Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-19
Report Of the Committee ON 1s.,,,,

The Commute on Light in conformity to ord
NANCE respectfully report to the Council. that
as per report of 10Th of March, 1851, the Gas
Works went into operation on the 22d eft me-
cedlng February with 400 public lamps and As
private consumers of gas, having CSC burners
On the 29th ofFebruary last, the end Of the I'd
Cal year, the private consumers had increased to
OFT, with 9238 burners, which consumed during
the year 9,089.200 feet of gas and 55l public
lamps consuming, during the same time, 1850
III feet: and ll,700 feet at the Athenaum ma
king In the aggregate, I9,066,3l2 cubic feet.
Inc demand tor gas continues nearly rs great as
at any time during the last year, and the propor-
tons OF gas that will probably be consumed du-
ring the next year by private consumers as COM
pared with that used in public lamps, will be
much greater than during the present. from the
TACT that the Increase in the former since the
works went into operation has been much erea-
ter than in the latter.
The current expenses for the year have been
S24.7o6 VI. The receipts for gas, &c inclu-
ding the materials on hand for its manufacture.
tho coke, tar, &C. for sale, and the amount due
tor gas to the goth ult. inclusive, have been
S32972 81, showing profit on the capital of
$ol56 SO, fraction over four per cent-not
charging interest on the capital to the Gas
Works. nor crediting it by the gas used in the
public lamps. 1t, however, we charge that
used IN the public lamps at the price paid by
private consumers the recei pts would then stand,
for
Private lamps. coke &c-...............-saa e7a 81
Amounting. in the whole, to ........s6ele 1877 4s
From which deduct for current expenses. 24756 Of
And we have as profit: .471 A.
Or 2o7o per From this sum should
be deducted Tor interest the capital II 1928 81
Leaving as clear roft on the years opera
~ .oIs, s3o,l32 90
From this should be taken 2 per cent on
the cal ltal OF $4,000 --.....-.-.... 1000 90
Inc residue o. s26, 1879 80
gas were charged at the same price. The
Committee think, however, that the ,ub.
lie gas should be charged at ST so per
thousand cubic feet. AT that rate it would
WIZ 1l5au VA 70 ths sum OF; 1865 90
W men added to receipts from private consu-
Ai7fs ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 3e.97a 81
y, ouio maze the aggregate OF s47s3s rs
rom Which, Ii we deauct the current xpen-
SEES, Interest and shaking fund OF ? per cent
amounting Ii the aggregate, 40ot4 90
IL would leave surplus Of ....---..... 1898 sc
To go to the extension of the street mains and erection
OF lamps.
The Committee would urge upon the Coun-
Gil the immediate construction Of apothe. oas
holder and purifier, The greatest amount Of Gas
consumed in any one night during the year was
on the 9th OF January last, when it amounted
to l0l,3oo cubic feet. Our present gas holder
contains but $4,000, and in short space of
time we shall be unable, without tae construc-
ton OF another holder, to supply tie rri3'v in
creasing demand. They respectfully cali the
attention ofthe Council to the report of the su.
perlntendent Oh this subject
There has been laid OF st eet mains during the
year 66Ol feet, or a mile a d quarter, which
ldded to what was previously laid, ii axes 1o5-
95i, or 20.64 miles.
Alter careful survey by Mr.. Vancieye, our
ate Engineer, during the last summer he