Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-19
PLAN LIGHTING
COUNTRY ROADS
System Being Worked
Out To illuminate the
Main Highways


ways in tho op.n country no impressed
the Technical Committee OF Highway
engineers and other experts which de-
termined the specifications for the
Ideal Section of the Lincoln Highway
association that the problem of Ideal
illumination was passed on to the IL
Illuminating engineers OF the General
Electric Company headed by W.
Darcy Ryan.
As result Of the experiments con-
Quoted In the laboratories Of the Gem
eral Electric company at Schnectady.
the most advanced type Of highway
lighting unit that has yet made It's
appearance will be installed when the
Ideal Section of the Lincoln Highway
Is constructed in Lake county. Ind,
this summer. The design determined
upon Is expected to be OF rarrcachinE
Importance as the next ten years Will
see n general acceptance of tho neces-
sity Of lighting main highways for
heavy night traffic.
The lighting unit developed Ia ex-
tremely simple In design and econorni-
cal in regard to installation cost and
operation, as we'll as maintenance. II
embodies an entirely new principle for
collecting the light rays ana casting
them only when needed. There Is no
need for lighting tho vacant fields
adjacent to a highway. and cnSineers
have spant yeara studying methods OF
preventing such waste OF power. In
the Ideal Section lighting unit. this
is accomplished by n most OF reflsctors
a series of three, ono within the
other. These reflectors serve to collect
the light which would be reflected up
ward and outward over tho adjoining
fields and cast 1t upon the surface OF
the road. while at the same time pre-
venting any possibility OF glare. the
danger and annoyance OF which Is ap
precinted by every motorist. The new
lighting unit is called "NovaluS" by
the engineers.
The efficiency OF the nes,ed refiectors
II best appreciated when II Ia stated
that 300 cnrdlcpower Is obtained
from each end OF tho reflector. with
only a go cardiepowcr lamp In tho
fixture. The bracket holding tho lamp
and reflector is affixed to nm ornR-
mental concrete pole. s6 fest high ard
Is adjustable in both the horizontal
and vertical positions. permitting tns
illumination OF hiilsides and curves in
tho road.
On. Of the.. units will b. Installed
paving on the Ideal Section. alternate
lighting standards being on
opposite sides of tho road. All power
wires for lighting will be under
ground and the lights controlled by nm
entirely automatic oil time switch
and off at Rny determined hour In the
evening and tho morning
That tho Installation developed 10
exceedingly economical In Indicated hy
tn. carefully figured cost OF operation
presented by tho General Electric en9'-
neers. The cost per unit per year 10
figured at s62 so and as therc are twen-
" lighting standards with their units.
per mile. IL will he seen that the cost
Of lighting the mile OF roadway dur
la
tho ycar would h" bu, si75 ON. this
Including maintenance ard-cur..rt re
figures out on basis OF IS cent. r~r
foot OF roadway rer yr,r. which IL
cheap considering the Eren' benefits
derived from The illumination. among
creased night traffic. thereby relieving
day congestion; decreased running tim,
and Increased road capacity. addition
nj comfort and pleasure provided
those driving a, night thru relief or
eyc--'-nin and the elimination Of tNs
necessity Of switching o, and off dim
m.rs whom passing other veh,cies
Tho subsidiary benefits Of rural
highway lighting must bs also consih-
cred. Power lines required for rural
bring electricity to the
farm. Increase real estate values tend
TO tho extension OF city building ont
along tho rosdSsys and discourage
automobile hoid-ups.
Inc in'tsiHion perfected for TIRE
Ideal Section has already been tested
on, successfully on tho Albany mad.
outside Of Schenectady. where the i--
staUstio1 has met with tho unarirrou,
arnroval OF those using tho road
Tho General Electric company Is COR
trihutiue its services and tho recrs-
sary equipment for tho illumination Of
the Ideal Section. apprecia,in< n.
rrest educational value of tho r-o.ert
made possible thru the United states
Rubber compary's substantial CON-
trihutior TO tho Lincoln HiEhwa- n-so-