Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1914 — New Street Lights Please Everyone. [ARTICLE]

New Street Lights Please Everyone.

The new street lights were all turned on Saturday night for the first time, although most of them, all that were in place, were turned on Friday night. There are three more lights to be put up, one on the northwest corner of Front and Washington streets, which could not be put in place until the wood pole supporting the old arc light was removed, and two at the east end of Washington street bridge. Posts for the two latter were ordered with the others, but two of the posts came broken and therefore these two lights are left until these posts can be replaced. This will make three more in all. There is some talk of putting in two more lights on the west side of the river, at the west end of the Washington street bridge, and this should be done by an means. ' w Everyone seems to be very mm ch pleased with the lights, and not a kick is heard from any quarter. They give us about 1,000 feet or more of the best lighted street perfhaps in the state, and The Democrat believes

that it is one of the best invest ments the city has ever made, at .least from an advertising, beautifying and general utility point ,of view. It has been suggested that the county commissioners be asked to install 'these lights around the other three sides of the court house square. It would take about twelve lights, placing them at the same distance apart as the ones we have already installed, and the expense would probably be in the neighborhood of SSO per light. After they w T ere installed the city would furnish the necessary “juice,” we are informed, free gratis. It has been suggested by several citizens that instead of putting up two street lights, either at the east or west ends of the Washington street bridge, that it would be a much better idea to place the lights on the bridge itself, one at each of the four corners, where the round urns now are. This w'ould light up both the bridge and street for some distance each way and would give a very pretty effect. We believe the light committee and city council should give this proposition due consideration.