Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27

Beauty and utility in street lighting are to be combined in the plans tha4 ale under consideration for the proposeo White Way in Norwich.
 The Plaut-Cadden Company are ex- hi5Hing in their windows on Main street four miniature standards of the proposed | White Way which give an excellent nm uression. of what the White Way will i be for the city. "A map is also on exhi- | bition showing the contemplated White | Way in it's entirety in the business sec ton of the city, but it is planned to ln- l stall the White Way this year from | point near Buckingham Memorial to a noiat noar Washington square and on broadway from Main street to and in | cluGiue Court House square. Tlis will make a fair beginning for a White Way f-~ Norwich. one that will he far better than that now being maintained in New London and in many of the larger cities throughout the state, because the system win be, the last word in White Way con- rIetton and maintenance It is pro posed 10 erect regular White Way stand ar5s on lower Broadway. should they arrive in Norwich on time, so that an eveCt impression may be received from Itre usa of such a system of lighting, lic-urcs of lower Broadway will also be taken before and after the illumination
 One of the results of the adaptation rf htgh efficiency lamps for street light trr n7s been the development of more artistic and harmonious designs in orna- u-I posts using n single, high power 'uu'1-n. This is the system proposed I.# Ea~w .ch. In the past ornamental .aHa- lighting had always been accom- -0.t by means of cluster posts using luo three. four or five small lamps con- .Ta.rad in multiple on one post. These
 lamps were obviously inefficient r. L system expensive to maintain on account of the large amount of absorp- l..l. and renewal cost of lamps and glassware The most efficient of the Her multiple lamps take considerably . Iaau watt per candle power, the h.Eh-current lamps burning in
 require as low as one-half watt ".r candle In addition to it's many ad- from an operating standpoint, ..-'.l=.a post is admittedly superior in
 to the cluster post adding
 au-y of the street by both day
 .. Il relieves the street of the appearance resulting from too r. small lamps and gives an effect
 lio.ty and elegance combined with ."-n. .t.uE efficiency of the highest or
 Cluster posts have been objected q. -- grounds that they arc often only r-Huy illuminated on account of the out Of lamps
 Business districts are usually lighted,
 least in part by White Way sys- @ using posts at intervals Of E or
 f..- cn both sides of the street.
 posts may be staggered or pldced
 opposite each other depending
 hat on the width of the street, the
 distance and the amount of light
 It Is proposed to stagger the
 here in Norwich so that the light
 b. equally distributed between the
 Power is distributed to the posts
 means oa armored cable usually bur
 under the paving at the edge of the
 The posts are preferably connect
 series on a constant current circuit
 only q single wire need be run post 10 post and the current is
 by a moving coil regulator To-
 a. t1c nearest distributing center " -s will burn all night, the same
 lon as j. done at present except thai
 eleven or twelve o'clock every other
 VIII be automatically extingufshc5 tHa central station. Lamps rang from 409 to 1000 candle power art
 101.v used, and # is probab that 2
 candle power lamp will be used ir The construction of the nos
 most commonly used is so designed
 large percentage of the light i.
 to the surface of the street ana
 although enough light i,
 -e ln an upward direction to iIlu