The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-15
CONuTTTTE ITEETINGS.
Currency and CommeTc MI tia and Police.
Roads and interna y s,igation.

Roads aud Internal ,sigation.
Tho House Committee OF Public Property
met Yesterday afternoon in the room Of tie
Southern Hist rcai -ociety at tie Capitol. 10
further consider tie resO luton Introduced by
Ar. j. Taylor StrattOn in-tructlng the super
inteudent of iubIc u.ldiugs 90 substitute
gas for electric light as means 70 light mp
tho various state Offices. Alr. John 4. brown
my cr wa ia the chair Colonel John Bel
bigger clerk Of the House ~ Delegates.
Sc Ted that the substitution of electric hsht
10 his ONCE had given very great Subtraction.
AS % the matter of danger 90 the building he
could not say anything. He would not
like 90 have gas again sui stltutei FOR electric
light. unless there should lie "a decided dan
ger caused by the electric wires. Alr. d. lay
~. S.rattOn submitted statement MS to TIE
cost OBJ lighting the Ca slt0l building with gas.
which be ad gathered from tile books 20 tl"
Au htlr's Olice. He added that ne would
cheerfuily withdraw his objections 90 the
electric light III be could be convinced tnat
DO would not invOlleauy LANCER. lie told the
committee that au 81 ectric w1e ma once set
% tree 10 the Capitol = uUs on fire., winch
showed that tie insulation of the wires were
nota.Yays SAFE Colonel frank e.. Ruihn.
tne Second Auditor. merely re- leate d his ior-
mar statements and added that II the
building was his own he would not lnt0duce
electric lr.t under the present sy ten.
Superintendent Adams OF the clfy gas works,
Thought that GAS was far superior to electric
lilht. tie c.tY WAS preuarel t0 introduce ga
hglt into tle building. lie could not tell
anybody about the danger of the electric
w!r sin the building. but he knew that tie
etJ could furnish gas Ear superior T. the
pre.eat incaudesceut lights. Mr. Joseph
Shelton bill clerk of the gas department
stated that (. O cost Of lighting the Capitol
building with gas was eL00' per year until
the electric lsnt was introduced. Mr.. Joseph
n Shepherd Of the Auditors Office, stated
he bad % Use light IN his Office all ihe
time but that he preferred electric hight.
Mr. lhomas ~. Bigger also preferred electric
light to gus Hght Ma or Gaines. ~uperln-
teuienC OF uune Buildings stated THAT ne
he'll the Office TOT four years anu entered the
office WIN gas WAS te ug used. lie had re-
Que-ted Mr. Bagby % make out statement as
o. the cost %. gas for the Ca it0l and tXecu-
tive Man.l %. which was about -l,slO per
year. and % his recollection the keeping OK
tle gas pipes m repairs cost about as
much per year IS the gas Itself tie
never heard Of any ire ia the building since
tue electric ilgut had been introduced.
There had been several alarm OF
tire while gas was used. Captain STRAIT
ton stated tlat tie Cltf W1Ili nitro
dgce the ras pipes into he Capitol build ng.
hr. Ira lord the ok IerL 0i lao Idchmond
ha lway and Electric Company gave some
test fu uy a5 20 tAt Nutl4tlr' OF lue Inherent
electric wires le stated tuat the eectr
l,At in the building was perfectly safe. Ie
dl not Oh. k tho wres would be safer Il
mseu from tie top of the uuidn. and run
into t.e building from the basement under
ground. bat it was Oulva malt-r of sentiment
aptHn Andrew Pi,ziui. Jr.. stated that he
wa. well sat'snsd that electric wires were not
unsafe. for le lad them run INTO his house
and Lad them strung even un ier tie floor ol
I.- -leepur APARTMENTS Tie stated tlat be-
wassory willing to have thelnsulatlonr mo, ed
and cross Tie vines lu ul- Ow- "a use o. snow
10 there is no danger ln the use
Of iuc.ldesceut lights. Mr. Nyndham X.
NrleItu. cou sci tor ihe company. su limited
lis case O. the committed Wherein on the
committee we into executive session. Alter
81 me de.iberat.on tie comm ttee decided ID
reuartt3 the House resolutions recommending
tlat the Superintendent of Pubic Lulo.n-
q authorize to eutrr into contrac, .urni-h
the Capital with electric light. provided e.
wires oe introduced un ier.round INTO the
basement removed from the topol the ouild-
ing and rung il tie various room, ~ con-
ru.ty with the rules OF the Board Of Under
writers ia New lOrh.