The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-16

WIdonOt understand why there snoulu
have been 70 much apparent reluctance At
The llst meeting Of Council to have the
upot oilhs Gas Trustees read 10 ConueC.
don With the report oil The Committee on
Llghh Il looks little as II there might
hGMlud predetermined purpose on the
pH. oil somebody 10 lorestAll the recon-.
mSndadona Of the Trustees In favor Of q
reduction In the price Of gas. The appar'
sushOstility toths report squints that way.
The contents Of the report were well un.
dsnood beforehand, and certainly the
reading oft was In every way germane 10
report from the Committee on Lights.
The gas consumers Of the city want a
square deal on this subject. II they are
10 be subjected to extraordinary taxation
In order to raise money Tor general exc
peudItuie, let the fac! be avowed unmis.
tltlbly a! the next meeting Of Council.
Let Ii bs known that those who use gas
Ns to bs faeCed and coh64cated for the
purpose Of raising money for certain
streets and alleys. This is just the plain
Enghh OIlt. They are to pay q fine Of
about fifteen per cent to the city for pre-.
suniHg to use gas. For instance, any
large concern that uses $3.50 worth oil gas
N' month Is 10 pay q foe oI $27O per
I'l' lot using gas. 1t pays this aa a fne
iff having paid itS fall share Of city
ti1a, This ia the inducsmsnt which the
opponents Of cheap gas offer 10 the public
10 use GS liGle gas and a. much oil ss pos.
sble.
The report Of the trustees shows that
since reductions 10 prices began In 1871
there has been an inCresss In the con.
sumption Of SaS Of 10? per cent. In other
Words this extraordinary increase In
consumption has been induced by bring.
Ing the price more and more within the
feaca oil the masses. Why was II that
0ndef the old regime 80 few people used
S"f Because Of the ptohibitory rate
charged. The consumption could not
20" 10 any great extent. Even those
'no Old use gAs we're forced 10 rigid
''0uOmy ln ltS consumption. The masses
were euecInsIIy dsbSrrsd from using II,
Alu mus the city was deprived Of oil the
au'an'a seS which the use Of gas gives ss 4
protection aEains! ite and the destruction
0tpfopsny.
4. ~, Is nAtSerot the Eteates! importance
% The city that the use Of sas should be-.
come " general As possible. The per cent
O' nfes iiom the uss Of oil throughout the
country Is noticeable feature In the 70.
poHa oil tadnraucs experts. There Is nc
:, eonna'ison bstwssn the safety Of gas and
'ns AIety Of oil. It is therefore sound
p'ucI 10 encourage The Vlds,l possible use
81 81 n'. Aud to this end the price Of Sas
'a0uId y Oe reduced IS nearly as possible 10
Se v. price oil OIL Every household ls On,
AueutO this protection from accident and
t'nalgnlion,
'ne city has not cent invested 10 tht
uA Works. The consumers Of gas hAvt
u0''a'y paid every dollar Of ils cost, bu
pAp in Addition furnished The city Ire,
~ 70 the amour! Of $4,000. They pro
N'e TO still furnish the city with free gas
$40 In addition keep up all improvements
extensions = aud repairs. This Lhs7 can d
"" cent? ue. per 1000 feet. 1s mot Lhl
vi ~. enough on the consumers ol gas
WY should they be dsbAtfsd from th
,SsuGIlon ,sS!.n OF IS per cent proposed BY th
ssuAees, when Il is shown By 6Ctul
assIea Y that this reducsd price wifi pay d
iSpS9aeh isppS5 and provide an ample feserv
,r!I. me Justice otthiss step towards the cot
= sSIsn s..N o. gas, and lie sound policy q
/. i.lset we o. protection 10 every houaeholde
~ ,.aa w city, are so plAiu that their elAbC
tsMou r.uN y, !,eems supetauous. We trust tbs
Tyulell Ts..I will acs promptly 81 lIs mes
i,rs,.I es..n on the tecommsndattonb oi q