The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-05
The GaS.WOrka.

| IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, or PHILADELPHIA,
TO THE COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
Yesterday evening at a meeting Of the
subcommittee Of the Council Committees
on Finance and Light, Mr.. W. W. Gibbs,
general manager OF the United Gas In
proyement Company, OF Philadelphia. and
Judge Crump and Mr.. G.. II. Poin-
dexter, also representing same, ap-
peared and submitted on behalf OF said
company further proposition - in
substance that-they win furnish to the
city at the burners OF the consumers or at
the street-hmps gas OF not less than twenty
candle power for 81 per thousand feet. and
maintain the works, apparatus, service
pipes, and other property OF the gas-works,
In their present condition. The further
improvements and additions TO the gas
works needed the Improvement Company
VIII make themselves at their own cost,
and will make such extensions to the mains
and services as may be required during
the continuance Of the agreement, by di-
rection OF the city; the cost OF such eX-
tensions to be ascertained in n mode
to be mutually agreed upon the cost to be
aggregated yearly-thc city 10 issue certi-
tcates for the same bearing per cent. in
terest, to be paid at the expiration of the
term. IL at the end OF the ten years
which is the term proposed-or at any time
prior the city desires to sell its works, the
company will buy the same at the price Of
q, 200, 900. and will not demand payment
OF the certificates in event OF the sale, but
will return the same TO the clty cancelled.
The company give to the city the option Of
renewing the contract for IN additional pc
riod OF ten years on the same terms. II,
however, the city does not exercise
its option TO sell the works or TO
renew the contract, and desires to take pos
session OF the works and plant made 10y the
company. and to continue the manufacture
OF gas by the Improvement COmpany's
process and methods, then the city i to pay
a fair valuation for the improvements added
and a royalty OF ten cents per thousand feet
so long aS it may continue to manufacture
gaS under said process, and patents.
Or the company will furnish gas to the
burner and streot-ampS for ninety cents
per thousand feet, provided that the city
will agree to keep their mains in repair,
and that the unaccOuntcd-for gas shall not
exceed 10 per cent.
According to Mr.. Gibbs's estimates the
city could, by accepting either one OF these
propositions, furnish gas to the private
consumer for Sl.G0 per thousand feet, and
get free the gas for public buildings and
strcct-ampS, and then have a surplus OF
profit amounting to about $4,000 per an
mum. The city gas now furnished is
17-candle power; that proposed to be fur
nshcd j. to be Of not less than 20-candlc
power which would give the citizens Gt Is
c'aimed) % per cent. better gas for % per
cent. less money.
Mr. Todd questioned Mr.. Gibbs as to the
, character OF the gas proposed 90 be made
by the company. and Ar. Gibbs said tla,
the gas j. the same rs i now m'nu'a, turcd
10y several Of the gas companies q New
York city, where the matter vas fully con-
sider-d by he Board Of Health. who re-
ported unanmousiy, through Professor
| Chandler, the chairman, that il i H. pure
and hcalthful in all respects and as free
from Objectionable odOrS a. the gas made
from bituminOus coal Qrom which Rich
mOnd gas is now made). II is made from
the decomposition OF steam in the presence
Of anthracite coal, coke, or other carbon
and enriched with petroleum to the re
quircd candlc-pOwer.
The subcommittee VIII report to join
meeting Of the Committees Of Finance anC
Light.
TOBACCO STATISTICs.-Thc following ta
BILE gives some interesting statistics about
tobacco, a. embodied in the annual report
made to the Tobacco Exchange, OF Rich
mOnd:
Richmond-Recciut--l 30.2is hogshcad,
4327 ticrces: lss2. 3o.796 hogsheads. 3.5t
| tlcrre.. Insucctious-ISSl. 3O.92l hogsicad>
/ 5OSi ticrceS: 1ss2. 2S.4Ol hogsEc1d,, i.OO-
/ ucrces. Deliycric--lS 32.6l5 Eog-head-
/ 1862 terces 1852. 3OAlO hogsheads' 3''9'