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

pany 1000 candle power lights!
Mr.. Belts: No; there are no SUCH
things for street lights.
Mr.. Hill: They made that con-
tract.
Mr.. Belts: OF course that has 10
be determined what you would 40
about it. The Colorado Springs peo-
pie finally made them put in other
lamps
Mr.. Hill: Did their contract call
for 1000 candle power lamps.
Mr.. Belts: Yes, sir.
Mr.. Hill: We have not accepted
these lamps, as | understand it. Our
contract is still in force, and there
has been nothing before Council We
have never made them any PROPOSE
ton.
The Chairman: No action has
ever been taken after it was recon-
mitted 10 the Committee on Light.
Mr.. Uhler: That's right.
Mr.. Belts: The system as sys-
TEN was changed. | don't know
when they made the change, but the
point is, is the service satisfactory,
not whether the lamps were changed,
but is the service satisfactory? | say
ii is not. The reason for it is another
matter.
Mr. Hill: Do you think that the
city of Alexandria should suffer by
the neglect of the Alexandria Elec-
trio Light Company after you had no.
titled them for three consecutive
months that the service was not
right?
Mr.. Belts: No, sir.
Mr.. Spinks: Would it be possible
for them TO have taken out the 10
ampere coils and put in Go ampere
coils?
Mr.. Belts: 1t could have been
done. but they would not have accom-
plished anything by it. They would
not save anything on il. Mr.. Wicker
is the best man with the company
and you can depend on him.
Mr.. Fisher: Is it possible to cut
down the amperes at the plant?
Mr.. Belts: Yes. sir.
Mr.. Fisher Would it interfere
with the lamps?
Mr.. Belts: Yes. sir. That would
be no benefit TO the company though
TO do that. If you tried to take care
of rs ampere lamp with Go am
pere current the carbons would be
almost together. 1t would do no
good The lamps would be dim. and
if they were burning TO amperes
with &c lamps it would burn the
lamps up. 1t would burn up the gas
caps and the entire globe. The coils
were purchased properly, and if they
were not put in, that would be Mr..
kirby's fault.
Mr.. Spinks: Mr.. Darrah was here
then Mr.. Kirby was not here then,
was he?
Mr.. Belts: No, that is right. that
statement of mine must be wrong:
that must have been Darrah's fault
if that was done.
Mr.. Spinks: That could have been
done?
Mr.. Belts: Yes. sir; and If some
of them had not been changed the
entire thing would have been wrong.
The globes and the gas caps, all of it.
The lamps could not burn properly
under those conditions. They could
not give the light.
Mr.. Spinks: That seems to be the
trouble now.
Mr.. Belts: That is not all the
trouble There are other troubles
than that. That trouble belongs clear
back to the beginning. | came here
with this company after | had made
my report just as Roderick went out.
Then Kirby came in on my recon-
mendation that he be made temper
airy superintendent. That he be tenn
porarily appointed for three months.
MIR. Fisher: Is it possible for you
to go out tonight or in the morning
and take down certain designated
lamps and tell whether the coil in it
was a &C. ampere coil or not?
Mr.. Belts: | don't think so. There
may be some mark on there that the
factory people could distinguish.
MIR. Spinks: Do you consider the
Fort Wayne lamp a standard lamp?
Mr.. Belts: | do not.
Mr.. Spinks: That question was
asked Mr. Kirby and he stated that
he did not consider that lamp the
highest type lamp. Do You state the
same thing.
Mr. Belts: Yes. sir.
Mr. Spinks: That is the lamp that
was put in?
Mr. Belts: Yes, sir.
Mr. Fisher: You could go TO the
plant ana tell the aInpeTe
Mr. Belts: Yes, sir ! could tell
how much there was in the circuit.
Mr.. Spinks You had nothing To
r do as to the recommendation as to
the type of the lamp to be purchased?
Mr.. Belts: No, ! started 10 get in
, touch with the General Electric Com
panv and the Westinghouse people.
. and | did write letter 10 the Cen
eral Electric people. Here it is adj
, dressed 10 r. G.. Fort. Here reads
letter, which is omitted.)
Mr.. Spinks: If you had had the
purchasing Of these lamps would you
. have adopted some other than the
Fort Wayne lamp?
Mr. Belts: Yes. sir. But they did
not want 10 buy these carbon hold
ers at twenty-one dollars. It took
, them more than two months TO do
, that. and when it comes to spending
, nine hundred
Mr. Spinks Cinterrupting) You
don't know that the present company
= has done anything to better the con-
, Gitions in the last year?
Mr. Belts: No. sir.
Mr.. Spinks: All your knowledge
!, is about what happened before these
people came in?
Mr.. Belts: Yes. sir.
Mr.. Spinks: All the statements
you made of your knowledge Of that
fact we're made as TO the facts up TO
year ago?
Mr. Belts: Yes, sir.
The Chairman: would suggest
/. that one OF you offer resolution
. that Mr.. Belts make an investigation
, OF this matter and we can take 1t up