The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-19
LOCAL MArTERs.
CITY COUN GIL.
CALLED MEETING.

CITY COUNCIL.
CALLED MEETING.
Pursuant to adjournment, this body met at
the Council Chamber, at D O'Clock, yesterday
afternoon-Present President nj yers; messrs.
Haskins, Hill, Dimmock, Saunders, Denoon'
Allen. McCance, Talbot, Chamberlayne, Gar
r;ngtnn and Shepherd. The rules were sus-
nended 10 allow the presentation OF report
f,om the Committee on Police, with respect to
arras,. and fines imposed in December, Janua-
~ and February. From this report, 1t APP
nears that the total OF the fines imposed 10 De-
rember. January and February, by the Mayor,
is 1920. The report concludes with re'errlnI
verv pointedly to the omission OF severai
officers in not making any report Tor several
months in the manner prescribed IN Inc ?th
section of the ordinance concerning the ponce
Of the CITY: and considers such egiect as not
the most acceptable return for the confidence
reposed in them by their fellow.citizehs. ne
report of the Committee OF Light was ,heh
taken up for consideration. Ii was REM as
follows:
The Committee on Light, in conformity to ordi-
nance, respectfully repo TO the Council, mat
As per report of 10Th of March, 1851, the Gas
Works went into operation on the I'D OF the
preceding February with 400 public lamps and
as private consumers of gas, having 600 burn
ers. On the 29lh of February last, the end OF
the first fiscal year, the private consumers had
increased to GIT, with $3.50 burners nn en whicn
consumed during the year 9,009, 200 feet of
gas and 55I public lamps, consuming, during
the same time, 9,965, 4l2 feet; and II, 700 feet
at the Atheneum, making, in the aggregate,
| 19,0663l2 cubic feet. The demand for gas
continues nearly as great as at any time du-
| ring the last year, and the proportions of gas
that will probably be consumed during the
next year by private consumers, as compared
with that used in public Jumps, will be much
greater than during the present, from the fact
| that the increase in the former since the works
| went into operation has been much greater
| than in the latter.
The current expenses for the year hive
| been $24,7S6 OIL. The receipts for gas, &C.,
| including the materials on hand for its manu-
| facture, the coke, tar, &c. for gale, and the
amount due for gas to the 29th ult. inclusive,
have been $32,972 81, showing profit on the
capital of $Sl56 Sc, fraction over four per
| cent.-not charging interest on the capital to
| the gas Works, nor crediting il by the gas
| used in the public Temps. If, however, we
| charge that used in the public lamps at the
| price paid by private consumers the receipts
would then stand, for
| Private lamps, coke, S32 972 81
| Pubic lamps and AthaIean- 33,2l4 9l
4
| From which deduct for current expen'
seS-- ~4,ico VI
And we have as profit Sal, 4Ol AZ
| Or 90 70 per cent. From this sum should
be deducted for interest on the capital ii ,22o y
erations - O,ls2 90
| From this should be taken per cent
the capital of 5000 900. 1000 90
| The residue of. $50, 1872 30
Remaining as the surplus OF profits If all
the gas were charged at the same price.
The committee think, however, that
public gas should be charged at 81 %
per thousand cubic feet. At that rate
ftwould amount TO The sum Of ~ 1865 SO
Which added to receipts from private
consumers. 32,972 81
Would make the aggrs gate Of s47, 1913 %
From which, if We deduct the current eX-
penses, interest and sinking fund OF
per cent. amounting, i'll the aggregat
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4O,OI4 %
1t would leave surplus of 1923 SO
To 90 to the extension of the street mains and
erection of lamps.
The Committee would urge upon the Coun-
Gil the immediate construction of another gas
holder and purifyer. The greatest amount of
gas consumed in any one night during the
year, was on the 10Th of January last, when it
amo united to l01 300 cubic feet. Our present
gas holder contains but $4,000. and in short
space of time we shall be unable, without the
construction of another holder, 10 supply the
| rapidly increasing demand. They respectfully
call the attention of the Council to the report
of the Superintendent on this subject.
There has been laid of street mains during
the year 660l feet, Or mile and quarter,
which added to what was previously laid,
makes 1903 954. or 20 "a miles.
After careful survey by MIR. Vancleve, our
| late Engineer, during the last summer, he re-
ported that there were still required, to CON-
plete the lighting Of the city, ~, Is feet, of the
following sizes $40 feet of6 inch pipe, 2460 f..
of a, 81, 595 feet of g. and A, 432 feet of inch
| pipe. Of this there have been since laid, as
above stated, 660I feet, including all the inch
pipe and q large portion OF the 4. There re-
| main now to be laid 72, sly, at probable cost
of $35, 900, including lamps, lamp posts and all
| other expenses. For this part of the work the
| Committee think the annual profits will be
| ample for its completion in the next four
years.
For the present year they estimate that the guam
| tity of gas consumed will be by
private lamps ...........-l3,66 CO., 629 cubic feet
| And by public ones 10, $40 0t0 ''
| Making, in the aggregate. 80. "a, 332 62e "
Yielding income from pri-
vate consumers, of...-.. $i0987
And from the public lamps, at
81 50per thousand cubic feet,
| OF l6,0O5
Amounting, in the whole, to-. =. S66. 1922
| From which deduct for current
expenses. ........-. $4,000
| Interest. -...-.--.---. $4,000
| Sinking fund. 1900