, 1874-01-09
CAS-.
Contract Between tho South Side
Company and the City,
No Tests to Ascertain tho Pressure
Made for Over O Year.

| Inc Character Of the gas furnished by tho
Chicago Gas-Lfght md Colo Oompauyts ia anch as
to mako my Investigation into Its quality q mt
] tor OF tnsorest to overy person who Inns to do
pond upon 1t for light. Tho city haa contraot
with tho abovo-namod Company, which praoti-
| cally gives tho lattor monopoly of tho buBf-
moss Of furnishing ges to tho North md South
| Divisions Of tho city. and, Us will bo
seen by rcading tho contract, tho Company
can furnish whntevor kind Of gas
! Ruits its own viii, without regard to tho claims
or rights Of tho people who are forced to tako It.
Tho Company could, without doubt. II 1t 80
wished, furnish, gas OF no moro than ono-nre1y
power, 80 far as anything in tho contract goos to
prevent 1t, and it is therefore not surprising TINT
tho Company should deoliuo to go to any un-
necessary expense to make good gas whom they
can get tho 52.50 per 1000 feet for chcaper
article.
THE CONTRACT.
Tho following il q copy Of tho CONTRACT be-
tween tho Company mud tho city:
Articles Of agreement mhle aud entered into thia
aer md day Ut June, 1861 between the City Gas-Light
4 Coko Company, Of tho City Of Chicago. State Of
%, r,y o o soeond part witnesssth M thai @ where
~, tho Common Council OF said city dt ut their meet
ing held tho olat day Of May 1861 pass tho follow
aonDEnEp: Ihat tho Mayor and COMPTROLLER bo,
ana they arc horeby authorized and directed, to mike
cauo, with tho ohicago aas-Iplt l. Coke Company, to
furnish all sho sreet-lamns a''d NJ the public offices
@ 9sS ang e. s Il to a city where y
10 Isaid Company, in the. North and Sonth
Divisions Of sad city. with illuminating gas,
1860, upon snch terms md conditions tn tho sa1l
Mayor md Comptrolcs may think bsat provided thut
coats sa75 pcr loO cubic feet. exclusive
Of Government tax"
Now therefore, ihese articles witness that tho nnid
ky0ff$p In NJ
covenants hereinafter contained tho part Of tho sa!
City Of chicago. to bc BY It kept mud pcslormed hereby
the iluninaug-gas required for burning in all tic
aa y to pn;oo olees ind other pub
nss u 81 sa s aSs u tho he s Nar S 0 q
ssa ass' sas iss; ssa % ssns
susd il aa,9 streot-iaps TO 5e ssse1ainea quarter
heretofore nscertanel under tho last contrao botwcon
Tbo ttme 81 lighting ana ox.ingu1shtns tho street.
Common Council Of sail city shall adopt sons othoc
reasonable cost Of lighting anl cxtlnguiahtng, aud
keeping the Jumps clean, slall 10 paia to aaid Com
X.! ;hs said Guy of Chicago acting By tts Mayor
ana Comptroller, hereby agrees to take aa use tho
offices n WHICH buildings and oil}cos gus is ,naY
FeaIs epa aa& o 81 and s pvsoas 81 es
said city, mud pay tho sad Company for tho same tile
Of two doars add fifty cents t:2.50> per sho,saul
cubic feot Of gus. und the Government tax, payable
Ths contract shall taso effect a. to tho prce to bc
year 1scy aud sha continue un1 10 III force for und
a Sns 6! ten years
ae caused These to DO signed BY lis rcsient
the Same 10 10 signed by tho Mayer nna Comptroller
he Clerk 1t said eiy, and tho acal Of he city to Is
hereto affixed, this SECOND day Of June. 1869.
tsisn'd' ,ra, mg%n !; 7; !, p5oxzs; = I; con,n
{Attess) JAZZ Il. Busr1s, Secretary.
{s!!gnea, 1: 11t,, H. R,cE' , May9r. co,...uo,,o.
{Attost) A. II. BouMAs. City Clerk.
it is further agreed by unl between .llo parsies to
hs f0srgonR fonFrs r na q ars Of s san a.
often requirod by the city, raca ut convenient
and suitable 1ocay, within ouch ampgh!er's district
by tho city. Ut least meteor for the purpose
III said district by said purity Of tho second part for
the purposes specified ii this contract.
And It is further ugreed that Whru, and often ne,
said meters salI 10 e1ained by the said party Of b
first part for the purpose of ascertanug tte amount
Of gas consumed aforesaid the said party Ct the
second part may send s oiccrs, agents. or employees
to be present and take part jn sud examination
behalf of sud purity Of tho second part Whenever and
to DO hs sac. @ ad sha 80 so no tne @ sas % party Of
the rst part being understood tint tie frat day OF
every mouth u he d.y t4s gonorus ru1e> for taking
In witness whereof the partlea aforesaid aye caused
these presents to be signed. keAls' a!l, sesra III ho
mauner GO The foregoing contract, nlu vi tile
| salus day and year.
! CITY GAS INSPECTOR.
Tho Office Of City Gus luspcctorship was
created, no doubt, with tue host Of motives, aud,
1f,1 t,,r n&:n nol
knowledge Of his dutios the CITY. its corporate
capacity, cnuld be gro,lsly benefited aud priynto
gas-consulnera protected from tho extortionB OF
an immonBo mouopoly. The present incumbent
and perhaps i would hardly be fair to Judge Of
his future action by his iirst stops iu Office, but
at least it may bo Haid that better
| Acquaintance with the theory md prao-
| tico of hiB dutirs at tho outset would lavo
| been moro desirable. Tho arrangements andap-
plianceB of tho o1lcc aro not of very extensive
character, however, and probably with q batter
outfit OF instruments tic Gus Inspector may
| become something moro tlnn Ut ornamental aI1-
| pelIdngo to tho city pay~roll.
! TILE rHoToMETEn.
The pilotomotor at present i'll uao is modifl-
cation Ut the one known as DunHon'H, consisting
Of q ci1cular frame sliding OIL Q graduatel
Hcale 100 inches long, at each extremity
Of which is q light, ono being u gus
Jet and tho other D common sperm can
do. The framo contains disc OF thin paper,
| oiled III tho contre, OH o1cll Htde OF which the
| light falls. When the amnunt Of light on caosi
sido il oqun1, tho oiled portion appears no differ
cut from the rost Of lilo disc. The proportiouato
strength Of tho two lights il tllon found by ta1-
ing tile proportion between tho squares Of their
lista,lcca from tho disc. Tho gas pressure is
taken at uultorm head Of two i1lchca water
lrossuro, and tho caudloa usod aro the ordinary
sperm candle. Bix to tie pound. As ti'u callllo
| will coudttme fnster III waym room tliuu In n
cold ono, the standard temperature Ut 0Q degrees
nj,
| hour.
Tho tests aro usually made III tho daytime for
tho convenience Of tho Inspector. bnt ~ tho
IL perfectly da tue S ot qos tans tho
| OTHEn TEETH,
The Inspectors records nluce the fro ahow an
ayerago OF about fourteon-oanlle power at the
City Hall. the teHts ranging from twelve to
otgAtoen candies. This rarlntion ls acocuntol
for, III the inspectors opinion, by the different
quality OF Tho gas ITSELF, tho illuminating
power varying greatly according to tho coal
used III tho manufacture. No obaeryn-