, 1874-03-24
LOCAL. MISCELLANY.
THOSE GAS CONTRACTS.

Tho Committee on Gaa-L,ghts met yestorday
Afternoon. Present, Aid. soharnor, JONAS.
Pickering, anil Minor. Tho lato Acting Mayor,
Tho Hon. L. L. Bond, h1r. Fnrwel1, Chief Clerk
In tho compsrolor's of1lco, and Mr. Brown, 1ato
aaa Inspector, woro also thoro. Tho object Of
the moeting was to Investigate tho
ALLEGED PAYMENT OF 483,000
to tho gas companies over thoir contract. AID.
Moore'a resolution OIL tho Buhjeot having boom
soad, tho Acting Chairman. Aid. Sohafnor, aBked
s1-Acting-M Mayor Bond to stato whnt ho know
selntiye to tlo nRttor referred to In the reaolu-
lion.
ltR. noSD
said that II ttoro was any African in tho fonco,
Is had boon suggeated by somo people, he want
ell to smoke him out. Tho history If tho sottlo-
ulout with tho gaa oonpanios waa as follows ;
Mayor Mason, finding everything In confusion
Rftor tho fire, could get no settlement, md
nothing WAS done toward aot!ling until
Modla Administration. III juno or July
Of A[olil.'s Bccond yoar, tho Finance Conf
mittoo was callod in by Mayor Madll
to aaaist In gotting d settlement with tho gas
companies. Tho only question ralsea Was 10 to
'~ the correctness Of the bills.
OVERTIME.
Tho first point OIL which tho companies and tho
Mayor disagreed was on overtime in lighting.
This oyor-,l,ne, with tho exception Of thirty
shono bv Tho % ALMANAC M tia c,oniia froonamt'v %
pbsered tn and % tho oomranos @ oatb ton py tIe
ooutlact, could ieLt tie gag or rot os tnelr dis
tsrolfon. Therefore, although thore wRs timo-
Wbon the laupa should and should NOT be ichtoa.
it was loft to tho discrotiou Of tic cou,pauios to
light tllu lamps on nloorlght nights il tic
weather demanded It. Tho hours when they did
light tho lamps under this discretionary poTer
wis called over time. Int tho city was clearly
,able. under tle contract. md ttia park Of tl.e
bills yyaa allowed,
'''' ANOTHER rory7
i nj hour With a meter viii bnrn six feet
I bar hour whom thoro was direct
Connection. Tho Finauco Committee nnent
1 lonr time in oyn,ninfn1 tbis mint
Nr Dond himpo1f f,nyntinr twsntv ,,nvs to f.
ind refused to allow il. They said that tiie fact
sas known to o. the comnapioa whom the Contract @
sas made and consoo ,,ontly they must DO bound
~ thor contract. m ''' ''''' - ~0'''
Another no;nt wna tl,at tho cor,tract cn1lod for
fhnt ,yas Know, M commnrcial fivo-font
bur1,cr.-that il. n hurnor which would burn i
foot Dor hour under a pressure OF inches, But
lha nvorare nrnannro Il, th}a ctv was fnnnd tn be
81 inches which,. Of courso would rive a con-
sumntion of molo then 4 fent mr. Eonr. Int
Ehnro wora fiftrcn mnters attnol,ai tn f1fforant
1amn,noata @ IL tho citv e as tnst ~ tha arnnnt
m nvnroro NJ tha coman,nnrt;on of thnae s tnafs
ln,nns' a,3,i n,nltinlyinr tho avoraoo a1nnnnt hy
Tho nnmher of }amds t,,o nman,itv ~ oos
LnrreI ,ro,1d In +oinaa ttia rnotfar
~ ivo.ront ,ro'a .uos s;nmsv s 'aIi,ut te
fhav wcrc r,vnn Tint commorciai 1,rami
on1i Il paa M ro,oo n +bo nnouns actna,i,
burned. Az tie 3ost-lampa ,Yere made tj,e
standard Of CONSUMPTION by The contract It was
nIaofnto1v imnnrat;vn to ~ ,v linn ;r ralc,ints
inc tho amnunt Of rns 81 bnrnnd' , 'rh;s 1a.i r1tra
nniount nvor Iivo foat nar hnnr xroa oi1owod
ALLOWANCE or INrEnEsr.
Another noint was tho Allowance Of tnterest
interest was abont s49o and m ou to- ian. ~
IA in,orest bad alwa,s Saon ' n,IotsaJ h,t a;
That tme' undar @ a"' decision Of % tic b,,nromo 40
Court, the oIty IT Mstopped paying i. honoe 10
ercounts nrov;os 70 thot ato 4s'' o'' vi o'e1oa0
J,YorTtNn snn rvr1ynTIau,,,o ..,,Da
The int item was tIo char@o nf IL ce,ta mar
1nmp-nopt Tor liol,Iinr orfna1';.h;n.; and o1o1n.
any sum, but merely etipulated that tie oity
ehould INV tho com1on;aa 4 raasomnhia con,! MY
penaation" Tor Ills work Tic compauiaa
showed the Committno TINT II nct1,nIlv onst thon,
1g/ ca,Ita ncr inn,,, nnl tha romm;ttsn thorofora
allowod ther cIaroe Of tx conts. ~ooA'A''e
THp aETT1 r,[rsT
Aravor a1odi1l Ind mafo n nronos,tion ~ aott1e,
mont to tho ounlpauiey. In WIIoh ho had haid
charEc = for only i've ieet ~ per honr. % no mattor or
what the preBs,1ro waa nor how much the burner
actually cons,n,nd. Ho Ind njowad Soma othor
things, however 30 that tic uottleu,ont was iu
fart Hhnut 94 I'M JpHN than what hfA4if1 had of-
faleo to nettIo for. 'e''> ''''''&& &''>"
TLa ayoraeo prassuro of a. Was necessorv tn
suDply connnmnrs Mt n distnnca from tia wor1,a
viii. cnnnrh rna Dn invaatrci;no tha cnn5,.
ton Of Nav Ynr1t. Doatom' and Philadonsa
lumps howoyer It was found tllat in thoso nfties
tic pressure was oyon higher than heyo, 10 tLat
our gas was bottor nanagod tban thsirs.
mn. rAnwgLL
eaid that ho knew not,ipU Of this 1888 600, All
lo know was that tho Companies had neyor hao,
maid %n,.a 4l,n- 1l,,;. 1,1ln tri,a,, I.oi 49,.
credited with only cent pcr hmm far i;altinr.
etc., until tie settlemept wal made whem,
thsy were al]owcd an additional a,nn,nt
Of x cont por hmm. p1oyious to
Jan, /. 1870, fho Conpanios had boen
allowed interest on deferred payments. but. at
TINT date. the S1prome Court rayo doo;sion
that the c'ty way mt ronureJ to nav ;ntarost IN.
less spoca} aereomeul @ lad Leoa ma.ie to 10 ao.
After that date tho oty ceased having intorest on
overdue accounts. lie know OF no nnymonts
made outado Of the Eomnan;es, hIl1a Hnr ha.
You'd the amounts cailal for hy tho confract
.rn nnoon; 'Ao ~9'A"~''