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


done. but it seems to me, ana Ihinh
that both Mr.. Harrison ana MI.
Fisher were present, ! am not sur
about this, but ! think that IN the
first report he stated that these lamps
we're about twenty per cent: snort.
Then after that report, l don KNOW
who sent it to them. Ihey asIeeu
that a deduction should be MADE each
bill up to a certain time uOh
know what time.
Mr.. Spinks: We stopped payment
IN the extent of 20 per cent, ana
suppose we can find out from the
Auditors book what the time was
from the time we stopped making the
reduction and the time we began.
After this report was sent In oy MT.
Retts. evidently the suppOsitlon Is
that report went in. That is what
we have to work on, because we
cant find out who notified the Alex
andria Electric Light Company that
we were going to stop this payment.
The best proof is that we did stop the
navment. and the Alexandria Elec-
trio Company notified the city that
they had made changes In the arc
lamps.
Mr.. Waller (interruptlngJ
think on one occasion we mad some
talk about suing them or something
like that, didn't we, Mr.. Fisher!
MIR. Fisher: Just let MIR. Spinks
finish
Mr.. Spinks: l want to bring out
this fact: this report to the COM
mittee on Light or the joint Com
nittees on Streets and Lights. The
ennposition is that the electric com
Many was notified and we ala stop
pavment. and the Alexandria Elec-
tric Light Company comes back ana
makes the statement that they hau
made these changes from 60 am
nnra lomns TO IS. Mr.. Belts was
notified. / suppose, because ne cdnie
down again and Mr.. Uhler ana MI
Belts NJ
Mr.. Waller (interrupting( Mt,
Dunn, Mr.. Uhler and Mr.. Betts Went
to the plant and | went down mere
with them. He had tester there
and they had a test.
Mr.. Spinks: Do you know that
Mr.. Belts made test OF these llghJs
or an examination of the lamps?
MIR. Waller: l don't know that:
MIR Spinks: To your knowledge
he did not make any examination!
Mr. Waller: | don't know any
think about that | was only there
as a matter of curiosity, and | walked
around down there while they were
mating the test. ! don't know what
tbev did. but the entire Light Com
mittee was notified The orders
we're issued. but no one came Du'
MIR Uhler. Somebody came In the
office and told me that Mr.. Betts
would be down and for me to notily
the committee. Whether ! wrote lot
Mr. Belts or not | don't recollect'
but ANYWAY he sent word that he
would be down. ~
Mr. Spinks: That was after TINS
letter was written when we nave
heard read?
MIR Waller | don't know that.
remember that ne came and went
down to the plant, and he brought
young man with him, and they
went down to the plant and put
tester on the machines, and whlle
rbev were doing that walked around
and looked around. | did not know
ANYTHING about it, and when they
we're through there | walked up to
/ 90 street with them and | went on
home.
MIR Spinks: They never made
any test of lamps to your knowledge?
Mr.. Waller: | don't know.
Mr.. Spinks: You don't whether
that was after or before this letter
or not?
Mr. Waller: No. don't. l had
q big envelope in my drawer that
used to put in the returns that were
made nv the police for lamps out,
and had that in there and shoWeu
that to Mr.. Harrison tonight wheh
he was in there.
Mr.. Spinks: Was Mr.. Uhler pres
ent at the time?
Mr.. Waller: No, that was tonight
that Mr.. Harrison came in there, just
a few Tinutes ago.
Mr. Spinks: When Mr. Belts and
- YOU went down there MIR. Uhler was
present then?
MIR. Waller: Yes, he was there
then. ~,
Mr.. Spinks: / move that Mr.. Uh-
Ter be requested to appear before the
committee at its next session. lie
can tell us about this.
This motion was unanimously car
ried.
Mr. Fisher: Referring to that II
answer to Mr.. Spinks question wha'
do YOU mean? | want to get in the
record what YOU mean by that, tha'
YOU found amongst the papers.
AIR. Waller: said that Mr.. Har
rison came in and asked me II
remembered when the payments were
stoned. and | went and got ou
that letter to Mr.. Price and gave Il
to him Today when this other ques
ton came up | think Mr.. Dunn was
in there and was going through
the envelope and when he saw the
letter he made the remark that you
all wanted that. Mr. Harrison came
in and asked me about that tonigh
and | gave it to him.
MIR. Fisher: As Clerk of the Gas
do YOU have anything to do with TN
electric light company, except TO tax
the reports of the policemen as L
the number of lights out and time on
and make them up?
Mr.. Waller: Yes, sir; that's all
have to do with it.
Mr.. Hill: You know all about tn
contract of the city with the AleXar
dria Electric Light Company?
Mr.. Waller: Yes, sir.
Mr.. Hill: In your opinion, do yo
think the Alexandria Electric Ligf
Company is carrying out its contra(
with the city?
Mr.. Fisher: That is not a prope
question
Mr. Waller | was going TO say
did not know because | know notl
ing about electricity. ! can say tina
have never believed that these laml
are equal to our old lamps. There
also in there an account made out
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