, 1874-04-04
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

IhO6N GANktA GAS H1LI3s' - ''
In tho effort to throw light upon tho Gas Conn.,
ranioa' tomands and tho liability Of tho city for
their charges for oxtra proBsure Intorcat, md
cxcoss Of consumption. In tho ordinary. strcot-.
lamp over tint In tho toBt-lamp, d Tn1nuNE re-
porter called upon AID. Moore, aB ho lad intro
dnccd tho resolution tho preamble OF which had
made all tho disturbance relative to tho colo
bratod settlement of Inst November. H1r, moore
said TINT ho cav no roason why Ills motives,
should have boon attaokei. when bis object was
simply to ha1o MI investigation Into tho award
Of this sum OF ss3, 600 ovor what many roraons
considered to 10 duo undor tho contract. hlr;
Modill went back thirty montha and calculated
o4aoty what was due tho Companies 49, for a.asa eaoA
monh ont % HsS ha TSs Moos h sbsa dSi'a aronss aas
before tho Committee. Mr. Moaill a1 had
also nado o summary Of his detailed
statement. and this summary was produced be-
foro tho Committee. Mayor Medi!l had nva1la-
hour, nnd no more; he hold that tllat was the
amount whicl, tho contract callod for, and TINT
the tost-motros wero solely nHod BY tho oity-not
to measure tho nct,al amount or gaB consumed
TO show that tho city got fully five foot for
each burner per hour. This was also tho view
taken by ox-Ald. Sherwood and AID: Moore!
The Inter was confident, moreover, that Cor
opinion, whatever he might now decide. +.
The first moeting OF tho Gas Conmittoo WIS
held without notifying Aid. Moore, and he had
40 opportunity to explain his object in offering
the resolution. Ho simply wished an investiga-
exceBs Of what would hnyo boon duo them on q
basis Of five feet por hour. There WAS no acou-
Bation, direct or implied. TINT the aettloment
was made with any intent to defraud the city j.
but II, on examination, 1t should bo found that
the Companies hha boon paid according to
wrong construction Of the contract, It ought to
bo known aud corrected in tho future: Tho
whole amount to he saved by this method Of
measuring was about s4o ooo per year md, Il
there would be tho additional sum Of S40, 900
aavod. Thoso amounts were, large enough to bo
Of great Importance. .
When hir. Billings had boon asked whethor
several gaa-holdorB located In different parts Of
tho city would not remedy tho evil OF oYor-pres-
srro, he had said that the Gas Companies could
not afford 1t, since thoy would then, in order to
fill the distant holders, bo Obliged to keep up tho
snme pressure throughout the city all day, that
they had hitherto put on only, at night: The
leakage and condemnation under q. continuous
high pressure would mako their losscs too great.
AID Moor9 suggested in 5eply to tn tbs ~ hargn
decreased pressure Which number Of holdera
would mako possible, would be sufficient to pay
for separate NUNS connecting tho works and tho
holders.
after was tho position:of the teet-lanlps and the
time Of lighting and extinguiBhfng them. They
ought to be placed Mother ut the points Of max
m1lm nor OF minimum pressure for their dis
trIots, but as noarly as possible at tho point
whero it WAS m average amount. It was gcn-
orally understood, moreover. that the teRt~lanpB
wore tho first lighted and tho Inst extinguiehed.
This could all be regulated by making tho nun
whose duty it WAS to examine and keep tho record
lighting and extingushiug oil the Tampa
in His district. Mr.. Moore would, II necessary;
have the Lighting, cleaning, etc., dono BY tue
cityinstead Of tho Gas Companies. He preferred,
for tho whole year: Tho police could thon DO
instructed to have tho lamps lighted mud OK
tinguishcd by certain timetable. If tho timo-
table was not correctly followed tho police
Should Should then or report u Il It to s tho Mayor. "n
AID. Moore was not sure TINT the city lamps
did not burn nearly az much aH was charged to
them, but he was aure that tue amount paid for
Was more than was neceasary to light tho streets.