The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
Twin State Company Will
ing to Install Ornamental
Street Posts
PRESENT WIRING
MUST BE REPLACED
Was Intended to Be Temporary Only
Cluster Lights Would Cost Village
More for Current, Other Expense to
be Borne by Company.

ornamental iron posts with cluster
lights in the business section Of the
village, replacing the strings of small
lights across Main street which have
been there several years, are more than
a possibility of the near future.
The Twin State Gas & Electric Co.
ls ready to install the posts, wire them
tor the number OF lights desired by the
village and place the wires under
ground at no expense to the village.
The cost of the electric current alone
would be the expense to the village.
No definite proposition has been
made Vet to the village commissioners,
but the commissioners have been in
formed that the company is willing to
do ITS share to bring about this i'm
provement. 1t is now up to the vii
lage.
When w. H. Richardson became man
ager of the local division of the Twin
State Gas & Electric Co. he pointed out
to General Supt. H. L. Olds that the
time was coming soon when the old
wires strung across Main street would
have to be moved or renewed and said
that there were many in town who
would like to see ornamental posts
with suitable lights on them to replace
the strings of lights across the streets.
Mr.. Olds said that the company was
ready to place the posts and do everv-
thing but furnish the current for the
lights at no expense to the village, and
there the matter stands for the present.
The company has made no proposi-
tion TO the village authorities and the
authorities have not made any request
TO the company for estimates of the
cost or the number of lights and posts
| required to give suitable illumination
| for the business section.
! Manager Richardson said this morn
ing that while the Twin State COM
| pany had no desire to dictate to the
! village as to what sort of installation
1t should have to give the proper or
| desired light. he would be very glad, if
there was public interest enough in the
! matter, to make plans and specifica-
| tions for an installation such as would
be suitable to local conditions and fur
nish estimates showing the approximate
! cost OF lighting such installation.
Mr.. Richardson believes that Main
street should be lighted from the Wells
! fountain to the junction of South Main
street and that it would be desirable TO
| place lights on Elliot street and pos
siblv on Bridge street and one cluster
| on High street.
The illumination from cluster lights
on ornamental posts would be greater
than that afforded by the lights on
wires across Main street, which were
strung few years ago as a temporary
| illumination and were so we'll liked
that they were continued as a perma-
nent feature. While these lights were
a great Improvement over the previous
system the arrangement was only tenn
porarT, and the construction is such
that safety requires their removal or
renewal in the immediate future.
1t is admitted that the cost of light
ing the ornamental posts will be great
er than the present system of lighting
Main street. The lights across the
street now burn only from to 9.3O
o'clock every night
Supt. Leon c. White of the electrical
department of the company SAYS that
the wiring of the ornamental poles
should be so arranged that it would be
/ possible to have all the lights on each
pole used during the evening hours
and then all but the lights on the top
of the poles extinguished for the re-
mainder of the night. Even this ar
rangement would give far better light
, in the business section than there is
now after $50 at night.