The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-09

even thought OF Tor any purpose whatever. 1 have
fad this much 70 ho~ the unjust motives OF the late
Common Connoil in making this contract; and new
pledge myself that ifsny gentleman present. wishes for
further exclamation, he cslls at my Office the expert
mept Will be repeated In his presence, and further
pledge self that he viii be satisfied With the result
An arrangement had been entered into With Mr.
Hsmblin, 81 the Bowsry Theatre to light that estab
lshmen, With IL the ensuing week; but In consequences
Of some unforeseen accident, We have not been able
for tie prssent, 10 carry u out.
Mr. PEfcr here aud said that the gentleman who
,poke lsst talked great deal about gas but 1t all
about bis Own gss-be hsd not word Tor an body
eses gas but he thought the genti-manis gas you'd
turn out 10 b. Paine. gas The citizens wanted an
organized company, 9th whom they could deal With
certainty They had srch company. and the Com
mon Council reported In favor Of N sking contract
with them and h. Believed they would be glad jet
80 back to that company and take their Mr. Price
would be t~elve hours Of the In dark
ness mueh 80 that ssrs could TO arrest
robbers or burglars. They might 20 through ia the
DARK and stumble or lamp pest, Here the sudispc.
broks out into horse aug H. and there was Q general
call for Mr. v. Lester
Mr. G y LrsT,a said the Common Council would not
pretend to that of science would sanction their
making . gas contract eighteen years ahead, at .
time when .cienc. travels fsster than politics He
sorry this meeting not larger; but he trusted
vas sufic.ntly influential to make the city fathers
knou the ~ill Of the voters There such
unanimity o. any subject among the editors Of New
York Not gle paper could o- found 70 advocate
the d.funct contract lie wished TO treat ~tb proT
difference and respect the men 70 whose keeping va.
citireps o. N.w York but he souli cay they had
been guilty 81 preeipitanoy; aad, bat tor the late
Mayor, the oontrset would have been contaminated.
Mr.. Woo dhull never sought the once OF Mayor. lie
requested TO sccspt by the citizens who needed
man that could not be bought and sold lie mr..
Lester was not = politician. lie vas literary man.
and wrote for bs emit when others In bed
lie cared not for Panets gait might be true in
vention or might be q dsupiou but he
PHir, the centre 81 the scisnce.-a discovery that
would reduce the stock ofhs old ga CON pauy little
below lie would say therefore 70 the city fathers
al he fuf hat ven
know In eighteen years you shall b. In your graves,
end your epitaph may he read by the light Of rae
vhose cost will be only nominal Take the
cam viii not be found In hat eptaph thatthe city has
been 'sdded With enormous expense, because IT, 20.
verrmsBt were ignorant o. III laws % natsre Add
va he not JUSTIFIED ia 80 addressing them when the
TACT discovered Ia France that gas could be made
out ~ water by means such - Pains never dreamed
Of Thank Gcs they ga not live N the pact century
when Franklin brous hi down the lightning upon the
Dutch church. In Nasssu street snd Fsiton
laugbtd at and ssked What he would take for hts
machire They now lived In n time when science,
though ~ had accom- plahed great deal asha ned
that 1t had done 90 little
Nr II GREELrY neat addressed the meeting lie saii
" the Whsle ~ the citizens ~ New York asked
their opinion about this monopoly not one In every
hundred could be fousd In favor 81 ~ Yet they
In danger that ~ would psrs for private interest aud
private solicitation were At work 20 accomplish "
The other day he aked one Of the aldermen whom he
knew could not ks saIsLstei, WI Il Es tha.hl rcis