The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-11

gas at three feet hour after two years TO
seven feet OF in hour The increase is slow and inn
Perepuble but sure the orce grows larger all the time
Mr. Roome said il the stopcock the pipe at
tended to- IL would effect very great saving TO the consul
mers Of the gas and remedy most OF the complaints against
the company.
"Mr. Down, manufacturer of metres said there was
only by which the could be made TO register
In favor OF the company ard that was by tipping on the
len SIDE but there four ways, which he did not do
Scribe by which the cheat the company in
the use OF the metre Mr. Down also said that he could
make metre which apparently records one thousand feet
when only one hundred feet passes through It, and yet 1t
presents the same external appearance.
Prot Gibbs said the only guarantee OF the correctness
OF the metres the honesty and honor of the manuiac-
tn: ers and company that put them up.
Mr. John Frmin speaking of the gas burnt at the New
York University said that all the gas used in that build
ing went through large metre that then it went through
small metres into different rooms, and that he
prsed to see that onerd measured by the lit
Tie metres than passed through the large ONE and In adj
dinon some OF the gas passing throsgh the large metre
was consumed In the halls and did not pass through the
small metres and those metres the ordinary ones in
the employ OF the company.
Prof Eet said in regard 10 the phrase gas Of
eeneandle power that gas burning the OF five feet
hour gives light equal to that of sperna-
cet candles each candle burning at the OF hun
dred and twenty grains per hour Prof. Eet also said
that the leakage Is very great from the service pipes
firmly believe somewhere between fifteen and twenty-five
per cent, and ii is said in to- be much more
greater the pressure upon the gas the greater is the
disposition to leak
The evidence also reveals the fact that scarcely house
the city who burns gas understands how regu
late bis mere 10 detect any defects in its working
construction. 1t would seem TO be very small matter to
acquire the necessary information, and advise all gas
who object to the charges in their bills doubt
the correctness Of the metres furnished by the company
satisfy themselves by personal inspection and not depend
entirely upon the gas metre Inspector II such officer be APP
pointed.
"Anoher fact TO be borne Ia mind by the consumer is,
that he regulate for himself the pressure his burn
err and thus be independent Of increased at
the works of the company On this point quote the evil
dence Of the president;
On every service pipe, which is wrought-iron pipe
that conveys gas into the house there is placed within the
building and under the control Of the consumer cock
which he open and close at pleasure and by which he
can regulate the flow Of gas be require IL this
generally attended to- IL would effect very great
saving to the Of gas and remedy most Of the
complaints against the company
This fact is probably known to all gas consumers but
doubt If many avail themselves OF It. Ignorance and
caeessness the part of the will account for
large portion of the increased amount of the bills all of
which to the benefit of the company without afford
ing the any additional advantages The evidence
shows that most of the complaints against the company
have from wealthy persons those who in all prob
ability, pay least attention to their domestic affairs, and
comparatively few from those who exercise prudence and
frugaiy.n