The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-05-07 00:00:00

TIII OAS QUISTION. —III. Osovues REPORT.

The MAYOR said be bait received the report (ruin Mr.
Groves, who was requested by lb. Town Council to
enottre en emended for tenting the purity of gal sup-
plied by the Weymouth 0.• Ilkuipany.— The report is
volinuseoes, end es cam ualy give Mut portion of it
whnii more p.rticalerly eon sins the public. —Mr.
Groves, afar stating that be motive' a copy of the
resolution Inas the Town Perk tame I st the last meet-
ing of the Council, cm the 201 h March last, to punhase
utessmary bets and app-matnis for testing the illumi-
nating power and premeure of the gas aupplicil to the
town. Ihnitinx the expellee to El?, proceed. to say :
"OD goilig to Lon.loo, bevies previoady obmined intro-
duction..lrwas mutual friends, I had Mien-kers with
Dr. Lettish, and Mr. Wanington the former of whole
i. employed as gni invective by the city, and the letter
engaged no behalf of the gee timumfaitaters, end ni-
certainiiil (torn theta the mature of the rxweination
the pi was subiso•sci to, the instruateuts employed,
and the iiiiiker.ol thew-" Tire gm in immishied by Dr.
Lethohy. lA, hi to the iduieimaing peeler; ami, U.
freedom from euntioui• sod sulphureted h.tdmitee ;
3rd, it. pram.* . 4iii. its per teatime of sulphur in the
form of orgasm sidebar compound. mut other point. 1
need not partimilarier. lat.—The illuminidiug puma ia
hided hy • coodithation of Ilnueon's photometer, 00 or-
mimed as to adroit of einuparing the illainin.iting power*
of two gases, or of one gas and the standard alarm
omplle, binning 120 grains per hour. It is nut &Meal%
when in wurklug order. 2uil. —The proems of muteo.
nia in indic•tol by applying proper lest ptierrs. 3rd.
'The presence of sulphur or organic ereupoun lis other
their sulphuretal hydruiren. The estimation of its
quantity is • eoniewhist difficult and very tedious opera.
Lion yet in, in the opinion of chemists who have
devoted themselves especially to gm inn,iiimeing, of the
ahead import/p.m. a. the soisibeetion of salptier in air
proluoa sulphurous acid. which, on rapidly tnydising.
becomes ealpherie add, or oil of vitriol. Toe pigeon ,e
of Due budy in the atmosphere of dwellings, though 11.
the miuuteet quantity da highly injurious to health, and
ultimately destroy. hangings, humbugs of books, and
terniabee bright metal work. The presence of • small
portion of ammonia lessen* to • grad extent the amount
of ujury, In cooshining with tine sulphurie mid to
tuna the ueutral salt, aulpliate of ammonia." The re-
p .rt then goes or, to eunniersM the instruments em
ploved, their cost, and where to be olitained, front 1
a liioh it wouln appear that the cheapest instruineide I
and Amanda* would be shout /110. Title dies nut in-
clude au app nista for testiug the sulphur and ammonia
in the gin, a. the Weymouth 1.. Am dues nut ountain
a clove) dusiting their !windage in the got. "It tenet
he borne in mind," the report states. " that the data
ohtained furs taiwu apparatus will not in any way bin i
tire gm compeoy. The Act directs, me. 30, That the
Local Board of Ifeslth, by order in writing. may appoint
a cooirricllt fvfoot. not • welsher or officer Of iiervant
of ands Board, to proceed to the works of the Cia.
Company, and the perom so appointed, on PeMosig.,
hours' previous nukes in writing to the Oumeim4 . Mae
at say re•sowilde hoar in the daytime, ea
_prat elesiii
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said order, enter oa the pfeUbisle at so»
i u.....an Awl
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in the preience uf theimpieriuteu vie al
dent 1
the Gionieuty make an experiesest uf 414
peer a die gas. by mama of an • SO.
other apparatus before imentionolt vu.. (see. „-Tilx.,
isiiiipaiiy shall cease to be embed ie imite venlent
p.rt of their workn as experiamded dinekiN fleilluMed
sill, an mood 15 bole burner, mil fle chiolasjors
,titer approved chimney. capable of anialbulirs I amble
feet of gas pie- bola, with otoar aeon...wry amanita. for
testing tire illuiniaating posnif of the r... Tlk inspec-
tion at the gam work. is litloort•Ut to the euery, gio
tieing well known to depoeit a portiou of ite uthilifm,
conatittienis iii its railwage through the wain% al tha,
An experiment at tin. Gaildlialheluoving an illwminating
power below the initiation of 10 candles. ',mid 11.•
dray. indicate • similar stele of thing, at tut works
The metropolitan onispaiiiessee hornet to supplyousumon
ea. of 12 candles., and t • 1111111 l gm of) candler at I,Outi
yards from the worka. The companies are also to pro-
vide amanitas to whinh the examiner in to have apx,
idter three horn' notim. Ten cantle gio is doubtless •
very poor one ; in fret. the et .n lan) Ira-' hermit 'semi
10 or 12 ; hut, it mud ..e remeopwred. that in unlei
to lie m auy tint.: below the minimum it is abeolutel)
neness.fy to aim at something higher, Memos we iii.
mlculate on receiving • higher average than 10:'
The report them states that simil.r complaint. the
hoi been nark at Weymouth reapeetimt the relfietistmli
..f gas, hail occurred elaleSilecre. IMO 11.4 it Wail °Win,
Inc oletsair• meters end the impurity of gas. The coo-
tract (or imbibe lights at Weymouth was lower that.
.104 other towns, and hence the private consumene
weirs more leerily timed in consequence.
The apparatus costing more Dan £l2, the report
rould not he oonsidered, but • vote of thanks wai,
prop:wed to Mr. Groves for his excellent report.