Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-04

close to our shores and owned by another State it is nuisance. Prize fights have been held there, because the fellows were safe from Con- neeticut law, and New York had no law off, cers there. The roughs came across to Con- necticut and maltreated and abused our peo- pie. believe if New York was appealed to in proper spirit she would yield us Fishers Island. It is of slight value to her; the land
 is worth but $6O, 900 or $70,000. The com
 mission has agreed upon 8 line running
 north of the island and through the
 middle of Fishers Island Sound, at one
 place within three-fourths of mile of the
 Connecticut shore. Whatever claim New
 York may have had on Fishers Island, did
 she ever claim any part of the Sound north
 of it? The law of nations is that every State
 shall hold the sea marine league of shore.
 Do we get this right by the report of the
 commissioners Do you believe that if the
 line agreed upon ran within mile of New
 Haven or Bridgeport, this Legislature would
 agree to it Is it right, then, for us to sup pose a line running so close to Stonington and Groton? Those towns come here and ask us to put the matter over until next year, and it is only fair that their request should be granted. This is serious matter let it be fully debated and not acted upon hastily. MT. Crump, of ENew London, advocated approval:of the action of the commission. .He went over at some length the facts regarding the western boundary and claimed that there was marked distorting of facts in the minor ity report. As to Fishers Island, New York has had civil authorities there. Not such a of prize fighting roughs. You could not ex- pect to find such police force as that of Hartford, for instance, indigenous on the ! island. Nor could you quarter them on the pastoral inhabitants of that island in the time of peace. It would be unconstitutional. Daughter. The line as agreed upon by the commissioners appears to be right. and we should have more trouble from discussions and conflicts of jurisdiction which would con- | tinue if the report is rejected than we would ! lose by parting with Fishers Island. I think the report should be accepted. (Appiause.) ) | MT. Morris, of New Haven-It is now so i late that do not think we can fully discuss | the matter and reach 8 vote to- day there \ fore I move that it be made the special order | for to morrow at Il o'clock. This was agreed | to.
 At1p. m. the house adjourned until to- | morrow at 10 o'clock a. m.
 More Water Gas. 1 The Committee on Interpretations were in session this afternoon, and further heard ths parties interested in charter for the Munici- pal Gas Company of New Haven. | The first witness called was Birdsey O.
 Lake, of New Haven. He testified that he \ was engaged in the real estate business. He | thought new gas company was needed in | New Haven on account of the high price of 1 gas, and because the gas was not sufficiently
 distributed over the city. He said the houses
 which he rented were almost invariably sup piled with gas service pipes. He thought that | three-quarters of his tenants did not use gas because it cost too much. He said he used l in his own house about ons-quarter gas and thrse-quarters kerosene. He thought that it was the general complaint that the price of gas was too high.
 ross-examination by Governor 1ngersoll. MT. Lake said, in reply to the Governor, that
 he could not specify the particular portions of 1 the city that were without gas. He said his idea of a reasonable price for gas was from $1 to $2 per thousand.
 Professor H. O. Bowen was next called and continued his evidence from where he stopped l when the committee adjourned on Tuesday evening. Witness said: The density of coal gas is about 5-1Oths, that of water gas about l 7-1Oths, and seldom below it. He continued in explanation of the manner in which gas is made and the effects of the different gases in
 vitiating the air. He thought there was very
 little difference in coal and water gas so far as vitiating the air is concerned. He thought the ! water gas was never excluded from Paris on l purely scientific principles. So far as car
 bonic oxide is concerned it has not been proven
 scientifically that it is injurious to health. So far as the cost of water gas is concerned, he knew very little about it. He was confident, ly. He said ton of carbon would produce about 1O0 GOO cubic feet For the cost of labor he would cut of about 50, 900. In the puri- fication of the amount of gas named it will 1 take about twenty bushels of lime at about
 twenty cents bushel. Then the naphtha | would cost about $33. The expense of the l water gas up to the metre would cost about l $35, and that of coal gas about $66. l Governor Ingerson asked witness to give
 absolute results as to the cost of water gas, Land he replied that he could not do so ! without much trouble.
 | lo :k
 would cost about fifty three cents per thous.
 and cubic feet of water gas at the holder. He l said he could not answer definitely as to the
 cost of the same quantity of coal gas. He | said the distinguishing characteristic of the
 water gas was that it was entirely under the l control of the foreman; while in the manu- Il facture of coal gas there was no control. He
 thoug1t the trouble with other water gas | companies had been their inability to control | it. This difficulty had been entirely overcome by the Municipal Gas Company. They had | thorough control over their retorts, which was necessary in order to make water gas success
 fully. He said he had perfect confidence in | the water gas system, and believed there was no chance for failure except financially or by
 extremely bad management.
 Professor Bowen was cross examined by | Governor Ingersol, who asked the professor 1 than coal gas, when he had said he could not | make an estimate of the coal gas. Professor Bowen replied that he gave his 1 opinion on general principles.
 l Governor Ingersoll tried to force the wit ness to give him an answer to his question, but
 he did not succeed very well, as the witness l evaded the close cross-q questioning of the Gov ernor. The matter was finally dropped. Governor Ingerson- Professor, are you &C., l quainted practically with the manufacture of
 coal gas?
 | Witness-I have studied the subject scien- l T1FQQtInnIIv
 Governor Ingersoll-Have you had any l practical acquaintance with the manufacture of water gas other than that of the Municipal Company?
 1 Witness-I have seen the works of the Mu- | tual and the Lowe works at Baltimore. He
 sad he called the thew process" that used by ] the Municipal Company, as distinguished | from the coal gas process.
 Governor Ingerson read from letters patent of the Kirkwood process of making water gas, issued in 1852, and asked the witness if that | was not @ water process.
 Witness replied that it was, but not like the 1 Municipal process.
 | Witness said he had no doubt but that the | Lowe process was, or would be, failure. He 1 thought the Lowe process was used in two or | three places in Pennsylvania. He said he be- | ieved that all water gas companies were in 8
 dangerous condition, except the Mu- l nicipal Company of New York, because they have no means to cantrol the gas. He said
 that he invented a plan for testing the iretort
 so that they could govern them perfectly. He | thought it pretty risky business to go into the | manufacture of water gas unless it was entire | ly under control.
 Governor Ingersou-Wont you explain
 how you get gas of thirty candle power | without smoke 1?
 | Professor Eve get it, and on scientific | principles. Witness then proceeded to give @ l long scientific explanation of his reasons. He admitted, however, that the gas would smoke | under 'tabnormar' conditions He denied that any gas when turned down low would | smoke more or less.
 Governor Ingerson-Have not gas consu-
 mers left the Municipal Company on account ! of the smoke.
 Professor B.-Consumers are constantly I changing from one company to another. | Their views and ideas differ.
 Cyrus F. Hill, of New Haven, was called. He said he was in the academical department of Yale College. He said he had recently been
 into 261 rooms of the college, and found that | gas was used in 93 rooms exclusively. In 99 rooms no gas is used. In the balance both oil and gas is used. The gas was not used on grounds of economy.
 Colonel Lynde Catlin was called. Said he had recently purchased place in New Haven at 251 Orchard street. This witness com-