El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-21
ELECTRIC WIRES
UNDERGROUND
Stone & Webster To Spend
1925, 900 in the Placing
of Wires in Conduits.

All overhead electric and power
wires in the business district are to
De- placed under ground in eonduits
AZ a total cost Of s325,000.
At q conference Tuesday afternoon
ar the city hall between mayor Tom
Lea and aldermen J. ". Fisher R. B.
stevens. W. G. Jolly and John P
OConnor. H s. Potter. manager Of
the Fl Paso Electric Railway company
Judge J. N. GoEgin, attorney for the
ccnpanv. and Luke c. Bradley, Of
Houston. assistant district manager
for the Stone & Webster properties n
Texas, the announcement was lIIauS
Dy the railway officials OF the plans
Of the company TO place all OF me
overhead lighting and power wires ~
underground conduits- The territory IN
which the wires viii be placed under
sround embraces practically the ehllre
To start ut Once.
This means that the business dlslrlct
streets and alleys viii be entirely cleaI
Of all overhead light and power wires
also, the numerous poles carrying such
wires The only poles when VIII re-
main standing are those necessary %
support the trolley wires Inc COST
Of this work is estimated at SSz5,UVU.
The work will be commenced as soon
as materials can be assembled Whlcn
should be within the next 80 days or
so, and will require from i 70 %
months barring accidents. to complete
he work. The plans of the company
were first discussed with mayor Lea
al a conference Tuesday morning ana
mayor Lea gave his unqualified ap-
FTOval Of this important Improvement
Faith in Fl Pasn-
The reasons for doing the work are
clear" said general manager Potter
Stone & Webster have unlimited faith
in the future Of FL Paso and recognize
that IL is fast becoming CITY OF 1lrs ms.
Importance among those OF the state
with every prospect Of continued
growth, and are making this improve
ment at this time in order TO continue
their policy Of keeping ahead OF me
growth Of the city. cry rev cltles OF
the size of FL Paso can boast OF an
Improvement OF this magnitude
During the entire ownership OF the
street railway and hghtl1E proper .. ~ r.
Of FL PasO by stone a Webster. the
company has at all times been fore-
most in the matter OF improvements
S4S5.OOO in improvements.
During the present CITY adT1lnlstrsl-
tiCn the following work has 6een IN
dertaken-
Building the Piedras track ex-
tension and paving same--.-S $1,000
Relocating track on Alameda
avenue and paving intersec- $500.
tiOuS -------- 7LrVvV
Miscellaneous paving ----.------ 1000
Placing overhead wires under
ground azo,UVv
Total ..................s4s5,O 900
None of this work maens additional
revenue 10 the company and should
be classed entirely as an Improvement
10 the property
New white Way
Some months ago a white way
lighting scheme was installed on san
Francisco street from the union station
10 FL PasO street There has been
scme talk about placing a similar
white way lighting scheme on other
downtown business streets. II such
plan is seriously contemplated II would
be well TO consider same in connection
with the new underground work and
some ARRANGEMENT made whereby the
poles carrying the trolley wires could
te utilized for lighting purposes as
= ell
This is being done voluntarily by
lie Stone & Webster company We
g ere not asked or forced 10 do this but
arc only, again. showing our interest in
FL Paso's civic welfare and trying TO do
rUr part 10 make her better and more
beautiful city"