The New York herald., 1871-11-24
It'd CHS QUESTION.
The Gas Companies Still Supply
ing Bad Gas.
NECESSITY FOR STRINGENT LEGISLATION
What tho Companies Say About Good Gas ard
the City Officials Aboat Bad Gas.
WHO Is TO BLAME /?

Notwithstanding she ,rpose the nRaALs made
AH week concerning the operations ~ tne Gas
companies In not furnishing AZ good ras TO their
patrons as they could " lhev werp not 30 anxious
70 make sxsrsitanr pronts, and which erotss has
been followed 40 by other papers, the 9as N the
esfsets and IN mary private Houses continues 10 ne
~ ead ever. TO ha sure great many OF the
caesals who try TO imagine that hey are using the
p~-s Kind 81 coal IN the nianRaelure Of gas. and
tnst rnoy leave ssshlnE uai6ne 10 satisfy lser pa
t1ons. nave eHce,verea, ny very .ngepions state
meAss, to prove tnaL the people WHO conf lam el
THE QrALily on THE sAs
most be entrey wrong in their conelusions-in iact
~ bAnd as batt, ana tAut apy man VITA hts eseS
SHAT could see ior hllnsei that TBe eas
y all that the most enlightened Individual IN
me COMMUNITY ceubA possibly ues're. However
facts are stubborn things, and woaid seem that
SAe facts to the gas anes are strongly against
she companies. 1t may not be generally known that
y pyeseHt the city Is entirely
AT IHE MERCY OF THE COMPANIES,
and that esne OF them have good reasons to boast
mat Tie acd lnauesce Of the eutire city presS
cannot bueiga thcIn inca fHaxe taeri iIApreve
toe quality Ut Caa thev see Ut 10 make it ton
zines weEse taan II is. great many people believe
SAat the city authorizes compel the companies
10 klcrease tue ean,ae-rate sf the gas give
rata quantity III las each Eihip what they
60 supply. 0u the Srousd thar tnay rk,nx un~
ssr contract, vhtcn can be annule,i ~ any onent
Tais ~ great nsepprcesifo,. rte TACT is that the
tc1nr rancs are net oual by ans c9nlrJc ana that
iheJ are now furnishing gas under a sort Of half.
aaA naf AZ greemsnt with the oity. winch mtg HI an
well he no aqreegeat ., all. Tor al II amounts To-
II VIII be rewc,akerea that the gas e4mpanies
srvr a time wsrsed under contract bxt tbat auring
thew rse Cowln,ou Uouf ci cancelled the contract
ci the Manhattan COMPANY while it bad vet tive
fears to run. Az the. srre iE,s was done people
We're led ~ believe that the CeRinon Council took
Me stand they ad solely because they desica the
companies to do better ny ther fatrons out sRch
hssn0t tine cnAe. Thee who ere at all posted as
tssty F,aA rs" NJ. ,sfduee them to csnce tDo con-
Cact KNOW Fkfnt we!i that ,ne company
sn ~, Az, ~, ,,e bt,om Of he waoIe .nS ,s
contract the Gty was tHrnsised wAh gas NJ the rate
y S25 per har'S. As soon ~ the sktybastan Con-
TIE other coinTa.l&s isiIowsd sniI Tue seshn was
shat nc CITY Was AT ence ixiOrineJ that ION apd
hereafter weah have 10 pay .irs pes lamp Tor
lie 9as turn*iisn. lns was ce,.iinly 40 eye
spsi.sr for the peorse and SUIT was commenced
sourt 10 court uiAn TIC Gao decit,ca. The
aesnnf was that the whpe master res we'd lrseH
to in,s-,nas ma sf ~ asTecment nad nesn msas . pay
tutNled tOtt. II was In vaia tsat Efforts made
end that obstacles were thrown in the way ef the
soufpanes They sneerinaiv replied, .We've got
Es IT, Sy use cs Nv We go aoat Su eomve, sS0 vS S" "a
@se II. but II ySu don't pav whas Wa want We
70 state a MAI % ever a a cs s e
tEncKied down 10 the cstRn3nies ON the pltnefpie
a s e M ~ S eas asa pHonsS % ns
e1oand
which should he done awas with by the next Legs.
AZURE are the charters af the vartous cOtpp aAes.
fHI Is, they snpnd b. ~ Bot1stsi, TO prtfeSt the
aeople nga,Rss the extornoa oal outrage Ej which
Deg mast now ineckly bow. ,Hesc charters were
Cr4hsci without tisc Srshret restrletida heinR
pfasc uuun the whEits =; the companies 10 DO 1nst
k%they plf2sei arsur rhp ibrnish.nT 81 gas 10 tho
Hi or private iR.lIvarhiis. they were allowed "
h.ese ehartefs c.f.rgn urcr own prco aH1 wefp
90 rsr,riloa to gave aas u ecrsasl qualify. II
ssncetrIess s.ata fssr e,e eaappases have siyavs
s~ays noas .,.sr ussnek 10 make A. raaea money
snt give Ms ratis fof posdA,.. II Is true tnat
rEortE HAVE dRUa LIN
t,xi tnat mt arrer RI has been introdGccd
n the Le-hs,ture III hate years ~ mect rho
bat ahaa tws p4tsGis unequal force are arposca
~ one unasier t.e wcal>,r EiaS1 necessarily sc.
susa. And u kss nNafs 'ern 50 wuep tbe sGrs-
Gel.s conicg,ncc sas e.rroi zeal wrn NE gDid
u the gas csripapses. tisssi. anybody WAC Dad
ne courage carrg ma PAST 'nre, years 70 'ofro
sT se.utttt.n ty whfra tsS rsfilr ana l,rva-e in-
tvana,s aike apEH. ee Ens 60 assert ani Datr tam
~. ~lassrr nsw iaasss Ms 'aotives aae neoe,ta
ih,rtEl.c. dssa1 TIC cssass wint.r. sn MI saera
Isl coul u toes@ 10 i've Npd gas az iiNes
t.Sc a.is 70 bcsogie ttT, iiIbciy viii be
ice SOC cause ,vieit what ~ilaJiI pe
CS-ss'cd nFo i tha 4 p.h sc lstSsft ~ onia2 Al
sc!9ai iusreciur vhn rOtns tn-roct the fts iarnf-
tsc aiad Nv ne vasi7ii- cnsueaaiei and reJart 10
he ctty thtaoriis "dcsofs any vsoilsiGi ., The
tar >n"uia &c - c.y0tet clser ~ tue aiAn1ty or
sSaju OF "a. nfs'si.s.. caci vssia.ion 80 bs parn
Eba}se a. araSy Gac.
4 6gsAl u ro,tr'-f ycsieriav h,ade auotser tour
,; ne a,aisai"s OTIS ara Est me s2mv,ISsan.s
tG t;,ls .IN .st0
And " alch sNos cNslo,i.siyey that tHe best ~ coal
. rof us,l. AMI mat = lsr.e ,,.lntryo. bad coal
tfrt sfunii sttskay ~ good suat l. Xesi W make
lae eas ,hai peoise ras sucD eAornuant prices oN
"iun see sad one oi the uca To ihs reporter. At
stsnds to reason
,is lEsr COAX - NOT USED.
rs twas we woE'd nave tcry lnIe coke 10 sell
AGit ~ VIC have great Rcal aiid wbat - Obtained
fos the coke aImoos covers the original contract
fS.s'e "i ihe cea. Sons eafis 4ie best make very
ssss sv rrou sh'r,y.iomrin strcsi noh. lie aas Is
~ hal ~ tue stspeis and tat some private IOuaGA
10, u ~ cha me., Wy The Mo,r0psnan Company,
Fn'-e district extends from l9miy-iourtn street
u Dscvcnts -ntuth street, thai hcy use more eaDn0l
eUu tnHn msy vi the cLlcrs."
Should & sc s.,d ,hi al, ~, ne & gas con %com2snlss cen.
ssa tn % nv ." ~. s w S oes' K' ana !" sss; aa
k.rises III tue dark toe department. 0f Pirhllo
WORKS "nd nor they a,c 10 nia,ne. ~ ordcr . nMd
Sisat tn irporIer rahi Wat 10 Lbe 'gae aud
tsn,y" aepaiTu'''D, 81 ne general department. yeS
t~ssf,v, uui nad long Conversation Win the head
a the bureau.
sfHc pas com anies ray thai the department In at
sauS ~ not seeing to It fint the gas rcaches tie
pzsaps and private burners IN IT, purify" said the
kUtrr'cr.
:srnsi il NOT so The department simply furnishes
No ELiss and putty for tat ia al,s."
.uuw AsoCT INK nrRNERsY"
"uhencver they fet srlt ~ order we furnish new
oncs. h,lt as the iau,l are employees OF the
sfsMrao'es We 'epend nrsn Them for Information a.
~ enc cuu.ilflon al the lniruersJ' tMs
.sihc cclsl Claim thst the burners are all II
soAd coDuilauyo
That IA hot SO. At any rate, n they are out Of
I'D fan "a.
1nocaiion OF fias tsrti'
slIJ yon Know Of your own knowledge whether
100 burners 10 good orderf"
.'lncy are ~ guoh ORDER"
"Arc TIE comrapics unIer anS contract TO furnish
= egfatn quality .oI ens~
"Jhcy are rot: tut they should bc. In fact they
fpuid be q tIey didn't have e1ough money TO mako