, 1876-06-10
GAS.
The Council Committee Favor
Putting Out Half the
Lamps.
The South Side Company Refuses to
Make Any Reduction in Rates.
Renewed Application on 1'clia1f Of the
Consumers Company.

LtHsulHciS LDmpiiH1s
Tic Committee on Gas OF tho City Council
met yesterday AFTERNOON In the ofrc Ut tho
City Chrk. There were present AID. Knwleigh,
A1driei, anu Thompstn. AID. lawleIgll pre-
sided. The meeting waa cAllcd for 8 o'clock,
and IT was expected TINT at TINT time Afcssrs.
Watkins and billings, Presidents Of the Chicago
and the Peoples uas-Ligllt md Coke Cutnpa-
nlcs, would be present. They, however, did not
come. The petition for two humps on frankltn,
from Mouroo 10 Adams streets, was placed on
fle.
sTaERT-LAMrs.
The following ordinance was drawn up by AID.
Thompson:
OnnEnEn. That only onc.ha1f Of the public
street lamps be lighted, anil tint the board n! Pub
H Works t!ctig1Iao TIC ianps which arc not to be
OnnErEu, further, That Tie Superintendent Of
enforced.
The ordinance will he rcportcd to tho Council
Monday evening for adoption. Tho cost of
lighting the city per year-lIgllttng every lump
ut present Is $700,O0O per an,,l,n, and this
ordinance Will save Mt least $500 900 per year to
the taxpayers. After tl!s subject lla,l been
disposed oi, Gen. Macarthur, rcpresenttng
THE CONSUMERS GAS COMPANY,
eamc In, This concern is aga!n Knocking at the
door of the Council for n,lnitta,Irc. TnE
TRIBzjNE gave 1ctntcd account of its history
last winter, when It was cndeayorIug TO obtain
charter. As yet It shows 10 more vitality,
there nut being any vistble capital Mt Its back.
E a4nMs, , M ,s sta,e M tnt ,a ~ was n fly, ivor Of
r Mc a. a,t'Mr re 'w .S+ ~, m oi % wnFk. g. t
passage ot mn ORDNANCE by the Council, which,
to i9y 1nai'ls and pat Il? works.
vo,, gct M nr,aironc" Wv ~" '"'s"" ~ W. u
vi GcS. M"hrth,,rn.Wc M .s cxncct IN ,,v motra a,5
h,,nI I',, .,,si,n cAlcc| W 1ay lnans anu
o",'H ~ WHY Ttas.,,x, u,p, ,,.
,rnnt. ,,,nr4. ti,o r,,'"r Jou aa9 'ualt,s VI
Finn "Aot' %"o ''"'' eo''pA''s a''caay n"e
9'e" Grn' MrArtbur-Ycs a,r ,vo ,,-o,oso n
fonsn m ~sI y ~ sae ~ ~ fs We rronoss
~ ~ ~ ~ tor pIpes, WnrkSt cte ~
W ,stI 49, nin e. Mn ~. ..un 'ne s5'
~ nrn,nao noe ~ ~ s ~ G.eF VI hllect aeIYce.
toann.au.s i' S-'ovs " tne Gity ~. II eolhPetl-
nNn demands, W. may 70 lower yet, hut thcse
'I KY n1tF tin1ia,Hvif .I1iu'H 1iku IT,
~ nlo. hioINhLNAi lug cause lnthc or'innncc
!hat you prorniso not to sell out be of my
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M rf7cct NJ tGe ,clp presume Lt w1u ~ haEe
~ .tei ~. ~ i'u os.rI eoa!a Dy 1e
t,, ssufK, a'u .ns vlrt'a!y ' eo1nc III possession
~ a. niafien-i boiiGYo tlcro ought to be
opI.us m! H!su ~ LIN you VII nnL se'l out.
a., us.i. Sie1.!tuut-u you nuse ssn commence III
nm 1;v IN NJ arto,a m "ss ~ r,t %i ou"s ,os @
s' ~ Il . 10 ~ "ntch We eoulo mol eet
o's1 I m1,s,',, H. T'itlteu Iul,,, 70.
hon.ll u ''c''-'' '"'o so'' .''''l'anS give 'ucn
Gs11' 1s nhlc;AirinhnTI|faes' n;ainn t.!nk they would;
wonla a15 rSsoi,,n,e'i T,.otn,ss It: -, ,
,oy @ ~ nppsGn tep psf1 eola hos rec were , ts grcat
nasn ,, ~ tne , e,ty |nu.u etie Ill WIN tne new
~. to osis mu - ~ H. ur,e ntiy oEpo.s, ~ ul
@ a to 10 so ~ b9,ds , that ue eartSr IT. weuld
Tt t,o De so . t,s. H,t ~ is U copau'es' Inc coh
"'''eo nao JUST aa|Dn{,'eq Mf WsqKTss wssn
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oar " tMn iossca Ee ~ n{ M wv ,s Su uay mhp Mouia
Au,,st '''''7 ~ '''' e'''l''''s a't'''s 'u's A'
Xii Observation-Disclosures o,,o,,, ~. ,,,,or ,n,,t,s
,hnu mn ""S"'"'-o' "e''' We II ''''Ne 8o"'e'"'"s
All, Ai;,. Thompsop-wc would like 10 know
Mr With you y ak9 a5n ',nnin, nas, Inf ,,1.
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ron ,,nua 'D"eA uoeo 'ho e't1 o"e
H. W.t,stns-rvo h,,.,-,, ,,o,,s,n,, t,,,,ors
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II Thr3nt
3"' ..W1un nt,r,,,.r,n', n,,eu1 -, r,a.,,
Mr.. Wntki"sEr wnn,t ,iat,nct @mis9 "",,t from tho
plie9 81, ,nT n1, u @ Wy can eet inataal
..s..ctnta.ni.e ~. te 9ou VIII hnu 1he 1nlr, honest,
Asa xiii ylo:TfIui Thn,nnson-vo want 4 ,,wcr nr,co
ri. Il. .tnunnlsoh-Ho T. ''s Will io"ef price,
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,rn tav 4,rtti, m. o',r my mhcfc
aiI r r;un,,,sks1 rk w. m'1E vnsarcr t"ah hefc'
a" wnti,ipsmy.s. wi,s'nT ue.roM' ,,ania ..,. J.. .,.
t,r n a',,'tN th:,} ne} tetIlas y ll,cIe r.
cI,couor T., n..tr'at o"'u''a 1'e' 'ess' Soa' III
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,..,t u a,s.,. H. you de'aate from your
NJ H,', VII t"e eH9s
..tr nn.hn1-t .aIu.1. a'u'ft hho" Us la na'e TO-,
Setu!o Wt !r : Ia'..s aleac' ,,-.,.,
@Ao' 1""ai,s".--Ma ..!i,S1.,-, W. h!e thlklhg on
AZ ,v!tIi,," 1 Tue GossuMlTlaN.
snln.tt ras,,,s o., ~ ~ nly tiS NETS t-uay anti
san't lehuiIa IL ~ 1le bonrd OF directors ol my
tGnupa'.y. ~ lnsre aIc seFetSs "hys of reducing
S'r,, t',.n ,o,,s ~ oa''1nE sas. Inc c!ty M1snt
~ in,i,t, ~, ,,, - i' snS teaueG to houla
~. ~. n',s ,s,,,s .hu 'a!ps lshteu H. might clhnEe
Inc p1raers, etc., alitl ~ tllat why nuke II sav-
s ~ wv nne "rhas''MI IT, 10 nc siy's Interests: