, 1874-04-05

GAS.
The Committee Gas Lights met yesterday after
noon. Present Aids Culertou, s4:ndnes, and Miner
The first business WIS the consideration Of Aid
Moores resolution, but owing to the inability OF th
Corporation Counsel to furnish the opinion askod for
the matta1 was postponed
AsEw GAB co41PANY.
petition, signed by Thompson Dean. Benjamin
Goodrich A. c. Rand, James G. Brown, and Harve,
". Brown, asking franchise for tho manusactur
and sale Of Illuminating gas, layug gas-nntns Rubjec
to such restrictions would Insure:
/. The construction Of works Of the proper ca
pacity.
.. The prompt and adequate supply Of the bes
g. Tie prevention Of inconvenience to ths public By
the opening Of the public Streets
i. RESTRICTION Of prices to proper competition.
s. Restriction preventing the sale Of the franchfse
existing companies, those interested therein OF con
The petition NAB referred to the Corporation Cou-
sci to draft ordinance in accordance with tbs
prayer Of the petitioners.
The next matter the consideration Of tho various
gss-govcrnors. The governors represented were the
baldwin, tho Letaing~eu, the DePalos, and the Ed
wards. It generally acknowledged by ali that the
governors vera good but each clated certain advan-
tages over tle others.
siderable amount OF time to personal examination
aud test Of the different metres.
AID. Schadner wanted to know il the gentleman
knew what he Was asking Of the Committee
Ar. Baldwin said he WAS asking them to devote :
large space Of time to this examination. That was
what the Committee elected for-to attend to the
business Of the city.
Aid. SchaIncr-Not much! Not to that extent
After some discussion, in which Col. Baldwin aceln
ed to think that Its governor WIS entitled to peculiar
consideration because he claed to have patented tho
nrat governor in this country, e1-Ald Bond.
who happened to be present, said that the difficulty
With the governors heretofore in that the gus
would condeuse about the diaphragm, and clog the
mncline. II any Of these machines had succeeded in
obviating this difficulty they were worth haring-oth-
4
the question Of saving, the Committee agreed to per-
nit ec inventor to put ct hiB governors the
city etreS under the direction Of the Gas Inspector
be testod for fifteen days, and also to make umetes
under careful observation. The Inspector In
structed to give them al tile test under the
conditions.
ILLUMINATING OILS.
y 4 proposition the American a1s-Light CON-
pany, to furnish wooden posts for $40 each. and iron
posts fur SO each, and light the lamps for SIS each
per year, WIS laid over after discussion to
the danger to be apprehendod from the Of inuri
mating oils.
ENDING PRESENT CONTRACTS.
resolution thu: would be for the interest 0! tho
city to terminate the existing contracts with the Gas
Companies With opinion from Corporation-Cou
Aid. Cullertou Sid that NE. Tuley had failed to
furnish the opinion, in accordance with resolution
asking for it but Judge Norton had, time ago,
given au opinion to tho effect that neither the Mayor,
Comptroller. the Council had the right to bind the
city by such Gourmet for than fiscal year.
Owing to the fact generally known, that Ctty-At-
toriey Jameson held contrary opinion, and h.d
decided In the matter Of the scarenger coatT.ct the
entering into extensive lawsuit might result,
and the Committee decided to return the opinion Of
Corporation Counsel Norlon to the Law Department.
with request for the united opinion Of that Depart
ment and in the opinion Of the officers thereof
should b. divided, they are empowered to call IN such
additional advice a. they may deem necessary.