The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-12
Interesting - Gas OSnsssers.
INVESTIGATION INTO TIE A1vAIRs OF ZEE mAn0Aa
TAN GAS COMPANY Maternal POR MAEIno "a
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TAN GAS CohPAHY-hATER F0R nAEIpo 90
MEANS OF MEASURING n, ErC.
special committee Of the Board Of Counc.lmeu Cous
Gilman Franklin, chairman, met In Vie chamber q
the Board on Wednesday, si Az n. TIE oonaissss
we're appointed by the Board account Of . petition
largely signed, which desirsd the Board 70 mvestss,>
the Affairs Of the Manhattan Gas Company. and Why
bills are higher since the quality OF the has been
duced.
Mr. Krone, President OF the nAnhsranville ess Com
psny, was first called upon the stand and ssd;n 10 -
Of ssy BY ioosins ., watch rssre need BE- no mistake
In the charge for sss ordinary care taken In marx
ing rom the index.
neral superintendent Of the uacture OF Eas a both
Of The manufacturing Embellishments Of The Manhattan
used ns came. '1s Zoe esns ooa = ns
which The sM was manufactured. We used one third
camel coal and Two thirds ooiins CO.. We used s,ne'
Paramount TIE Newcastle 10 considered the
superior, /" makes . larger quantity and
Coz. i ,ssn he vSsS or ra.oun. All cssss oos
makes no difference from hat mine oones- N nlxei
together ~ cosps coal In the last quarter Of 1874 90
yud the oshcr cokps ooals were used in asou, eo "a
proportions The nluminaunG power Of The rss q, ,aai
time ranged between sixteen and eighteen candies me
Increase IN The qusptiy Of the sas made during The last
quarter o. 1850 10 greater BY ~ per cen, ,s.n he gas
made during The CORES pcpdins quarter Of 1876. eau
ss, quarter OF 1855 have not The figures BY noe The
maximum pressure under which We worked In ibe last
sS. .,.. o. 1853 $3.50 y. too and hall pressure We
- the demand 10 made upon By oonsum
es In the carly par Of the evening. ~bca
OF inch. when The sores begin 10 fsSs up and she
places Of amusement begin 70 oper put the pressure
on us ,ssu s .ss a
put out In the houses Ne reduce the p-sAsure. he
maximum preasure por TIE last qusrer d 1865 vs
irches; the minimum preasure vss asft tee ihs a an
ipoh During The lAsi quarter Of 1855 We used English
sanpel and Newcastle coal with addition OF Eve
pr can't o. .ss , Albert coal his cs. sverJ h.ss
small quantities arn viil cauee tbe rsa 70 SMOKE. We
used one third camel coal the balance Nevcase sod
gas, in iilumins iins power ranged from tves,y TO
twenty i've candles the srst being The lowest and the
lsss being We hlshes, durn .h.. quarter r the .s'
rbe nrminatins power Of camel coal 10 ~ high ~ ~
candles the Newcastle coal le candles Aisert 90.
Who have, that vii reach over thirty candles In Iu
minatns power The smallest proportion o. cancel ccsl
ha, We used IN 1850 vss oneth'rd. We used the IN.
creased quantity Of camel coal In Me month Of Deem.
Der, 1853 We are nov working under the msximun
pressure Of three inobes do poS remember when be
c,eAsed OF the increased ccasumptou Of eas
Othes things being equal, the Increased pressure viii
bcresse tbe consumption Of rn receive my directors
~ 70 the amount Of essure and The coal used from
President
NJ. Roome rel called - We have sbou, twenty.
800 rs s%r: y, s.,. gas 20, .0'
2,eoo customers IN 1859 over those q 1856.
EvWy pefscn employed by the company 10 directed 70
report al comp sip Thea be hears sbcut The ga vbcsh.
~ wen founded or nct- | proceed immedsaey 70 nves-
tssie ibe compliant; he's particular cameo
dy u; II has general cause ssd she complaint IL rene
raj, We either increase the sse d the mains put
greater pressure. In winter We cannot s@sa.e The sizs
OF The mains We Increased the pressure In 1853 because
there were complaints Ia which considered we'll
founded 20 Immediately ordered Increased pressure
70 be put on We can tell What The pressure In dncr
s sSn rsrs o. ee sV l suppose ioe earnee. can
the city. THIS 10 done By pressure gauges,
which ere attached " the lamps aore The street.
and measure The pressure q The that place These
gsuees In 1885, showed tsi the pressure less than
bed been before 90 We hsd The pressure increased
The entire amount OF Manufactured By Nc IN 1858 ws
lss,eoo00o cubic feet The Increase Of pressure In
oresses The loss 10 the company by leakage through the
PIPES he leakage varies rom III 10 rs PER cent and OF
course ncresses with the pressure OF the gas upon Tho
pipes Every customer has n In his power 10 regulate
tne quantity OF Gas he burns By his own metre, n he
chooses The pipe vhch conveys the gas into his house
has screw upon within the house ana under his con
uol BY which he can let turn OF lei the
accordingly a. be chooses. n this vas generally stend
"a would be ueAi saving 10 consumers. The