Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-14

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INSPECTION AND sRLLISg OF GLs-NErRRs.
We publish the following act OF the Cor
poratlon for the information OF our readers,
and as an act ofjustice to the Washington
Gas Light Company;
An ACT to provide for the Inspection and
sealing Of gas-meters In the city OF Wash
ington.
BsH enacted BY he Board Of Aldermen and
Board Of Common Council QfthS city Of Wash.
iRgton, That on or about the fourth Mon
day In June next, and annually thereafter,
the Mayor, BY aud with the advice and con-
sent Of the Board Of Aldermen, shall appoint
some suitable, experienced, and competent
citizen Of Washington, who Is not stock
holder In or an employee OF any gas CON-
pany, Inspector, aud sealer Of gas-meters,
who, beforclhe enters on the discharge nF ~,
| dutIoa, shah give BONA WITH security TO tho
satisfaction OF the Mayor, In the penal sum
OF five hundred dollars, conditioned for the
faithful discharge Of the duties OF his Office,
and take an oath or Affirmation before some
officor legally qualified TO administer the
same faithfully, diligently, and lmpartIally
to discharge his duties OF his ONCE.
Sec. .. And b u further enacted, That Il
shall be the duty OF said inspector and sealer
OF gas-meters, whenever required In writing,
and on prepayment Of the fee hereinafter
specified, to Inspect, test, prove, and ascer-
tain the accuracy Of registration Of any and
all gas-meters used, or Intended to be uiad
for measuring or determining the quaHtity OF
carburetled hydrogen or illuminating gas
consumed by any person or persons In this
city; aud when found to be, or made correct,
within the meaning Of this act, 70 seal,
stamp, or mark all such meters, and each
one OF them, with some appropriate, dls-
tInct, and Intelligent device, ..-.. .
Sec. 8. AID bsd JIrthsr enacted, That the
GAS-llght Company shall keep near TO Its
once = suitable and accurate "metsr-
proven" or "testlnE gas-holder," for prov
Ing and testing the accuracy Of registration
OF tho gas-meters used In the city OF Wash
lngton, aud by which apparatus every gas
meter shall DO proved and tested, at tho
written request or any consumer Of gas, and
In his presence, II he desires II, upon the
payment in advance to said inspector aud
iealer OF the sum Of ffty cents for each and
every meter removed from tho premises,
proved, tested, Inspected, sealed and ro-
placed, and II any such meter, on being so
Tested, shall be found 10 register inaecn-
rately, as defined by this section, TO the In
Jury or the consumer, the fee Of my cents
shall be returned 10 the person applying for
said inspection and be paid 10 the Inspector
and sealer by the Gas-llght Company as a
remuneration for the removal, testing, cor
rection, sealing aud replacing OF such meter,
And every such meter shall be considered
correct, and sealed accordingly, which shall
register quantities varying from the true
standard measure Of gas, OF not more than
two per cent. In favor OF the company, or
three per cent. In favor Of the consumer.
Bee. 4. And bs u further enacted, That Il
shall not be lawful hereafter for any new
meter TO be furnished or put In use In this
city, which shall not have been previously
proved TO DO correct, and scaled as such BY
the Inspector RuG Bealer authorized by this
act, except during such time as from any
cause the once shall DO vacant, or said In
spector and sealer shah, amer request made,
refuse or neglect TO proVej aud u correct,
seal the meters furnished at his office by the
0as-llght Company for that purpose. And
for said proving or sealing only the company
shall pay to said officer the sum OF twenty
aVe cents for each and every new meter 20
proved and sealed az aforesaid.
Sec. 8. And be u further enacted, That the
Inspector and sealeT Of gaS-meters hereby
authorized shall enter In book, to be pre-
pared by him for that purpose, the date OF
testing, number, size, name Of manufacturer,
and registration OF every meter proved and
sealed, or condemned as Rforesald and shall
be allowed, from aud after the first day Of
July next, an annual salary, payable quar-
tsrly out OF the general fund OF one hundred
and any dollars, aud In addition thereto the
fees prescribed In this act.
Approved May IL, 1850.
sABBATH School REUNIoN.-The Wash.
lnEton City Sunday School Union had a
gathering Of the Sabbath school scholars
yesterday afternoon at Lincoln Hall. Rev.
q. A. Hall, secretary Of the union, presided,
and interesting addresses were delivered by
Hon. John Hill, from Now Jersey Hon, &.
8. Fisher, Commissioner OF Patents and
Captain Wilkinson, Of Howard University.
The exercises were Interpreted with singing
by the children.
LIGHT HAVANA Brown Melton, suitable
for Spring oyercOats, for ordered work, Just
received.
Other shades light and dark Goods, suita-
BILE for the sRme or similar garments.
Light eolorsd caSSlmeros for early spring
pantaloOnS.
Fine Black and Blue DoeSklns for panta.
looms. GEO. Q. HENSING,
No. 4l0 Seventh street N. W.