The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-06-26
LUMINOUS LIGHTS
PLEASE OFFICIALS
DURING OHIO TRIP
New System Meets Approval
of Mayor Robbins and
Works Board After Inspec-
ton in Other Cities.

Mayor Robbins, Alfred Bavis and
John McMinn of the board of public
works, and Supt Kleinknecht of the
municipal plant, returned last night
from a four days trip through Ohio
inspecting lighting systems. They
land, Akron and Toledo and all ap-
peared today to be more than ever
convinced that the luminous arc lamp
is the most satisfactory one for Rich
mOnd
The best lighted cities we visited
were Columbus and Akron, in my Opin-
iOn," said Mayor Robbins today
"Columbus is a typical cluster light
city. Nearly all it's principal streets
have such lights and they give Splen-
ornamental However. this cluster
lighting system is a very expensive
one and We found very few OF these
kind of lights in the other cities we
visited. In the residential districts of
Columbus the luminous arc lamps,
swung to the center of the street, ap-
peared to be in general use.
Akron Well Lighted.
AT Akron. which is one of the best
lighted cities | ever visited there are
several types of lamps but the lumin-
Gus arc was the one in general use.
In the residential districts luminous
lamp is swung to the center of the
street at each corner, and if necessary
lamp is placed in the middle of the
square.
In the business districts of Akron
the boulevard posts are used, several
to each square. These boulevard
posts are equipped with luminous arcs,
and it is so arranged that the current
may be shut off any lamp at any time.
Property owners on such streets
where the boulevard lighting system
is used are assessed 60 cents a front
foot when the lamp posts are installed
and the same amount each year as
their share of the expense for the ad-
ditional illumination they receive.
Akron officials are sorry now, how
ever, | was informed, that the boule-
ward posts were installed. There are
so many of them to square that with
the trolley posts they give the street
the appearance of being fenced in. We
told them that we had been consider
ing plan of attaching lamps to
brackets suspended from iron trolley
poles on Main street and they said
that they thought such plan would
be very satisfactory one"
Sad for Bavs.
The Richmond officials were not
greatly impressed with the street light
ing systems of either Cleveland or
Toledo. Delaware, which is a town of
1u.000 inhabitants, was found to be
very Well illuminated. Representa-
tiyeS of an electrical company took the
Richmond men TO Delaware in auto
mobiles, leaving Columbus Monday
night
Mr.. Bavis had very sad experience
on the trip. He called at the home OF
a brother he had not seen for four
teen years to give him a surprise visit,
but found his brothers young son dy-
ing. The boys death came within an
hour after Mr.. Bavis' arrival. The
last time Mr.. Bavis saw his brother
was on the occasion OF the death of
another member of the family
Although greatly impressed with the
luminous arc lamps Mayor Robbins
says no decision has been reached on
the kind of lamp which will be in,
stalled here. All of them are to be
given thorough tests before any de-
cisiOn is made.
You can say that cost is not to
figure in the establishment of a new
lighting system in Richmond" said
Mayor Robbins I'VE are going to
have the best illuminated town in the
ket will be the one purchased