Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-14

that both Mr.. Harrison and MT.
Fisher were present, | am not sure
about this. but | think that IN the
first report he stated that these lamps
we're about twenty per cent. snort.
Then after that report, | don't Know
who sent it to them. They agreed
that deduction should be made each
hill M to certain time don
know what time.
Mr.. Spinks: We stopped payment
TO the extent of 90 per cent, and
suppose we can find out from the
Auditors book what the time was
from the time we stopped making the
reduction and the time we began.
After this report was sent in by Mr..
Betts. evidently the supposltlon IS
that report went in. That is what
we have to work on, because we
can't find out who notified the Alex
andria Electric Light Company that
we were going to stop this payment.
The best proof is that we did stop the
payment, and the Alexandra Eiec-
trio Company notified the city that
they had made changes in the arc
lamps.
Mr.. Waller (interrupting)
think on one occasion we had some
talk about suing them or something
like that, didn't we, Mr.. Fisher!
MIR. Fisher: Just let Mr.. Splnks
finish.
Mr. Spinks: want to bring out
this fact: this report 10 the I'm
mittee on Light or the joint Com.
mittees on Streets and Lights. The
snnposition is that the electric COM
many was notified and we did stop
pavment and the Alexandria Elec-
tric irht Company comes back and
makes the statement that they had
made these changes from Go am
mere lamps to Is. Mr.. Belts was
Notified, | suppose. because he came
down again and Mr.. Uhler and Mt.
Belts ~.
Mr.. Waller interrupting): Mr.
Dunn. Mr.. Uhler and Mr.. Belts went
m the plant and l went down there
With them. He had tester there
and they had test.
Mr. Spinks: Do you know that
Mr. Betts made test Of these lights
or an examination of the lamps?
AIR. Waller: | don't know that.
Mir. Spinks: To your knowledge
he did not make any examination!
Mr., Waller: | don't know any
think about that. | was only there
as matter of curiosity, and walked
around down there while they were
making the test. I don't know what
they did. but the entire Light Com
mittee was notified. The orders
we're issued. but no one came buf
AIR IJhler. Somebody came IN the
office and told me that Mr.. Belts
would be down and for me TO notily
tho committee. Whether | wrote lot
Mr., Belts or not | don't recollect,
but ANYWAY he sent word that ne
would be down.
Mr. Spinks: That was after this
letter was written which we nave
heard read?
Mr.. Waller: | don't know that.
remember that ne came and went
down to the plant, and he brought
young man with him, and they
went down to the plant and put a
tester on the machines, and while
rhey were doing that ! walked around
and looked around. did not know
ANYTHING about it, and when they
we're through there | walked up TO
Lee street with them and went on
home.
Mr.. Spinks: They never MADE
any test of lamps to your knowledge!
MIR. Waller: | don't know.
MIR. Spinks You don't whether
that was after or before this letter
or not?
MIR. Waller: No, don't. had
a big envelope in my drawer that
used to put in the returns that were
made by the police for lamps out,
and had that in there and | showed
that to Mr. Harrison tonight when
he was in there.
MIR, Spinks: Was Mr.. Uhler pres
ent at the time?
Mr.. Waller: No. that was tonight
that MIR. Harrison came in there, just
few r:inutes ago.
Mr.. Spinks: When Mr.. Belts and
YOU went down there Mr.. uhler was
present then?
MIR. Waller: Yes, he was there
then.
MIR. Spinks: | move that MIR. Uh-
Ter be requested to appear before the
committee at its next session lie
can tell us about this.
This motion was unanimously car
ried.
Mr.. Fisher: Referring TO that in
answer TO Mr.. SpinkS question what
do YOU mean? | want TO get IN the
record what YOU mean by that. that
you found amongst the papers.
Mr.. Waller: said that Mr.. tlar-
risnn came in and asked me II |
remembered when the payments were
stopped. and | went and got out
that letter TO Mr.. Price and gave II
to him. Today when this other ques-
ton came up think Mr. Dunn was
in there and | was going through
the envelope and when he saw the
letter he made the remark that you
all wanted that Mr.. Harrison came
in and asked me about that tonlght
and gave it to him.
MIR. Fisher: As Clerk of the Gas,
do YOU have anything to do with the
electric light company. except TO take
the reports OF the policemen as &c
the number of lights out and time ou'
and make them up?
Mr.. Waller: Yes. sir: that's all
have to do with it.
Mr. Hill: You know all about the
contract of the city with the AleXan
dria Electric Light Company?
Mr.. Waller: Yes. sir.
Mr.. Hill: In your opinion, do yol
think the Alexandria Electric Llsh
Company is carrying out its contrac
with the city?
Mr. Fisher: That is not prope
question.
Mr.. Waller: | was going to say
did not know because | know noth
ing about electricity. can say tina
have never believed that these lamp
are equal TO our old lamps. There /
also in there an account made out Il
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