The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-12
upper part Of the city than he increased consumption Of
gss. which may BE- seen by the tnlnMLng q bic -

In lsl3 about four tenhs Of canncl COIL uscd; in
l46, about one-hnf and in .lsi. about tyo-thirds
which v the proportion not' USED.
The manuiactlry IL west Of Tenth avenue, between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. II occupies space
II abov. loco feet in length and 40 feet in width Re
sides the buildings this site. there IL isonetcr
house in Eighteenth street. between Ninth and Tenth
lss feet long and 92 feet deep IL contains two
gasoneters u the dimensions those OF the New
York Gas Company, The object oil this building is two
old-rst. to have reserve u in Of frost
in winter freezing the tanks Of the other gaon and
secondly. the inhabitants would not consent the
ton Of sasometer in that locality naess they were en-
closed by handsome building West of Tenth avenue
there are retort houses containing ~ fur with l2o
rctors the old Ian # thrces but to be changed
to nves, according TO the plan OF Mr. Ueorse Lowe,
Of the chartered gas company Of Load which he
gave To MIR Roome, while visit TO Engand last fall
with a improy in the of gas
The object OF the new arrangement If five retors to
furnace i to save fuel. Mr. r. l. about putin; up
kind Of condenser recently introduced in England
aud fifteen horse power steam engine TO pimp the
gas out u the retorts ana also supply =. ~ ~
works The quantity Of gas consumed IN lighting inc
works is 500 COO cubic feet annually The great man
from the works eighteen inches in diameter running
across Eighteenth street and the main down 70 Cani
street il twelve inches This company are rapidly ex
tending their works in the upper part OF the city and
wherever new houses built mains are laid III each II
/ them before they are completed TIE cmpany are
| about 10 erect a r.tort house, no feet long
which with the old retort house will make continuous
front ri feet, aud will contain 800 retors They are
also building two tanks CA the Tenth avenue between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth street, each cishysx feet
in diameter and twenty feet deep which are 20 contain
two telescope gas holders each holding 100000 feet Of
gas There are now in use two large telescope gas
holders capable of containing 2o00ol cubic feet Of
gas each and four smaller ones containing
The average number Of orts in operation IL about 100
The greatest consumption in night il $4,000 feet
Average consumption per night al this m" from 100000
to 10000 feet. Average number Of han.s employed.
about in the works; employed 30 in and
about the works. There $40 street lamps lighted
10y this company There were 10 161 chsldrons Of coal
us.d last year, two-thirds Of which 'ss camel
This company l. active and goahead than the old
company. They have furnished Mr. Roome with a fine
scientific library, and fitted up an experimental room
for him lie is an exceedingly Intelligent and the
company much to his exertons.
The contract Of this company extends for seventeen
years more but then they have no monopoly Of tho
streets Any other company may lay down mains and
sell gas the private consumer aud is from private
consumption that the chief profit is derived. This
company charge the price for gas "a the other,
though they have double the proportion Of public lamps
I to light, and their mains by far more extended