, 1876-09-16

GAS,
A FEELING or DISGUST.

There las I}ccn 80 much talk md 40 1fttlc &C |
tion by the Council In regard to tho reduction /
In the price Of gaa that nearly all who layc had
anything to dn fu the premises aro l!sgnstcd.
The Council has been working ever since tho |
change Iii the municipal administration to effect
a saving in tho expenditure for public illum1na-
tton, and to-day 10 ono seems to know Just how
the question does stand. Son,e OF tho
Aldermen think ono way md some
another, md s1cssrs. Billings and Watkins have
enjoyed tho proceedings. Or, rather. luck Of pro-
ecdurc, with an interest like Tint which a1 busi-
ness men feel in work which is profitable. It
seems now that the question will be settled in d
Council passed a resolution or ordinance ao,no
time ago calling for tho abrogatton Of Tho con.
trncts then existing with the gas companies, and
for tic lighting nf tho streets With oil. The reso-
luton adoptcd Thursday night by tl!o Council
as the South Side Gas Company ID concerned.
MIR. B,I.llN1s .....t
called upon the Comptroller anl Mayor ycster-
was over il was said TINT Afr. l,ilings Ind i!et
aua vou aceept sy 4i or viii yoa sot Il Te sayor was H.
elincd to think that he would Accept the PROPOSE
sa.9 e 9o fs M ayoq ss4. M a oua te e
swcr reject the proposition, he Is In favor Of as'-
rogating the cohtracts, and advertising for Lids
fur lighting thc streets with oil. lle l'ao writ
TN t. aene M enss # sesa ssfs 70 c @ lis
resolution passed some weeks ago. lntl NJ. BILL
ings Ind replied, making q nat refusal tb agree
to tho terms u thu rcsolution:, Hc 1tho Mayor)
IN yoF y ,ha Of t9 ss oe4 sS e'e ye.
tcrtlay, said that they were convinced that tltc
gus companies which had latcly been admitted
To the city wtte htiffttugs, and had no idea ot
cstablIshing works, and that tho onlr WY to get
any competing gus companies in tho city WAS to
send out to other cities statements Of thu con-
dltton Of things here, aud inYlto the eompalilcs
to como and locate in Chicago. where they
would be welcome, ard find harvest a1nong
those people who were tired Of imposition.
STATISTICS.
In obedience to the request OF tho Mayor, and
with reference to n scfies OF questions. pro-
pounded by CoEP9ratton.C Counsel anthony,
facts, which lie cnbotlfcs III a report to 1!s
Honor Alnyor Heath. The report, IL will be
seen, shows the cost Of Eaa in yartoits cities to
priyatc CONSUMERS and tho public, tho number
0f Eas-c0mpancs In such cities, tho number Oh
public lamps. etc., etc.:
Cost of gas 10 nriyato consnmc.s; Now York,
from 81. 80 70 So 10, according to fo:ation, and
s e. tS elty Pn1iedsphi1 1 s
nses*yn es1s u ss ossns eaGe
Cost Of gas for public lamps. New York, s2s to
Gas Company PHILADELPHIA, $4H per lamp; IT.
Lonts, $40 per limp; Bnston, Sc. Oh per !, 900
feet in city proper aid 2.60 e1sswhete; cincln
natl, 81. III; brooklyn, e., 70; Cleveland, 81. 20;
lump, accorIInt to location.
Number Of companies In each city, and BY whom
owned: New York. =, private; fhtlatlSlphsa, !,
i, private; l.uliAlo, !, ,pryatc; Cleveland. !,
private; Detroit, D. private; New Orleans ], psi-
vAtc.
Number Of public lamps: New York, IL, vi; ;
Philadelphia, 10, TO; st: Lnnis tnot known) !;
boston, 10, 003. Of which 1.053 arc oil-lu1nrs;
Cincinnati, i, 100.
Number Of ho4rs rcr year in whcl, gas r. burned
In the strecta: New York. i, bi3; Philadelphia.
i, 400; 1t. Louis, 1850; Hosson. 3A50; Cincln.
mil, ), $40; lrookiyn, ., $40: Cleveland, 10Y;
Detroit, 9, $40: New Orlenns, from HOO to O0n
Amount q sandle'powes:, SeT losk' "; ta!l- M
nueannat nsn. Fl hous' Ia,,oI II MI M ~
irnms' Id. ~ 1''
~ ct,.,,., .,... ,,,
MI slcpcl tnet' safs'
So fnr as to the Information of these Giles
/ From other clttcs have received nj answers to
| my questions In thoso reapeets. l can tty them
again II It Is dccined desirable. Aa to tic price
charged, to private consun'cre in Detroit
Tiers Is 1omc doubt, as tho competing
companies continually change the same with yieW
of driving CuCll other out. About European cities