, 1870-10-02
THE GAS SUPPLY,
I.cttrf from \. II. DTllfuRS, ESQ.,, President
ofthc tTcst side t:a~ rous3uuv.

70 ths h,,pte af Hfst Chh.1so:
There has htcn pending Ia the Common Cornell
Tot scvsr1l months an ordinance which Processes
lanrs with Eas- The ordinance originally had
more than oac Witt claimed lss paternity, but now
It Ia conceded to be tho property Of Alderman
Peter Dasgy, Of the Fifth Warl
The Prnpla's t;as C0npen NJ has the euppiy of
that portion OF the city Tying west Of the river
and Its branches. The entire earnings OF the
company and all tic capital hare been, aua arc,
snnua,ls invested IN the extension Of the mains
noc uas :? s. ~ ns ~,
ir.ra which We furnish no gas, save i, H.,
cl!J lsn;s scattered aonE the Llst.nse- IL
x I ncss 20. q sSs are :. tsw n. .yr'
mt nay the Interest On the cost nf tn
r!rc mt lnytnc 1t. The percentage OF lrakac
.,yons yos ts. as %ian5 soncatN WIN T.
that NC would s2Ec lasSe amount OF monty a,-
t.ua!'y II &c did not havc 70 fuEnlat c1y 10 ,n4
etiJ 2osss = such tsts1rets THIS fact IN be well
ii IS Of cas- supply. We zre laying new p!pe.
fatlt. extending them ih:ouch III! the West d.
vsstaa. tlong all Ne c2u 10 add To the vslue os
nrrp+H!- We are ouinR this nt present loa&
We afe lasinA pipes Tne.e lhere are no hou5e-
tctEers TO c1usu7.A gas, aad ID districts ln,m
@hlen, iot ESny yctts, NJ ca. expect not dollar
eoarxs .1a,nrrl and trrn+-I.ste .ie:lsp for ,,sts
and wis y the futals,IEG Of gas Is cor,nar,tI r.
ne sorEaF u tost'; ,he f<avic. Is positive pc-
cnei1sy loss to T.. WG k1re j co1tsscs with H.,
S!s. for thc supply Of sHk y the street Lamps
1nst contract .rah n11t1e during the ts!m ar
Mayor Rtcr. aftc- 60 +Efe'!' nee q! swentf yesrk
suo aftes nsid and thorrusa lnyesstRaa a II
nc gas s.1vfcr IN all the ct'trs. lAre AMI sr3ai
IN The Cs.i:cL Safes. That contract Vas male hv
suihGr1s "s the Gs7rmtn CnuacI ~fIer {r!t an,
tttfcash understanding OF the subject bJ The
GSnrci': and the Mayor. uua :ae Comn:raies
CEterthas coEtrset We nAre aGd are nov ex-
r. hdiGS Incl fy fal r. adT2Lec II euy caiuiur. ;.
.E1nai. rc$osssna 70 loans n ata as u carr on
as.d With knowledge taas far yeass 10 cs,1ae our
only e9.:an CTS IL n,anr t1tes.led lstrts VIM b..
HE public lamps. Esc1y lat-hssidcr IN the We.,
plEis!on can UNDERSTAND tie yA.ae OF hsTtnc tue
r.s ftrcs iatd in 1tf1t oS H. and ret eT+rF lat-
fc}deE docs rot pcThaHs, understand t1ak tiesr
r7es arc It'd at al actca, !os 20 lnng as The only
Aid. rmen from ite Setenth, g,saih. Ninth.
Twelfth. Thirteenth. Fourtecnyh an,l FIf:eenth
Na1'1s know how earnestly tatir constituents
Ia sse able to inform those c,E<t1tuen:s ,fat tit
e1spapy E c1perflnT Its eutire earnings 10 bcne-
nt rrortrty md aaosd oon1entcnce 10 The puo,tc.
lamp service, which doea NOT r4J the cost
.Adcruan Daxsy, In q les1e: puoishcsi tu the
Ettn'q9 le.. The 7:tn Of September, makes ;nc
+ @ ~ e. e ses & enss 11s
the caa companies In Lie matter Of lanr suSpjf.
and he stsics that this Ie*ult Is pEofuce1 Z; Two
cossrsstk sse TO nlsn md taen. ~ sa5 ii is 20;
rustib!c to remedy this until the CONTRACTS expire
The other came We give in his o1n wne,fs:
scerrd. "Ihc other cause L.. thar The time fnf
nxt1s III IN old uMc table, maie Il 1853; II mis-
tsSe no1, an3 which ~ a t,tIch IT h:lntCr- from
,as p 1st ct sannary 70 % sae s,:: Ct 1seencr and
ise moon Is a cssp ct 'a1nGer has II Christmas
/ uerr. then. xe hare Clear and distinct zec,ta,
%hA fHta