New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-10
The Gas Contract and the late Mayors
Veto.


The Executive Committee appointed at
a meeting lately held by many Gas consul
mers of our City to sustain the action of our
late Mayor in vetoing the proposed new
Contract with the New Y ork Gas Light
Company for lighting certain streets, have
adopted an Address to our citizens setting
forth the reasons why no such contract
should be consummated on the part of the
City, as follows;
The Proposed contract between the Corporation aud
the New foTk Gas Company Is for the term Of
years from the first OF May 1851 BY his contract the two
Boards Of The Common Council transfer all their legislative
duties and discretion over the subject to the Board Of TruG
lees of the Gas Company.
II secures to the Gas Company during the whole OF the
above period The absolute monopoly Of fitting up and
lighting oil the public lamps required by the Corporation
wherever the pipes Of the Company shall be sid
hat part OF The city which lies south OF Grandst See lst
section Of the conIrsc) As this section gives to the Com
paDy the privilege of lighting all the public lamps whereve
The Compsuys pipes laid, It follows of course
eighth secon viii allow The Corporation to grant other
parties heke privilege only where the pipes Of the Com
pany not laid thus leaving the Company In flu pos
session Of their odous monopoly it now exists We
gard this provision wholly deusive and neither cacu-
aleo nor intended 10 afford relief to The public
While the Company are thus allowed the exclusive
privilege OF laying their mains in the public streets snd
m provision made for lighting al the public lamps there
l. no guaranty Of any kind in Jaroy QfDrrae
Their rights and interests wholly disree arded They
must submit such prices such quality Of gas and such
SO please h. do without light altogether There IL no alter
native but submission TO species OF extoron and in
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be for purchasing al fair valuation the mains Of the Com
pany 10 case The corporation should deem II expedient
We hold that IL lime city should commence prepare.
tons In earnest become the owner Of the mains
However the views and interests Of the Company might
he affected by such On arrangement we are satisfied thai
NJ
public al large would be sensibly promoted Nothing
short of this will prove sufficient restraint upon The arbi
usy Of The Company so Tong as they have the
entire monopoly Of supplying the public
s. In lbe City Of Philadelphia gas furnished Of better
COMPANY yielding at The same time over aud above all
expenses large annual profit to the City Treasury We
much better cheaper light than ourselves The only
IT, the Company slene authorized to occupyhs
The gasworks and the citizens having other Of
supply compelled TO submit TO their prices however
toerable We therefore entirely dissent from the terms
and spirit this contract sided and oppressive and
feel that citizens are fully justified in the expressions
they have with such uDaDimty given 10 this effect
o. H. however, the Common Couoc will persist in
summsnR this niquiy the people will be forced In self
ense tske the subject IN their own hands they did
10 he Of the re years street contract IN 1873 and al
the election the responsibility fupseng
only the contract tse but Hose also who made Ii and
thus finally and eecuay exIerminate al the same time
both the evil and It's authors
phia (which were made in his City were false
vel satisfied at The time; and IN reply to aleer ad dressed
the Mayor OF that city, the following he's been
returned, which sets the question At rest
PmI4DELgsI4 Gas WosEs FEB %. 1851
uorts handed Mayor Gen
9TH requs'! nai may Communicate WITH you on the subject aud
Accordingly have the ho1or 10 orWard hs following replies your
severn. queries the orasr'h'y have been ProPound'd
The streets asd pvats buildings gas vorEs
Whch the property Of the Cooperation managed By
Board ei Trustees sec;sd oy hs CRY Councils
Which they pyats capitalists 6ui
the SCREEN their
G. asa s-r s sm u. OIos rss. t.. v y..
amounting 70 S'rsfy JouT per cent II tAs capital
r-sirsd Of ssasd ~nes at ths vsry
rom The Phts 1.-THE establish The Of qus
I'LL Be ieund cou5eTabe report year
Jus ceo copy o. which viii Be uansmted 70 a. A.
cones from he Press
The ss57 OO rsdsema-
be a. various psno6s ls6l olf70 OF this
hss been 'esuuaise under 'h operation Of the ~hh
ne preset " u increase VII abs e all no debt
before y. ss O. Az IeEass he Pnee Of gas ,sr Ii. erin
ssnt pohe} a. reducing the gradually reaches %
per ihoussoe cube se With doUn Of i've per for prompt
ossn OF future poc sell a. COS, or derive revenue
from 'hs woi.s IN ad q municipal tsIatOr.
he Of he
pre.eu eoaon OF the highly prosperous ADD the
uc report recently By Asrnan Dodge Of your cty Which
Of for the sst Ten years slows that
tbs ProPsny has eesn continuous increasing duras
seo1S any o,hsr information Be considered aesrabs vii with
uuy and respectfully, JOHN c cREssOr
The Committee proceed to urge the
Gas Consumers Of our City to unite in a
testimonial to ex-Mayor Woodruff for
his Veto of the first proposed Contract, by
moderate subscriptions to purchase some
suitable article to be presented to Mr.. w,
in their behalf. Subscriptions may be
transmitted or handed to the Genital Lit
cry Bureau 2O5 Broadway.