Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BIDS FOR PURCHASE OF ELEC-
TRIO LIGHT PLANT.
Proposed Reduction Of Cost of Incan-
descent Lighting-Fire In Stable
General News.
Special Correspondence of The star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. July Il, 1909.
Besides the terms offered for supplying
the city with arc lamps In the various bids
which were made at the meeting OF the
council Tuesday for the purchase of the
electric light plant and franchise, provision
was also made for furnishing the corpora
ton with tncandescent lamps to be used
in place OF the thirty-eight gas lamps which
are now used In conjunction with the cleo
trio lights.
The report of the committee on light for
the year 1905 shows that the amount OF
gas consumed by the thirty-eight lamps
was 1.O4l.20 cubic feet. the charge on
which amounted to $l.353.58, or about SIG
per lamp for the year. The report for the
year 1905 shows that more than double
this amount has been used for the same
lamps, the total amount being 81 9444 or
ABOUT vi per lamp. These gas lamps, 1t is
said. are about sixteen-candle power.
For Incandescent Lights
One of the lowest of the bids offered for
furnishing incandescent lights was at the
rate of 1850 per lamp for light OF rs
candle power. and at this rate the 80 gas
amps winch are now used at a cost of 81
94424 could be supplanted by the 25-candle
power lamps at cost of s627.
Mr.. Gardner L. Boothe a member of the
subcommittee appointed by the joint COM
mittee on light. finance and general laws of
The common council for the purpose of en-
gaging the services of an electrical expert
10 confer with the committee as to the adj
vlsabll1ty of rejecting any of the several
bids presented, received a telegram TODAY
from Mr.. Hugh Hazleton, an electrical engi-
neer in New York city stating that he will
be In Alexandria on Monday and will meet
the committee to discuss the matter of
the bids.
The joint committee on finance, light and
general laws has decided to hold a meet
ing on Monday evening, when Mr.. Hazleton
VIII be present and the various points of
the different bids will be discussed and ex-
planned by him.
General Matters.
Fire was discovered about $3.50 O clock this
afternoon In stable belonging to DIR.
George I. klipstein in an alley bounded
by Washington, Prince, st. Asaph and
King streets When the blaze was first
seen considerable quantity of loose hay
on the lower floor of the stable was on
fire, but 1t was extinguished before much
damage was done to the building While II
Is not known how the fire originated ii ia
thought that 1t was accidental
The services of the Second PRESBYTERIAN
Church will be conducted tomorrow morn
ing ana evening by Rev. Davidson McDow-
ell Douglas of Baltimore. Rev R. s. Law
renson OF Baltimore will preach at the
morning service at the Methodist Prot
estant Church. The services in the other
churches will be in charge of their re-
spective pastors
Mr.. j. A. White, who for several wears
mas been assistant superintendent of the
Washington division of the Southern rail-
way, with headquarters in Alexandria. has
been appointed superintendent of the Au-
gusta Southern railroad, with Headquarters
at Augusta, Ga. His family will leave for
Augusta in a short while
Messrs. r. NJ. Latham, John D. Webster
and Joseph De Silva have been elected del
egates to represent the Relief Hook and
Ladder Fire Company of Alexandria at the
annual convention of the State Firemen's
Association, which meets in Richmond on
August %.
Ghe remains of Mrs. Bertha Lowenbach
of Baltimore, whose death took place in
Alexandria Thursday afternoon at her
rooms in the Hotel Appfch, will be forward
ed to Baltimore tomorrow morning for in
terment.
James Cole, a colored man, employed In
the work of repairing the tracks Of the
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Electric Railway Company on Royal street
was this afternoon struck in the face and
painfully injured while removing rails
from one of the work cars. His Injuries
were treated by DR.. William NJ. Smith