Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-16 | Page 17 | County Orders New Lights on State Street

COUNTY ORDERS NEW V LIGHTS ON ATE STREET Soft Orange Golden-Orange Illumination to Aid Drivers Salt Lake county's State street between Twenty-first Twenty South street and Murray north limits is to be beas beas beas as well illuminated as the famed San Francisco bay bridge when it itis itis itis is finally opened to traffic in a few weeks That announcement was made Friday after Edward E. E Howe chairman of the state road commission commission commission commis commis- sion met with county commissioners commission commission- ers ems to te inform them that the road commission has agreed to terms of ofa ofa ofa a cooperative agreement to il illuminate 11 luminate State street The project costing a total of about is expected to start within two weeks Sodium lamps of lumen each the unit to be used will be the first installed in any state state- between the Mississippi river and the Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- coast W. W R. R Carlquist county Illumination engineer told county commissioners commission s. s Same As on Span They are the same units which will be employed to illuminate the giant double-deck double traffic lanes supported supported supported sup sup- ported by the worlds world's longest suspension sus sus- pens pension on bridge across San Francisco Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco bay it was reported A few of these units are in use in Los Angeles Angeles An An- Angeles geles county and Seattle Wash has employed them successfully in boulevard rd lighting The units supported by foot 25 steel poles and tended extended toward the street center on foot 16 cross arms will distribute a soft golden orange light over traffic lanes in such a manner that eye strain and nervous tension frequently attributed to driving will be materially reduced it was claimed at the conference To Use Fund Mr Howe served notice on the county that the road commission will draw the thc balance remaining remaining remaining remain remain- ing in the county road fund since 1 1932 32 when the statutory state road levy for us use only within the county making such levy would be used to pay part of the installation expense The total roa road commission portion portion portion por por- tion of the expense will be about while the county will be required required re re- to appropriate 2500 for the work