New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-27


charges were exorbant, from the fact that simuaue
ousy with Mr.. Green's Investigations came the PROPOSE
ton from reduce the price Of gas 70 the city for
IN mi of the 6 Tor ISL at the rates charged heretofore
the Controller declined 10 make the arrangement
THECOSTROLLER's POSITION.
Controller Green, IN conversation with TRIBUNE re-
porter in relation TO the exorbitant bills Of the gas COM
NAMES. said: when first came into this Office in the
latter part OF 1871 found the bills Of the four gas com
panles for lighting public lamps Of fhe city for that
year unpaid They Amounted l9 iooOsl ana no pro
Tie matter was brought ub and referred II BE Board Of
Audit. The gas companies wanted their money, AL
ns,o ,.eat vAvr,iva 70 get It, Tney charged $50 per
and claimed that they numbered 1881 appointed
Committee Of Examination, who counted the lamps from
Ki1gsbyidge 10 the Battery and they made them
is72 Tie Commissioner Of Public WORKS was anxious
That the bsfor l2sss siv,is e yIi1
not he said make an estimate IOr the present year unul
tbev had been. could reason Tor TINS, anu ue
termned examine the matter Thoroughly 1gsts WEI
pped tp the lamps In the different districts 10 learn te
average amount Of gas consumed by eacn lamp, VIC
found that they burned three cubic feet Of gas an nou
and thar the burning Of each lamp was 3 hours ana
20 minutes year We also concluded that there was mo
just Why the city, as wholesale consumer should
more than These suppneu
IN 1871 by the EewYork and Manhattan Companies at
e per1oo cubic feet and by the Metropot9n ana ar
public lamps and making the liberal allowance OF 50 per
lamp for the cost OF lighting it would bring their cost
per lamp. This seemed 70 as an equitable sum ana lie
companies we're told that their bills would be paid for
last wear al reasonable rate, but they have held on We
mr. ccded 20 audit the bills OF last year. ana cut them
$4,000 the gross amount UP 70 lho pIeseHt .g 1
have received estimate OF the price OF gas ron me
ClmmissiOpcr of Public Works. DO not Know why ne
ha- DELAYED. Fred. W. WhttcmOre, Que OF the most
cfaoDt members Of the Board OF AUDIT, has recently
been made Secretary 10 the COuiulssiOnSs Vi
Irks In that position be mas made the hTst pracucal
the price OF gas Inc lamps IN Tue
central PARK come under the jurisdiction OF tlat Com
mission and be has had the pree Of the gas consumed
81 them reduced 81 0J cieI' - ~ - t,ou ~,
rbe gas bs Tor both last year aud this have Deen au
ditcd, aud are ready O. pay them, but uOA RIO"
whether companies viii accept our Terms some u
The companies nave been asked 10 lay new MAINS IN new
ftreet aud where new blocks are In process OF erection
htt have refused, the plea that they can get inc
money due them the city. THIS Is not true they
informed than eight months ago t1at tney
ood gtf telr money application Ia front OF great
many .pOrtI-hOu.cs saloons hotels, ana DOth pOuCdi
ana r % clubs, and ln private grounds thefe hIc nun
ACCOMMODATED at tie public expense Olhefs are useu
foi advertising ana tie light is ODsJfuctcd by cClOfed OF
figured glass. These VIII not her after De maintained Dy
. city. The pFce OF lids been eXOibitdut both 20
So = OF the companies authorize reduction Phli-
a. u ia makes its own gas aud $50 lamp WOu0 Dc con-
ud0lod "a liberal price.
T. W. WHIIEMORE's WEws.
L. W. WmttemOrc, formerly 40 the head OF the Exam
tu,s Of t Board OF Audit, and Secretary Of the
Commission Of Public Parks, readily the reporter
lie results OF lie experience with the gas companies.
Ie made IL his business 10 find out the number OF lamps
ana tle quantity of gas consumed II was difficult
fn.K ID first bat which soon resolved 7eli INTO a
simple question OF arithmetic. lie found that the
amount of cs consumed by each burner, aud inc mum
br " h0ays they were EeuteG H me year, were itt
contract. DcduCiing tue private lamps Inr winch We
pubic lad formerly paid and asoertalhns INC PL's.s
charged ~ private Consumer, tc amount justly huo ne
companies easily computed The pleas OF INC CON-
panle5 against the equity OF this estimate We're many
49, lone Of them vonld bear c2aniinauot TDoy sara