Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-24
MAY HAVE new LIGHTS
Ornamental Posts for Main Street
Under Consideration
Cluster Lights would Cost the 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
possibility of the near future.
The Twin State Gas G. Electric Co.
is ready to install the posts, wire them
for the number of lights desired by the
village aud 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 yet 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. II. Richardson became man
ager of the local division of the Twin
State Gas & Electric Co. he pointed out
to General Supt. II. l.. Odds 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.. Odds said that the company was
ready to place the posts and do every
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 PROPOSE
ton 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 yesterday
that while the Twin State com
pany had no desire to dictate to the
village as to what sort of installation
it 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 specitica-
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
sibly 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 a few years ago as temporary
illumination and were so well liked
that they were continued as perma
nent feature. While these lights We're
a great improvement over the previous
system the arrangement was only tenn
porary, and the construction is such
that safety requires their removal or
renewal in the immediate future.
1t is admitted that the cost o 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 9.3C
clock every night.
Supt. Leon C. White of the electrical
department of the company says that
the wiring of the ornamen al poles
should be so arranged that it would bt
possible to have all the light on eacl
pole used during the evening hours
and then all but the lights on the tol
of the poles extinguished Cor the re
mainder of the night. E. en- this ar
rangement would give far letter hgh'
in the business section than there L
now after $40 at night.