New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18
NOT BENEFIT TO GAS CONSUMERS.
VICE PRESIDENT LEES ADMITS THAT THE PRICE Is
NOT LIKELY TO BE LOW RED.

NOrA BENEFIT TO GAS CONSUMERS.
VICE PRESIDENT LEES ADMITS THAT THE PRICE is
not LIKELY TO BE LOW RED
Thomas X. Lees first vice-prcSldent OF the '3h-
eoli,jareI Gas Company, WAS the hISt wltnes De-
for,. the senate Gas Committee yesterday: before
1891 he was the president OF the newborn Gas
Company. senator Gilbert sau lnHt cot'SGoi9 III
some parts of the city got gas greatly lhieIloI III IL
luniinatiag power TO ihat luihlshcd III othII POI
tlnns i'm tho city and asked tine witness he thought
that fair. Nj. Lees replied that he 'lu ho' sgc nov
# ConiI ne hepcd some people preferred the gas
OF the lower Illuminating STANDARD because tho
richer gas would often smoke. before loSV inc
yeIr the company adopted the water
gas process and turned out gas OF much q hIEHct
Illuminating power. lie Thought IT ayer"geT at
present 2J-candle power. General Ire
name ShO cd Saat Dr. Love, who tests gas Tor the
CITY, made the average tor the hrSt week IN Deceul-
her n fraction over 22-cindlc power FOR Other
gas companies the figures We're: Mahnat'an'
1901: New-York Mutual, 29.sS; Muulclpal,
2~.l2; EqIl,aDlc. 1910; McuOpOntdn' ol'lo'
knIckerbOcker, 2l.lG.
Senator Ghbert-DOes not the consolidation tend 70
perpetuate and protect the inferior gag is "sSS ia"
competition OF of a superior QadHy A'--'o'
doa't think it would. -.
obtain what you wOld call reasonable percentage o'
profit in the capital Invested An lart--Sts' sil
Q-Does the Increase OF stock tenu 10 increase 'H0
General Tremane-Is not the cost OF gas TO tu6 cor
the capital which it Is to be padf A-4AdI Is Tue
GEWGat a.Tanfase was promised likely TO accrue
to the consumer from the consultation OF Tue con-
paniest A-lcu arg Iu''IuT III rt AZ rr,fic Sc nv
nelgh6ors II can avoid 1t. -
OIL refer only the interests OF tue consumer A
| don't think it was to their interests 1890,
O-So Ions as it necessary TO ucnie IN the cost OF
an obvious capitalization Of SlZOoo0O0 representing
the capitals OF the constituent companies the Cohsoh-
dated Company i not likely to reduce inc price oi e"''
istl A.-No. sir; don't think 80. .
Q-So loag as that company mllntains the present
price Of gas it i. likely that the Mutual Will reduce
"oPm-Sor the Equitable Company A.-No. sir.
John p Kennedy, president OF the Mutual Gas
I i hi Com lanv admitted that 1t was probable
that after the truce proclaimed Det"ceu Jno
frbting companies the Mutual could nave maze
far profit Tor the SlOCknOIucto anu NH"i5N" q"
lower price for the gas. ,.,o
Tie committee meets again to-day at 10 d. H.
ROE THE NCSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.
At the session of the Board Of Estimate Yesterday
Morris K Jesup pre- ident OF the Board OF trustees
of the American Museum OF Natural HISTORY pre-
sented petition from tho trustees asking Tor an
npDrOpria ton of 5000 600 for charging their build
jng James VI. Constable, Hugh Auchinc loss
Professor BickmoTc, of the trustees, ana Others
were present 10 urge the necessity Tor the money
They SAID that more room was needed TO display
collections and specimens tnat were now stored Ior
want of space. More room was also needed N the
lecture hall for the constantly gro wing number OF
public school teachers who went there to near the
lectures. A memorial was presented IN behalf OF
the teachers, asking Tor more accommodations lhlS
memorial is III part as follows
I'm accord with the wise enacmens Of our LeelS-
la,ure SuperintcDdcnt oil Pu0hC Instruction
Las entered into "A arrangement with the American
Museum Of Natural History for furnishing TO the teach
rs of this city Instruction concerning those SUBJECTS
upon which we are required to give language lessons
IN our pupils aud further ala US IN
~ peculiarly attractive. Lectures upon these topics
nave been nauguratcd at the Museum and the attcnd-
auce which entirely voluntary on our part mas III
creased until the small hall, which has from time 10
time been enlarged ana now accOmm date less than
400 has been constantly crowded with nearly 400
teachers Including fully forty ladies. who have been
ored To stand and two occasions this fan over
$50 teachers been turned away, or nVe unrs az
many as attended the first course. II suaOle nan
could be erected connection with the museum we De
eve that would be average attendance OF not
less than 1,OO0
Speeches in favor of the appropriation were made
by MI Beekman president OF the PARK Board, AMI
Park Commissioner Borden, William Wood, Of the
Board of Education; School superintendent Jasper
and Wilbur Hudson, president OF the Teachers AS
In reply TO a question by Mr.. Sanger as to what
il was the intention of the trustees TO do with the
Vanderbilt bequest Of $4,000. Mr. Jesup sad
that as vet he was not CERTAIN that II had been
made but that if such was the case the amount
would probably be invested as a part of $500, 900
fund which is being le ted, the interest of which
is TO be used for the purchase Of rare things that
could be bought cheaply.
Mayor Grace. speaking for the Board, said that
The matter would be taken under adyisement
SERIOUS RAVAGES OF TRICHINOSIS.
DIR. Cyrus Edison, of the Sanitary Bureau, was