Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-02-28
REPORT OF THE GAS INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE.
Consumers of Gas at Rutland :

COMMITTEE. |
Consumers of Gas at Rutland: /
Your Committee would respectfully submit
the following as the result of their Investigations |
in regard to the relative cost of Coal and Aubii
Gas:
On the I4th of January we visited Brattlebo'
ro', which is lighted with coal gas we obtained
the following statements from consumers as Il
the amount of their billf, which we have con-
trasted with statements obtained from consum-
ers at Rutland.
We have as far as practicable compared tie
bills of parties engaged in the same or siInila
kinds of business. i
At Brattleboro, Houghton & Blake dry goods, 4
burners, it, with Coles caps close at 6to
81 O'Clock until December Is, then at Z;
clerk stops in the store and uses l burner l
hour; bill from July to January, months, S42 70
AT Rutland, B. H. Burt, dry goods, to burn
January, months, Sic
At Brattleboro, Frost & Goodhue, groceries and
provisions average burners, it., close at
ak to O'Clock; bills for months, 40 SC
At Rutland C. Kingsley, groceries and provis-
ions, average burners, IT., close at 8 O'Clock;
bill for six months, 81
Fesn book store
O'clock bill for months, 1922
At Rutland A. F. Spencer G. Co. average 8 to
SK burners, it,, Coles caps, close at 8 o'cpk;
bill for months, 2U
A
2argand, 6 it. burners, close at 10K O'Clock;
bill for months, Oct, Nov, and Dec, 4 %
At Rutland B. X. Chase, ieweler, burners
argands, IT. z IT, burners-close at TO
85& O'Clock; bill for months, Oct, Nov, and
Dec, $40
At Brattleboro D. W. Lewis, boots aud shoes,
bill for months, g Al
At Rutland, o L. Robbins average burners,
#, close at O'Clock; burner burns till 10
O'Clock; bill for months, 81 %
A L
average 81 burners, 8 IT, close at 83z to 8
O'Clock; bill for months Oct, Nov, Dec, 3 80
At Rutland, French, average 81 burners, 4
large, "a, fl. y close at 5 O'Clock bill for 3
months, Oct, Nov Dec, 1876
REoAPIrULATIoN.
Number OF burners used at Bratteboro, 3l1s
amount OF bills, Sl64 80; which is 50 u for burner
Number of burners used at Rutland By amount
OF bills, 1892 49, which Is 81 81 for burner.
The only bills taken at BrattIeboro omitted in the
above comparisons as follows:
bTattleboro House, average 81 TO % burners,
close at ii oclocE; bill for months, S257 40
Cue & Bracket clothing store and Workshop
average u burners, close at O'Clock; ia
workshop till 10 or II; bill for months, 50 30
II. C. Fisher Co, dry goods, average s
burners, #, close al o'clock bill % 60
Comparing the above results it will be seen
that the bills Rutland | per cent. more
than at BratteborO; and if the size Of the burners
used and the hour of closing should be taken into
| the account the bills at Rutland woud be at
| least 60 per cent. more than at Brattleboro The
price of gas at Brattleboro is 81 90 per 1000 f.
On the 23d OF January we visited Burlington
in company with Mr.. Hawley, The following
are the statements of bills obtained from con-
| sumers, cOntrasted above:
| At Burlington, S. S. Terrey, boots and shoes
average burners, close at O'Clock; bills
for months, Sept Oct, Nov, 81 q
| At Rutland E y. Merriam, average burner.
| #, close al O'Clock; bill for months
| Sept, Oct, Nov, II &.
| At Burlington, A Prouty, boots and shoes
average burners IT, close at O'Clock.
often in workshop later bill for months, % q
At Rutland, O. L. Robbins, average burners,
| #, close at ) O'Clock, burner used till 10
| O'Clock: bill for months, 81 D.
/ At Burlington, Mr.. Dewey, groceries and pro-
visions, average burners full. close at
| o'clock; bill for months, Il r.
| At Rutland, y. S Stearns groceries and prog-is.
! ions, ayeraged2 # burners previous to Nov.
| goth, close at O'Clock; bills Tor months Il g.
| At Burlington, Allen, Pond 4 Co. average
| burners, close at 81 O'Clock; bill for
months, II 4
l AT Rutland, Paine & Co. average 6 burners, .
| it, close at 8 o'clock bill for 3 months % i,
| At Burlington, Mr. Peck drug store. average Z
| burners Check close al O'Clock / burns
| till 10; bill for months, q 81
| At Rutland, W. b. Mussey & Co, average 3
| burners, IT, close at clock. bill for
| months, q s.
REHABILITATION
Number of burners used at Burlington. Il amour
| of bills So q; which is So u for burner
Number of burners used at Rutland. q amount o
bills, Slo6 81 which is - 06is for l burner.
In the above account Of bills at Burlington tn
size of the burners used is given in but one in
| stance, MIR PrOuty'e. Fortunately we have sine
| learned the size of those used bv Allen, Pond
| Co, which feet burners; thus Allen, Pom,
& Co.'S bill with #. burners Is SI7 10 at Bur
ngton, and Paine x Co.'S bill with f. burn
ers is $40 45 at Rutland, Taking the size Of III
burners used by Messrs. Allen and Proutv AS III
average of those used at Burlington, the cost 70
the same amount of light is IS per cent more a
Rutland than at Burlington and If the differ
ence in the hour Of closing should be considered
the per cent would be still greater in favor O
Burlington gas. The following bills taken g
Burlington IRE omitted in the above compari-
sons, for the reason that NC had bills Of con
used aseo1'- W '-'- -''''' 'A' ''''' &
j L. Brinsmaid, average l., burners. close at
O'clock; bills for ) months. ST
c, Z. stamford, dry goods, average burner-.
close at clock bill for 3 months 81
J w. RObey & Co. average 3 burners Il till
o'clock; bill for 3 months. H. =
| b. Turk, clothing store. average IL burpa,s
! close about o'clock bill for 3 month 10 .
0 l. Hart average "a burners, close at "a
O'Clock. bill Tor months II p
E l. man. dry goods average burners clos.
at O'Clock; uses gas regulator, bin for
months, III
$ NJ. Huntington, book store average 2,
burners close ats o clock bill. I4l
The gas at Burlington is made. as we were in
formed at the gas works, from Newcastle coal
distilled hours.
The gas at Brattleboro, as the superintendent
of the works informed us, is made from a mix.
ture of 10 Newcastle and Ito Camel Goals di,
titled hours. This, we are told, makes mucl
richer gas than that made from Newcastle coal
and consequently a burner consumes less Of
than of gas made from Newcastle coal like ina
| at Burlington.
In addition to the above we assisted in tn
tests made by Mr., Hawley at Burlington an,
| Rutland, VIII lest meter and photoueter will
the following results, which. for convenience il
reference, we give in tabular view.