The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-16

Is this agreement kept by the Com
pany2 Each citizen knows ior himself
To begin with many lamps are mol ngnt'
ed at all, almost any night OF Tue yea.
Some streets are in total darkness wn'ie
Others are lighted A gooa deal Of gas Is
saved in this way. The lamps that are
lighted arc not lighted win regularly
II the moon Is expected TO rise an hour OF
two after dark, they are not lighted atali'
and Just at the hour when most people
arc in the streets, they are as dark as Ere
bus. But a good deal ofgas Is saVeu IN
this way. Then 1t the moon goes down
an hour or two before daylight, the lamps
are moi lighted, and Q good deal Of gas IS
saved there Then ii tho moon IS cS'
pected to rise an hour or two before day.
light the gas is generally turned Oh an
hour or so before 1t rises, and thus more
gas is saved. Then again o great many
burners do not consume more than three
feet per hour-some giving no more light
than u tAllow dip. Upon the whole, We
verify believe, take the year round, that
not more than half tho gas which the city
pays for is burned in the street lamps; and
IL this Is true the Company get double
price, or two dollars per thousand, for gas
furnished the lamp posts. If they really
lose money on that contract, it would be
interesting to know just how much.
II we enjoyed the peculiar advantages
of the Pittsburgh Company" says F. P.
1--WE could probably afford to furnish gas
at the price charged there" We supposed
there was not company in the United
States that enjoyed such peculiar advan'
tages as this. They hold tho exclusive
right to sell gas, arc, under no limitation
as to quality, do all the measuring and fix
the price. There is but one peculiar ad.
vantage lefl thatwc can think Of and that
would be TO compel people to buy whether
they wanted to or not. .....r......-.
1t is true as F. Z. says, That a few Of the
holders of gas stock are recent purchas.
ers, and may not realize their expccta-
tlons-may even suffer loss-it the Com.
pany's charter is now terminated. We
should regret their disappointment or loss
rs much as any one; but they bought
with their eyes open, knowing the privl-
leges of the Company ended with 1870, II
the city chose. Should the monopoly be
continued FIVE years longer, at such cost
to the community, simply that these gen.
tlemen may salt down their thirty per
cent. q yearH Is not that asking too
much? Yt. al
Space does not permit US to refer to
many points To- the discussion OF which
the Company's advocate invites US. His la
bored effort to raise an apprehension that
the city will suffer loss If it takes the
Gas Works, Is too transparent to deceive
much less frighten anybody The man
agement will be subject to the supervis.
ion Of the Council and will be open to the
constant inspection Of the public. There
will always be at least some honest men
in Council to look after the interests Of
the citizen. We arc not prepared to I'D.
nit that all the wisdom will die with the
present Gus Company. We think men.
can be found here to manage the works
economically and advantageously as here.
tofore Probably ,thevery men who do
this now Tor the Company could be em.
ployed to do IL for tho city. AT the worst,
there are n few men'in other parts Of the
world h6know something about making
gas and no doubt some.of them would be
glad OF employment. ~
Ititpccomcs apparent that any partic.
ular council, either will not OR cannot
manage the establishment the remedy
will still be in the hands of the voters Of
the city. Now they arc utterly without
nownr and without redress. an !I0r}
ono ,hin. ,yo mov denord on. n Il
on' ,u,HE W. n HSps.~ ~" 80 w.. ...a,.,a -
NOT posSlplc ior nH''cIs " , 70 tlese WYE,
They certainly can DO improved. Anu
let 1t be remembered that II the purchase
by the clty should DO thwartcd, land the
Company will leave no means tintried to
tbwart III then tho Company will make
80 II. -.
OF tAef monopoly y u ne Ss aSSs nve NV,
years. KNOWING 'aas wln ,,, ~ .ne ssas sass
chance Nos ohs uol WV y -. |.