The New York herald., 1876-03-16

used at the end OF this month the Inspector visits
your house and the meter then stands at So 500 Tho
inspector makes a mistake. however, and records
the meter as standing So 500 you charged with
consuming 6,0O0 feet instead OF only 1000, as you
should have been Now the next time the inspector
goes to inspect your meter II indicates the number
OF feet as 80 500, and you charged with having
charged for 600 because in reality your meter in
dicated only So 500 feet the previous time II was re-
corded, although the inspector erred and made II
indicate So, 500 feet That shows that in the aggregate
the number OF feet that a consumer charged with
must be correct have had TO make this explanation
to large number OF people In my time, but should
think that
ANY THINKING PERSON COULD SEE THE PoISr
In It's true light without needing an expianationi nor
would u be possible for the inspectors 10 remain away
from their work and place their books imagi
nary figures, because oen happens that people novo
from their houses and leave the houses empty, and in
such tho inspector is 10 be detected
have known but whero the inspector was
guilty OF such omission.
REPoRTBR-The allegation has been mado that the
gas companies have schedules wherein they set down
CERTAIN BLOCKS AS Being WORTH SO MUCH
n month TO them. and when house or two Is vacant
the rest have TO make up the complement
SEcRErARY-I do not consider that assertion worthy
OF a reply | cannot for a entertain the belief
that any company this city would DO such a thing
any moro than cou believe thar an officer OF any OF
the companies would send ono of their clerks TO steal
some apples Tor HIM. Every person who has meter
refer to IL and satisfy himself how much gas be
consumes II rs true that a large majority OF the
plants that made 10 US OF ovcrcharging are
made by people who say they 'think they have been
charged excessively. but have made no examination
whatever OF their meters
THE NEW YORK MUTUAL GAsLIGHT COMPANY.
The New York Mutual Gaslight Company is an oppo-
stion company whose ONCE is the corner of Union
square and Sixteenth street The Secretary Of the Mu-
tual called upon by HERALD reporter in relation
the oil versus gas movement and expressed himself
follows
sour customers have not begun substitute oil for
gas, is their any prospect of their doing The
gas which the Mutual serves is OF such excellent
quality that IT ground for faultGndng. This
company has been serving gas since June, 1872, and
since that time we have
RECEIVED SINGLE COMPLAINT
to Of charge poor quality OF article. except
ing few cases. where the fault could be attributed to
local cause such the choking up Of the pipe in
the house ofthe complainant Our is tested monthly
by d. A. W wilkinson In the photometric OF the
College OF tho City OF Now York. and is compared with
tho gas Of a rival institution" :"
Here the secretary showed the reporter tho records
Of the tests made by DR.. Williamson, and thcy
showed that the gas of the New York Mutual Company
equalled an average OF over twenty candle power,
whc that OF the other company averaged only about
fifteen candle power.
'sour gas continued the secretary sis undoubtedly
the best commercial gas manufactured in this CITY, and
probably the best the world 1t will give good
light through fourfool burner as that of any other
company Will give through six foot burner and when
anybody who has formerly been using the gas OF some
other company through six foot burner begins TO take
ours he the size of his burner 10 four feet
We serve large majority of
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS CITY,
which are situated main We have ninety
miles of pipe laid in all OF the principal avenues and
streets throughout the city, and have never had COM
plant OF poor dear gas Our custom has been
steadily increasing since the birth OF the company,
stead OF diminishing, and are continually laying
pipe and putting services So you see, that the in
PRODUCTION OF oil Affects US not at all
al do not think that thcre Is any foundation for
HUE AND CRY
that has been made against the meter inspector In
the experience oil this company out of the inspections
o. - 500 meters have not had more than fifty
plants When we receive a complaint against in
ector immediately investigate IL, and Of the nifty
received only about haf dozen have proven well
founded. Our meters are always tested before being
out am certainly OF the opinion that the Off
OF tho gas companies of this city above any
thing so mean the cheating which they are some
times charged with There Tor considering
them dishonest moro ,han there is for consider
ing gentlemen in any mercantile business"
reply TO question as TO whether the price or gas
could not be reduced from
TWO FIFTY CENTS TWO DOLLARS PER
cUmc PEET,
and still yield sufficiently large profit 10 pay the
stockholders we'll the secretary responded that far
the company which he represented concerned
he could that could not for the that the
Nutuas gas made of the best materials, and cost
than that OF any other company In conclusion,
he said hat they had Tor reducing the price
now because their customers not only do not com
plain that the poor for the money, but nc
had heard people say that the Mutuas opposition gas
too good.