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AprZl 14th, In the section between EIm Avenue and Sixth A~en~e,.traffi~is very heavy, and adequate lighting must be provided. But since th~bUl~ o~ tnis'trazzic isvehicular, and with lights of sufficient intensity silhOn&tte ezzect of objects~ in shadow is as ef- fective as direct light on objects in the light, we recommend that lights be alternated on each si~e of~the street.~but that ?200~lumen -[~00 watt lamps~be use~ in this section; There woula be thirty-tWo~D2) ~its in this section fo'~trteen (l~) to burn all night, and eighteen (18) to be turned off at midnight~~ The traffic area, however, continues past Sixth Avenue to the Belt Line, and the same treatment should be continued, i.e, alternating units on each side of the street This would require thirteen (13) u~its, five (5) all-night and eight (8) midnight. These would aisc be y2OO-l~men, ~00 watt;~ The installation of this system as p!ammed would give a distinctive, effi- cient, adequate white way, with a continuous line of the same type of units on both sides of the strget. II. INSTALLATION First: The Virginia Electric and Power Gomp~uy offers to purchase from the Gity of P~rtsmouth, all the fifty-six (56) five-light cluster bracket fixtures now installed on High Street between Water and Ohestnut Streets; and the one hundred and four (104) orna- mental bracket fixtures now installed on High Street between Ohestnut Street and Sixth Avenue; and the twenty-three (23) ornamental bracket fixtures on Middle Street between ~outh and Queen Streets; together with the switches, transformers insulators and lines supplying the latter two groups for the sum of three thousand two hm~dred fifty-nine dollars ........ $3,~5~;~00. ~eco~d: The Power ~ompany proposes to completely remodel and rebuild-and extend the system on High Street from ~Yater-Street to the Belt Line Railroad as ~ollows: A. Water to Ohestnut Street. The ~ompany will replace the present 56~iron trolley poles in this area with fluted steel ornamental "Union Metal" distribution poles, as shown on blueprint "A~ attached, on which will be placed a decorative bracket with a single unit lighting fix- ture (General Electric Form 13, or equal). Tte electrical eharacteristerios of this section will be changed from a seriesto a ~ltiple system, and it is proposed to in- stall 5400-lumen, 300 watt leaps in each of these units. B. Ghestnut to Elm Avenue. The company will replace the glassware and tops on each of the Dresent brao~e~s with the same size and type of lighting fixture as used in section A (General -Electric Form 13, or e~ual). ~ne electrical characteristics of this section will be changed from a series ~o a multiple system, and it is prop~ ed to install 5400-1~men, 300 vatt lamps in each of these units. ' Elm Avenue to Sixth Avenue. The ~ompany will replace the glassware and tops on alternate present brack- ets ~ith the same size and type of lighting fixt~mre as used in sections A and B, and re-- moving the other brackets and fixtures not so changed; The electrical characteristics of this section will be changed from a series to a multiple system, and it is proposed to in- stall y~O0-1umen, 400 watt lamps in each of these units. Sixth Avenue to Belt Line. ~ne company will install brackets and fixtures of the same size and type as proposed for sections B and 0 on alternate poles on both sides of High Street. This section will also be a multiple system, and it 'is proposed to install ?200-lumen,400 watt lamps~in each of these u~its;~ E. Middle Street (~aeen to Sou~h Streets) The company will replace the glassware and tops of the present units with glassware of the same size and type as to be used~on High Street. It is proposed to in- stall 4000 lumen (400 O.P.) series incandescent lamps in each of these units. F; Oourt Street (High to Queen Streets) The company will replace the glassware on the six (6) present whiteway units to match the new High Street system. It is proposed to install one more unit at the northwest corner of High and Oo'~t Streets, replacing the present bracket and radial reflector, installing a "Union Metal~ pole in place of the present wood pole;: It is fur- ther proposed to change the electrical characteristics of these units from series to mul- tiple operation and install 5400 lumen, 300 watt lamps in each of these units. Third: The Power Oomoany will remove and discontinue all of the mast-arm fixtures pr~'~ent all-night lights) in the whiteway a~ea, to keep a uniform lighting scheme. III. OPERATION. Since it is highly necessary that adequate tighti~g~be provided at all in~ terse6tions at all hours of the night, and that enough light be provided between inter-