New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-07

aoers of the Cunard Line. are no" III '"'' y, ~.
They discreditcd all of the runlors so iaf aS ,"rh
line il concerned and thought there wou'I DO
nothing done without reference to them OF asking
their opinion.
TALKING ABOUT GAS CONSOLIDATION.
WAITING FOR TIE METROPOLITAN C"M'AN' ~
TIoN-GrNrRAL EoOME on WATER GAS.
The large vote poled IN favor Of conSolldationo nv
the stockholders of the four gas companies iu'"
interest In business circles VIVA ,he eo.,,Uii, a.
turns Yesterday. Opinions seemed to be cVeuy ~
vided ON thc wisdom of the new policy. pIonii-
ncnt gas manager sud 1t Is possible lhat the
Metropolitan Company WI refuse 10 ,S.,nrI .~
consolidation agreement al itSmcetinr ON Sa'uruay'
MIR, Zollikoticr would. | know. prefer TO mann
tain his company on an lndelcnor'l p.N.''
re regards with apprehension the pt9nap,G H.
sion of water gas manufacture III inns Guy; IL
1879 when the present gas pool WAS ioiuhc"' 'ho
annual output of gas by the SIX companies Was
about B. 700 900. 900 cubic feet. VI thls ah,o'lm'
only $50 O0OOD feet were water gas IN 80 49,"
with an annual output Of about 30 0o,0ooooo ice,
over one-half was water gas, ana three cohi""h
were engaged in itS manu- adi nIe; ian IL
perfected it will result IN the closing
of all the coa-eas manufactures, on Mamma, tan
Island The Manhattan Will he tile piHrIPd' W
poncnt of such course, for General ko2ne Is
welded TO the old system ana has 10 i'''" III any
other" ,r,,,>.r no
porter on this subject Il have no IDEA that thc
coal-gaS manufacture Is IN any CANCER Oh uclnS
supplanted by any other. at least IN me present se
of making gas that has come mp IN the IaSt t"ehiy
five wears Sawdust, dead ANIMALS sewer rclusc;;
rosin naphtha kindlirg wood, al these 'hlngS an
more have been proposed 10 TINS company, pu.
have seen no reason TO depart ir".i the prc,,Pscs
of Murdock's discovery. Coal rs goou eno,Gn ~"
us Our revenue from reslduals las' yeai s%uai
10 nearly 5000 600 Water gas has no ies'oual
product Ii was not many years ago tliai 'nc b"'
companies of this citywcre Threatened " ,ln
/ III lou from gas brought Ill pipes h"i VI" N
rlous of pennsyl ANA. ...-,,o
s'"One result of this consolidation is inevitable
along with the growth OF business ma - ~ e.
moval of the works beyond the hariem h'Hci.
iho raaI estate of the COMPANIES could be sold To
advantage and new works butt WIN every ire'iu
TO economy and perfection OF details Oh the '' "a
the great Beckton establishment neal i1nuonii
Few reople have any idea OF the value OF 'e It'i
estate OF a company like the Manha''aaW w h.vn
has grown up With the 1,rcr C"y' front Nor for
which paid few hundred dollars when are ho"
worth as many thousands. ,..,.o M. rho
General Roome was asked whether or not the
limited Company would make any provision for ITS
oldest employees " don't know what the plan IS
he said but you NAV depend upon IL INA. lic
| most faithful servants of the Manhattan Company
will be taken ere of. We have men WHO nave Dcen
| in our employ for forty or fifty years lhey VIII
| not be turned out If can help It,"
MORE OF II. o. THOMPSON'S SCHEMlNG.
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment held
special meeting yesterday, to when tne iepoiati"
were not invited. Hubert o. thompson S ST1nnnno
sloucr of Pubic Works, had asked ina Hi"'o''
lie transferred from the Appropriation lor ial'ps
gas aud electric lighting" for 1854 to "contlh-
geuce" in order to meet the travetmg A. nancy
lor these purposes should not bc taken lroih tha'
appropriations, but from the seveTa' appropriations
connected with the work in which the expenses
| Aere incurred / he original resolution lnahlhg
| ;hc transfer was modified 10 meet tins view, ana
| was Yesterday adopted. Al the request vi MI
Thompson 81 900 was transferred nom tho aPp'o.
nriat ion for amps and electric Hghlng 10 thdl
| Tor pubic drinking hydIants'
| The outTOller offered resolution tValslcIrIns
IL. finn
and electric lighting" to salaries. superintendent
| of Public Works > for salaries cllargcabie 10 re-
pairing and renewal OF soP-cocks' etc. 10 ,hlS
Ur Asen strenousy objected He called the atten-
ion of the Board TO the fact that last year when
500 600 was asked for for repairing pipes, stop
'ocks etc at his suggestion the amount had been
NJ down TO Sl95 900 and he had unnecessarily
ldeavorcd to reduce the SOS 800 asked fCrfor sal
RES in the same appropriation 10 TJ"'"oV thinning
] LAT the salaries should be reduced piop'ltioha'ciy
% The reduction for material. Now the Depart
nent of Public Works wanted Sl,7j0 added TO
MS salary account, which was Already out ~ an
proportion too large. 50 as u make II S'j2Jo lie
moved that the resolution authorizing thls DC
| laid over, and tins was adopted.
The i}card sent the provisional estimates Tor
| l~S5 TO the Board OF Aldermen.
! "The call for this special meeting ana NOT set
! forth that Mr.. Thomps"ns requests for transfers
| would be brought ~ for action, Mr.. Astch said
| after the adjournment Il received my h'tlcc
! ,fter had started 10 leave office yesterday al
ernoOn. | supposed the meeting was called sim
ply 10 send the provisional estimates 10 the board
! of Aldermen and was surprised when attended
The mcciing called for 80 O'Clock this morning
to see Mir. lhOm,.on present and have these mat
tcrs brought up
ASILVER DEPOSIT IN MOTT STREET.
The Chlnarnea of hottest. have been greatly eX-
cited for the past week over the hndlhg al a rich
deposit OF silver under the sidewalks IN ii0nt OF No.
! 30 Nott-st and II is sand that leading sprlt~ III
/ Chinatown have organized the "( mldrcn of the
I sun Consolidated Mining Company. 10 de-
| yclop the resources of the " ma AVIAN
Wing discovered the NINE last FRIDAY
under peculiar circumstances Ch"ng hocE ~, :
| keeps u clearinghouse and restaurant al No 80
! No;t-st kwan Wing X his trusted llcuicnanI.
! ON the night of the Feast of the Moon, kwan
! had IA wonderful dream after eating twenty
three moon cake, and imblbmg copiouS
draugnts Of sau shan (rce brandy A
fiery three-taIled dragon appeared I" ms
/ hcaus Of silver stored under the stairs winch lead
/ 10 the la scmcnt. When thong llock sing went 10
Philadelphia last Thursday, kwan say tnat ms
golden opportunity hadaIriyed. Nhenali the Iodgci
/ were away at their lrOnng-boards ami th" Irstaur-
ant was deserted. kwan Wing stcaithlly ciVpt I'M
der the rickc wopdcn stairs and began 10 dlg mp
( the nuuldy and rubbish-coyercd EARN. lie found
81 i'm silver coins. wrapped in am old newspaper,
but the sudden entry of some customers prevented
further work He revisited the place next morn,
ing and after a httle digging, discovered
"A roll of bills amounting t0 700. also
4 wrapped IN an oll newspaper They V,tc mcn'dy
/ and uaif dccaNcd but all were negotiable. hvHns
/ Wells ui delight attracted attention and q dozeu
/ Cinnamon rushed to the srenc. lie drove them all
! away. however and continued Ina ~, H. lie thor
NnuhIN NNr over all llN ~Olll'' W. HA'NNlN hlNlN-
/ ina aud iuund tsu mulc ~ sil,cr The return oi
end tu the diegru ~ tho rps-
emit tud nuthing mthct Viii lc dunr
| until ihu Mnna ,omranN N Wlh equipped tot
/ Wuik stock R quoted ~ fabulous Niu'' pnt
manN thiuanru alc aelitns pupua utaioh h otdoi
! to r,t capital oAuWeh e. joan IA tho entctplae,
.RANpINN CT ilHoNnOAr
! As , Ia, EHuro1d rrNhott lnN Could,
heavily loldrd with tWrl+, attempted tocn,,r tie
south slmat tLo tool at twenty -ihld-st at T.. IA.
| YESTERDAY she IAN arruuud hccauW ot the low tlde.
| The boat WAS dlNou through the ihnd To iho hiid-
and the 10. ,rnpcIs got On. lhe drudge Was so hign
above The bow of the boat that II was Impossible lor
the horses To pull the uucks OF. ~ they were un-
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