The New York herald., 1869-03-06

per cent; l oneDe1 the opera house the eth OF
mcr than when the ooera house was opeaea; aG
times the light was very di, SO rs 70 occasion ire
James Boyle, liquor dealer OF lo7 Prince street.
testi led:-l commenced 70 burn gas on the lst OF
May, 1850; my gas blil on January Q. lsGi, was
$l6 96 the Iltl January, 1852, SIS rs; 9th Janu
SIS; January 4, 1888. So IS; January 8 1865.
$40 23 january 1904 sss 5o for the three years
was obliged TO close my store every night az twe.ve
O'clock previous TO shaa USED M 70 keep open tilI one
the burners changed twice; last year, when saw
the bis 80 hign. consulted gas titter and he
told me to put IN Ave feet burners; the bill IN
June, $685. after we had the burners changed was
$l4 IS: used TO BUN the gas about thirty thirty
DAYS IN the month, but the gas bill nevertheless in
creased; complained OF the bad light, but when
doing so ! was informed that the dele = could not
Israel Bucknam, Of liz Lexington avenue:-I
lived there for the last years. my bills for the
first few years IRON seven 70 nine dollars and
within the last Iew years have gone up to $2l 80;
use lou - v M ,h ssn M man Uie e. n
the meter; Davidson, the inspector, examined II.
and SAID 1t was all right and was surprised that
had burned SO much gas with only four burners; my
gas bill was going up 30 high Lnat was Obliged 10
see 10 1t, but nothing has yet been done to 1t; the
general quality OF the li9nt IS very poor the gas mas
been very badly attended TO; there was y smell OF
gas throu IN the house ON une 0ccasion and got
man to examine the meter; never complained TO
In reply 10 member OF the committee Mr.. Nc
Gowan examined patent burner produced by wit
stated that patent burners we're tne best or
the companies and the worst for the consumers.
John Bersln, OF Z9l Union street, Brooklyn, testi-
hed-l moved to Brooklyn fourteen years ago; ap-
pied to the gas company Tor meter; tley stated
they had q blii against the house which they would
compel me 10 pay before they would give me gas;
this was the Brooklyn Gasllglt Company; they
obliged me to pay deposit before tncy supplied me;
the charge hen was ABOUT one dollar or one dollar
and lifty cents month; the hlgaest bill nave from
the company was seven dollars; We were told that
we wsre paying too much Tor gas by new company,
VINO PROMISED TO give better gas. no deposits and
cheaper light; persuaded about twenty persons to
cut on IRON the old company; this new company
0nered 10 furn sh the city VI Brookyn with the best
description OF gas ut one uOar and twenty-five cents
l,0OJ aud private consumers not to exceed two
dollars and fifty cents for the best quaty wnile there
was competition the gas was good; at first the Dill
was i've dollars, and subsequ .nty ran up to eleven
dollars, although the consumption Oh gas was greatly
decreased; l complained to the company, out got
salts action; The quaty OF the gas ut present Is
considerably detcriOrated by the dampness OF the
coal; they have now what IL called U "Dlower," or
exhauster. which they use Tor reducing the richness
OF the gas. The general rule appeared to be the
worse the gas the nigner the price. witness then
proceeded 10 describe the proce ss OF making anu
pointed out some OF the defects In its present manu-
lacGure.
Tne committee adjourned at quarter past nine
oc,ock " meet IN Broo&iyn II ON Mon iay morning.