Incandescent Gas v. Electric Lighting.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11738, 3 February 1900, Page 3

Incandescent Gas v. Electric Lighting.

By the courtesy of MrW. DoigGibb, the engineer of the Xewcastle-upon-Tyno and Gateshead Gas Company, we (Journal of Gas Lighting) are siblo to give parti- • culars jpf an interesting installation of; incandescent gas lighting which has just been carried out by them iv the city. L r p till lately, the central space at Greys Monument has been lighted by ibreo electric lamps, each nominally of 1500candle power, and costing £40 per annum, or £120 in all. The Gas Company have recently put up at the corners of the monument four lamp-posts, each carrying three lanterns fitted with two No. 4 Kern (the new AVellbnch) burners — a total of 24 burners. These have an average illuminating power of 2160 candles, as ascertained from actual tests made in the pho-tometer-room. The total estimated cost gas supply, maintenance, attendance, etc., is £52 18s 8d per annum. The Lighting Committee of the Newcastle Corporation decided at a recent meeting to have the electric lamps surrounding the monument extinguished for a period, to enable the members to witness the effectiveness of the incandescent gas lighting : and* thendecision was eaiTied out on Monday night last week. They assembled in goodly numbers about eight- o'clock, and walked round the monument ; testing the lighting from various standpoints. They were apparently well satisfied that the newlights were thoroughly effective, and that the electric arc lamps were superfluous ; in fact, when they were switched off there was very little, if any, difference in the illumination of the space. The committee then proceeded to inspect other incandescent lights, which, by their order, have been put up in the neighbourhood of Barras Bridge, The night was damp and murky ; j4t a beautiful glow came from the Grey Monument, lighting up the surrounding thoroughfares perfectly.