Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-04
new LIGHTING PLAN
FOR KING Street
This, With Other Highways, to
be More Brilliantly llIuml-
mated at Night.

Elaborate improvements In the
street lighting scheme along King
street, in connection with the new
paving to DO done there. arc In process
OF formation, according to tho develop
ments at the meeting OF the Street
and Sewer Directors this morning and
In this same connection II was learned
the department Ia arranging n general
improvement in the street lighting
program for the entire city. Tho King
street plan has not been completed but
Street Commissioner Picrson said he
hopes to be able to present 1t to the
directors within n short time for their
consideration. 1t will cost about $2S,-
900 and the chief stumbling block just
now Is the question OF financing tho
project.
Jacob Faber, a King street mer-
chant, and DR.. Il. w. Ryon. who has
offices at Eighth and King streets.
appeared before the board relative to
the matter and Mr.. Faber asked what
the directors intended 10 do there. He
said now that they are going to put
down the new paving and merchants
will be under additional taxes and the
assessment against them will be tho
Same as that against merchants on n
business street, but he did not think
King street. even with the new paving.
could be classed as a flrst-rate bust
ness center II there is not some i'm
provement made in tho lighting ar
rangements. He explained new
lighting scheme would help them do d
greater volume of business and conse-
quently their additional taxes would
not prove such a burden upon them.
| President Johnson said the direct
ors are trying TO devise some scheme
that will be for the benefit of all con-
cerned and as soon as II has been
worked out King street merchants will
be informed OF what has been de
veloped. Commissioner Pierson said he
has report from the Traction Co
regarding the plans for new lights on
King street and he will take up the
subject with tho directors IN few
days.
Mr.. Fabcr wanted to know why the
King street residents were taxed more
than those on BrOome street wher'
new new paving is 10 be put down
and he said the King street residents
would suffer an injustice II they arr
not given a new lighting system tina
will be a benefit to them
DR.. Ryon said others who are e
have new paving in front Of thcil
properties are thinking about new
lighting arrangements, especlall,
those along French street, and whtl'
he admitted everything could not b.
done at once. especially because o
the present status Of finances. he di'
not see the ACCESSIBILITY of havinI
ornamental lights IN wholesale dis
trict and he said Fourth street ha
become a wholesale street. Mr.. Pier
son said they have no plans for or
, namenta lights on Fourth street an.
. have never considered the subject
He explained the board does hAv
: plans for ornamental lights alonl
King street, Ninth and Tenth street
; and Washington street TO the hridg,
{ This plan will call for ornaments
standards, underground wires an
= lamps that will give a better and NOR
> widely distributed light than the pres
ent arcs al street intersections but tn
: big question Is the cost Of the crna
4 mental equipment
In this game connection he state
later that Il is the city's idea to In
stall many more gas and small cleo
trio lights than have ever been in US
before. They have agreed 20 use
gas lamp burning feet OF gas a
I hour instead OF one burning NOR
gas because this will enable them I
\ install more lamps OF average pows
than a few OF great power and
this method the streets Of the cit
may be made more brilliant al nigh
d Additional lights are TO be installe
In those sections. especially, where II
streets are very dark and considers
dangerous at night for anyone havin
70 traverse them.