Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05

and one-half miles. f1fty-watt, forty
tcandlepower series tungsten lamps have
been installed. The posts were PLACED
on both sides OF the street about sixt,
feet apart. There is but one lamp t.
leach post, placed in a pendent position
inside Of a fifteen-inch globe. On stree
|corners blown street designations will
red letters on white ground have beer
set in an open frame SO that the down
wa:d light from the globe illuminates
them at nighttime. This form of lighting
has been found very effective for resi-
dent streets, and its use will be extended
Electric Lighting Settlement.
The appropriation act for the fiscal year
1912. approved March 2. 1911, contained
the following provisions:
"The Commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia are empowered to effect set.
Element for arc lighting under the exist
ing contract with the Potomac Electric
contract to the date Of approval of this
act. and report the same to Congress"
! In pursuance with this provision the
Commissioners entered into an agreement
with the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany under the then existing contract.
dated October 80, 1909. as follows:
| THAT for each arc light furnished, light
| ed and maintained from the date OF the
contract Until MaTcn z, 1911, tne rate eiio'i
| be $50 per annum. and settlement on
this basis is hereby made for the period
between the date Of the contract and
March 2 1911. to be concluded on the
date Of the expiration Of the sd iirs{ r ECU
,, gress. provided that Congress does not
by legislation prior to the adjournment
of said session provide for other terms
Of settlement.
And the parties Of the first part agree
| m fn hn mi ~ NJ fho second mart
! Immediately for the period above stated
| for services rendered at the rate OF $SO
per lamp per annum furnished. lighted
| and maintained. said payment to take into
consideration the payments previously
| made under the contract. and the party
| of the second part ag ees In considera-
| ton Of the above payment that should
Congress before the close OF Its next
of the second part, will return to the
Commissioners of the District Of Column
| bia such proportion of the sum total re-
ceived hereunder as may be leglslatively
directed, and the party OF the second
part further agrees that such sum may
be deducted from any payments due or
to become due to said Potomac Electric
Power Company"
Under this agreement settlement wa
reached with the company August 10
from moneys due the company. which
had been withheld, representing the diff
ference between the $S5 rate for arc
lights provided for In the contract and
the $50 rate arrived at under the agree
ment. This deduction was for the period
from October 30, 1909 the date of the
contract. to October 81, 1910. inclusive
| and it took into account deductions pro
vided for in the contract for Outages; that
is, the period during which the full num-
Der of hours service of the lamIs was
not given by the contractor. The adjust
| ment Of these outages was necessary, as
they were based on the rate paid pei
lamp.
For the period of October 81. 1910. te
March 2, 1911, the date of the approval
of the District appropriation act for the
| only the lower rate of $50 per lamp pei
annum as per agreement.
Therefore the total deduction made un'
der the contract at the rate OF $50 pei
lamp per annum, from the date of the
contract, October 30. 1900. to the passage
of the act above referred to- March =
1911, and the saving to the District OF
Columbia through the terms of the set
Element, was as follows:
By paying $50 instead of sss per lamp
per annum for the period Oct. 30,
1909. the date Of the contract, to Nov.
The saving by the difference in the
rate paid per lamp between SIS and
$50, from Nov. 1, 1910. to March 2,
1911, inclusive acknowledgements. 2.4c1.3 81
As shown above, this makes a total
saving for the entire period embraced in
the settlement, and referred to in the pro-
vision OF law above quoted Of So, 76o.4O
Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Tele-
phone Service.
Five and twenty-six one-hundredths
miles Of cable were installed during the
year and O.46 mile of cable withdrawn.
The total amount Of cable in service at
the end Of the year was 1904 miles.
Twenty-one new fire alarm boxes were
placed in service The total number at
the end Of the year was SCI. The num-
Der of fire alarms received and transmit
ted during the year was 1926, of which
"a were false.
The total number Of patrol boxes in
service at the end Of the year was 341.
The total number Of telephone, tele-
graph and electric light and trolley poles
| in the District of Columbia is 15,46O.
Gas and Meter Inspection.
Under the Office of the inspector Of gas
and meters 1856 gas meters were tested,
and the amount Of fees collected was
$4,357.1O. This was an increase of
81, 1920 over the amount received during
the previous year.
The legal requirement in regard to the
illuminating power and purity Of gas pro-
vides that the Illuminating power shall
equal % candles. The gas is supplied by
two public service corporations. the
| Washington Gas Light Company and the
Georgetown Gas Light Company. Tests
show the gas furnished by the former
gave a mean of 23.1S candlepower On
one day the tests showed the candle
power to be below the legal requirement
! at all three testing stations and on 10
stations: on So days 1t was below the
standard at one station.
The Illuminating power furnished by
the Georgetown Gas Light Company was
shown under test to have a mean Of q. 50
candles. On 81 days during the year the
illuminating power fell below the legal
requirement.
Permits.
The permits issued for various purposes,
other than building permits amounted to
23.O17, an increase Of 155 over the Pre-
vious year. The fees pad for these per
mits amounted to $15,O16. a net incI ease
Of S1,17S over the previous year.
Examination Of Steam Engineers.
The report Of the board Of examiners
of steam engineers shows that So exsTni-
nations were held. 101 applicants exam
ined, and "a were licensed and 81 :re-
jected as incompetent.
Automobile Board.
The automobile board examined 200