American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-06-14
Office Washington Gas-Light Company

JUNE IL, 1901.
A Il A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
IA held this day, it was deemed expedent, in view Of
any misrepresentation existing in the public mind, to
make the following official statement:
TO meet the largely increasing demand for lluminat
ing Cas- and to furnish light Of equal brlliancy and
power at greatly reduced rate of cost the company have
entered into contract with the Weknown and respon
sble firm of Battin, DUNCAN Co.. of Philadelphia, for
the erection of entire works, additional to the pre-
sent for the production of avery superior Gas from btu
nain0us coal, which Gas, when the works
pleed in January next, will be conveyed with meter
and twenty-five feet of service pipe, from the main by the
contractors and ut their expense and afforded to the
at the low rate of $500 per thousand feet Street
mains are to be laid of ample dimensions and skilfu
workmanship IN every portion OF the city where demand
works creditabe to the city, to place this whole business
on the most satisfactory basis and by carrying the light
to the greatest possible number make it the interest Of
all to use it, because it will be cheaper than any other
gt; and we shall thus confer public benefit and best
snbserye the interests of the company.
For site for such works too position near water
communication is Indispensable and time since six
nues were purchased and the works have been COM
menced As prejudces known to exist against gas
factories from the objections experienced in manufacture
ing from OIL rosn and grease the directors happy to
assure the public and to demonstrate the fact by ins
putable testimony, that be reasonably enter
tanned against the works now in progress Ii the com
pany commit any nuisance it and must be abated
and yet they stake the result in this square,
expenditure of one hundred thousand dollars The pro-
cess Is SUCH indeed, that it is hardly possible that any
nuisance should be engendered The Gas is made from
the best HmiOus COAL and passes from the reorts with
out exposure through the cooling and washing processes
into purifying boxes Of ime and becomes entirely mo
dorous and pure that it is incapable of selling the
most delicate white surface Nor is there any ovher sub
stance, simple compound used within around the
premises, productive of disagreeabe doors The high
chimney $50 fcet in the of erection the centre
of the square around which the furnaces are to be built
is for drut-not to carry off smoke except during the
very few minutes required in supplying the retorts with
coal; for, with this nconsiderabe exception there is
really smoke about the works. When the Gas is
evolved from the coal in the retorts the coal is deprived
of its bumen sulphur and other extraneous or volatile
NATTER and the resduum is carbon, coke, which in
turn supplies the only fuel used in the furnaces.
Certainly nuisance need be created by works of this
description; nor has complaint been urged against
of the factories built by these experienced and
cessul contractors in the cities of Hartford New Haven
Rochester, Albany, Syracuse, Newark Paterson Reading
and Charleston as proved by the strongest testimony and
by the rapid rise of property in the immediate vicinity of
those works. ere,y instance. From the of evidence
before them the Board have selected for publication but
three to prove how unfounded the apprehensons of
persons who fear injury will be done to the health and
comfort of the neighborhood and decrease effected in
is from Dr. Porcher Of Charleston, s. ca gentlemen
entirely disnterested, and of high standings the second
from responsible and wellnformed gentleman of New
Haven, writing to the Hartford Daily Courant and the
last from Professor siliman, perhaps the most scientific
authority in the Union
.sMy residence is merit door 10 the Gas Works, and have
experienced, yet 1.-THE works had been in operation
two years. annoyance from its proximity either from
the smell Of the gas, from any noise made during the
night in conducting their operations AT the time
can state that owing to the great used in fitting
of hydraulic pressure escape of gas takes place
the annoyance of the occupants The whole plan and
great success of these works reflect credit the skill and
assiduous attention of Messrs. Battin DUNCAN.
"F Y. P0RCHER.
"CHARLEsToN, January 8, 1850"
al by your papers that Gas Company has been at
last organized at Hartford and that Messrs DUNCAN Bat
tin Co. to erect the works Our people all de-
lighted with the result of their experiment here The
Company had considerable difficulty in obtaining
site for their works, the ground udt the manufacturing
cohd proUe 10 The neghborhood phere should
be located Hotg nell founded his aods MAY be jaycd
their erection offered for ten dollars front FOOT is
held at fJteen," &c.
"NEw HAVEN, Connecticut"
"The Gas Works at New Haven have now been in sue
ccssul operation for year, and feel authorized
from my intimate knowledge of all the details of their
construction, which, from the first outlines Of charter
20 this time, have been perfectly familiar to me- and
may add, gratifed-to affirm my great satisfaction both
in the of experiment. and in the skill fidelity
and efficient zeal of the contractors, Messrs. Batn Dun
gan Co. ID. SILLIMAN, jr."
1t is the intention of the company and the contractors
10 erect model Gas Works here, perfect in the internal
arrangements inviting the exterior view, and appro-
sired, 10 be ornament and benefit, rather than
nuisance and an injury TO prosperous city, In this
laudabe endeavor no time money will be spared and
confidently ask the encouragement of all who in
teresed in the improvement of the metropolis in
effort to furnish every person who may desire cheap
brilliant inodorous and unfang light thus benefting
all and iljnri,.g
BY order of the Board Of Directors.
June 13-3t }. =. BROWN, Secretary"