Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-03-14

Result of tests OF illuminating gaS' ihooS oI -
the two villages of Whitehall and olehs
Falls with test-meter, patent burners anu
nhotometric scale, by Committee appointed
-, gas consumers OF Whitehall Also by
rom1arison of gas bills tor November ana
IIsrrmber bv sundry parties in each 'lllage,
to ascertain the relative cost OF the gas hSn''
as nearly as possible by each mode
FIRST.
Test at Gins Fails
Amount of Gas con-umed in each burner per hour
wsl.h burner 571z tenths OF a foot gave the light
Wash burner, So tenths of foot gave the light Of
Wai,h burner, 1917 tenths of foot, gave the light
ut g., candles. r.. - a.. i;,t,, nf
Walsh burner, % tenths OF Ioot gave 'i' 1 1 -
Warh burner, 6s tenths ofa foot, gave the hkht OF
3,raEon burner So tenths ofa foot, gave the light
| Ola 81 candles. - %, ,no o,,,ra,,a ta
mon1t Of light in candles 42 %; average strength
of hight the foot, l3-lo0 Candles
sEcoSD
Test at WaitehalI-SaD's Meier, B'T"f's and Sea1s
Walsh burner, 281l tenths of foot gave light IL
Wash burner, "a tenths of foot gave light in can
Wais6 burner % tenths of foot gave light in can
Wash burner 26 tenths OF foot gave light in can
WaIsh burner 80 tenths of foot gave light in can
Walsh burner, SO tenths of foot gave light in can
AgSregate number of feet, l8.o5-loo aggregat
am unt OF light III candles I0.4 -ly0 average slrehsu
| oI light the foot 3.9J-lOo candles
| Hence We fud by the above tests that the gas a
White, all burns trIhe less than half the quanit
burned at Gleus Falls, and gives for that half, hgt
n Dropo tion as seyeDty is to forty-two. Or to n
iuce The ON larson to dollars and cent we TN
tina, The " htehal gas at sf ven dollars FER fhoasS
| gives light cheap as the gas at Giens ais Woai
| be at two dollars aud eighty cents
THIRD
T b fso,opayison of Consumers Bills for the Mont
Of Norsuabey ant D,esnlbsr, at G '"s rails
| Store OF w. ). Jones burners, hours NoY'' On
| - AZ; average per burner, ,- ~, @
| store OF " > Jones, burner, hours, Dec''
| 81 60; average per burner, - ~,
| " A. + onda, 81 burners hours, Nov, - So
W Fsopda.3 pt 81 burners hours, full head,
+ rest turned down, Dec, 50 20 average per
d Datiei Peck. 2lz burners to ga hours, Nov,
| 81 20: average per burner, 400
$ | y Peck 4 Co.. burners hours NoF'' % "''
e c@Ies E. 90. 81. TO s burners. AZ hours, Nov
l. sl2 40, average per burner,
Coles & Co, 51g to burners, 45s hours, Dec,
Sl2 40; average per burner. , ~
r. LoveItss, 10 burners, 3 ahd 1t, houfs No'''
,r SI4 2S: average per burner,
7 Loyele=s, 10 burners, and IT., hoof8' Deo''
IL SI3 90; Average per burner, -, ~
| Hubbard, 2Ia burners hours Noy., 60 w. aV-
erage per burner.
Agpreste cost of eleven burners per month, $50
Average cost per burner per month, 81 SO
Amount Of Bills at WditshaH, sans time.
DIR. Hall. Post Ohce 4 burners, Dec, S6 s.;
~ | average per burner, 81
90 | l. L. Bakeslee, A burners Nov 70 o. aver ,
70 ! age pr burner
70 r BIakeglee, 4 burners, Dec, 50 90; average
a. per burner, -. ,o
dc wat & Blanchard, burners, Nov, s6 20; av-
erage per burn~r,
wait 4 blanchard, 6 burners, Dec, S5 50; a'-
% esage per burner, o ~, -
ht per burner,
NJ j Myers Co 8 burners, Nov 80 ooi a'-
erage per burner,
' | NJ j. Myers & Co , 9 burners, Dec - ot; a'-
erage per burner, 80 .
E. w Hall, 16 burners, Dec, SZ3 4oi average q.
r. per burner, -. ,-
r. Broughton, . burners, Dec, S6 65; aver
In age per burner,
-, [ r. Broughton, butners, NOV, . 49, average
40 j. Reuois, ga burners Dec, 81 20; avera-e
ree | per burner, ~, -
IN. | Geo Barney 81 burners, Dec. Sc G5; average
o., | per burner, - on
~ ger burner, - m -
| Geo. Iule, burners Dec., ~ Oof average P1A
;, H A. Griswold, 4 burners Sc 66; average per
" burner,
Aggregate cost of II burners per month, o.
Average cost per burner per mouth, 81 "a
,aw We find then by comparison OF bill g. ihat the
' | light a. Whitehall % cheaper at seven aolia'
| tie coal gas a Glen4 Falls would be at thfee uo