Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-11
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referred the subject Of lighting the city vitA ga
now report as follows:
We have had under consideration the proposal
Of tie indianapolis Gn Ligh, and Coke Com
pany. in which they propose 70 light the city With
gas. for tserty years. At the price Of s. Il per
900 cubic feet. both 10 citizens aud public
lamp, the city 70 light. eI.inguish and repair.
and the e0esGmS 70 pay the Government tar IN
al casss. & Ell
At ptesent tAe city PAYS tor street lamps about
81 81. and ci.izsas 81 20 per ZOO iesi. sxela-
sive Of the Government tar.
Daring the year 1854. the Company manu-
fscfared 81 sos 900 cubic feet. o. which 10 .991
500 feet was used By citiZeas, aud .5os,9OO feet
in the street lamps
There were SO street lamps each consuming
:, Go feet pee year, and costing so per lamp,
being lighted OILY 10 the dark OF the moon
Cpos she eoasumptioo oi the same amount
aud IN the ssfne ratio, between street lamps ana
private consumers, at the prices named IN the
present proposal OF the Company. the city would
pay S5Ol3 more. and eitixsns tll33I II less,
oeing a net reduction of sl2, 322 As
In town Ia England. near The coal regions,
where coal averages > 10 : cents per bushel, the
price of gas i from - Co 90 cents per 600,
and in private institutions. where thay manufac-
ture their own gas. and coal does not exceed
cents Pes bushel, iAe cost 10 about - cents per
900. and 10 London, where coal is 10 to 20
cent? psE bushel, tae price % consumers Is from
50 cents to 81 os per 1000. and then the price
Of the coal is more than one half the sale price
of the gas. proving that the coal is the great
| item. aud that even where IL 10 cheap its cost
exceeds all the balance of the cost Of production
| and the profits.
In the city of Boston the price u private con
| sunersis 50 5O;strest lamps burning four aud a
| half feet per hour. one hilf foot per hour more
$9 per year Three varieties OF coAl used
costing o. 80 and IA cents per bushel
| In the city of New iorS. ths Manhattan and
Metropolitan Companies heretofore. aad still
charge. but 81 50 The New York Conpan y
heretofore charged 81 90, and have raisef TO
80 IS. The Harlem charged 81, and have
raised TO 80 ~. Goal costs 80 cents per bushel
aud the gas socks are worth very large pre-
Ia Cisvelandt the price to citizens IS So; street
lamps. 81 50; coal about ~ cents per bushel
| In Detroit the price 10 citizens ~ 81 30; stree,
lamps. 81 50: coal about "a cents III
| In Chicago the price 10 private consumers IL
| - SO: coal, ~ cents per bushel.
4 The Philadelphia works are owhedby the city
| The price private consumers until January LIST.
| 1864. was 81 90. and then advanced to 81 80;
and 10 August lsst " 81 So. upon prompl pay
ment. and 50 90 if not 40 paid.
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pait ss follows: /" The city OF Philadelphia having
failed to obtain appropriations for the extension
OF their works. the price OF gas Was raIsed from
| 81 30 20 50 w 20 provide for extensions.
These extensions of pipes are run out Oh all the
roads diverging frsm the city, distances OF from
| Eve 10 ten miles INfHD.
| Ii wonld seem That the price not faised be-
| cause il WAS too low for the gas, bat because il
vas desired that the works should yield a sur plus
-.
| reaching i've ~ ten miles out Of the city.
The price for the itreet lamp is i4s W per
year. The impression of the Committee is that
| thi. includes lighting. extinguishing. repairing.
30. - sffE
This would he al item vi $40 % leaving
SIS % for the gas These lamps. like ours, burn
in moon time, but burn double as much per hour,
they burning eight feet aud ours four feet per
hour, or equal . about 10 90 per year for an
amount OF gas consumed by one o. our lamps
Coal 80 cents per bushsl OF 80 Iva, er "a cents
Tor Indiana weight of 40 lbs,
In Pittsburgh, Pa for the year ending June
1864. gas was, and still is furnished to private
consumers at 81 90 ~ 00l000 fees. about one
seventh oil their entire manufacture. is fura shed
for the street lamps entirely free OF charge. and
,ls9.OI3 feet in additional IS cents per | 900
Thus. The city of Pittsburgh. with population of
Is. 600. paid for Lighting the street lamps OF the
outuc ttf ioi ohO feai hsAc WI SSNVt uuu
private citizens supplied AZ 81 CD. and the Com
pany made dividents of ten per cent all their
charter allows than, aud carried surplus earn
ings OF st, 35S n (beng profit OF eleven and
q half per cent to the credit Of The next rear,
and this after giving away one seventh Of their
entire manufacture, and paying Government
tax OF nearly $l2OOO. and, thep the profits we're
one-third OF their gross receipts.
The average price on the whole amount, after
IafustinU Inv arm IA z III 1 nln
coal coating ~ to IL cents. The ret cost OF
manufacturing gas was 1852 cents per l,o0O,
and including salaries, expenses OF oil kinds re-
pairs, taxes, &c, S007 cents per 900
They produce 80 O9l .56s cubic feet. or about
four times the last years production here.
In Covington, Kentucky, the contract ID d
furnish gas TO private consumers at s. until the
consumption amounts to 40 0U0 feet per day; be.
tween 900 and IS 600 feet per day 50 50
aud when over 10. 600 feet per day the price is
to be 81, and the street lamps and public build
ings TO be supplied at one half these prices.
In Cincinnati, the contract with the present
company expires June 1866. On the 9Th aud
l4th Of Dscen ber las: she Company made propo-
sails to the Council TO renew upon certain terms
and on the l4th OF December a majority of the
Gas Committee Of the Council recommended the
adoption OF on ordnance in accordance with the
proposal of the Company, renewing the gran, for
lows:
SECTION l. Be il ordained by the City Council
Of the city Of Cincinnati. that the price which the
Cincinnati Gas light and Coke Company shall
charge for gas furnished by said company for
the public buildings, Council Chamber, Offices,
court rooms, prisons. station hsuses and engine
houses OF the city. or other companies therein,
shall not exceed the rate Of three dollars 80,
for each thousand / ,O00,) cubic feet consumed
inclusive OF the tax on gas now or hereafter to
be imposed by the United States which ssid
Company shall assume and pay; provided. that in
case the tax so imposed shall be reduced the
Company shall make an equal reduction in the
price OF gas.
SIC. , That Tor sas furnished for burning in
the public lamps Of said city. in the streets, al
leys public grounds parks. markets, market
places and market houses. the price shall 10,
exceed S35 per annum for each lamp, including
lighting and eItinguishing. an repairs TO lamps
for ordinary wear and tear only, each lamp to
consume. ss now. tour cubic feet OF gas Der an
mum, burning every night during the yesr. from
dark till daylight
The Gas Company were exceedingly anxious
to obtain = renewal upon these terms, and the
President, in lengthy communication January
18th, 1865, endesvors 10 persuade the Council
TO renew the graft upon the foregoing terms
The proposed price to citizens. he states Ia
81. the Company paving the Government tax of
25 cents per 900, and fcrshcr discounsing )
per cent for prompt payment, leaving net for
the gas s. 90 Street lamps SIS per anuun.