The Washington times., 1909-02-01

an unatopped flute. but little air would
/ reach the end.
Feeding Thousands of Homes.
The main is feeding thousands or
houses before 1t gets there, and the sup
/ ply is partially exhausted, and the main
/ IS not large enough. or there is
i greater demand there than il will ac-
commodate. They put a booster there
some time ago In the hope that that
would do IT, but It did not prove suff7-
/ clenI 10 remedy the evil. 90 meet the
conditions
iley laid a crOss-town main at very
considerable expense. It is a matter we
all very KQuCh regret
AS / said, II is a condition that ought
not TO exist The company did more
Wllnlh the last year IL has built
/ hOldef. at an expense of some three
I hundred thousand dollars. To supply
pressure at that outlying section rerOa-
/ ntzing that the present mains are made
quate. Ihat VIII be IN commission In 2
very little while, probably in the next
80 days.
VIII Supply Demand
Mr. TAyLOR-Wiu that take care ~
TaIzoma Park as well as other parts OF
the city?
Mr.. COLDSBOROUGH-Yes and re
:
erywhere. OF course. il is to the inter-
est of the company to sell gas and sun
ply gas and naturally II would like to
do what it certainly ought to do, pro-
vide adequate mains Tor the apparatus.
NOW, as to the pressure, I am free
to admit that that is a reasonable ard
just provision. As to whether It Is just
precisely right that II should be
luchs whether IL ought to be- more or
less, about that opinions may differ Il
Is obvious that If they have too much.
the gas bills viii be uncomfortable
htgh- 1 think, personally, they will b.
too high. and they VIII md them 50, If
they have an inch pressure IN the meter
Of every house.
Mr.. LIE CLERC-Ar. Chairman. I I'M
deTstand from the gas inspector Of this
city that with an ordinary burner such
as IS used In an ordinary house. that =
l-inch pressure will just about furnish
light.
Afr Observation-Disclosures is
matter for expert opinion So far a.
we are cOuccEned, We think that the
M the street. and that it ought to pro
vice such a pressure there az viii ade-
qudJely supply the house and every
house ON the street, that that WOULD
meet the conditions and would remedy
the evil very much setter than requir-
ing q particular pressure 20 be main
tanned In each Individual house or each
individual meter.
Mr. TAYLOR-Yes. nut where would
yOU make your test on your mains Al
the strongest part OF it, OF out where
it is weakest
Mr. GOLDSBOROUGH In the
square. The test could be made at the
gas lamps without any difficulty and
with very much more advantage TO g.
erybOdy than from house to house. Xou
can readily see that that would entaN
& great deal of loss. which. in the end
comes on the consumers. II is an econ
omfc condition, and therefore the pro
vision ought to be a reasonable require
ment of pressure IN Gne mains IN front
OF the houses In every square, and / 90
not think that such a. provision VIII be
antagOniZed in any wise by the COM
panies or by either Of them That is
all I have to say about IL
ar. TAYLOR-Let me ask you this
one question. You say this work IS be-
ing constructed now
Mr.. GOLDSBOROUGH sir.
Mr.. TAYLOR-FOr the sole purpose Of
taking care Of this pressure?
Mr.. GOLDSBOROUGH- for the
reinforcement Of the gas supply IN that
far country.
Mr.. TAYLOR-where is il Iocated2
mr.. DSBOROUGH-About I'VE Qr
six squares from here. First and Is
streets. II holds 100000 cubic feet OF
gas, and is. 1 may say a credit 70 the
latest engineering development or the
art OF making holders. It Is I'D TO date
in every particular.
More Pressure for Suburbs.
Mr.. TAYLOR-You claim that vii
bring a Supply sufficient to take care
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