The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-31
Meeting orc. Consumer re.

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The Petition efIs saeerssg~se iaAutiaAs - a. c"g~
by the New s " Y6rI Cas- It coassJ
he ha Sss Saa sSaSs s ss 50
By s ,, ;spTs9 ,sTss'iy saS "a .ysa as %
prices which have tssa ehsrred :, a..
ossa9 s ss sSs bSy 's rs,
,r which fna sPsTs' can. H. s ass
the eseosiys rToSss, sAsS ~ u sssisy ssssrs
m,p, .a,ns 60. h - As rs,s ,s az
New rs s''ss;;;c oa ;.,;''f e. ia 49,
i Lea; and rss pp s,ssss - 4. ,as 49,.
streets o. .ad s,'y ysk ~ s i
ins, said s,r,s.. iss I.rsa q ,liI,g y.ars
Of te quality sas and ~ pass iaps ;, =
xsS ba ere s II ,s siS spa ssss =. sa %
ssd s@gs with 81, ilss ,hs W., q - .%ss sssss
in use Tor The public isnis IN ihs siiy u Lerses.
gas y ,Ss sss Sorf G.s s,sl
s's s'ss be iar Sis' ssa s ssSss -. "a. -
Sus,y Of n, ga. has been nisrsT sHa -. ss sss s
made by said pany. teen deceptive snd noiaAL
predecessors Of Jour honsrabl. bsey enssroa sr
contract with The Manhattan Gas Iist, CeSp.n sss 80
shg the public lamps sBd hs leusss asa sssiss,
oosdaens sss IN The streets snd asssaos rsssi4 ssr,
ard believe thss me sssE.sS oss 1st company asss
never performed The pulausns esateinsa ~ ther ss,
charged esorsisps pres Ssrsisr asd 30 D
either 81. Of said can .s 80 .sss
furnished such citizens may use Ia tls,
Sss S Swsins q r,Ss noe ~. S &c,
Your petite ners further show tia, their oiiaiep As
%%sGns Of suitable rr9,sa cog .sans ,hs sy . ss-
Sr s ns i ssss ,hsf.S an s ee I 49, %
imrsrtanee IL ,1s pulie % al ety "a sas
every nhabitart. That grant monopoly u lhs supPy
thef ssss1cs lees 20 m sss
Of mo, opsss made ;, me pIeisss.ers q hsa,-
low been T,at daagsr ss
p.senS Of our fellow e,aens aud TIE ey auth risss asis
the Iewer OF souess seIpotaon des,sgte d sra req
s,Ierienee OF ,uhssq,ea year sna ihs
tiat such suilsrity be saey earus,ea no
invariably saeraeed to the Interests Of tse sss taa
h sas'f h o. sSss s5s9 us. Is sin s sSs Ani
Without hterpg into details your petitioners '.'s .
yinsirs s'iGenes that the public Streets ana Ssdias ssi
ss to s g pssa il
It nSw PP IN ts the sy w6rs tss
furnished a. ~ cents per 40 cube feet Will. our eitlsss
s s1 that G 100 sapss fec Ice % Gs
A The rrs now paid Ss snPP,Ss The
Trey would he SUPPLIED sadsr Che aran.snsot r.osossd
st "a 1si ,s :, h I s and q ys.
sum money wcud be- annually s'sd 10 sreas VIA n
VIE ne gas supplied BY the and tas US. Of h.
extended 70 Thousands Of most aeoIious mechanics and
sh charged BY he mOnOpos for the suppei ~
Your Istinoue. therefor. tina. hOnerAs tdy
MI ArnSi The contrasts made BY your professors w @
Company because Of the failure by fi riaS rsspes-
hat RonSrsss body viii or
eD,nees to form public gas eerar,mess egoyen@snt
pubic lamps and luiaisss and tEs eii.s sa'd s,ty
sssy ssss esf 'p a ups;
TTseaS. or tsas viii srsas 70 your
i.sis fellow sIens snsh ree the e1seioas
''e' TIs1s aa. .1ss s s@d
S s:s g Rs; s,sn s.,..r.
i Ssy . sS r Ssas s::. ss:''
iSsSs ss;ssSsss S,ss;s sssr,l, SsSa 4 Hamilton.
JhSnss Eilsy. Th.s; 4. Ksniish. Atm. fossau..
cl1lssIsTisn, John Q B;ci. James H. xara.
| E--sa,lvs oommit,ss a.v.. a.. Aa@----. w.,s.
After the sdoptioa ~ the memorial MIR MekI~Lxv
tfsred the following resolutions, sAich were unani.
Received TIA, the title 70 the ,ad. which form the public
rorsoB city ia ,rus, fcr tie people; hat any srsnt
., an exclusive privsss 70 use the .ad ,res Or ae 90.
yste corporations or individuals violation OF the equal
i The 1a1s,.as 81 :ai s aud OF the r' re-
s 1s ,ss m.is 81 'g able PI0ySSs I
ing on said streets with gsts q coed quality and the
1ssssSs s e 2cas aa O '' 'H' 60
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Yerk Gas Light Company, and the inhattan Gas Light
cs%gaPy i.i ne SUPPLIED y them under ls %oaog,s
have been these unjust and
dia. asosIicn Of the powers upon
public treasury and private citizens from similar impose
ved Tia. having Teen induced to prevent the acts Of
tie sss monopoies ana TO rementrae against then eOat
enter into an assoeiaon for tue more Vigorous aad aai
Of s in Po,se, elects, unI ,h end
,bsi b. irrsishea % TIE citizens Of sss YORK.
DC. q rrs.dss, seer,ia.y and rros.uIsr and ga, All
onsys e deirAy the expenses necessarily = BE-
Rslov,d me. ,ke q The tor payer. asa eli
.1ss 0 ne, .5 sue; vial !. @, Whole
ma, .h,.ry sssslds..iy ssptll.d si.9 iss,.
nsuch an ssocis'ion, Of the Kind contemplated,
formed, 1t would show thst the people OF Ne~ York 1
sh1s the y a. .n IN iss matter
which he would direct the attention 81 the me-tius
viz the pubskrg Of statistics concerning the guam
tty aud price az "a. other places that the puolic
might have Information ON the subject. lie would, /
therefore prorese the following resolution, which was
E.slyea TIA. committee q three seappgined 70 daft
,s practically vsrou parts Of toe Ustcd states
e .ssn ~ s f ssa S.sI
Ing ,hs r,si,ss win sood sna cheap sas.
that the bsndbills calling tn. meeting. mentioned !
that the gas consuusrs wished to trsnssct their
and c. IL did not Particularly refer TO Professor
Grant but the officers Of the meeting had concluded
uron permitting nothing to interfere with the meeting
which did not Gene properly within its province.
committee Of Nessrs Bergen. Ksrtish aud Monstt,
appointed TO collect subecr pons for the connu
asce 81 the anti gas movement
motion then made that permanent officers Of
the Association be nomisatsd whereupon, ex Alder
man Mercer Was unanimously appointed Chsirman;
Mir NJ Sweet, Is sscretsryi and Mr Jonas Bartlett,
rs Treasurer.
MIR. fsRKiSs, Of odd Fellows Hall, said tina. he un-
destood the Gas Company had promised to reduce the
price Of sas Tbis he protested against because we
have baa one reduction already, which has cost the
public great deal and II thsr. be another one IL viii
be perfect ruin TO the gas consumers. (LasghterJ
Mr.. Morrarr moved that when the meeting adjourn,
IL adjourn TO meet again next week lie has heard II
tad that the gas monopolies confident that this
movement ~ili set ccd-that IL would end Ia nothiue
For his part however be would say that there one
Iresent Who would not get cold in the mattel laugh
t.r) lie was confident u the movement was kept up,
the gss nonopolies would be sbolished before two
years. II must bsceme . political movement. and "
the present Common Council DO not agree 20 H. their
successors will tApplsuss)