Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-09
Gas Lighting in Washington.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE OFFICIAL INSPECTOR.
The annual report of the inspector of gas and
meters. for the year ending June Both last, has
been laid before the District Commissioners 1t
states that the quality of gas supplied by the
Gas Company during the past year has been
uniformly good and in accordance with the act
of Congress; that complaints have fallen Oft con-
siderably regarding poor light; that the gas con-
tanned but small quantity of sulphur; that the
quantity OF ammonia was slight, and on two Oc-
casions the gas was absolutely free from it; that
on eleven occasions during the past year the gas
of the Washington Gas Company was of less
illuminating power than IL candles; that the
average Illuminating power and purity of gas
from the Georgetown Gas Company during the
year was 17.O6 candles The quality of the gas
supplied by the Georgetown Gas Company dur
ing the first half Of the fiscal year, with few ex-
ceptons, was very high and quite free from i'm
purities, and on several occasions in January
and February the gas was very poor, and the
sulphur in excess OF the quantity allowed. The
Georgetown works are now in fair condition.
On Twenty-Five occasions during the year the
gas supplied by this company was of less illum-
mating power than 16 candles, and on twenty
seven occasions contained an excess of ammonia,
and on thirty-two occasions contained an excess
of sulphur.
OUR GAS BETTER THAN LONDON's
During the past year much attention has been
given In testing an improved fiat flame burner
made in England, and other improved fixtures,
tHc results VI WHICH, are SHOWN IN tabular form.
The tests made of the different burners, he
states, shows the superior quality of the gas
supplied in this city, compared with that fur
nished in the city of London. Gas of fine quail
ity will yield higher candle power per cubic
foot, consumed through fiat flame burner,
either bat-wing or fsh-tal form, than can be OBJ
tanned through the Argand burners generally in
use.
INSPECTIONS OF METERS
One thousand one hundred and thirty meters
We're inspected, and proved during the year.
with the exception of one meter inspected and
proved for the Alexandria Gas company. the
first stated number were inspected for
the washington and Georgetown gas
companies, and for consumers of gas
FOrty-six Of these registered fast" against con
snmers, ninety five registered "slow'' against the
companies, nine hundred and fifty-four Registered
within the limits allowed by law and were re-
turned to the companies tor service. Thirty
three did not register, the gas flowing thronSh
them, and one was locked so no inspection could
be made. One hundred and seventy were in
spected on complaint. Fifty-nine were complained
OF by consumers Of gas.
A RECOMMENDATION
He recommends that the act of Congress- of
June %, 1874, be modified so as to require when
for any purpose whatever the heads of meters
that have been Inspected proved and sealed are
| removed by the gas companies, meters of. this
| description should be classed as rep, ired and
taken to the inspectors Office before again being
placed in service.
A School. TEACHERS SUIT AGAINST THE DIS
TRICT.-Messrs. S. R. Bond and j. H. Smith, for
Ellen A. Butler, yesterday entered suit against
the District of Columbia, claiming 5000 dam
ages. The bill sets forth that on the LIST of Sep
TENDER, 1874, she was engaged by the Board of
Public School Trustees as ateacher and assigned
to the Georgetown district for one year at q sal
airy Of $500 per year, and continued in the ser
vice of the board until the close of the school
year 1S79-18S0. She then offered to continue on
the same terms for the year ending June 30th,
1881, but the board refused to retain her and de-
clined to pay her the salary, although she has
made repeated demands for it.
A NEW MINING CoMPANY.-The Goodenough
Silver Mining Co., of this city, was organized at
| 628 street, Tuesday eyening-Mr. Thomas
S0mervile In the chair and DR.. G. p. Culver sec
| Rotary. The certificate Of Incorporation from
West Virginia was presented and Messrs. Thos
| SOmerville, Noble d. Larner, B. w. Tyler, w. H.
Baum, A. n. Brandt, H. L. Briscoe, George
Truesdel, G. p. Culver, I. L. johnson, ]. n.
Miller and G. G. DuncansOn wereelected trustees
The board subsequently electedTlos. SOmeryille.
president; G. p. Culver, vice president; n d.
LArner, secretary and treasurer, and G. W. Gull
ver, Of Pral city. Arizona, superintendent At the
mines.