New-York tribune., 1872-04-09


Acr1oNs RFGIN AGAINST A LARGE NUMBER OF
DEALERS IN IMPURE KERosENE-A TEST
CASE AGAINST LIQUID GAS DEALERS.
A war is now waging by the Fire Commits
,,oners against the dealers in impure Kerosene liquid
cas and other combustble compounds, which, under
the name Of Illuminating oils or gases have been sou 80
,orcolv I'm this ana other cities and which have Deen
,ba cause Of more than Onehalf OF the fires In dwell
,,nrs stores and manufactures and when have Deen
and are still constant source OF peril to lie ana prop
crtv The exposures made by THE TRIBUNE vi thc
ouality OF much OF the kerosene ana tho COM
rounds known as liquid gas safety gas %c'' SOFA
IN tbis city and its vicinity, have aroused
h authorities n the necessity Of rigid enforcement OF
tho laws The attention OF Cbas. Gdereleve, Chiei
f .be Rureau of Combusibes, attached to the Fire DC
rartment and of his subOrdinaes Tor moro ihah Two
months past has been directed principally 10 thiS suo
iect Their efforts materially aided by the arucies
which appeared in TIE TRIBUNE, as is acknowledged by
Mr.. Gildersleve.
Since December last about $50 complaints have been
made by him to tho Corporation Counsel against dealers
in kerosene which did not come up to INC slahuar vi
1902 flashing test These suits were brought Dcoc jus
tice Fowler the Third District Civil Court or inc
dealers against whom actions wero Drougn aDouU LOU
agreed to take out licenses. In other cases thoSc co
pained of have been fined S25 cac ana in nearly every
instance they have removed from the premises when
they formerly occupied. so closely are they "atceu
fhat small dealers in this city scarcely find profitable
10 sell impure kerosene; and Mr Giidersieyc tmhs
that within comparatively short time he viii succeed
in crushing out the trade in these dangerous fluids
The large dealers in liquid gas, many OF whom have
regular customers whom they supply from wagons are
more determined in their opposition, and 1t Is much
mara difcut task TO prevent them from selling thelr
wares. Some of them claim that as ther eoinpouh"s
have been patented they have license irom thc ohlcu
States authorities to manufacture ana SELL ana tat INC
stote officials and the courts have no right Whatever 10
Ill. a
been made against of the largest dealers ana the
case OF George L. Smith of No 40 East Broadway one OF
the largest manufacturers Qnd dealers in this city has
been made test The case was tried on ThurSday'
before Justice Fower. lie based his defense on the
grounds:
l. That his liquid not Of the kind intenigd 10 e be
prohibited by the act Of the L,gsature 2 Ih2t tne m
prohibition is unconstitutonal ad YOlu ., ma S M
endant manuacures and sells II puIsunGo t Gi he 70
protected such manufacture anu sale oy INC laws u
| the United states.
morrow Ifit sholld be adverse TO the defendant all
other dealers now violating tho law in this respect WI"
| be prosecuted at The foowingls n Hst OF the
leading dealers in liquid gas, against whom complaints
have been made, and whom the authorities VIII prose
cute If the action against.Nr smith SHOULD DC oCeieu
! la their favor:
j. W Ufer OF Nos 1G2 Avenue \, and l72 Lester-st'
A. Brechs Of No. CO Avenue b.
G. Kirchwalder OF No. III Ludiow-st
Francis Schroeder Of No. l3l IOfsi tllat.
Joseph Stahrlc Of No. 145 ChIy,tle-st.
! Charles Albert Of No. S5 N0IioiK~t.
David A. Vandevcer 0f No. 1izt DWi5l0n-st
| J. B Ferris OF No. ] 1913 Thrdavo.
Joseph Young Of No. P6j Sccond-dYc
CLristophcr Beyer of No. Cl2 SccOnaaVe.
- MCIivaiu OF No. % ThId ave.
During March II fires were caused by the explosion Of
lemps OF these eight caused by the carecssness
of persons who attempted TO fiji lighted lamps four
by the cireoss liquid gas and two by the explo
sion Of LIQUID gas lamps, without any apparent cause
In Two instances persons were severely burned This
report compared with those oi previous months shows
that the sale OF dangerous kerosene has decreased
| markedly