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

that report?
Mr.. Spinks: don't know. but no
new lamps have ever been put In
since that recommendation was made.
Mr.. Harlow: | desire to call your
attention to two facts: That that re-
port Of Mr.. Belts must have beent
made after the contract was entered
into with the city, and that Mr.. Belts
himself has testified that these lamps
have been entirely changed since that
report was made He thought that
these lamps could not now be consid-
cred as Fort Wayne lamp. He said
that the whole inside of the lamp had
been changed, and that it could not
be considered as the same lamp, and
therefore
Mr.. Fisher Gnterrupting) Mr..
Belts has never stated that the whole
inside had been changed
Mr.. Harlow: He said the recon-
mendations with regard to the
changes in the lamps had been car
ried out, and that they could not
therefore, be considered as Fort
Wayne lamps.
MIR. Fisher: Does the committee
understand Mr.. Harlow to say that
| the lamps HOW utic diS hot va
Wayne lamps?
Mir. Harlow: No. sir; they are the
Fort Wayne lamp improved as recon-
mended by the city's expert.
Mr.. Spinks: asked Mr.. Belts
| (reading): If you had the purchas-
ing of those lamps If you would not
have adopted some other lamp than
the Fort Wayne lamp. You don't
| know what the present company has
done anything at all, Mr.. Belts, do
you?
Mr. Belts: Weller has not done
ANYTHING so far as / know. ! don't
understand that Weller has done any
thing. He has been trying to stand
on the ground that it Is all right.
Mr.. Spinks: That was his reply,
that Weller was trying to stand on the
ground that 1t was all right. Here is
the rest of Mr.. Belts answer (read-
ing): / think Kirby is mistaken in
saving that the current was kept
down, because | don't think that
Wicker would do IL for him, but then
| don't know who is on at the plant
at night. Wicker is there in the day
time, hut If they had been cutting
down the current that might be rea-
sen why these lamps have not given
satisfaction.
Mr.. Spinks: According to the state
ment made here by Mr.. Belts, even If
| It was a " ampere lamp that was
not satisfactory; he had recommend
ed that the lamps be changed and
that new lamps be gotten; that the
lamps were not according to the con-
tract requirements.
Mr.. Harlow: IL seems to me that
all this discussion is waste of time.
| Mr.. Belts will be here, and he can say
whatever he wants to say. want to
say that If this committee has any
doubt as TO whether the present lamp
fairly meets the requirements of this
company's contract with the city,
predict that if Mr. Belts is asked, as
lsuming that the improvements which
he recommended has been made
assuming that the Improvements
which he recommended had been
made, which improvements we are
prepared to prove have been made, If
the lamp does not fairly meet the re-
Iquirements of the contract with the
city, / venture to say he will answer
yes. He made recommendations
which have been carried out to the
letter, and | venture to say
Mr.. Spinks (interrupting) You
don't think that Mr.. Belts will come
down here and make statements di-
rectly opposite TO the ones he made a
week previous, do you?
MIR. Harlow: No, sir. He had not
made any examination of the present
conditions because he had not been
here for thirteen months.
Mr.. Spinks: You say you will be-
lieve whatever statements he makes
tonight. Then you ought to believe
whatever statement he made the
other night. Here is what he said
then. This question was asked by
Mr.. Hill:
Mr.. Hill: Do you think the Alex
andria Electric Company is furnish
ing the city proper light according to
the contract made with the city? Mr..
Belts: Il do not.
Mr.. Spinks: Yet you say when he
comes here tonight he will say these
lamps are all right. How can he say
that?
Mr.. Harlow: You cannot contend
that the company has got to furnish
you with what may be the latest i'm
proved lamps on the market today
You we're only entitled to the latest
improved lamp at the time of the
contract.
Mr.. Spinks: We are confronting
you with your own witnesses, who
have testified against you.
Mr.. Harlow: None of our witness
SOS have testified.
Mr.. Spinks: Mr.. Belts was your
witness.
Mr.. Harlow: He was your W u ess,
and was called by you when we were
not even present. Mr.. Chairman, we
would like to proceed now, if it can
be done, and / would like to be al
lowed to cross examine Mr.. Kirby, if
/ may. Mr. Belts is here now.
Mr.. Kirby: | will not make any
statement here now.
Mr.. Harlow: Do understand that
you refuse to make any statement
now?
Mr.. Kirby: Yes, sir am not
summoned here as a witness, and
there is no reason why ! should tes-
|, tify any further that ] know Of
Mr. Harlow | ask you, Mr.. Kirby,
If you will refuse to answer any ques-
tions that may be propounded to you.
Mr.. Kirby: When you bring your
witnesses here and they testify that
will be time enough.
Mr.. Harlow: Are you unwilling to
allow us to cross examine you upon
the testimony which you have prev
iousiy given before this committee?
Mr.. Kirby: don't think you have
any right TO do that.
Mr.. Harlow: / asked you If you