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


Committee recommended that to
Council.
Mr.. Belts: The contract provides
that additional ordinances can be
passed to regulate the relations be-
tween the company and the city. and
that was why | recommended the or
dinance.
The Chairman: | told Mr.. Belts
that we had framed this report that
we want 10 go into Council with and
have shown it to him and we want 10
60 over it with him.
Mr.. Spinks: We want to find out
if they have actually made this
change first, | should think.
Mr.. Belts: You have no right TO
question this point Of fact. If you
question this you question the prob
ity and honesty of the Committee on
Light. That committee examined the
matter, | am stating fact here and
some Of it is on record here or they
have the record of it themselves.
Perhaps there ought to have been a
secretary for that committee. Mr..
Uhler and Mr.. Dunn and myself went
down to the plant, and tested ii with
an instrument that | brought down.
We tested their instruments and we
found that those instruments read
the current through the three arc
light circuits. They read the amount
of current called for. You can read
the name plate on the regulators any
time and you will see that the system
is a y ampere system. The system
as system has been changed.
Mr.. Spinks: You state that we are
getting y ampere light in that re-
port Of yours, YOU say you know D. :.
That was your recommendation and
you say you know to your
knowledge that your recommends
tions were carried out who "c' ..crc
employed by the Alexandria Electric
Mr.. Belts: No. sir; before left
the Committee on Light. My duty
with the Committee on Light was not
over until then.
Mr.. Spinks: You said here the
other night that the coils were not
gotten, that you wrote about them
for three months before they were
gotten, and that they were not gotten
at all, did you say they were not got
ten then?
Mr.. Belts: No, sir, l did not say
Mr.. Spinks: You were employed
by the Alexandria Electric Light
on January so. 1869?
Mr. Belts: Yes. sir
Mr.. Spinks: This letter that you
wrote about these coils was written
hen and
Mr. Belts: did not say anything
in that letter about these coils, that
refers to the coiled pig tail holders.
said that 1t was couple of months
before they finally got them. Here's
the letter and you will find that is
the only thing about coils here. that
is about the coiled pig tail holders.
got two or three of the holders
from the Potomac Company and put
them in lamps that were most fire.
luently out and tried them and then
is when they got them, but it was
some time after they were recon-
mcnded. That has nothing to do
with the coils in the lamps so far as
you refer TO it.
Mr.. SpinkS: Do you know that they
have even gotten them?
Mr.. Belts: Those coiled pig tail
holders? Yes, sir. | did not say
they were not gotten, finally. ] did
say that no attention was paid to my
about the trim
ming of the lamps, but they finally
did get the holders about two months
or so afterwards.
Mr.. Spinks: | said that what did
not want TO accept was the statement
about these being the highest type
Mr.. Belts (interrupling): | am
not talking about the lamps. have
not said anything about the lamps.
am talking about the system.
Mr. Spinks: You had nothing to
DO as to recommending what kind OF
lamps should be purchased?
Mr.. Belts: No. | started 10 get in
touch with the General Electric Com
pany and the Westinghouse people.
Here's Il letter addressed to (read-
ng) r. c. Taught. Baltimore, Mary
and. Dear Mr.. Taught: For the
next few months At least | shall be in
charge of all physical matters con-
lected with the Alexandria Electric
Company and in this Connection would
say that the Fort Wayne arc lamps
used for street lighting on the series
current system have never
been Il satisfaction. Ii is imperaliv"
hat something be done in the near
future TO remedy the situation and
would like to take up the matter
with you at your convenience, the
question Of substituting for the pres
mt arc lamps other lamps TO operate
III the same system-
MIR. Spinks: I asked you if you
lad had the purchasing of those
amps if you would not have adopted
some other lamps than the Fort
Wayne lamps. You don't know that
he present company has done any
hing al all. Mr.. Belts. do you?
Mr.. Belts: Weller has not done
so far as know. | don't
lnder stand that Weller has done
anything. He has been trying TO
stand on the ground that it is all
light. | think Kirby is mistaken in
Wy lUS THAT TIC Cul CIT Nd9 N.Y.
Town because don't think that
Wicker would do it for him. but
hen ! don't know who is on at the
liant at night. Wicker is there in
ne day time, but if they have been
utting down the current that might
&c reason why these lamps have not
,iven satisfaction. This system is in
ended to run with Il amperc cur
ent. Here's the point: the system
S system has been changed.
Mr.. Spinks: We are going into
'ouncil with this report. You would
ot say of your knowledge that every
ne Of these lamps are I u ampere
amps?
Mr.. Belts: | am certain about the
ystem.
Mr.. Spinks: | mean the lamps.
Mr. Belts: Yes. sir.
Mr.. SpinkS: When was the last