Health in home and town . a necessityin a safe city. Philadelphia is probably the best lightedcity in the country. There are manysmall courts and passageways whichare all sufficiently lighted. The streetlighting in New York is very spectac-ular. The central part of Broadway isprobably the most brilliantly illumi-nated avenue in the world. Electric Lamps. —Electricity is usedalmost exclusively in the businesssections of cities, and in the chiefstreets of the residential sections andsuburbs. There are several styles oflamps used, including the arc, theincandescent, and the tungsten. Phil-adelphi
Health in home and town . a necessityin a safe city. Philadelphia is probably the best lightedcity in the country. There are manysmall courts and passageways whichare all sufficiently lighted. The streetlighting in New York is very spectac-ular. The central part of Broadway isprobably the most brilliantly illumi-nated avenue in the world. Electric Lamps. —Electricity is usedalmost exclusively in the businesssections of cities, and in the chiefstreets of the residential sections andsuburbs. There are several styles oflamps used, including the arc, theincandescent, and the tungsten. Phil-adelphia has over 9000 arc lights,Chicago about 6000, and New Yorkabout 12,000. Some of the smallercities like Spokane and Syracuse useelectricity entirely for lighting. Lamp Posts. — There is an endless variety of designsfor electric lamp posts. Most of them are variationsof three types, the straight post with an upright lampsupport, the post with a Bishops crook, and the postwith a horizontal mast-arm. Some cities make the. Electric LampPost THE CITY STREETSornamental as well 225useful posts serve an ornamental as well aspurpose. Gas-Lights. — Gas is still used largely for lightingcross streets and alleys. The incandes-cent lamp is generally used, and gives avery satisfactory light. St. Louis hasover 9000 more such lights than of anyother kind. Boston has 8000 more andNew York has 7000 more than any otherkind. Trees on the City Streets. — a great addition to the streetsoft the residential districts of add to the healthfulness of aregion by lessening the intense heat ofthe city streets in summer. They alsorelieve the great monotony of rows ofbrick blocks. By improving the generalappearance, they increase the value ofthe houses located along the street. Characteristics of Shade-Trees. —Notall trees are suitable to plant in streets. A shade-treeshould be hardy and long lived so as to last fiftyyears or more without replanting. A shade-treeshould be
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