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

year they were manufactured, wheth-
er in 1903, or 1902, OF in 1905, or IN
1905?
Mr.. Belts: No, I can't say. OF
course they were manufactured be-
fore they were sent here. That was
in 1906 or 1907.
Mr.. Fisher: At the time you made
this report that the change had been
made from &C. to rs you did not
know whether any other change In
the lamp was necessary or not?
Answer: No, sir; that report re-
ferred to changes in the system only.
Question: What do you mean by
that?
Answer: The amount Of current
used in the lamps. Previously the
current had been Sc amperes. That
amount did not appear to give suf-
icient light, and it was necessary Tor
them to change the coils to rs so as
to get a greater amount of current.
Question: You did not know
whether other changes in the lamp
were necessary?
Answer: No, sir. That would not
be any recommendation as to the sys-
TEN; that had to do with the lamps
themselves. If they had a thousand
coils to take out or lamps to change
this report had nothing to do with
that.
Question: Will you refer to your
letter of January goth again. You
state in here that one lamp IN par
ticular which has been reported as
being out every night is all right
now?
Answer: That was what Mr.. Uhler
said.
what lamp that was.
Answer: 1 don't know. He said
he saw it every morning, l think
from his house. l had borrowed some
half dozen of these coiled pig tail
holders and that lamp was reported
as being out every night, and one
of them was put in this, they made
that change and then the light got
better right away.
Question: AS matter of fact, was
that lamp on the corner of Washing
ton and Duke Streets?
Answer: l don't know.
Question: Did the Alexandra
Electric Company buy a Westing-
house lamp and put in on that cor
ner?
Answer: There was Westing-
house lamp sent here, but | don't
know where it was put up.
Questions by MIR. Harlow:
MIR. Harlow: When was the Col
orado Springs decision rendered?
Mr.. Belts: In 1907.
Question: This contract was en-
tered into on the 9th day of August,
1906. Is it not fact that at that
time there were great many cities
that had Go ampere lamps, and that
those lamps were regarded as being
a nominal 1000 candle power lamp!
Answer: Yes, sir.
Question: At the time Of this con-
tract it had not been determined even
by the electric association that the
&C ampere lamp did not fill these re-
quirements?
Answer: No, sir.
Question: In many places the 90
ampere lamp was regarded as being
a nominal 1000 candle power lamp
at that time, was it not?
Answer: If it was ever discussed
it was taken for what it was.
Question: Do you consider that
the city of Alexandria has sufficient
number of lamps to light it?
Answer: | would put in about
four times as many candle power
Tungsten lamps on the back streets.
| think they have enough arc lights,
nrehoh1.. .---.--.>o you InIlIK the city is
sufficiently lighted?
Answer: | don't know that the
city ought to spend any more money
for lighting, but as to better lighting,
four times as many lights could be
put in.
Question:: The trees interfere with
the lighting, don't they?
Answer: Yes, sir.
Questions by Mr. Fisher:
Mr.. Fisher: Mr.. Harlow has asked
about the time in August, 1905. If
the &C ampere lights were not gen
orally considered to be a 1000 candle
power lamp; assuming that this was
so, and that among five bidders for
this franchise was one bidder that
bid specifically for the &C ampere
lamp at the rate OF $50 per year, do
you think the bidders for this con-
tract had in mind furnishing &C am
pere lamps at the rate of SIS.
Answer: | don't like to pass my
opinion on what Vaudeville thought.
There seems to be great difference
in the opinions OF what he did think.
| don't know what he thought.
Question:: Assuming that all the
bidders met with the committee, and
talked over the question all the bids
were in, the bids fer the Go ampere
lamp at $50, and the successful bid
ders who bid for 1000 candle pow
err lamps at the rate of SIS, would
you think that the successful bidder
had in mind furnishing &C ampere
lamps?
Mr.. Belts: | would like permission
to read an editorial comment on the
decision in the Colorado Springs case
in which it is stated what 6.6/am-
pere lamp is.
The Chairman: We have that in
your report, ! think.
Mr.. Belts: No; this is an editorial
comment on the case.
The Chairman: We can get that if
we want it. l don't see any reason
for reading it now.
Mr. Harlow: | have several letters
here that ! would like to introduce
from various electric companies, and
then we will close our side by calling
Mr.. Weller to the stand.
Mr.. R. C. Taught being here re-
called, was asked by Mr.. Harlow:
Mr.. Harlow: Since you have COM
pleted your testimony, have you OBJ
served the behavior of the lamps you
could see on King Street and Royal
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