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Show BJB UCflll Demonstration Made for Beuefli lit of City Fathers Late 9 ONLY DRAWBACK IS 'M t THE COST OF LfGfiTWf It Is, of Course, Not KiiowJtl1 What Action Will Be 1; Taken. Jjfc The Utah Gas and Coke company a practical Illustration to fhe mmW? -of the City Council, city ofriclals Ji others Interested. Monday night, of ('0 ' efficiency of their 125-candle power M bach gas lamps, as a street lumlnant. i . The demonstration was glvea oa Stc ifi ond South, between Sixth and Seventh East streets, and tho effect was aston' ishlng, to aay the least. Eight of th?J ' lights had been put In place, but owlnil t to the division at street intersection thtri would only average seven to th block" & The lights are placed upon thft top ofi f ciight-foot iron polca and are encaaM & tfi handsome glass globes. The members of the City Council and? iE', others who witnessed tho demonstration were Immensely pleased with the Ilchu-!? li" Owing to the fact that they are pfacMi ff' only eight feet above ground enab1f Iff' them to brilliantly Illuminate the Sd-- jfj walks, as well as tho residence on 'both e' sides of the streets, whereas the are.' & lights, placed as they are on high poIti fa-leave fa-leave the sidewalks In a deep 3iiador; As to the present style of arc ll&hui M1' whero the average is two to the biocta there Is simply no comparison between"! the efficiency of tho two lights, the gu" lighting the street from 50 to 100 wf! L. cent better than the electrlchv Thai too, the effect given by the poles anjf i burners is Immensely pleasing. i T Thf only drawback Ik the price altSl v seven gas lights to the block, tho cost' kX would be ?iau per year, whereas, if only. two arcs are used, the cost Is $uo pf, j year. Of course, where three arcs art' Mi used tho cost Is $180. V V So for as the illumination of sidewalk? and residences is concerned. In addition life to the lighting of ths street, proper, sevii m en gas lamps, it is virtually ronccd'dS TQt give a better light than three of the pfeV ent arc lights would give. It is not known, of course, what acllo f will be taken In tho matter of glvlnn PJ the Utah Gas and Coke company a coo? tract upon one or more streets, but Ifi m) cannot be denied that the effect of Mon- day night's demonstration was nil thst ffX' the ga.s company could have hoped for. |