The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-01-09
EACH CORNER LIGHTED
Tungsten Lamps Replacing the
Arcs All Over City.

Oskaloosa Traction & Light com.
Ipany men are making the final install.
alton of street tungsten lamps" in
substitution for gre lamps on streets
and avenues and the work is being
pushed along toward completion. All
changes will be made as rapidly as
the location can be reached. The In
stallation is being made by the Light
company at an earlier date than prom.
Used when the change was authorized
by the council, at cost to the COM
pany of several thousand dollars.
When the work is completed, which
will be at near date, there will be a
lamp at practically every street inter
lsection in town and many cases at
places between intersections where
blocks are long.
Below Is given q list of final loca-
lions made by the Light Committee
of the city council, W. r. Campbell
chairman, r. T. Penders and Fred
Blattner. Possibility exists that the
committee may have omitted or miss
ed few intersections, but this de-
feet may be remedied In the spring.
Concerning the lighting system in
vogue in Oskaloosa a word of expla.
nation may be of benefit The system
is based on what Is known as the
philadelphia Moonlight Schedule, y
that is, no street lights are in use dur,
ing the hours of moonlight, and all
lights off at one O'Clock a. m, hence
there are nights when the lights are
out for a part or all of the service
hours. 1t is the duty of residents
noting dark or dead lamp" to no
tify the mayors Office that such lamp
is out, giving the correct street and
avenue location. Prompt report OF
lamps that are out will insure good
service, otherwise lights may be out
indefinitely and neither city headquar'
tiers nor the Light company be aware
of the trouble "s= ia.
The first substitutions were made
about three years ago and were sc
generally satisfactory and gave ser.
vice over so much greater territory
that the council had more demands
for the change than could be met
Finally all of the arc lamps in the
residence portions of town were or.
dered exchanged for the tungsten
light and the change has met with
approval of the general public.
Arc lamps, one block apart, are in
use in the business. part of town and
are on what is known as the "All
Night Circuit" which includes Mar
ket; and First streets, High avenue
-. and First avenue between the rail
way: stations. ~. ". g. ...
3, ~ New lights Located.
q! On "A avenue, at Intersections OF
A, r, G, Tx and Tenth streets.
t On b avenue, at intersection OF A.
e, nj, & ST. L. ,Ry. g.. !, Tx, L,
First, Second, . Fourth; Tenth and
Eleventh streets. f.. , s. .ssf :
T. On c avenue, at intersections of G.
H, ]. X, L. First. Second and Fourth
streets.
n On D avenue, at intersections Of A
G, /, and L streets. .,:.a -, ~. w..
| On z avenue, at intersections of
and H streets. the Pella road and on
Fourth street. " ~
On + avenue, at intersections Of A.
NJ. & st. L. Ry., G. and First streets.
On X avenue. at intersections OF
SeCOHu anu HlTu Sup6IS,
On High avenue, at intersection OF
G street
On First avenue, at intersections OF
c.. G, h, j, X and L streets. -.
On Second avenue, at intersections
of B, c, e, G. and between / and X,
Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth and
Ninth streets. -" .s..
On Third avenue, at intersections
Of c, E, H, /, NJ, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh and Ninth streets.
On Fourth avenue at intersections
OF c, Fourth. Fifth, Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth streets.
On Fifth avenue, at intersections
of c, NJ, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and
Seventh streets.
On Sixth avenra, at intersections
of the east division tracks of the NJ.
& st. L. Ry, First, Fifth and Seventh
streets. $50"
On Seventh avenue, at intersections
OF Seventh, Eleventh and Twelfth
streets. -
On Ninth avenue, at intersections
of e, the c. b. & Q. Ry., between
Third and Seventh streets, Seventh
and Ninth streets.
On Fourth street between Ninth
and Tenth avenues.
On South b street at c. B. & Q. Ry.
crossing.
At the crossing of the Beacon In.
,terurban Ry. with ] street.
| At the crossing of NJ. & ST. l.. Ry.
with RI street. u.s..
At the Rock Island overhead bridge
on South II street.
On the Pella road about one block
out from the last intersection.
The following changes have been
made: C avenue and Fifth street,
light moved to C avenue from the
north. D"
On High avenue at Ninth street in
tersection, light put on telephone
pole.
On Seventh avenue East, light
was moved from near the Sam Green
corner east to Ninth street
A light was moved from the San
Sherman corner, Seventh avenue and
Eighth street, across the street TO the
southeast corner. '