The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-09-13
The Gas Question.
OFFIcE KEoKUK Gas CoAPAEY,


EDIroR OF GATE CIrY Dear Sir I'm your
issue of Saturday last, notice some COM
plants in relation to the management Of the
affairs of this Company-s'that there are de-
fects in the machinery or neglect in the
Office" 4A
1t seems that the grounds of this assump-
ton are, that some Of the consumers think
that they are charged with more gas than
they consume.
Now, so long as ] have the supervision OF
the affairs Of this Company, shall be very
much obliged to any of the consumers who
may feed themselves wronged, if they will
make known their grievances, an some definite
form at this office, and whenever that is done,
shall take pleasure in investigating the
grounds of complaint at once, and ascertain
where the mistake lays, if one exists. If gas
bills are not correct, it is an easy matter to
ascertain that fact, for i. must be eithsr in
consequence of the meters not registering cor
rectly, or, that the person whose duty 1t is to
take down the registry each month, and return
the same to this office, has not done 1t cor
rectly.
It can be ascertained whether meter reg
listers correctly, by having it tested, which |
shall take great pleasure in having done at
the request of any one who may desire 1t, and
the mode of testing is SO simple, that any one
can at once understand it.
If the registry has not been taken down
L. ad
bv examining the meter and comparing 1t
with the records in this Office, or, the consul
liner can note down each month himself, the
registry of his meter, and compare his notes
with the numbers in the gas bill when pre-
scented.
, The meters used by this company are man.
ufactured by responsible firm in Philadel.
phia, and are the same kind and manufac-
ture used by the various Gas Companies
throughout the West.
1 Mr.. Sullivan. who has charge on our meters,
and whose duty it is to take the registry each
month, and return the same to this office, has
been in the employ of this Company for some
ten years. and so far as ! can learn, has the
entire confidence of this community
We claim that our Secretary Is an honest
and competent person to perform accurately
the duties of the office, in keeping the record.
of the Company, and making out the gas
bills, which latter duty is a mere matter o.
computation, made from the numbers return
ed to the Office by the person who takes the
meter registry and if any mistake occurs il
making out the bills, it is an easy matter tt
ascertain and correct them.
So far as the Government tax complained
l of is concerned can only say that this Com
pany, IN adding the tax in the bills, is pursu
ing the same course that every other Ga:
Company in the United States is pursuing, Sc
far as | can learn. / presume that every
manufacturer, who pays government tax OF
: the article he produces, adds the tax to the
n price of the article, in some way or other: i
. he did not, heavy tax would compel him Il
stop his business, and it matters but little
whether the tax is embraced in the aggregate
. price Of the article, or added as separat,
= ! item.
In conclusion, would say that am con
e WINGED that capital invested in almost an,
V other branch OF industry, would be quite a
:, remunerative as that invested in the manu-
= facture of gas in this city
Yours, truly,
!, ID. MooAR, Prest
d keoknk Gas Co.