The Washington times., 1909-02-01

asked him that question to bring that
TACT OUT because we want enough gas
OUT there to cook and 10 red by. and
w. 90 not want or property and lives
t,1iNe'li 5eleu. have incorporated all
lhese excerpts from all these letters in
= report which I sent to the commits
fetcleES or the District Of Columbia IN
liiat report / made the suggestion that
the gas pressure be limited to one inch,
au 10 y lS upon that report that the COM
.llIs75 oIiefs nave based their recon-
'iiSIiudJlOns TO this committee.
M. IA1LOR-ThIs bill that Is now
pshdlng before the committee2
Makes Further Recommendation.
Mr.. LII CLERC-Yes. the bin that is
pending before the committee. Nobody
had thought OF making any recommend
atoms 20 this committee on the gas
pressure 1 would like to make one fur
Ltlet recommendation, and that Is that
the gas pressure be not only limited TO
q minimum OF ! inch. but that we he
given sufficient gas, so that at least 81
CuoIG leet per houF VIII pass through a
staLiudIu DuEHers and that when 3 cubic
rect per hour passes through n stand-I
ara DuIner II viii give US the required
candle power
Mr.. TAYLOR understand that the
company is already required bv law To
keep up the candle power
Five Cubic Feet Per Hour.
Mr.. LIE CLERC-Then we want-a SUI
hctent pressure to give us five cubic feet
per hour. which is a part Of the law
regulating the candle power.
Mr. MURPHY-Wnl a minimum Of
inch do that2
Mr. lie CLERC-I have asked the Sasl
Inspector, and-I got the impression that
inch would do that, butI would preferl
that you make 1t doubly sure. so that
we may have good gas.
Mr. MURPHE-If you ask for a mini
mJIn Of inch and that is recommended
by the commissioners, and the bin pro-.
viding for the minimum pressure of
inch should be passed would YOU everi
get any more than 1 inch there2
Mr., lie CLERIC think that If the
company is going to give US a main suf-
their interest to supply a main for the
future There are 800 or 400 houses being
built up in that neigh DoThOod this very
minute, and fl seems 10 me that thevi
standpoint and provide a main that
would supply not only inch but a main
that would supply the same pressure as
down town.
Pressure Downtown.
Mr.. TAYLOR-What is the pressure
downtown?
Mr.. LIE CLERC-It varies from a IttIel
below % candiepower there.
Mr.. GOLDSBOROUGH-Not at theI
meters.
Mr.. LIE CLERIC mean downtown.
Mr.. GOLDSBOROUGH-I know. but /
not at the meters.
Mr.. Ii CLERC-At ninth and DI
streets, then.
Mr.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES do not
understand me. This bill provides that
"a certain pressure shall be maintained, /
not in the street, but at the meters.
Mr. lie CLERC-NO5 at IakOma Park. /
Mr.. THOMAS-The bill says at the 4
meter / drew II
Mr.. GOLDSBOROUGH-Thac is a diff /
ferent proposition entirely from the one !
you speak Of.
Mr.. lie CLERC-AIr. Chairman. YOU
should amend that bin 50 that We shall 4
get & minimum pressure at TakOma I
Park given every part Of the District Of |
Columbia, not at the meters we are
using at TakOma Park.
Mr.. GOLDSBOROUGH- beg pardon;
you do not understand what you are
talking about.
Mr.. In CLERC-I see. now: that is
Nj. GoLDsBoROUGH - Are you
through?
Mr.. lie CLERC-I am through with
my statement yes, sir.
Mr. GOLDSBOROUGH- did not in
tend to make any statement here today. +
but on behalf OF the company i viii say
this. that n such a condition of things
exists there. Il ought not to exist am
free to admit that. The company has
to my KNOWLEDGE from time
to time. to remove that situation. II Is
the extreme end or the line, You might
the conditions there somewhat
10 flute. II you are blowing through