South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-11
.|NCANDESCENTS
To REPLACE 2O7
ARC LIGHTS HERE
Board of Public Works Enters
New Agreement With Indiana
and Michigan Electric Co. to
Furnish Surplus Lights.

At what is thought will be a great
saving to the city, the board OF works
has closed a contract with the Indiana
and Michigan Electric Co. whereby
some 207 arc lights which are at pres
ent in use in the city will be replaced
by smaller and more numerous in
candescent lights. The smaller lights
will be used chiefly in the shaoier
streets of the city az / will be hung
low on telephone poles so that their
rays will fall under the branches Of
shade trees.
Two of the city's boulevards and
several parks Will also be furnished
with new lights. St. Louis blvd, which
at present is graced with 2S Orna-
mental lamps and posts. will be light
ed at a greatly reduced rate, accord
ing to the new contract and Lafayette
St. from Monroe TO Riverside drive,
will be lighted with the same type of
incandescent lights.
Disposes of KnOtty Problem.
The new contract is the final dis
position of a problem that has been
facing the board OF public works for
many months. That body has been
undecided in whether To accept a new
contract from the electric company
or to enter into an agreement with
the Welsbach Lighting Co. of Amer
lea.
According to the contract made with
the company by the works board of
the preceding administration, there
were 400 overhead arcs and 100
tungsten lamps TO be furnished with
power by the electric company. But
since the new board has been in office
that number has swelled 10 607, all of
which are overhead arcs. More than
95 OF them are at present lighted
through the underground wiring syS-
tenn recently installed by the company.
That left a surplus OF 2O7 arc lights
which were not included in any con-
tract between the city and a power
company 1t was 10 cover that num-
Der OF lights that the city desired to
let a contract. AS both the 1913 con-
tract and the one just completed both
become void after Jan. !, 1915, the
entire lighting system OF the city will
be covered by contract, and subject to
service commission desires 10 impose
upon the electric company.
Either Gas or Electricity.
1T was either gas or electric lights
furnished by the local company" said
r. NJ. Morris, president of the board,
Wednesday morning I'VE we're pro-
hibited by Law rom entering into a
contract with as other utility without
having advertised for bids year in
advance"
The new lights are largely COM
posed of SO and 100 watt lamps.
which will throw a light equal TO SO
end so candle power, respectively.
The arcs which the board will dispose
of will be replaced by from one TO
three OF the smaller lamps
In a territory bounded by Paris.
Michigan. Sample and Fellows SITS.
the new lights for the past weeks
have been given tests. In Ihe area
designated ii required Il arc lights
and even those failed 10 furnish
enough light The IA arcs cost the
city $S5O.5O per year. while so of the
smaller lamps furnished more light, II
is said. and cost but S652.50 a year
for power.
Boulevard Lights.
The st. Louis blvd lamTz re being
obtained by the city fc~ S1e.75 each
per year. In the old rontract they
cost the city $21 a year .Cch. on y.
st. Louis blvd. six lights Ia been re-
duced from S24 year tc 319.T5. The
ornamental iron posts w tch will be
used in lighting Lafayette 81. and in
the parks will cost the city S22 and
S24 a year for 50 an5 so canGle power
lights. on Lafayette blvd. the lights
will be strung five 20 a block.
Where the electric company has not
already wires strung. the city Is limit
ed TO spaces Of 800 feet In other dis
tricts where the wiring has already
been constructed the city may place
the liohts as close together as IL deems
necessary.
81 81 of the new lights will be
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