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

So poor :,
Mr.. Spinks (interrupting): You
have stated that these new lamps
were purchased and new carbon hold
ers were gotten while you were con
sulting engineer of the Alexandra
Electric Company. You have statee|
tonight that your connection with tht|
Alexandria Electric Company did no1
take place until your connection MAD
been severed with the city?
GALLEY (.
Mr.. Belts: Yes, sir. You see
don't say anything in this repor1
about any change of the arc lamps.
Mr.. Spinks: When you were EN-
ployed by the city TO make this eX1
animation you did not know that thd
new lamps had been purchased!
Mr.. Belts: That occurrence was 4
year after had been employed by INC
city.
Mr. Spinks: ] understood that YOU
said that the change was made Whlit|
you were with the city and you havt|
just stated that the lamps were MOI
purchased while you were win u
city.
Mr.. Belts: Some new lamps wer,|
purchased. and coils TO fix up ln'|
others were purchased. we Satis1
fled ourselves as 10 that. The pei
havior Of the system was poor. ou
the system had been changed.
Mr.. SpinkS: You have just stated
that these new lamps were not pur1
chased until year after you severed
your connections with the city. You
said that was the time these ne"|
lamps had been purchased. We ara
discussing the street lighting Of tht|
city: that is what we are TALKING
about now.
MIR. Harrison: lie has already eX
planned that once or twice; ne 81!
the system was changed.
Mr.. Belts: They were changed
Tho lamps and the system was chanS|
cd The new lamps behaved Dadi!|
and the company finally asked me ~
make recommendation to make th'|
new lamps behave better. and theh
made certain recommendations abou1
which have told you.
Mr. Spnks: You admit that you
we're employed by the city at tn
inc this report was made. ana you
made an examination after they rel
portcd Oh January 9Th that they mac
made the change: you say you old MOI
know anything about the chahSe ~
the lamps: that YOU were not en-
oloycd by TIE city 10 examine TN
lamps. but by the Alexandria Electric
COMPANY. How can you Substan'I"t'|
the statement made by them, yet yol
tell us that over q year aitcr"afd!|
YOU made recommendations and new
lamps were purchased then they bc1
ing necessary.
Mr. Belts: No. don't do anything
like that. More than year later
Why here is my letter that nave al
ready read taking up tn" question o
purchasing new lamps
Mr.. Harrison; | am not going "a
STAY here and continue this all night
/ understand this and believe thu
rest of the committee understands "
and MIR. Spinks has evidently made
I'D his mind that he will not under1
stand it. We don't seem 10 be dolnt|
anything at all TO my mind.
The Chairman: | understand II.
Mr.. Hill: | never understood thai
This Alexandria Electric Company ha|
put in any new lamps since you hav'|
been there. Your report is up "a
thirteen months ago. You don
know whether they have burned g.
amacre lamps or ~ since the lim'|
you made your investigation. ! NEAR
of your own knowledge. you don
know?
llr. Belts No, sir; only knowtuI
TO the time left there, of course.
The Chairman: You think they ARD
still giving bad service?
Mr.. Belts: Yes. sir. The system
was changed. That is settled. YOU
90 back on MIR. Uhler when you say
that ii WAS not; you 90 back on the|
Council itself
The Chairman: That is not the
fault OF the Alexandria Electric Com
wv. After the time Of this letter.
written By the company Scv-
were made for Quit