Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-04
The Gnn Contraxeray.

Inc TROUBLES OF consumers VI gas IN
this city continue TO accumulate. The
candle power Of the gas manufactured
by the old and new gas companies being
considered about equal, the price per
thousand feet being by far in favor Of
the old company, the consumers are in
quandary as to how they can get
around the contract to take gas from
the new company and return to the Old
Reliable. The following from San
Francisco paper shows the state of the
war in that city:
There has been gathering Of the
clans, and the mighty Donahue, the
saturne Haggin and the sanguine Stow
are prepared and eager for the fray. 1t
is seldom that any nation or community
is BENEFITED BY WAR,
without meeting with heavy losses, but
when rival gas companies engage in q
strife, the good public are certain to get
a good quality of gas. and at lower
figure than ever before, and can there
fore look with complaeent satisfaction
upon the struggle.
HAGGINs COMPANY.
The City, commenced making connec-
tons with the stores along Montgomery
street, the proprietors of which have
signed an agreement to
TAKE GAS FOR ONE YEAR,
and pay for the same at the rate Of "
per 1000 feet. One of these storekeepers
has sent us the following communities
ton:
EDITOR CHRONICLE: In the latter
part of February our firm signed paper
with printed agreement at the head to
take gas for one year from the
CITY GAS COMPANY,
and pay them two dollars per thousand
feet in gold coin. We signed it without
giving the matter sufficient thought,
and now we discover our mistake,
Since then the old company, the San
Francisco, have reduced the price to
two dollars per thousand feet, and it is
therefore positive disadvantage to us
to have the street and our new asphal-
tum sidewalk
RIPPED UP AND BADLY CRACKED,
for no other reason or advantage than
to have one set of service pipes substi-
tuted for another. We find, upon exam
lining the agreement we signed, that the
obligation is all on our side and none on
theirs. The following is a copy
1--WE, the undersigned, consumers OF
gas in the city of San Francisco, hereby
promise and agree to take
gas from the City Gas Company for the
period of one year, and to pay for the
same at the rate OF two dollars, gold
coin, per thousand cubic feet; and said
company is authorized to proceed to
connect its pipes with our premises at
its own expense"
AS they do not agree to furnish us gas
for one year, and might raise the price
on us at any time, we objected to their
making the connections; thereupon they
threaten us with suit. We are quite GER
tain they have no good cause for action,
but we should like to have the Chroni-
cle's opinion upon it.
STOREKEEPERs.
Saturday, April q.
In law no agreement or contract is
valid without mutual consideration or
equivalent is given. In the above docu-
nent the City Gas Company does not
promise or agree to
DO A SINGLE THING,
neither to furnish gas at two dollars per
thousand or at any price; nor to furnish
i for one year or for one day: In fact,
hey do not agree to do anything. On
he other hand, the
GAS CONSUMER
agrees to pay two dollars for one thou
land feet, and for one year. The con-
,ract being one.sided, is, therefore, in
galid.