Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-16
HIGH LIGHTS TAKEN.
Allegheny's System of Lighting Ap-
proved by the Committee.
AN EXPERTS DAMAGING REPORT.
The Arc lamps Come Up to Barely One
Third The Required Power.
COUNCILMEN Will ENTER A PROTEST

Allegheny's tower system OF lighting and
the new electric plant were accented by the
Gas Committee last night, and the Con-
troller instructed to issue a warrant for the
payment of the contract price, Sal, 900.
Although the expert report on the plant
showed the arc lights were but one-third
the standard called for by the specifca-
tions, the only vote against taking the plant
off the hands of the Westinghouse Company
was cast by Mr.. Wolfe.
The meeting opened with the reports of the
experts appointed by the subcommittee to test
the lights and engines. Utillus Baird, who ex-
ainined the machinery, said he had inspected
the boilers, dynamos, pumps, pipes, ETC.. and
found them all up to the standard required by
the specifications. He was loud in his praises
of the power of the plant. and said it was 200
horsepower in excess of what the specifications
demanded.
Prof. Very then gave the results of his in
vestigations of the lights. His report covered
dozen pages Of legal cap and was full of
technicalities. After a half hour with am
peres and volts. Mr.. Very finally stated that he
had made a thorough investigation of the
chinery was admirable. He believed the in
candescent lamps were perfect. He had ex-
amined the current at all parts Of the city, and
found but little loss of current In his opinion
the specifications had been abundantly fulfilled,
and even exceeded. in this particular.
Prof. Very's report on the arc lights how
ever. was damper ON the former report.
While the specifications stated the lamps
should be 1000 candle power Prof. Very found
they were actually only 6SS candle power, or
two-thirds less than the contract demanded.
1t was also claimed that the lamps were to
have double carbons, but only single carbon
lamps were used. Mr.. Very, however, said
nothing regarding this point in his report.
The westinghouse Company also submitted
bill for SIS, 533 81 for the expense of running
the plant for the last six months. The bill was
at once approved, without a murmur.
A communication was. then read from Sam
uel Bannister. Of the Westinghouse Company.
He said Superintendent OF Gas Hunter mad re-
ported some OF the arc lights did not come up
to the standard, but that was to be expected.
with new plant and so many lights. He said
all that trouble would be remedied In time. and
the lamps would be made to burn properly.
This letter was received without discussion.
and Immediately Mr.. Kennedy moved that the
pl2nt be accepted by the city.
Mr.. Wolf called for the yeas and nays. and
ter. Arthur Kennedy, E. Wertheimer, George
Snaman, !. r. StaytOn, j. b. Smith and Rich
ard Millard. Nay-J. R Wolfe.
Gas Superintendent Hunter was instructed
to emlpoy such force as he deems necessary 10
run the plant.
After the meeting Mr.. Wolfe and Mr.. Ru-
dolph said they would protest against the con-
troller issuing warrant for the payment of
the money, because the specifications are not
carried out.