, 1879-02-05
GAS, GAS, GAS.
Something About an Article Which
Seems to Bother the
City Fathers.

Seems to Bother the
City Fathers.
The Mayor and Comptroller Say ths
Companies Are Now Acting
at Their Own Risk.
One Of t1le Conundrums Of The Age
What Induced Eighteen A.
dcrmcn 10 FIop1
The qubbtnn upon tie gas oue.tIou appears
10 be interfntn.blr. The CITY upycrnment, Gu
one hand, continues to officially inform thu gas
companies ot It's inability TO pay The prices
asked a.ai at the same time keep within the ap-
propriatipns, as 1t Ia bound 10 do by law. and
tic gas corporations continue 10 furnish gas
rinht along, at the sarne time retnslng to accept
tho propositions Of the city, and The latter con-
tinucs to consume II. The question naturally
asiscs, Who Ia responsible Tor itf Does
tho city tae'Ay accept tho condition.
Of the Rss companies In usinR their
gas3 10 the companies virtually
accept The propositions Of tho city In supplying
II, or nse The chief executive officers personally
responsible In that they allow tue companies to
furnish the Eas anil the city to Use III There
appears TO 10 various opinions regarding this
question Of responsibility, the city officers, ca
one side, taking the ground that the gas compa-
pes arc kept advised Of the action Of the Coun-
ell, and II tl,ey furnish gas Illegally they do -
At their own risk, and must take their chances
on getting paid for It: whi1o the legal advisers
Of the gas men clalln that somebody III tic csty
departtnent Ia Responsible for al gas
contumed fn excess Of that for
which cop,ract Is made. The question
,,n,.th,v turo;vn. 7ra tcchnc.t mint. which
' esn on'r ] ,,o ,ccil ID hvtbs supren, cour. upou
suit brought by The gas companies against tfe
Thc c,ty officials. however,. apnesr 10 think
W. s" .s,"ts ao,,,,, r1,a,, r,.tn,,,, ,,,"t
Tile gas companies nave peen uuly allu oulelal4J
notified Of the actions Of the Council every timc
a new move has hcen Hlade, md when the ap-
preparation has been exceeded, as'd II ttrY rom
tspnc 10 supply the streets and Tie public build
ings with gas they must take their chafccs up-
OH getting their pay, the same rs every depart.
ment, every officer, anti every clerk In Tic enl-
plof OF the city docs to get his.
NfRlnuNH reporter vlaEtcd some Of the citV
0tllccs yesterday. for the purpose OF gaining
Mayor had not been down since i,oon. and was
not expected. The Corporation Counael had
with sore throht. The COMPTROLLER alone oc-
cupIed bis office, and upon lin the reporter
Objected MS BATTERY.
ts,, H., Ia ~ ~lc t,,n cttv ~. instrhfsi "a t1,c
Mnt ~, ~ ~ ,osrt". f0r ftc f1ntf con.rmrd.
S'r Thc Ic Eon,ntrnlcr rcnItcl that he bo1,eyed a
,,nr.fon ~ ti,n Ina, n.nrtrr of t,,e vcnr 1H7S:
peat " ~. he,,nrc ~ w." lat nm,Jt.r ~ III;
,an,,,a nv nntI,an. r. r. tho natrhe,nrhonl ~
IN M. Tx r. ait n tie Year 1s;S exeent about
II IN ,rhfrf nnn of The rnmnanfrs had fakcn In
% ssrip 10 "9 INV It's taxes lie sa!d tie iii. could
ous y IN. ITI9 rnntrarts nr made from hay to NAV
/. nrc tI,cy moi 1i sskcl tte reporter,
'"ycs."
"Why nro they made from May 10 May In.
stead Of from Janunry to January. The fiscal
year Of the cityi''
because ihe conlrarts were started III th!s way
ycnrs ago, and have nevcr been changed"
"Ihs law says tue city has no right to make
any contracts for any time until alter m appro-
pE!atton has hcen made for tise purpose, and
TINT the au,ount expended shall not exceed tho
appropriation. Why have not the officers stopped
tbs gus rompnnics from furnishing gus after the
appropriation has been used upf'
~ don't know how tho officers arc going to
ws.. m".H ~ ''0' luz 'ol'4'As' 4'o''' 'u'D''''DS
The Cotnnsroller wont On to state that tho
Mayor notified the Council last summer tllat t4Is
keep within tho appropriation. The Council
liked tho prtcn Ut &l5, aud the Mayor and hlIu-
ac!f officially notified The corporations OF tho
nvtion.
"Wlat did tie companies 4lo1n
"'Tlley did noihIuc, only to say they wanted
more, Rnta kept on i11rnshtnR gas"
DO thcy elalin ;he 1ul' amount accoFoinG TO
thelr tfoposihlonsr,, t,',r
~ i5sJ ealni no1hing. llt,,, <,,
Mhat 90 Ilelr tal's ~! iosf"
tncS Mate asnt ~ n ~ nilis loT long Mme.
nl1tsss ata selu IN p,ll eoaae t'fnc agu calling
1or wa tnousamls ent ! sent Il back. ! be-
!IeVe 10 ela'ms .iat h1s o,a ehartef mas never
TILE GAS COMPANIES
arc working fur tue city 1ust a. every DEPART
mcut and Individual to WORKING fnr
il xincu jan. lin expcrfatIor,. iva
Will ali j,uye to work in that way. II VA work at
o|t, until liz appropriation is minds. Every o1il
CT, every clerk, policeman. iircnan. Erect
s,,, %y's!tt a., IN working isr ny sty
whnthrr ! viii f,,t IA canf I rrnnnt tnti .s,.sh.-