, 1876-08-24

Mr.. SWEET Continues His Remarks
in Favor of Oil.
What tho City Has Paid Tor Gus III
Fifteen Years.
a Recommendation that the Contracts
Be Abrogated.

Be Abrogated.
Tho Council Committee on Gas held another
meeting yesterday afternoon 10 consider that
nli.lmportant and all.absorbng question
wdcthcr gus slnll 10 tliacartloL In tho street,
latnps and cheaper lluninator substituted.
There were present AID. RawIo!cl, who pre-
sided, Allrlch, anl Culcrton, Mayor Heath,
Corporation Counsel Anthony, und Leonard
SWEET, tile hitter appearing as attorney for solnc
oil men. Tho Committee having been called
to order,
NH. bwETT
arose and said since le had bcon before tho
Committee Mt their previous fncoting, lie l.ad
gone to the Comptroller to ascestaIn the amount
Which had been paid BY the city fur light
Ing tho strcct-lamps for a sercs Of
years, anil he desired TO present to tic Com
mttce tho annual payments for that purpoec
since lBGo-a period OF fifteen years. Tho city
IN 1860 contained little more tllan 10Q,0O0 In
habitants; t,t'Yi contained something less than
100000; 70 that 1t ought to DO expected that tho
lighting Of the streets would cost five ttucs ia
much as In 1860, al1 things being cnual. Instead
of TINT, however, he found tint tho cost Of
lighting tho stracts during the fiscal ycar 1s'!'-
G was only 81, 400; 1sCI0l, -sa0 sA}; ls0l4r.,
w,,iell ,i,,l was l9g year frun Ee',.ary to April
6, siso,Sls; iscoS7 lSS" s,s5W tM' tss9aS. ass;.
slM 5e2; lyGS60, s20O,iA7; 18tal7U, s255010;
ls7o-71, $eS7 7,b50; 1s7l-52. broken yrnr oi, ac-
fSes fS q tss ias'e; s;a SiS sdyoie tSi i bss S';
that Ind accumulated; 167l-75, $5Y5,US5; nrll
from April l, 1876 To Dec. 10, 1915, glO3, ,U0s,
which. u there sscro added some PORTIONS un--
E%cys PE 1as ss & s sf5 'a @ Sr @ 9s s sns
yoar Of 1916, $780, 49, Titus the bills for tlftccn
years n city whcl, hal grown four times, anil
whgse .,s tla bills ought to be four tmes % large
\, hai grown tws%}y taas; TIe sity yas Set il
crease 1t least 5Oo,o0U more; mud Il the h,
tt!erease for lighting tho streets went
~ @ ssne "s s The 15s a, wien n Ss" we1s d IL u
Of population, it would cost about sU O0o COO an.
nnally To light thu city. Taking tho oxpunso Of
en Il sss whs ase fhpinss pSa cwn 81 ra.
everything thrown In, Y seemed 70 him. made INT
,Hn1 n,y nssiOI ss s 4 tho city na oHy 9a
year for lshtig did not include Ereat s, ,sny ex
%a g .avs an hs "a ~ hS 1ses t,sf 10
even BY lighting Tie city al moderate price. ''NN
ny LIGHTING WITH oil, .
o ssscd n teh years. Tha %ass 'e reS,e menu
ssa ss ,xs St 9 r4ss s% part q th' y1H WSH. s s
tIoa Of tho tnt,Ie expense 10 Tic citizens or Gicn.
r. ares fEsm H lisht!nE tho lamp. gosts On State
4 would ho found, Upon !nvotttgaton, Tint tho sas
ss% a1srss Il s i sm ;;S $ sS, ,sS i
Yaar. II there were 900, 200 people In thc cliy,
asseoIdlng to tho o,,.nnry milo. ,hcfe wonil Ie
Sna tae,s,o, s.s hat to M ,f'ks H. IN
month: i ons;;sali Of thst could be ssvc,, ths
twoIyo months s., Oo0. ooo. II tic city could ia bs b.
l!ghsol TOR what It ought to b. Lighted for. and
saoo 900 yssr e. d, 1s H%sSSd %SS and the people them
hs new y, Dnt Of A1dcfmsn @ hsa she%m llspo
oSt s5 e ~ eosv ts tS s4tc. ' o
was thrown away npon them. lie was not an
agrarlRn. Because company was q gus conlpany,
titled to ths fallest naa.urc Of ls rgats Whass
e%npsnsaton Thsy not IL 70 maj tsIs Eas
subject needed, therefore. nlc, eantiIt! inycstl
Es1S and # th ptsS thst VIA, b. Ss
lies would IL II DID Its duty. reduce the prIce Of
gus to a reasonable agnre. rhcro was
TO which he Wished to call attention in the rcduc-
tion. Tho increase Of twenty times IN the e1ponss
ot lighting etreets 1or city of 1u0 0o0 Inhabitants
natural growth; lie could not slate all tkc facts.
but h1 wn1 tTs one % IN order slat ateular H.
S ssfeet "1 hetween IN inana a"a Calm
posts: IL front OF tho City: Hall, in ito ocmirc
countcd tSefs wsro hat eigIt. Thcy weald iiaI tt,
many places IN the suburbs, comparatively un!n-
stf esss %st sts sss tas s a mt a s
tic City property, 10 Investigate an lock nto that
prlsate Interest Wish wished to lirht tl,u rIy Il
was .hoir duty 70 mt lAe knife u btu cIIcnts as
Il 'ey Ety. 0ni liz, '1:s b'y snoaa sSha ss' u sM Il
Sey Hey eoaa @ ''se' shs ts sa cy " bat 'ss @ea MT
a!lou!d not lava the CONTRACT, The question wnr
brnadue ami tnOro Important tlnn my private In.
n S A.f 10 oe Wde '1 y Mrs
and give Tho city ths cheapest and tho beat light
Tho CHAIR asked What should he douo with Mr..
i!lling4' sommsnnsa''on y ~ oi1er!us TO reduce tho
il waa decided, without any .iiscnsslun, 10 rcport
y hack to the Council without uny rVconlnlunda'
AnRonAT1Na THE coNrNAcTa.
. Aid. Alisict fnvoTud thu f,itiorxcinent Of AID.
nawle!ghb resolution nbtogatIng tlu cnntractawlt
s sT 81 es 1 no M 'rfctinF re ah bids be
rio Charman having li reseated M tfls M rcsolutlou, run
Of course coinc!tcd viii AID. Aiirch'a viows.
IiiGse twu gentlemen tlen sfgnel report recon.
menl!nE Tho adoption Ut tho resolution nNd TINT
the city ho llghted with wha!a uIl ur atlur llIun,
nas11E agSRey, slyto, rc,u.o =, .,, .sn,
ho did not belleyu tu could b. ahrssate.,
s!ncG Jesse =. N9riur, formerly Corporation Cous-
Tbs G1mn'tsec concluded to make no mention
or Mf. hatklHH PROPOSAL 10 EeIlcg tile urcG or Gns