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


such lamp to be used for street
lighting purposes?
Mr.. Taught: No. sir.
Question: Would it be possible for
this company to have such a lamp
made and put it in use at the price of
$500 per light per year, and would
in your opinion contract which call
ed for an enclosed series alternating
are of 1000 candle power costing
the city $1,000 per light per month
have possibly meant a lamp of 1000
actual candle power?
MIR. Fisher: | object to that ques-
ton
Mr.. Spinks: don't object to the
question.
The Chairman: l think that ques-
ton is all right. Let him answer it.
Mr.. Harlow: The contract with
the city provides that it shall pay So
per light per year for an enclosed
arc lamp of 1000 candle power, in
your opinion, considering the light
which it would be possible to fur
nish under that rate, could this have
meant that the lamp was to be 1000
actual candle power?
Mr.. Taught: It could not. No
company could furnish that light at
that price unless they wanted to give
money TO the city.
Question: Could you make SER
les enclosed lamp of twenty amperes
and put it in the globe without break
ing the globe?
Answer: No, sir; was just about
to state that.
Question: Until the glass manu-
facturers are able to improve the
globes so that they will stand it, it is
practically impossible to use such a
lamp of the enclosed type if it was
made?
Answer: Yes, sir.
Mr. Spinks: You were asked if a
1000 candle power lamp could be
made and put on these streets at SIS
per year eachrat a profit. Do you
know anything about the other con-
ditions or privileges granted under
this contract?
Mr. Faugh: No, sir.
Mr.. Spinks: There could be other
conditions in there under which it
would be possible to furnish this
lamp at that price at a profit?
Mr.. Taught: Any sort of condi-
tons could be established.
Mr.. Spinks: We were TO get 1000
candle power lamps at that figure
and this company was to have the
privilege of using the poles Of the
city and the streets, and to furnish
the surrounding country with power
and light, and we get per cent of
the gross receipts from the current
sold in the city and nothing from
that sold outside, and these people
90 not paH-ony tas.as-o- !" mi OH +
Mr.. Taught: If enough considera-
ton were given that would alter the
case.
Mr.. Fisher: ! understand you to
say that there are no street lights
made Of 1000 candle power?
Mr.. Taught: Not TO my knowledge.
Not actual candle power
Mr.. Fisher: In your direct eXami-
nation you stated that no street light
generally used was ever 1000 candle
power?
Mr.. Taught: For street lighting,
you will remember I said.
MIR. Fisher: What did mean by the
word generally?
MIR. Taught: In commercial use.
MIR. Fisher: You said no lamp ever
gave that light for street light pur-
poses?
Mr.. Taught: That is what ! mean.
Mr.. Fisher: Mr.. Harlow asked
you this question if the company
could furnish 1000 candle power
: lamps at SIS per year. assuming
that the bid was submitted to the
CITY Council of Alexandria agreeing
upon the part Of the bidder, on his
own initiative, that they would FUR
nish 1000 candle power light at
SIS per year. from my understands
ing of your answer the bidder had nc
intention of complying with the terms
of his bid?
Mr.. Harlow: Are you assuming the
! actual conditions of this contract!
Mr.. Fisher: Yes, sir, the actua
facts, we have in our possession the
, bid in which the bidder uses those
terms. I will furnish so many arc
lights of 1000 candle power, and sc
forth
Mr.. Harlow: We have the bid.
Mr.. Fisher: The city has the or
iginal bid in it's possession.
Mr.. Harlow: Here is a copy of it;
AZ will give for the franchise anC
present electric plant and equipment
so much, provided he receive thu
franchise for thirty years, and would
: furnish arc lamps of 1000 candle
: power, for which he was to receive
SIS per light per year, the number
i, of lights not to be less than eighty
five. This proposition is based up
!. on 1000 candle power arc lamps fol
: street lighting purposes.
Mr.. Fisher: Assuming then tina
the bidder sent in that bid, then thu
! bidder had no intention of complying
with the terms Of the contract?
Mr.. Taught: | should say that h
intended to furnish the 1000 candle
e power lamp, so-called, in common
: use.
Thereupon Mr. Philander Belts, re
t called at the request of the AleXan
dria Electric Light Company, in ans
0 wer to interrogatories propounde'
e to him answered as follows:
Questions by Mr.. Harlow:
e Mr.. Harlow: Have you copy o
b the recommendations that you mad
to the company with a view 0
u changing the lamps which were thel
being used to bring them up to wha
e you considered were the requirement
a of the contract made with the city
Mr.. Belts: l have my letters, yes
What recommendations do you mean
Question: | understand that yo1
! made certain recommendations whicl
: you thought ought to be carried GU
in order for the city to get the. prope