New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
Would String Electric Ligts Throughout Entire Business Section-Plan Outlined at Mercantile Bureau Meeting.

A Great White Way which will not be white but will include miles of colored lights, with the idea of stimulating Christmas business for the , days preceding Christmas, was recommended unanimously at q meeting of members of the mer- cantile bureau at the Chamber of Commerce this morning.
 The meeting had been called for he purpose. Chairman Steve Robb of the mercantile bureau presided. s B. H. Crampton of the Connocu- cut Light and Power Co, was pres .ent by request and reported on sur yey he had made following a meet ing of the decorations committee several days ago.
 The proposed plan is to string red, white, green. amber, and blue lights the entire length of Main street from Franklin square to St Mary's church with q possibility ot continuing through the business section of Broad street; 10 include Church street from Main 10 Corbin place, West Main to South High street, and Arch street to West Pearl. Addi- lions suggested besides Broad street would carry the lights on Arch street as far as Grand, one block east on the south side of East Main street and one block north of West Main on Washington and South High streets.
 The costs will be pro rated accord ing to store frontage and will be be- atwcen one and two dollars q night for a merchant with a 50 foot front. There will be between 10000 and ! 900 feet of wire, There will he between 5 and 100 strings with 100 sockets to a string. making between 300 to 10000 outlets The lights will be 10 watt globes and will be IS inches apart.
 On streets where there are no trol- ley wires it is proposed to carry the lines along in unbroken string. At Glen, West Pearl. Washington, Wal nut, Court, Commercial, Lafayette. and Winter streets there would be no breaks in the line. Breaks will occur on both sides of Main street at the railroad crossing. at Chestnut, Church. East Main and Myrtle streets because of difficulty of carry ing light wires over the trolley wires. a Lights to surround Churches
 The plan includes surrounding the South church on three sides, the First Congregational church on two sides, the First Baptist church, S. Mary's church, the old Rurritt school and the post office on one side.
 The plan also includes the recom- mendation to the city authorities that inc eight clusters of three 100 watt lights each surrounding Center square be changed to make one red one green and one white light or each cluster.
 The proposition would cost be- tween $1.700 to $2,G42 for wiring $1,3o0 or more for lamps, in the nei-hborhood Of SI0O for power for the entire 15 days and between s. 500 and S3.0o0 for installation. Tis 7. makes total of slightly over $G,hoo and brings the pro rata cost per merchant. including the absorption costs for slack. church wiring, etc" to somewhat between 53.S cents to 60 cents foot for the entire l , days and includes the actual Uur- chase of the equipment, all insta'la- ton, supervision during the tImr they are in use and future storage Tn Hartford the rate is G5 cents pei foot for rental only. it was reported
 Would Be Annual Custom
 For the second year with the Nur' chase price eliminated except a ta" replacomcnts. figured at about 1' per cent Of the globes it. is expected the cost will be Jess tlan go cent a foot for the half month.
 The system will have fl switches which will be in charge Of an cIoc trical cngInccr on the stuff of th Connecticut Light and Power Cc Wiring, removing thn wires and s'or age would be in chaTse of Spejn and Bucklrv.
 Acting on the sentiment of th meeting today. Sacr'tary Ralph ] Benson of the Clambtr Of Com merce. with the alI oe F. r. Cram ton and Edward F. Ej3gfl of th Connecticut Ii@Ht and To"-r. wi canvass the merchants with tho LoI Of ge,tng everyone 10 sign uu,
 The plan is .Ep.rtea 10 laEa cor siderable 10 10 win too-'irr Chris mas business. Amoa- those Ir"-al was II. ], bonn iL@. owner of tI Boston Store who informed il Benson that h. 1aeorI tn" uroJn 10 the point that h. waa 1'a1 to r'
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