Evening star., 1915-09-02
Great Crowd Turns Out for
Inauguration Of 'Pennsyl-
vania Avenue System.
EXTENDS FROM LIBRARY
TO ANACOSTIA BRIDGE
Only Thoroughfare in Capital Hav-
ing Four Rows of Incandes.
cent Lamps.

Fully $4,000 residents of East Wash
ington last nigt lined both sides of
Pennsylvania avenue from Congress
| sional Library to Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. bridge to greet Col. w w. Harts,
officer in charge of public buildings
and grounds: Commissioner Brownlow,
Engineer Commissioner Kutz, Maj.
Raymond Pullman, superintendent of
police. and others in connection with
the celebration by the East Washington
Citizens Association of the installa-
tion of the new incandescent lights
along Pennsylvania avenue.
Clarence P. King, president of the
Potomac Electric Power Company;
LindleY Sinclair, also connected with
the company, and Thomas J. Fisher of
the District engineer department, who
| superintended the installation of the
lights, were among the guests.
Crowds Lined Thoroughfare.
Long before 7:3O o'clock, the hour
fixed for the automobile parade and
the turning on of the lights, both sides
of Pennsylvania avenue, the only thor
oughfare equipped with four rows of
lights. was lined with persons who
wanted to show the Commissioners
their appreciation of what had been
done for their section.
DR.. Charles NJ Emmons president:
Howard Buckler. secretary; Capt. Will
liam Nj. Potter, S. w. Curriden, Thomas
W. Smith, Cotter T. Bride and D. j.
Kaufman occupied seats on the plat
form in East Washington Hall. where
short addresses were delivered after
the lights were turned on.
Engineer Commissioner Kutz, the first
speaker, said he was surprised to find
the people of the southeast section
taking so much interest and voicing so
eloquent an approval of what had been
done for their section, and never be-
fore had he seen SO much civic in
terest shown by an organization.
But the installation of these lights
general program of the lighting sys-
tenn, which was started on 18th street
northwest in 1870
Hopes to Extend System.
Commissioner Kutz explained that
only about thiriy-five miles of the
thoroughfares will be lighted with in
candescent lights when the work now
under way is completed. He said he
hoped Congress would show it's appre-
citation of the efforts to better light
the city, and. looking at Mr.. King, he
jokingly remarked that the Potomac
EleClTiC ROVER Company might COIHe
forward some day and voluntarily re-
duce the price of the current.
The Commissioner explained that
there Will be approximately 3,400 lamps
installed in the thirty-five miles which
soon will be completed. He expressed
the belief that power supplied by the
water at Great Falls will some day
make the city lighting much cheaper.
Commissioner Brownlow assured his
hearers that he had nothing to do with
installing the lights. but said he was
heartily in favor of the work.
81 was astonished when I reached
here tonight and found both sides of
Pennsylvania lined with your people"
he said. Il took it for granted that
the oldest and largest civic association
in the District would do honor to the
occasion. but little did / expect to see
such demonstration as l witnessed
tonight
And instead of receiving your
thanks for something with which l had
nothing to do. l want to thank you for
the inspiration you have given me-
Reautifying the Avenue.
Col Harts told of the experiments
that had been made to beautify Penn
: sylvania avenue, the luxury kind of
Improvement, he said, to make the
thoroughfare more cheerful and COM
plimented the residents upon getting
. 1uch splendid lighting system. The
speaker told of what had been done to
heautify Maryland avenue northeast
where the work is not completed. and
said it was only part of the system
Of extending and btautifying the parks.
The Commissioners should be con-
graduated for what they have done"
he said. "and the feeling of friendship
and support in the work that is being
| done is certainly gratifying"
| Col Harts concluded with a word of
testimony as to the usefulness Of citi-
Zens associations
| Maj. Pullman was introduced bv DR..
| Emmons as "a man who has played
| with us, drilled with US and gone fish
ing with US" The superintendent of
| poliee said he Ind resided in the south
east section fully two-thirds Of his
! life. He told of his interest in the sec
! tion and advised his neighhors to
keep on scrapping' for more lights
and other improvements.
Other Needs of Southeast.