Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1918 — First Street Lighting. [ARTICLE]

First Street Lighting.

Gas for street lighting was first used in Pall Mall, London, 111 years ago. The first attempt to introduce the use of gas in America was in Baltimore, in 1816. The project was unsuccessful. In 1822 it was Introduced In Boston, and in the following year New York streets were lighted by gas. The system did not prove successful, however, until 1827. The use of gas spread rapidly in other cities in the United States and Canada. Rosin and oil were used for producing gas in America In the early days of the industry, but later Newcastle coal and the Albert coal at Nova Scotia, were employed. «r ;