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

first time | was there.
Mr.. Spinks: That. must have been
after the time the report was made.
Mr.. Waller: I may have written
to Belts and called him down here.
| don't remember that l may have
done so.
Mr.. Fisher: In reference to the
night on which you went down 10 the
Alexandria Electric Light Companys
plant with Mr.. Uhler, Mr.. Dunn, MT.
Belts and this young man he brought
with him, you left them on the cor
ner of Lee and Prince Streets when
they came away, die you? And II
Mr.. Belts made any investigation of
the lights on the streets after that
YOU know nothing about it? Would
you have known?
Mr.. Waller: Not necessarily; he
may have considered me an outsider.
| know that he got off the car. down
here at the corner and came TO the
office and / went down there with
them. He may have investigated the
lamps afterwards after left. don
know anything about that.
Mr.. Fisher: Before the city sold
the franchise Mr.. Kirby was the city
electrician. What was your connec-
ton with him at that time?
Mr.. Waller: l had no connection
with him. He was paid by the Aud
itor's office. and | had nothing to 40
with it. Sometimes if he had a small
bill of say forty or fifty cents would
pay that, and get my money back,
but he did not come under the gas
Office.
Mr.. Spinks: | think you can en-
tighten us on this. You remember
that it was understood that the old
Alexandria Electric Light plant which
formerly belonged to the city, that
the lights were not to be cut OF un-
til the Alexandria Electric Company
put their current on?
Mr.. Waller: | have heard that.
don't know it.
Mr.. Spinks: Do you remember
that the old lights at this particular
time, when the Alexandria Electric
Company took possession of the fran
chise and lighted the streets. that our
lights were cut off unknown to the
officers of Alexandria city. they cut
in on our wires and used our wires
without any notification?
Mr.. Waller: | have heard that.
| don't know that.
The Chairman: Was Mr.. Kirby
under your supervision?
Mr.. Waller: He was under the
supervision of the light committee.
| was clerk of the gas. | had moth
ing to do with him. Mr.. Kirby would
be there whenever they asked him.
but | meant that as clerk of the gas
boz rnthinu n do with him
Mr.. Stansbury: On January s,
1907. there was resolution intro
duced authorizing this investigation
and appropriating $500 for expense
of expert consultation, and 1t was
passed. AS far as can discover
| can't see where there has been any
report. | don't think the committee
has reported on 1t.
Mr.. Stansbury: On June IL, 1907,
an ordinance to regulate the placing
and stringing Of wires for telegraph
and telephone and electric light and
power was offered by Mr.. Uhler. read
the first time and referred to the
Committee on Light.
Mr.. Spinks: What disposition did
they make of il?
Mr.. Fisher: 1t is now in the COM
mittee. 1t is still before the commit
tee.
Mr.. Harrison: Where is the report?
Mr.. Fisher: | have it in my office
| got it as the Corporation Attorney
when Mr. Crewes appeared before the
committee with Mr. Boothe.
The Chairman: If it was referred
to you to give an opinion, why did
Won not turn it over to the commit
tee?
MIR. Fisher: | had it because it
looked as if the committee intended
to acquiesce with the view OF Mr.
Crewes, and l just had it, on the
night on which we considered that
ordinance the Alexandria Electric
Company were not even represented
before the committee. My impress
sion is that they said they desired the
ordinance passed. That 1t would
give the right to use other poles, ana
they would not have to erect their
own poles, because this ordinance re-
ouired the joint use of poles. have
q letter from Mr.. Boothe on the sub
iect which | would like to incorporate
into this report.
The Chairman: | would object to
that.
Mr.. Hill: We are not here Tor
that. We are here for one thing.
You could fill up 40 pages about this.
We want TO find out what we are
getting and what we ought TO get.
MIR. Stansbury: Here's something.
On October s. 1907. communities
ton from the Alexandria Electric
Company relating TO installation OF
new arc lamps of 1000 candle power.
together with an opinion OF Phiian-
der G. Belts. consulting engineer. and
a resolution authorizing the Commit
tee on Light TO accept lamps OF "a
amDeres was considered and recon-
mitted TO the Committee on Light.
MIR. Spinks: No action has ever
been taken since that time?
The Chairman: | understand YOU
want the Committee on Light 10 MAKE
report? ~,
MIR. Spinks: Yes, sir; the ligh'
committee of this committee make:
the report Mr.. Belts did not state
that the rs ampere light was 2'oo'
candle power light. MIR. Stansbury
, here in your book it says. on Octo
: Der s. 1907. q communication IRON
the Alexandria Electric Company re
lating to the installation Of new arr
, lamps of 1000 candle power, TO
+ gethcr with an opinion of Philande
I c. Belts. consulting engineer, and
resolution authorizing the COMMITTEE
r on Light to accept rs amperes wa
considered and recommitted to TN
7 Committee on Light. Have you an
: knowledge as to this Committe Of
I Light ever having reported back t
s the City Council under this resolu
5 ton?
n Mr.. Stansbury: | have no recol
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