The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-08-30

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Dol1a0eoe, q 80 pr thousand II Mnsca-
tine, Is % ~ Thousand; in DaSssport, IS Z
~ thessaad i Dshsess, - - pr thou.
nd il Iowa City, Is pr shoaasd, and in
ST. Loais, whsss thsy Aass over sessn hos- 4
sand private consumer, d 50 pr thousand,
the same that this conpany i now charging.
10 the lat naned place the city has no Right
to reduce the price until 1890, and will
hers rsnark 81 = ~ jadsnsss, without
inilAf gaasaatsss, = - csnpssy can
psospss my lsasth u line - ofahs Upper
Miippl. Owiae . tie snpsodaeaive
sa1alty = western coal for o., aad he ssst
| expssss in procuring Pittsburs coal west Of
Ills river, they viii never BE- Able 70 furnish
90 for less than 81 50 per thousand, and
pay reasonable dividend on the capital in
vested.
| Il 10 always expected that after gas works
havs bsen established in city, the COM
pany will extend the same, 20 - to keep
pace with the growth Of the city. This can
only b done BY the heavy outlay Of add
tioaal capital. This company had intended
laying over one mile Of street mains the
present season, for the purpose Of supplying
the pressing demand Of persons residing out
side Of the present gas districts, and bad
made partial Arrangements to do 20 but this
, very movement for thereduction Of the price
Of gas y onos discosraess every person from
, putting their capital into such IN enterprise
J without further and more permanent guaran-
J tees that the company will be sustained in
, charging remunerativs prices.
) ash the petitioners if they would BE-
willing to put their money into the concern
. without. such guaranteed
, All this company asks is for the Cit
/. Council to extend to il such privileges ant
8 protection q il usually granted to companies
: in other cities. Then with the strict econom,
i that is now practicsd it can prosper, other
; wise it cannot.
5 1t is very palpable that every citizen il
e this place is more or less interested in tn
e reasonable prosperity and success Of thi
n company. Il isa public institution, and it
failure would bring additional trouble an
II reproach upon our city. trust. therefore
d that the lily Council will look carefully int
J, the matter, and act advisedly and Justly i
}. the premises.
o Nov, in relation to the third complains
d |,yiz: :" That the gas furnished by this com
II pany is greatly inferior to that furnished
b other cities, would simply say that the pet
81 TONERS have spoken unadvisedly. They n
n mistaken. We have convincing evidence
. the fact that the gas furnished by this con
is pany is greatly superior to the average Of til,
10 furnished other cities in this country.
L Now, We do not wish to be understood i
,e anything We have said herein as casting al
Or reflection upon the petitioners. Most /
il them We are acquainted with, and beliey
in them to be gentlemen Of integrity Of pu
pose. As il frequently the case when sue
petitions are circulated, probably not one
ten Of the subscribers ever read said petition
or understood precisely what il contained
&c Otherwise we believe 3 majority Of the,
IN would never have signed it.
IA Yours. truly, p. MooAR,
President.