Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-29

year they were manufactured, wheth-
err in 1903, or 1902, or in 1906, or IN
1905?
Mr.. Belts: No, ! can't say. OF
course they were manufactured be-
fore they were sent here. That was
in 1906 or 1907.
Mr.. Fisher: At the time you made
this report that the change had been
made from &C. to rs you did not
know whether any other change In
the lamp was necessary or not?
Answer: No, sir; that report re-
ferred to changes in the system only.
Question: What do you mean by
that?
Answer: The amount Of current
used in the lamps. Previously the
current had been Sc amperes. That
amount did not appear to give suf-
ficient light, and it was necessary for
them to change the coils to rs so as
to get a greater amount of current.
Question: You did not know
whether other changes in the lamp
were necessary?
Answer: No, sir That would not
be any recommendation as to the sys-
TEN; that had to do with the lamps
themselves. If they had thousand
coils to take out or lamps to change
this report had nothing to do with
that.
Question. Will you refer to your
letter of January goth again. You
state in here that one lamp in par
ticular which has been reported as
being out every night is all right
now?
Answer: That was what Mr.. Uhler
said.
Question: Tell this committee
what lamp that was.
Answer: / don't know. He said
he saw it every morning, think
from his house. | had borrowed some
half dozen of these coiled pig tail
holders and that lamp was reported
as being out every hight, and one
of them was put in this, they made
that change and then the light got
better right away.
Question: AS a matter of fact, was
that lamp on the corner of Washing
ton and Duke Streets?
Answer: | don't know.
Question: Did the Alexandria
Electric Company buy a Westing-
house lamp and put in on that cor
ner?
Answer: There was a Westing-
house lamp sent here, but | don't
know where it was put up.
Questions by Mr. Harlow
Mr.. Harlow: When was the Col
orado Springs decision rendered?
Mr. Belts: In 1907.
Question: This contract was en-
tered into on the 9th day of August.
1906. Is it not a fact that at that
time there were great many cities
that had &C. ampere lamps, and that
those lamps were regarded as being
a nominal 1000 candle power lamp?
Answer: Yes, sir.
Question: At the time of this con-
tract it had not been determined even
by the electric association that the
Sc ampere lamp did not fill these re-
quirements?
Answer: No, sir.
Question: In many places the 6.6
ampere lamp was regarded as being
a nominal 1000 candle power lamp
at that time, was it not?
Answer: If it was ever discussed
it was taken for what it was.
Question: Do you consider that
the city of Alexandria has a sufficient
number of lamps to light it?
Answer | would put in about
four times as many candle power
Tungsten lamps on the back streets.
think they have enough arc lights,
nrohoh ~ you tnrnK the city is
sufficiently lighted?
Answer: | don't know that the
city ought to spend any more money
for lighting, but as TO better lighting,
four times as many lights could be
put in.
Question: The trees interfere with
the lighting, don't they?
Answer: Yes, sir.
Questions by Mr.. Fisher:
Mr. Fisher: Mr.. Harlow has asked
about the time in August, 1906, If
the Go ampere lights were not gen.
orally considered to be 1000 candle
power lamp; assuming that this was
so, and that among five bidders for
his franchise was one bidder that
bid specifically for the &C ampere
amp at the rate of $50 per year, do
you think the bidders for this con-
ract had in mind furnishing &c am
)ere lamps at the rate of SIS.
Answer: | don't like to pass my
opinion on what Vaudeville thought.
There seems to be a great difference
n the opinions of what he did think.
don't know what he thought.
Question: Assuming that all the
bidders met with the committee, and
alked over the question all the bids
we're in, the bids fer the Go ampere
amp at $50, and the successful bid
lers who bid for 1000 candle pow
II lamps at the rate of $75, would
'ou think that the successful bidder
lad in mind furnishing &C ampere
amps?
Mr. Belts: | would like permission
o read an editorial comment on the
lecision in the Colorado Springs case
n which it is stated what a 6.6/am-
)ere lamp is
The Chairman: We have that in
'our report, ] think.
Mr. Belts: No; this is an editorial
comment on the case.
The Chairman: We can get that if
We want it. / don't see any reason
or reading it now.
Mr.. Harlow: / have several letters
lere that / would like to introduce
rom various electric companies. and
hen we will close our side by calling
,lr. Weller to the stand.
Mr.. r. c. Taught being here re-
allied, was asked by Mr.. Harlow:
Mr.. Harlow: Since you have COM
leted your testimony, have you OBJ
erved the behavior of the lamps you