Show ga gas lighting gaslight was first exhibited us as a curiosity at the boylston museum an boston nov 28 20 1815 th the e boston gaslight company held its first meeting july 14 IM and began to lay pipes in the streets oct 16 the first light was in dock square jan I 1 1829 and there were but twenty in boston streets f in 1834 in I 1 1839 this number had been increased to and in 1680 it had gas and 2278 2276 oil lamps lamp electric Electr to lighting Is now taking the place of 0 gas in many localities in the city boston is now lighted by 1447 electric lights gas and 2878 of other descriptions boston commercial bulletin |