The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-25
residents themselves with whole
some influence to cleanliness.

residents themselves with whole
some influence to cleanliness.
Before the days of systematic street I
lighting. only those ventured out at
night who had urgent business or
ample bodyguard City streets have
become safe as they have been web
lighted. 1t is conceded that light alone |
would be insufficient protection, but
1T is held to be equally true that police
alone, in any reasonable numbers can
mot afford complete protection.
In discussing present systems Mr..
Eshleman pointed out that the advent
iof high efficiency arc md tungsten
lamps has revolutionized outdoor as
well as indoor lighting. and has open
ed up worlds of possibilities. These
high efficiency units make it possible !
| to produce not only spectacular but
highly ornamental effects-the pro-
duction of illumination instead of sim
ply light the substitution of glow for
glare.
! An analysis of present business dis
trict lighting reveals two definite
forms of installation:
!. Flame lamp or high efficiency
metallic electrode lamps. suspended
from ornamental poles.
/ 2. The tungsten cluster or orna-
mental standard system.
The authority here quoted does not
say that one system is right and the
other wrong, but following Emersons
statement that ideals are largely a
matter of geography" declares thai
the installation of an ornamental
lighting system is largely matter OF
personal taste. He further declares
that both systems are good and both
have come to stay. But he is free to
say, In describing the ornamental
standards. that this form of ornamen-
tai lighting has proved remarkably
popular during the past two years, and
has done more toward bringing to a
retaliation the modern "City Beauti-
Iful" than any other element entering
4 into the general civic movement This
statement applies more particularly
Ito business district improvement or
Icivic Improvement by artificial means,
and is secondary only to the develop
lment of the city's natural resources,
such as parks, driveways, streams,
etc.
In addition to the manifest advan-
tages already enumerated he mention
led permanence, beauty by day and
night, even distribution of light, low
installation and maintenance cost and
dignified advertising. Improvement by
: ornamental standard lighting is alike
within the reach of the small town
J and large city. Three and five-lighr
standards are common in smaller
cities; five-light standards are install-
ed on street corners, three lights be-
tween. In larger cities five-light stan
; dards are installed throughout
: One light upright fitted with 1e-
inch globe and two or four lights pend
ant fitted with 12-inch globes is COM
, mon practice. There are some installa,
tons in which all lights are upright In
the former the top unit should be a
100-watt lamp; pendant units should
be preferably 100-watt, in no case less
, than S0-watt. These recommendations
! cover lamps enclosed within opal, opal
A escent, alabaster, alba or sandblasted
t balls.
2 On the same good authority fifty to
: 100 feet in common practice. so to 60
t feet spacing gives excellent illumina-
e ton; 20 to so, good; 80 to 100, fair.
}. With 60 to Sc foot streets, units should
z be placed opposite each other and
! spaced 60 to sc feet apart on both
! sides of the street On wider streets
! units should be spaced corresponding
q tly closer. Mr.. Eshleman laid down the
J. following as a general rule that can
It be followed to good advantage: "The
= spacing of lighting units should be
q inversely proportional to the width OF
/ the street In small cities and towns
!. having comparatively narrow streets
= $50 to 90 feet in Width good results
i can be obtained by staggering the
>. lighting units. the distance between
i units on same side of street being 81
. to 100 feet.
y The conclusion of the whole matter
n is that an ornamental lighting install
i. lation reflects credit upon city
"a pleases the people, increases bushes.
and begets a desire to improve tn,
,e general lighting of the entire commun
% ity The opportunity is at hand fo
N keokuk, and the means OF making i
le golden is within easy reach. To neg
or lect 1t would be nothing short o
" eaicidal.
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