Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-17

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Mr.. Spinks (interrupting): You
have stated that these new lamps
were purchased and new carbon hold
ers were gotten while you were con-
sulting engineer of the Alexandra
Electric Company. You have stated
tonight that your connection with the
Alexandria Electric Company did not
take place until your connection had
beer severed with the city?
GALLEY 4.
Mr.. Belts: Yes, sir. You see
don't say anything in this report
about any change of the arc lamps.
Mr.. Spinks: When you were en-
ployed by the city to make this ex-
animation you did not know that the
new lamps had been purchased?
Mr.. Belts: That occurrence was a
year after had been employed by the
city.
Mr.. Spinks: ] understood that you
said that the change was made while
you were with the city and you have
just stated that the lamps were not
purchased while you were with the
city.
Mr.. Belts: Some new lamps were
purchased, and coils to fix up the
others were purchased. We salts
fed ourselves as TO that. The be-
hayior of the system was poor, but
the system had been changed.
Mr.. Spinks: You have just stated
that these new lamps were not pur-
chased until year after you severed
your connections with the city. You
said that was the time these new
lamps had been purchased. We are
discussing the street lighting OF the
city; that is what we are talking
about now.
Mr.. Harrison: He has already ex-
planned that once or twice; he says
the system was changed.
Mr. Belts: They were changed.
The lamps and the system was chang
ed. The new lamps behaved badly
and the company finally asked me to
make recommendations to make the
new lamps behave better. ana then
made certain recommendations about
which have told you.
Mr.. Spinks: You admit that you
were employed by the city at the
time this report was made, and You
made an examination after they re-
ported on January 18th that they had
made the change; you say you did not
know anything about the change In
the lamps; that you were not en-
ployed by the city to examine the
lamps, but by the Alexandria Electric
Company. How can you substantiate
the statement made by them, yet you
tell us that over q year afterwards
you made recommendations and new
lamps were purchased then they be-
ing necessary.
Mr.. Belts: No, don't do anything
like that. More than 4 year later,
why here is my letter that have al
ready read taking up the question or
new lamps
Mr.. Harrison: | am not going TO
STAY here and continue this all night.
| understand this and | believe the
rest of the committee understands 1t
and Mr.. Spinks has evidently made
up his mind that he will not under
stand it. We don't seem to be doing
at all to my mind.
The Chairman: | understand it.
Mr.. Hill: | never understood that
this Alexandria Electric Company has
put III any new idIltS oihNN gOu hofN
been there. Your report is up to
thirteen months ago. You don't
know whether they have burned &C
ampere lamps or 7 u since the time
you made your investigation, ! mean
of your own knowledge, you don't
know?
Mr.. Belts: No, sir; only knowsup
to the time left there, of course.
The Chairman: You think they are
still giving bad service?
Mr.. Belts: Yes. sir. The system
was changed. That is settled. You
20 back on Mr.. Uhler when you say
hat it was not; you go back on the
Council ITSELF
The Chairman: That is not the
fault of the Alexandria Electric Com
nv. After the time of this letter
written by the company sew
were made for out
AT Il was
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