Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-24

The President Of the 0as Company 10 bic lasi
communication 20 The Council on the price oi
gas max - comparison between the price. here
md At PhiadcbAis % show that they afe les
here There are other conditions besides the
rate per thousand leoi, and the price per street
light. requisite 10 : real comparison, aud With
out which Il NAV be deluaiye. For instance the
President states that "the Philadelphia gas works
are Eve times the magnitude OF those Ia Cincin-
natl. aud vet publish the loss Ia the preceding
years bushes. Of 81. lg 10.
Thi. vas at a. a thoussnd feet. A. tie works
are owned by the city. We suppose there u 20
specific charge for street lamps. This does not
show any necessity for raising the price above
AZ 50 here The President states the compare
tive magnitude Of the Philadelphia gas works 10
show that on much larger business they make
lose But Ia point of quantity of gas made
and sold. they are not tive times the magnitude
Of the Cincinnati works. for the population i
about two aud half times that Of Cincinnati.
The amount gas supplied IN isG0 vas III,
9J4 FL cubic feet The public are not Informed
what amount i made by the Cincinnati works.
But the area supplied With gas 10 PhilAdelp phi.
il. Ne presume, more than Ave times as great n
IN this city Thus city management has not
only furnished the citizens with gas At 81 with
out, We suppose. any charge Tor public lights but
il has greatly extended the pipes into the ada
except in n single case, extend out OF the narrow
and dcnsely populated site within the bills. Ills
veil known that the municipal limits Of Phlladel
phis include suburbs 81 great extent These
are supplied with gas. greatly increasing the cost
OF fixtures, and drawing on the receipts for gas.
whlc Cincinnati is very compact and densey
built W, aud the pipes do no. reach any OF the
suburbs except Mount Auburn.
Thus the comparative magnitude OF the works
- -. - .F vI.aY
made In general way. seems ~ make an srgu
ment ror raising the price at Cincinnati. shows
the opposite when correctly stated And besides
this greater expense in extending the mains 10
the surrounding towns, We understand that the
city has had To purchase local works previously
erected.
The President also calls attention 20 the state
ment OF the Philadelphia 0as Works. that the
bare cost of their public lamps is StJ year,
whereas the price here il SIS la this too.
there are other conditions necessary TO be known
10 make the statement carry any Information,
and without which il is delusive.
We are informed that tie street lanterns OF
! Philadelphia have burners which consume eight
feet hour. while here We have four feet burn
ers. Aud besides this the pressure makes a
great difference in the amount consumed. and Of
course in the light given, and this may be regu-
lated at the works Thus We NAV have a city i,
by the number Of lamps rather than 10y their bril-.
liant light Aud OF course this counts in the re.
cepts OF the Company. aud ia the cost TO the
city.
u comparison with Philadelphia, when cor
| rectIy made will show a for reduction
here; but a comparison with Pittsburg would be
n iuster criterion for ~. IL the same mat
rial. and has the same number OF transfers 70
make OF II before reaching the works. except
that ours. being the river bank. the OK
pense Of car,ing the coal. In all RESPECTS except
the difference made hy the longer transportation
on the barges. the advantages are in favor OF the
Cincinnati works The population here is twice
| a. great. and the extent OF mains. We presume.
not much different. And the secondary pro
ducts bring enough more 20 pay The difference in
| transportation
per cent dividends II furnishes gas to citizens
NJ 81 90 IL furnishes the city for the public
| lights twelve aud halt millions of feet free OF
cost. aud charges 80 cents thousand for the
amount in excess OF this The company PAYS
| the government tax on the amount consumed by
the city. Besides this IL paid large amount OF
bounty tax" The President OF the company
thinks that IN consequence OF the advance IN
| cost Of labor and materials il will require close
management to make the usual dividends in
January
! This ia just criterion for us There is DO
cause for haste In making a contract with the
| company 20 give away advantages which the city
has in its hands And there is a great deal OF
Information wanting in the matter which should
be learned before making any arrangement -
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