The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-21

l44 s. SIXTH Street, second door above WALNUT
OFF1cEs;-No. l44 8. SIXTH street, PHILADELPHIA;
TRIBUNE BUILDINGS, New York. 7SO.4p
e~1Sye TO THE PUBL
~ Having recently noticed in several OF our
public papers articles complaining the bad quality
Of gas and rejecting the management OF the
Trust, therefore deem It necessary in justice to
the Board of Trustees. to the public, and TO myself
that should make some exp. .anation in regard to
the matter.
would therefore state few simple facts, trusting
that may be able to satisfy any intelligent mind
that the insufcency OF light not caused by bad
or mismansgement on the part Of those having
charge of the works.
Thocoal are using is Of the very best quality
for gas purposes the coal has been used
in the works for number of years. the gas is manu-
factured and purified in the manner as heceto-
FORE the workmen employed are the best that be
obtained and fully skifu ss any former ones;
the illuminating power ofthe Is at all times lex
cept on one occasion, OF which will hereafter speak)
fully up the standard of sixteen candles as tested
with Batswing burner consumiI e Ave Gu bic feet per
hour under pressure of two incnes it is therefore
pTessDre for instance, any consumer may notice that
O'clock, when IA, avy consuniption eesses there re- ia
plenty flight or the is good. Now does any sens-
deliver to the before 10 II O'clock aud
good gas after that time or on sunday eye1ings9 OF
will aemit, as BE- fore stated, that on occRson
stsndsrd, caused as foiows;-Havlng increased our
make at the Point Breeze Works TO the extent OF
four hours, 1t became necessary TO provide additional
OF consumption. and In making the connections Of
those large mains consldera6ie quantity OF atmo-
the quality CT the gas IhiS gas was
city owing TO its being the nearest point OF consump
tion, aud from that section came the complaints:
ton so slight as TO be scarce " perceptble.
The consumption of gas from December to I5,
Cubic Feet
lS6o.. ,l2s 900
IeS5 90 Sy ~ 'EvS SS0
1865 .... AZ ls9 900
5i 1g0 OO0
ShoWing an in 1867 over 1850 Of over 81 neg
cent with no increase in size of distributing MAINS
sure on nights OF heavy consumption below That
which is necessary 10 insure proper and uniform
sibe, and would have been done sooner but for the
* and he The Ss % mo GsS
hRusted nlthe extension of manufacturing capacity
ana IL the Sg8g Of main ana
pipes u the newly built up portions Of the cty there
DIST dstrbuns M mains through the o the city 70
There is another matter would call attention to.
During the last year or eighteen mo aths, several
| d1ced, and many Of our citizens have had them
placed on their meters for the purpose Of regulating
tion 10 condemn them do that from the fact of
UNDERSTANDING the principle upon which they work.
is be attributed the larger portion of the clamor
| about bad gas. A controller answers very well
| for some localities; for instance, on high
points the line of large mains where there is
very high pressure but at low points, unless it is
perry arranged it is preventing a proper supply o
gas from passing through the meter thereby reducing
the light and making what the consumer supposes tc
be bad It s certain fact that nine enths OF the
complaints made at offices of insufficient light
prove upon examination, to be caused by the parties
obstructng the flow of gas by controller, by hav
ing the stops partially closed the inlet TO the
/ meter.
| Hoping these explanations may satisfy every com
planning consumer that IL is not bad gas but insult
| fcient pressure, that causes his poor light,
remain, respectfully.
| Philadelphia, Dec. 90 1867.