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town?
Mr.. lie Clere-It varies from a little
below % candlepower there.
Mr.. Goidsborough-Not at the meters.
MIR. lie Clerc-I mean down town.
Ir. Goldsborough-I know. but not a
the meters
Mr.. lie Clerc-At 10th and D streets
Mr.. Goldsborough-You do not under
stand me. This bill provides that a Ger
tain pressure shall be maintained, not ir
the street, but at the meters.
Mr.. lie Clerc-No at Takorna Park
Mr.. Thomas-The bill says at the meter
l drew it,
Mr.. Goldsboroush-That is a different
proposition entirely from the one you
speak Of
Should Amend the Bill.
Mr. LIE CIerc-Mr. Chairman, you should
amend that bill SO that we shall get q
minimum pressure at Takoma Park to
give every part of the District of Co.
lumbis. not at the meters we are using
at Takoma Park.
MIR. Goldsborough--I beg your pardon
You do not understand what You are
talking a bout
Mr. LIE Clerc-I see now: that is all
right
Mr. Goldsborough-Are you through?
Mr.. LIE Clerc-I am through with my
statement, yes, sir
Mr.. Goldsborough-I did not intend to
make any statement here today. But on
behalf Of the company 1 will say this:
That If such condition of things exists
there II ought not to exist. I am free to
admit thai. The company has endeavor-
cd. 10 my knowledge. from time to time
to remove that situation. 1t is the ex-
treme end of the line. You might com
pare the conditions there somewhat TO a
flute. If YOU are blowing through an un-
StODDed flute hIlf little al
the end. The main is feeding thousands
of houses before ii gets there and the
supply is partially exhausted. and the
main is not large enough or there is a
greater demand there than il will accom-
modate. They put a booster there some
time ago, i'm the hope that il would do it.
but II did not prove sufficient to remedy
the evil-to meet the conditions. They
laid croSS-toWn main at very con-
siderable expense. 1t is a matter We all
very much regret. AS I said. ii is con-
dition that ought not to exist. The COM
panH did more. Within the last year it
has built holder. at an expense of some
three hundred thousand dollars. to supply
pressure at that outlying section. rec
oanizing that the present mains are in
adequate. That will be in commission in
q very little while-probably in the next
thirty days.
Mr.. Taylor--Wil that take care of Ia
koma Park as we'll as other parts of the
city:
Mr.. Goldsborough-Yes and reinforce
and strengthen the supply everywhere
OF course. 1t is to the interest of the
company to sell gas and supply gas, and
naturally 1t would like TO do what it GER
tainly ought to do-provide adequate
mains for the apparatus. Now as go the
pressure. / am free to admit that that
is a reasonable and just provision. AS
10 whether il is just precisely right that
II should be one inch, whether it ought
10 be more or less. about THAI opinions
III.
have too much the gas bills will be un-
comforta bly, high. / think personally they
viii be too high. and they will find them
50 If they have an inch pressure in the
meter of every house.
Mr.. lie Clerc-Mr Chairman. | under
stood from the gas inspector of this city
that with an ordinary burner such as is
used in An ordinary house that a one-inch
pressure will just about furnish enough
TO supply 22-candlepOwer light.
Mr.. GoldsbOrough-That is a matter for
expert opinion. So far as We are con-
cerned we think that the provision ought
TO apply to the main In the street and
that it ought to provide such a pressure
there as will adequately supply the house
and every house on the street: that that
would meet the conditions and would rem
edy the evil very much better than re-
quiring particular pressure to be MAIN
tanned in each individual house or each
individual meter.
Mr.. Taylor-Yes. but where would YOU
make your test, on Your mains at the
strongest part of 1t. or out where it is
weakest?
Mr.. GoIdsborough-In the square The
test could be made at the gas lamps
without any difficulty. and with very
much more advantage to everybody than
see that that would entail a great deal of
loss which. in the end. comes on the con-
sumers. 1t is an economic condition and
therefore the provision ought to be a
reasonable requirement of pressure in the
mains in front of the houses in every
square. and / do not think that such a
provision will be antagonized in any wise
by the companies or by either of them.
That is all l have to say about IL.
MIR. Taylor-Let me ask you this one
question. You say this work is being
constructed now?
Mr.. Goldsborough-Yes. sir.
Mr.. Taylor-For the sole purpose of
taking care of this pressure?
To Reinforce Supply.
Mr.. Goldsborough-Yes for the REIN
forcement Of the gas supply in that far
country.
Mr.. Taylor-Where is it located?
Mr. Goldsborough-About five or six
squares from here, 1st and X streets. 1t
holds two million cubic feet of gas. and
is. I may say. credit to the latest en-
gineering development of the art of MAX
particular.
Mr.. Taylor-You ella i'm that will bring a
supply sufficient to take care of these out
lying districts that are now suffering from
lack of pressure?
Mr.. Goldsborough-It is intended to do
that. and l believe it will do it, but the
company has not any objection to your
making provision that will insure an ade-
quate supply TO these people. They ought
70 have it.
Mr. lie Clerc-Mr. Chairman, it is very
evident that the main out there at Takoma
Park is too small, and any amount of gas
going through there will not supply the
people of Takoma Park and the surround
ing territory. AS said before. there are
3po or 400 houses being built this very
minute, ground is being broken for them
and this one little main out there, / am
sure. cannot supply us.
Mr.. Goldsborousl-There is another
n:ain being constructed there. | omitted
10 mention that. 1t is high pressure
main for the express purpose of accom-
plishing the end that is designed by these
gentlemen from Takoma Park.
Mr. lie Clerc-I am very glad the gas
company is not going to antagonize our
sure. ] sincerely hope that this committee
will recommend TO Congress and Congress
Will pass measure so as to give us a
minimum pressure of at least one inch so
that We viii have the gas. do not be-
lieve in relying exactly upon the construc-
ton of tank away down here on LIST
and II.
Mr. Goldsborough-We are perfectly
agreed TO that. If the chairman please.
only stated what was being done in ex-
ptanation of the attitude Of tho compa,v