STREET LIGHTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13601, 22 May 1908, Page 5

STREET LIGHTS.

The accident which bofet a teaching team In Stafford street last night, should have the effect, of drawing attention to tlie manner of tightiug u'-structions in th> streets at. night. 'the merhod in u-e in Timaru appears to be , ;u« clnutsy atid doubtful as it welt eoutd Ik-. Kertwene tiiateriw are chietly tuvd. most ofti ti illtrimmed and smoky, and the-e are tLxed almost at. random at the comers of obstructions. The theory se.-ms to be that if the light is burning and can be sab. that is all that is required. An examination oE some of the examples, in be seen in town last night proves that this k r.ot sufficient. Common say that not a light, or tights, but th v obstruction, shoutd be visible, and thi> can be secured by fixing the lights >o >; to ilhxminat.' th:- barriei.-. that Fiave io erected at night, arid making th.-.-e Um.»»• enough to- be seen at a. distance, and pre ftf.al>'y. of' course, whir-, so thai thy wuufd show up well. In the case of j. drain being put into the, Bank «*f W.v South Wales, a traveller coming £ror» the sooth could not we the one lantern ;K the street, end. ir, being hidden by a. wrrel: but. the lighJ showed up the obstrtfjtion clearly, probably the clearer because the lantern was o«c of sight. This -x ample indicates th** direction in whi-n improvement should he made.