, 1876-08-19
Tho Subject Thoroughly and Good
Naturedly Discussed.
RHO Aldermen Insist on Gas at
W1.6O per Thousand.
With Three-Foot Burners and
Mo Contract Whatever.
Mr., Watkins VIII Submit 1t TO Ills
Board of Directors.

md Thompson present. hhyoF IlcAth "hh Hisu
present In tho rapaclty OF an invited guest. AID.
hldsIch dropped In when thu meeting was about
over.
Mayor Heath stated tint Er. Watkins Ind ex.
,rc,srfl To him n desire to meet the Committee
m Gas and he had told him that he wou'd re-
nucst the Chairman to Invite him To he present.
The Chairman hatl done 30. Mr.. Watkins was
not prcscnt, AMI Mr., Heath thought that all
had been dstlc That WAS necessary.
AID. Rawlelgh said he thought Mr.. Watkins
had been sufficiently notified.
Mayor flcath suggested that Tho Committee
prepare MI ordinance abroga'ing thu eSist'i'S
rontracts with the gus cotnpanlcs
str. WATKINS.
About this time Mr.. Watkins turned up anu
WIS nskcl II lie taA anything to say. He sa'd
hc It'd not know that he hal ANYTHING particular
N offer. and asked tho Chairman Il he Ind my
Thing io say to him.
The Chairman said he llad not.
,iayor HEATH, said he understood Mr.. Watkins
l,ai proposition to make.
Mr.. Watkins, like the coy maiden, 1ad moth
tue to psoposc lie would like to hear what
suggestions the Committee had to mike.
Aid. Thompson-I suggest TINT tlIe gas com.
panies rotl,lce the prize Of Ras.
Mr. Watkins-To how much!
AID. Tho,npson-And suggest further that
The gas-tnctors le dispensed with,
Nlr. Wntkins-Tho tcstmetcrsS
AID. Tlo,npson-The tcst-mctcrs. And that
The pr,ce bc determined by thu number nn.l size
ol tue oathers' ana 'uo as w.
src 10 put on test.'csefs tns 1',.t t' u"' p"te
lion for the puTose ot ESTIMATING ts = pf,.e ~
II, ri1ht nut t1on,t let there be n1.r mystery
VI 'S.' s ~ ar"r. NM, tn,,v th,, M In; Ion,,,
ioout ~. hee .s's ,..sa .,. '" $''' ''"' '1'''p
seostng 20 'nuvn per night
A11 Tbonnsou--Ycs, BIr. Tic con,ract, nov
",t,. .,,t ,nnro shall In t.st .mrters In ,,vorv
pfov'oe lhat 'uetS ~, saa. W. t'sseesa y" ''e'S
lighters ncat' tnas a., nus nos oeen aonc, ,,-
Mr. Watkins-1 will say right llcrc that this
y an Arrangement which Muyor Mrt}iIl mQslc
,Im,r1f and fnststcd uuor, md fixed thu ,nrlers
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a''asei,, M a"'l u'.nh 'ne e'ts o""s eue n'etefs'
AID, Tho1npson-l Rnl not Ill expert In thts
matter, but hayc been informed that there Is
morn raa consumed nrar tho wort;A with The
',n,e s,zsl ,mru"ra .,on tbcrc Ia = ,,,cs o,v"w
;;lc nzeM nu' @ I"'t M .nsie ~, 10 !,ats IVY.
However No. eve ama, ay pu, 5 u ops'os.S w." oS LAT h 1F
ar u ~ naI a',n'lS i cst ,tnI ~ .n In"s MINI ,
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