. Public works . ompany of Cleveland, installed on topof an ornamental bronze standard which brings the light15 feet above the sidewalk. The height of the arc abovethe street and the spacing of them was worked out onthe basis of the candle-power distribution of light fromthe arc in order to secure uniformity of illumination andthe absence of light anddark spots. The plan ofinstallation and type oflamp conform to thecitys plans for the fu-ture lighting of Cleve-land, and W. J. Spring-born, director of publicservice, approved eachstep of the lights were pur-chased and placed byth
. Public works . ompany of Cleveland, installed on topof an ornamental bronze standard which brings the light15 feet above the sidewalk. The height of the arc abovethe street and the spacing of them was worked out onthe basis of the candle-power distribution of light fromthe arc in order to secure uniformity of illumination andthe absence of light anddark spots. The plan ofinstallation and type oflamp conform to thecitys plans for the fu-ture lighting of Cleve-land, and W. J. Spring-born, director of publicservice, approved eachstep of the lights were pur-chased and placed bythe merchants associa-tion referred to, at acost of $3,000. The cityfurnishes the current foro])erating them. The mechanism of thelamp is enclosed in acast iron case whichforms the capital of thepost. The arc is en-closed in a tulip-shapedopalescent globe, whichin turn is surmounted byan ornamental cap form-ing a chamber in whichthe fumes from the car-bons are lamp is providedthe arc in a more or less. INVERTEn FLAME ARC. with an inner globe enclosingair-tight chamber, the outer globe being for the pur-pose of protecting the inner globe and diffusing thelight. I The mechanism is designed for operation on 110 voltsdirect current, with a consumption of amperes of
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