The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-01-29
F,r the Tinn Trlhnnc


Mr. E troR In my official capacity as CON
ugeted with TIE ca. cpnplny, I desire to make
n, remtrS on the subj set Of the -treet lghtinsi
but as private citizen am constrained to reply
ina few words, to your anonymous correspondent
--- of Jnuary, who through gnorince or
milice, nsrepresents the arrln sements IN ,de be-
tween tho Ci Cnunci! and the Gas Company
for lighting the streets Of the City. He states
that ga tlcit agreement existed between the
mpany aud the Council that the rates for
lighting the City should correspond with those
charged in other cities "
This Is Incorrect. No "acit agreement but
a SPECIAL agreement was entered into, as will be
found up the r cor Book Of the ro.eedings
of the Cty Council by which ey agreed that
the price Of Gis should be "a per thousand feet.
And the fact OF the pub ic lighting in other pIa
ces being furni he'd at lower rate, was discussed
frequently, aud at length, and satisfactory reasons
given to the Council. why the Gas could not be
furnished for the public lighting at lower cost,
than to private consumers; and further, ca lcula-
tions we're made, presented To, an cons idrred by
the Council, shown 6 what the hourly, and yearly
cost Of each light woaId bei which, after due de.
liberation by them, WAS approved, contracts made
aud the lamp posts, sc erected.
$ ir then, the entire aI'ai has been trans
acted upon full understanding 10y all partie..--
our correspuu lent states thai "as the Gas is
measured BY a meter on he main DUCT, the city
has 10 pay for all the Gas viii Il leaks from the
pipes in thoir VARIOUS DIVISIONS ABOUT the city"
70 make such a statement publicly. is ridiculous'
The Gas Meter registering the quantity Of Gas
consumed In the STREET Lanterns, Is placed ex.
aeJly the same "a the meter for every private con-
sdmer, and can in no possiblo manner be iniu-
enecd by any leakage that may exist in any Of
The pipes hrough the city. It aslohi 'hing that
any person whose positonin in society entities him
70 claim the public attention, should be SO rash
as 90 assume the position OF a censor, aud TO dare
% publicly write upon subject, Of which he is
utterly Ignorant He has been pleased TO give
the pub &c hia opinion as 10 VIII Is "a ini remu-
ner.don fr lighting the City," which opinion,
eln.nating from such a source will not have u
very weishty inaaeuee with thereaecting portion
Of the community.
That the erelitof the city-ihe safety and eln-
yenienee OF the citizens require that tie stre,ts
should he lighted, all must lmiti and It is to be
much regretted, II the re.ourcos Of the CITY will
not permit the necessary expenditure. It cannot
be expected. however, that on this account. the
Gas Company Is % furnish the C s q the City On
terms by which they would soTar cuniary loa4.
/ What other Companies Ia othee cities DO. cannot
b. taken as the rule for n in. TAer are many
cidos Of .he Udtel lte', eiudag eonsidora.
bly, more, Is there ara Others ei1rying co olsdeF,-
ably less / an glad 10 see the ,bieet bro lght
before the public, but trust that in future s viii
be reatei by those who in at ieat have the in
dusy % ascertain facts, and the honesty 10 stare
tliagi i,irly. E.GwYN