Show THERE ARE two points in favor of placing the lamps in the middle of the street and it seems to us that either should be decisive The first is econo mony Where there is no obstruction to the spread of the light a lamp in the middle of the street will give as much service as two on the sidewalk that is to say a given number of lamps when set in the street will light twice as much street as when set on the sidewalks The other point in favor of the centre of the street is that the lamps while lighting the road will also give more light OH the sidewalk than now This of course refers to the residence parts of the city where there are trees aong the curb Many of the lamps are absolutely useless the foliage shutting out the light |