, 1880-02-14

Col. BALDWIN, tho now Cas- -1nspector. b,.
procured a new machine for tostlng tho 10. ~
burners and notors, and hopos tioreby Ia scc,.s
faircr distribution OF light upuu lhe ],,nrs,s
bcntghtcd people OF ChtcaRo. Nhatcyrr ~.
merits Of this machine may bo, VIC fear tba, u
will accomplish llttle In tho way Of comnc1rs
fairor itoasuro from gas companies no i,nv -
tho Qas-tnspcctor ROLES upon tho cstahli.hoS
test-!asnps. These tcst-lasnps arc iocatea ~
certain euglno and station houses In dlnercnt
parts Of tho oity, and, however sattslactorv IN
tests may bo In those particular fhstancea. fbo,s
IL reason to believe It vii! not Produce nny ir
proyemcnt In tho Illuminating quality Of ths
stseot>iamps Rnuproiiy, which rarely liuht m
moro than nclghb0rlng circuit OF three or four
feot and only scrye to intensity, By Comparison
tho darkness Of the space between, The lsnns'
Any system Of inspection that will compel IT,
gas companies to nfford to the remots
Boct1ons OF tho city a light equal h
pressure and cnndio-powcr to what tbci,
contract calts for must provide for freo,ont
tests Of etrrot-fnmps tnkon hnphazart, II n
possible that the purpose might to ncconplI.hed
by taktng nh ordinary stulent's limp 10 any
streot~lan1ps TINT might bo selected from tlme
to time, then turning down the light Of ths
students lamp to correspond with tic sfciIy
yellow gltmner Of the strcct-lnmp, md carry.
ins tho students lamp back for Comparison
with ttle test-lnmps. In this wny, II practicable
tho test Of tho meters attached to tho test.amus
would Afford basis for comparison upon wbtch
an approximate ettimntc could be maho as 10
| how much short the pressure ia for tho strcet-
lamps In various districts Of tho c!ty. Some.
| thing Of this kind Tnust bc done, for ample r..
perleuco has shown that tho inspection Of the
| test-lamps apart docs not Yield a FUR gauge ot
| tho general pressure throughout the city, md
does not suffice to procure for tho srccts n
| much illumination as tho sa1no number Of old
fashioned lanterns would afforl.
| TIE reason for reversing Snyth's action In
| packing tho Albany delegation Is now autte
clear. It rAisod 4 tempest Of Indignation lhat
threatened to an,ash tho mnchino In a Thousand
pieces. The protest agninst tho snap primaries
plan was signed by oo representative Republic.
Gertnan Republicans Of tho county. Tho Iloch.
| ester Democrat comments US follows:
We giro prominence to this Albnny rcyolt,bc.
causc II is Of moro than local bearing. It Is a
hnalthy slgn Of the times J. shows PUT The peo.
hns bccn most nrrogAnt and dcspnt1c, and hav-
inK had under IT, coutrol latFe numbers If Ia-
1S e m sthe Wit fSP sne Rs e. Fly gss s,
eltizcns, who inean to hare 4 yoIco In tho Utica
Convention, is, therefore, full Of hope: Albany
MUS lneesng Inst eyonIns. 10 not mean 10 sui,.
nit timely to tho etlIct Of tho snnohlne IN iavur
ofn prcsldontlnl notainatIon ogMinst which thcir
Trims lit Albany ohtAit,s throughout the rest Of
tho State. Let. RcpHhltcAns overywaere tako
ron. Lot them resulye t!lat Now York shhl 10
to Chicago unplcdgod to lny candtdnte md IN.
instructed BY st4.to Conventions; md let that
Of the people, aud tho boast that ono inall lcadi
1r drives tho party opctliently to is will may 30
brought te Iaught. Albany County giycs Tho
spond In full aud mighty chorus Tho forced re-
treat Of tho smyth lelcEatcs In Albuny Is hit m
throuahout tho stllto Il they but 80 detcrmtnc.