National Republican., 1883-02-06

livored at tho works of the Washington Gas
light company shall advance TO eight dollars
and fifty cents per ton, the price of gas to con-
sumers may be advanced ten cents per thou
sand cubic feet and an additional ten cents
per thousand feet for each additional
dollar per ton that gas Goals may advance in
price, and in like manner o reduction of ten
cents per thousand feet shall be made for
each and every dollar per ton that gas Goals
may fall in price below seven dollars per ton.
And for that purpose the Washington Gas
light company shall in the month of May in
each year furnish the secretary Of the interior
with statement of all their coal contracts or
purchases for the ensuing year excepting the
Richie mineral and the Richmond coal, the
cost OF which shall not enter into any calcula-
tion in making an average, which statement
shall be sworn to before d justice of the peace
by their engineer and secretary, and the ad-
vance or reduction of price shall take place
on the first of July ensuing.
SEC. IL. That the Washington Gaslight
company shall be authorized and required TO
furnish Illuminating gas to the government of
the District of Columbia within the distance
of fifty yards from any of their mains on the
same terms as to the government of the
United States, and in the case of the non
payment of any monthly bills by the said
district beyound the period of ten days from
the time of presentation the company shall
be entitled to demand and receive interest
thereon from date until paid. And the said
company shall light, extinguish, keep clean,
and repair the Washington city street lamps
at the uniform price of $40 for each lamp per
annum, to burn 2200 hours per annum, with
u siX-foot burner on each lamp the price now
charged for each street lamp is $25l, subject
to any regulation that may be prescribed by
the city authorities as to the time of lighting
and extinguishing the same, and any extra
number of hours to be charged and paid for
at tho same rate: Proyided, That the city of
Washington shall furnish, when necessary,
new lanterns to replace old ones, and shall
furnish and pay for the reasonable expense of
erecting new lampposts to replace such as
are old, damaged, and unfit for use.
SEC. IL. That If any person or persons, sup
piled with gas, neglect or refuse TO pay the
amount due for the same, such company may
stop the gas from entering the premises of
such person or persons. In no case shall the
officers, servants, or worl1men of the company
remove meter from premises supplied by the
company, unless by consent of the consumer,
without first giving forty-eight hours notice
in writing by leaving the same at the premises
of the consumer and said removal shall take
place only between the hours of o'clock in
the forenoon and o'clock in the afternoon.
SEC. II. That it shall be lawful for Congress
at any time hereafter to alter amend, or re-
peal this act, and all acts and parts of acts in
consistent herewith are hereby repealed.
SEC. Is. That any person who with intent
to injure or dcfraud any gas company in the
District of Columbia shall make or cause to
be made any pipe, tube, or other instrument
or contrivance, or connect the same or cause
it to be connected with any main-service pipe
or other pipe for conducting or supplying IL
Eliminating gas in such manner as TO connect
with and be calculated to supply illuminating
gas to any burner or Oritice by which illu-
minating gas is consumed, around or without
passing through the meter provided for the
measuring or registering of the quantity of
gas there consumed, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be
punished by imprisonment not exceeding six
months or by fine not exceeding two hundred
and fifty dollars.
SEC. 49, That the price which may be
charged for gas by any gaslighG company in
the District of Columbia shall be uniform and
the same to all consumers, and any reduction
made in the price or cost to any person or
persons, except to officers of the company.
shall furnish legal right on the part of any
other person or persons to demand gas at the
same cost or price.
Approved June 90, 1874.
The office of the United States inspector of
gas and meters is at the corner of Tenth and
ID streets, second floor.