, 1876-08-22
GAS VERSUS OIL.
An interesting Meeting Of the
Council Gas Committee.
Mr.. Watkins, on Behalf Of tho South
Side Company, Presents His
Ultinlatum.
Messrs, Charles 4 Aiken Offer TO Light
the City NTH Oil for $a5
Per Lamp.
The Subject to Be Further fnves-
tigated Tomorrow.

The Subject to Be Further 1nves-
tlgated Tomorrow.
The Gas Committee held another meeting
yesterday afternoon, when there ware present
Aid. Rawlc!Eh, Chairman, Thompson, Allrlel,,
| and cul,crton. Mr.. Leonard Swett mas also
present In tho interest OF hi clients, Messrs.
Charles d Aiken, who arc dcs1sous Of ACQUIRING
a contract 10 light the city with oil.
Just as tho meeting wns being called to or
der, Mr.. Watkins cnn,e In and at ouco proceeded
to state tue conclusions his Company lad ar
rircd at. He said the Committees proposition,
| as he understood It. was this: That tho coil
tract NTH tho gas companies be absogatcd, that
new companies should he let In, uul that the
prcsent companies should iavc tho privilege Of
furnishing gas to tho city at $1.50 from, the lst
August to the 1st April. His Board had had
two meetings on the subject, and Ind decided
| to decline tllo proposition bccausc of the low
| price and the otlIcr conditions. II, however,
| some consideration was shown the Company,
they would make 4 donation to tho city Of 81
city ut sl.5o md citlzcns at So per 1000 from
tho 1st Of August to tho ist Of April next.
That was the only proposition l.e could make,
an4 b. Sea nea s% soca ID a'S Watkins,
Mr, Whtklne-I think so: could recommend
hi. Watkins was agatn about 70 move Oh, when
| The Chalrn,ai, detained him With tho question:
thnt SaF conditional Or Eson.loRa
Tie ciaIrman-That we don't let In any new
MI. Wslklne-1 don't say that, but proper con.
sidcration. We p.oposo 10 treat yuu nthls matter
~ think nc always have dong. In any neEotn-
and fsanklJ. md shall teeproentc In thls matter,
mean what eay. and dnnt n,ean anything cl.e,
' esn 'eSspt s a1p p'sn9tson yon think "''
This time Mr. Watkins, who seemed very anx.
| The chaiEmln--Wc will now li4tcn to Sir. SWEET.
| TlIE OIL PROPOSITION.
or Sshalf Of @ III. chalies snd H. ~ Jamss Hiken,
written proposition 10 light ths city g. oil, Instead
ef gas; and ! simply desfrs to slate briefly fey
sSa ~ IL a c asss H.
& lighting them under tie sonssac: Of 1870 Is
~. oJo. Thu cot et gStng ] engine. ] rooms. oni:
t - sR R 5 5'a'!' 4ss . .enF ssee f . s soss.s sy
'ss yes!s sn aaa IT, there Gs .ss s1s 's'ss %s;s
hs yss; yst !en N es esa ss osa
lDn that this co1.tract d Invalid md may be set
sslS wtont liability to te ety ~ fs.,, csfIss
are all that the. city need but more II more are
s,qa'rsa At: E!s.t yeat, :5 rer lang msSias
eo:f 81 sS SO ss e ans Gs G o
W. I yes.s. ~ 1hs totpi eg.t Fl Fl lighting the
s ssv.us II tut tine in n? Gould ID ndsSess ssSbss
81. goo. 600. N this calculation I 4ave Left our
p p' nc us ohsf, r. y ri a sa1 s1 In asz
places aud unnecessary The city can pay for ito gus
reasonable compcnsatlon. Like water and air, Eas
paY for it. thcy ought not to bo robbed In regard
son;ssst 1 si 1SSo ~ u AZ i psya: r. %ss
topanr sr shs s,s e Ms' s sonds
as a sS e s oks y
able showing tn order to sslt the!r bonds. Thai
statement IN reference to profits as follows: ls0
fa. &c., %ooo Till an amounts. d. con1ertad into sea nos
1871, si5o: 900; is75, si0', ooo:
IL &c s q eT ss as.Sa t. fs
city. II prove IT. measure of damages, It sbowod
the cost q manufacturing e. aswsll ~ ths con.
VIVA what Il was entitled ~ recover The cost Of
1t ~s' rsS,s cks1s II hsa sh 1t{ yss Sssr s4'
ss%e: 1us ts.e M i - -, sS!snsa Vi sslsa.isa
ss. e9sn ns .. e s.ss e. m 81. @
Water: Works u th's cty, including tlo 'nIls'
tsa sssHss IT, s S Il " sss9s; Y s;
III es sfp g. p.. %3h ns1 ,s sb,f s5s e'E 1 s'e Fl.
vAtcr.pipea, aft consequently cost Ie:s; and BY d
eompailson made before nc BY men Of business II;
not have coal ossf 81 5o Zoo. Thus liz % rceeipss @
the Kas companies of 500, 900 from ths city oi
lighting the etrsets ee .ts eaeh year 20 rsr cent q
srse nambet il ,1s United s,atos. msnnfaciats
4 &c: %os IT. sv a. sftss
81 per thousand feet. Yet. notwi!lstandiag thes.
fset whsn ,n 1sg .0ne s!tnsn. rs
S at II IL! e. sos'a e. 9a sSins
The City CLERKS oalcs that siaos tc dr. lhe1e hay*
Icen about ten bllla bcturn !hs Council proposlus
tu et In othsr companies. anil have the samn coni
IN sscry single Instance but ohs the Council bal
been CONVINCED that that clen'cnk shoalu not he Ie
n Goaae sos
and the ordinance was tlcfested. Thus tho ctI ",
eincn tho o!ganlxntlon Of tleso ga con,panea bin
tition. Ills a plain proposition Tint tho citizen'
aro ent!ticss to fe'tct. lad rather sea The con
s,sss ss, s's ss:s :ss ~ brought damages paid
MlL1loss OF noiLARs.
would be ultimately saved. than 10 sec nny patch
.smse snnn,e n1onositon .ro wv ma.e IL W. rn
that Iollar wonts! DC ,anatcd to Tho cY, Chteagt
IA nj, bcggsr and dosn moi need du'lar obtained Ii
casls aid q reasonable print, anil iha city il moi
IL .)'at condition that tha hat should b passp,
Investigate tho mailer and ssa Vial thc gas @ costs
II tho san does not Cost otc hrre than Il does sise
where !herG ,1nght @ to b. 'sss d!n!r,t!oa y t!t
| fUtu and suit was lu lsa brought, thu q,ensMtu o