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

recommendation that you made, for
instance that the wiring that you rec
commended to be done, was done?
Mr.. Belts: know it was not done
up to year ago.
Mr.. Fisher. Could you get this
information together for the commit
tee as 10 the condition existing to-
day? They could not have changed
this condition in the last three weeks,
could they?
Mr.. Belts: No, sir. That thing
there where he said they had re-
duced the current in the circuits;
they had no business to do that.
Mr.. Fisher: You have had exper-
fence in all these matters?
Mr.. Belts: Yes, sir.
Mr. Fisher. Is it customary for
the engineer at these plants to keep
a log?
Mr.. Belts: Yes. sir.
Mr. Fisher: You could take that
and see what the service has been for
the past year?
Mr.. Belts: | don't know what
that log shows. | don't know wheth-
err the current taken by the arc light
circuit is shown. or whether 1t shows
how much current was furnished to
the arc lights originally; but from the
records | could figure out whether
less amount of wattage is furnished
to the circuits now.
Mr.. Fisher: Could they falsify the
log there?
MIR. Belts: They would not do
that.
Mr.. Fisher: Don't you think 1t
would be better for this committee to
have a report of the condition exist
ing today, just as you reported the
condition three years ago?
Mr.. Belts: Yes, | 40. Have we
the right to look at the books of this
company?
Mr.. Fisher: Yes, sir. Under the
ordinance. Don't you think it would
be better for the committee to have
this report. In the ordinance it states
that we shall have authority
Mr.. Uhler (interrupting) They
don't object to your looking at the
books.
Mr.. Belts: The third report that
made is dated March oath.
Mr.. Spinks: Here is a letter to Mr.
Price in which they stated that they
made the change
Mr.. Belts (interrupting); That
change is all right. They called on
me commencing with the first OF jan
uarv to give them advice to make
these conditions satisfactory. NO at
tention was paid to them and you VIII
see that | made the same recommen-
dation for three months successfully.
Mr.. Fisher: In January, 1909,
they called on you for advice?
MIR. Belts Yes, for further ad-
vice. The service was not satisfac-
tory, not even after the change was
made that is set out in that letter.
The lamps were changer to 7.5, but
the service was not satisfactory. That
letter don't say that the service is
satisfactory. The system was chang
ed so that letter says, and about a
wear later they came and asked me tc
make a report and that was because
the service was not satisfactory.
Mr.. Spinks: Do you know any
thing about the ordinance that was
presented to the City Council OF Al
exandria by the electric light com
pany stating that the recommends
lions had been complied with, and re-
auesting the city TO adopt this ordin'
ance. That ordinance came into the
CITY Council and |. think that Mr.
Uhler had the matter recommlted to
the Committee on Light.
Mr.. Uhler: They asked to have
the City Council adopt the light "a
ampere as the regulation lamp. IL Is
now in the hands of the committee
The Chairman: Was that at Mr.
: Uhler's request that it was commit
ted?
Mr.. Uhler: Yes, sir. Here is
, letter on the subject.
, The Chairman: No action mas
; ever been taken?
Mr.. Uhler: No, sir 1t is in the
/, hands of the committee. This letter
here came from Pennsylvania on Aug
, ust goth. The reply made to tina
was that the matter would be sub
mitted to the Corporation Attorne!
as to what bearing it would have OF
> the contract. That is as far as W.
> got with that.
Mr.. Spinks: The city never di'
accept that?
Mr.. Uhler: No, sir. I asked t
have that paper recommitted.
Mr.. Hill: Are these lamps of tn
=, city of the latest improved type o
lamp at the present time on the mar
ket. Is there any better lamp manu-
T featured today than this?
Mr.. Belts: Yes, sir.
Mr.. Hill: Do you think the Alex
= andria Electric Company is furnish
y ing the city proper light accordin
o TO the contract made with the city
Mr. Belts: do not.
Mr.. Hill: Did I understand you t
E say there is at the present time
L lamp on the market that would carr
;. out the contract made by the Ale>
q andria Electric Company with tn
d city?
n Mr.. Belts: 1t depends on what 20
" would
f Mr.. Hill Gnterrupting): Can tn
= Alexandria Electric Company have
I lamp made that will carry out tn
contract they made with the city?
n Mr.. Belts: Yes, sir.
Il Mr.. Hill: Do you think we ar
getting as good light as other cite
II according to our contract with tn
" Alexandria Electric Light Company?
Mr.. Belts: No, sir.
Mr.. Fisher: You stated in you
" former report that some OF thes
n wires which were then in use Shout
Is be taken down. Has that been done
Mr.. Belts: 1t had not been don
d up to a year ago.
Mr.. Fisher: Is that wire DANCE
h Gus to be in use?
n Mr.. Belts: | would not say so.
% did not improve things and 1t don
look so nice. If he had not agree
70 to take down everything and had nc
said that the wires were not satlsla'
ar tory would say that there was nc
ia anything to be said about 1t; Non
ar of those recommendations mad