contract were recorded this morn
ing.
Terms of the Agreement.
According to the terms of the agree
ment the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany is to install within the earliest time
practicable following the signing of the
contract and maintain at points not more
than 800 feet apart on the avenues
streets and roads In the Park 100 incan-
descent electric lamps Of forty candle
power, with additional lights If desired
from time to time, on wooden poles with
requisite attachments and overhead wires
necessary to operate the same from the
plant of the company. The lamps are tC
be kept lighted from fifteen minutes after
sunset until forty-five minutes before sun
rise every night during the term Of the
agreement. The equipment is to be main
tanned In first class condition and al
broken lamps are to be replaced at the
expense of the company.
The The town agrees to pay for the first
and the sum of SIS per annum for each
additional lamp. This number Of lamps
are to be kept in operation for the full
term OF the contract and additional lamps
during the remainder of that period. Ad.
dittional lamps will be put up only or
written request from the council. Lamps
may be changed by the council at a cost
of So each.
Town to Protect Wires.
All poles, wires. and equipment are t.
conform to the rules and regulations now
in force in the District or hereafter pro-
mulgated. The town Is to provide ample
police protection to the company's prop
eryt, which Is granted permission with
out charge to install and maintain on tht
public streets and public property of the
town poles during the period Of the con
tract or any renewal. for furnishing cleo
trio service to customers and applicant.
for service in the town of Takoma Park
Md.
All Of the poles and equipment are tt
remain the property Of the company, ant
in the event of the termination Of tn.
contract the company Is allowed thre,
months within which to remove its prop
erty. and in the event OF failure to re
move the same within that period, is t,
become the property of the town. TIL,
company Is, however. allowed a perioe
not exceeding three years without beint
disturbed from furnishing power to pri
vate consumers in the town in the even
of it's discontinuance of the service to tn,
town proper.
1t is expressly stipulated in the contrac
that for failure Of the company to install
the first 100 lamps within the specified
| time the town has the right to at ono,
terminate the agreement by giving tn,
company notice in writing to that effect