The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-25

take away 81 a. they win bs setting about right tn
New York companies complain Of leakage TO the suouu
Of 20 per cent The Philadelphs works lose only y
cent from that cause. why should the public have
pay for leakage owing To- Ne imperfect works of tho,
companies The leakage their own affair and the con
sumsrs have nothing to do with it. Their, appears to
no reason under heaven why gas cannot DO msuufac
tured and sold as cheap here a. in Phiadelphiu Tn
outlay the Philadelphia works far greater than On
the works in New York-they the finest in tho conn
try The following is account Of the original ex,en
diture
OUTLAY Of PHILADELPHIA WoRKs
Retorts gashoders, &C.. $475 $50
street mains ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40ll3o 8. E
Service pipes and mec rs................ IsiSoi n
fuDiic lamps. IL, 8lA
Total sIoaI1a . |
The outlay the works OF either company In New
York cannot be half thai 'fworthy Of remark
that in Phladelphia the public lamps and the service
pipes introducing the gas into private houses and H.
meters all provided gratuitousy by tho gas estsA
lshment Here they paid for by the citizens and
the Corporation Yet in the last year the Phladephia
works produced the following profits
PKorIrs OF THE PHILADELPHIA Works IN 1850.
Appropriated to sinking fund ......... 25O9s g
Balance net increase to contingent fund 1910 -
$ia4 ssl u
The Philadelphia works put into operation In
February 1896 ut which time they belonged to an
citation of private capitalists In 1871 tho city tooA
possession Of the works in accordance with agrce
ment made at their origin, repaying to the individual
propretors their original investment and allowing them
the profits accruing in the five years amounting to ~
per cent the capital The happy result have
above. If the New York companies will not do full jus
tce the Common Cour Gil unless they wish to betray tho
interests Of their constituents have other open
to them than to take the works Of these companies AT
fair valuation and make for them.eves This would
be better in every way for the public lamps would then
BE- properly attended to- and could be lighted and cxn
guahed in Philadelphia, under the direction of the
police The Common Council have capital hand thst
they do not want; and if they invest 1t in worxs
and DO not wish to make profit they sell to tho
public st 81 so they desire to make money, why then
the profits go the reduction Of taxation instead
of into the pockets of two private companies
With regard to the inventions by which SPECTATORS
propose to give light cheaper than that produced from
coal. wo believe most of them are humbugs. One of
them certainly Is Mr. James Crutcett has undertaken
to light the Astor House exclusively with his water gas
ut $40 per week is notorious fact that he has paiA
much Is from $40 to $50 per week to the New
York gas works to mako up the deficiency Of his supply
and for the last two weeks the bill from the gas company
has $35 per week Yet strange to say, the pre-
psetors of the Aston House have given this
ticate, which he has printed in pamphlet which
lies before stating that this gas has been
clusivey used in thor for the last four
ve months. and st the light is superior, and only
half the expense of coal gas. Mr. Crutchett must be
losing at the rate Of from $50 to $40 per week by tho
contract but then this certificate is advertisement
for him, which may possibly enable him to dispose Of h
patent TO advantage while Of the Aston House pre-
prietorJ have obe yton to have their establishment
lighted at half price at Crutchctt's expense
But without resorne to any ingenious device gas
be manufactured from coal cheap by tho New York
Gas Company, in Philadelphia, for the following
sons-
First the expenditure in Philadelphia Ia greater than
that Of the New York gas companies. The capital
ployed is about double. Their mains thas
double the length being % miles against u.s. In New
York thepc is only single set Of works In Phsdcphis
there is double set In New York there only gas
holders containing 100000 feet In Philadelphia there
II holders containing 1854 900 feet.
Secondly The cost Of the materials Of which gas 10
manufactured in New York is lower than in Philadei
phia. In New York ii is manufactured Of Camel coal
and New Cattle combined In Philadelphia of Canned
coal and Rttsburgh Camel coal is higher in Phlada
phia than in New York tho fregh, being higher and tn
price Of Pittsburgh = higher than that Of Newcastle
Again the coke he refuse of gs of which one,hirA
sold and the other tvohrd used in heating the
brings ten cents per bushc in New York while II
only yields half that price In Philadelphia
II is thus demonstrated by facts and figures which can
not lie that gas be manufactured only cheap
but cheaper than by neghbors Of the Quaker city and
If the citizens Of New York will insist upon ther
rights they viii only have Themselves to blame in future
when they nuctcd BY paying double price for their
gas. We have done our part; let the Common Counca
and ths people do theirs