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

chased this plant you were satisfied
it was is ampere syltem, what ex-
animation did you make to satisfy
yourself of that?
Answer: I went to he plant and
saw the regulators. Tn.y had the
proper plate on them, and wrote to
the Fort Wayne Company, and asked
il the coils had been changed, and
received letter in reply which l will
read. / had Mr.. Vaudeville write
the letter, because he was the man
they knew in the matter. Here is
the letter which is dated June %,
1903, and is addressed to Mr.. Man
deville: Dear Sir: Referring to our
conversation this morning relative to
the arc lamp situation at Alexandria
would state that We have changed
over all Of the arc lamps in Alexan-
drla from 6h to " amperes. The
writer will see you the fore part of
next month as requested. Yours
very truly, T. l.. Sturgeon, Manager,
Philadelphia Office, per C. A. Wool
Sey.
Question: According TO that the
Fort Wayne people made the change?
Answer: They furnished the parts.
Question: In June, 1909, was Mr.
Vaudeville connected with this COM
pany?
Answer: We purchased the plant
through him, and he knew these peo-
Pile, which was why he wrote
Question: He was not connected
with the company?
Answer: | don't know what his
official connection was. We bought
the plant through him.
Question: You say your Superin-
tendent here makes requisition on
you for supplies. Do you always
honor them?
Answer: Yes, sir; on one or two
occasions we have cut down the
amount
Question: Within what time has
requisition been made on you for
outer and inner globes.
Answer: About ten days ago for
inner globes and three weeks ago for
outer globes, and | was informed
four days ago that they would be in
Alexandria yesterday. They told me
on the phone at the National Electric
Supply Company in Washington.
Mr.. Howsell tells me that your COM
mittee asked for two inner globes
yesterday and he bad them on hand
all day, but they have not been call
ed for.
Mr.. Spinks: I understand he had
to take them off the streets.
Mr.. Fisher: The committee can get
the globes tomorrow, can they?
Answer: Yes, sir.
Question: You say you never re-
ceived any complaint about bad ser
vice?
Answer: Never any official COM
plant
Question: Did you receive an I'M
official complaint?
Answer: Mr.. Uhler told me that
some of the lamps burned red
Question: Did you ever offer for
Mr.. Uhler TO have an examination
made?
Answer: Yes, sir.
Question: Why?
Answer: | felt we were unjustI
criticised
Question: thought you had neve.
heard any complaint.
Answer: | heard, of course, tina,
in Council we were complained of.
Question: ! understood vo uto say
you heard nothing until you heard
Mr.. Spnks had offered this resolution
in Council.
Answer: ! said that / had no Off
cial complaint from Council
Question: | asked you if you did
not offer to Mr. Uhler TO have an ex-
pert go over the plant.
Answer: Yes. sir
Question: Why?
Answer: Because we felt that the
people in the City'Council did not I'M
derstand the situation. We wanted
to stop the unjust criticism
Question: When did you first get
your information about the
criticism?
Answer: O, | don't know that; it
has been discussed a great deal in
Council.
Question: In your letter Of a
vember ~, you refer to .
in Council, and you said
heard OF any complaints ~
until this resolution here W.. :
duced by Mr.. Spinks.
three weeks ago.
Answer: This resolution?
Question: You said you had no
notice from Council?
Answer: No official notice?
Question: Nor informal notice?
Answer: Except from MIR. Lhler.
NSttSGlbii' LOU Sds YOU ldl 40
complaint from Mr.. Uhler and this
letter was written before the resolu-
ton was introduced into Council;
why did you write the letter?
Answer: The letter explains itself,
| think 1t seems to be clear.
Question:: You have said thai pre-
vious TO this you had no conversation
with Mr.. Uhler and no notice of any
complaint, yet you offered that the
inspection be made?
Answer: | will say that | have had
a number OF conversations with Mr..
Uhler; how many OF these converse
tions preceded that letter | don't
know. ! made the positive offer on
behalf of the company to have an ex-
pert go over the situation, and if we
were wrong We would make such
changes as were necessary and would
pay the costs Of the expert.
Question: Then you are not posi-
tive you did not receive a complaint
previous TO this resolution being in
troduced into Council?
Answer: said ! had a talk with
Mr.. Uhler.
Mr. Harrison: Mr. Uhler as Chair
man OF the Gas Light Committee, is
authorized TO talk to the superin-
Lcndent of the Alexandria Electric
Company and any matter he brings
before that committee or that the
committee wants brought to the at
tention OF any one he has full author
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