New-York tribune., 1885-03-04
GAS DOWN, BUT BILLS W.
WAS MR.. DILLON CHARGED FOR ART
proprr WHO PAID MORE FOR CHEAPER A"ii0N"
ABOUT WATER GAS.

ABOUT WATER GAS.
r c.,o.o Committee which is investigating
the methods of the gas companies coh'iWV w 7 L.
session Yesterday at the Morton House. M::,'isd Cd
nav;ds stationer, of No. 1456 Thrd-ave, testneo 1o
that there had been decided change IN mn ms e Eas
bills since the consol,dan&Sa & a5e IN his pipes or
hurners In spite of this since the consoidaon nrn
his gas bills larger than they s ever css ws bill was
tor or zoo pubc feet Of gas from January IL 10
February 12 Not for five years haa nc teoesTv eyerv
such bill. His gas was He snav cnmnla,ned to
Me- Morsc manager of the Harlem Gas Light Coia-
nany and that gentleman sand that an eXanna q III
tIon of the meter would arSens Se a"r II wouid be
hetter to replace the burners with smaller ones he
test of the meter was made ana ~ n but the gas
hills still continued larger than before loi " W.
RESPONDING PERIOD 90 .bo Grand Union
w. d. Garrison manager Oh nooIino ,i arrangement,
Nth sas at 80 Is per 900 cubic feet, IRON nay
1882 TO May l. 1888 there was s GO SSHsSs e35 5s The
O. nose' 2.or ,sor the hills showed consumption OF
4 4as 400 feet. at cost of $40, l23 0S. from May
/, 1884, to NSyember H. f lss4 a 81 0So ", For
December 1888, and January oS a,S AZ cT6,c teet
I 600 feet there We're charged 929,Voo cuoic lGe,,
at cost of S2Oo2 80 for os she ct ST 75 there
were charged 9S2, 500 feet, at cost Oi Pt,f'
reduction of $61S As tor those two months @ the
consumption was lncfeaseu o-' 80 wv
same regulators and burners. .,.s.Lo por;t.
Colonel r, NJ c. Graham, president OF the Equi1
able Gas Light Company, was cliieu W 'no ''
Qe said - go, ,.a, %
So 900 0Oo and issued 81 100000 OF bonds nizd
tns ,s KucSerbocker Gas Light Company in ls77 am am
familiar with the manufacture ana pi,or Supi, M "a sSI
We now deliver daily 600 cubic feet OF gas our
works have capacity OF 2oooooo euI ~, tbe Eomm9n
rhere wes a resolution passed last year pI the
Connc repealng the privilege granted to gas
hereafter FOR aled to mains in the streets hc Gu
Cnp
gas is 80 candle power. There Is dneIemGo - p,r
csntai was paid in in cash. and the bonds We're soa a.
par and above The total output OF gas M ' is cnn
stontIw Increasing The cost OF laying halnS' on az
Count of the rock formation and the hSh price o an %
in most other large cities In the United states 70 rob
The cost Of manufacturing gas from re Storage room
Tor coal coke, etc. aud greater nuoer n vi mains are
e snd are under much better .. than those of the
Manhattan. Some of their mains nave , peen W f mains
The specifc gravity is ab.ut 600 anu o Uo
gas about 100. The lighter the gas the more bs yan
nasses through the mains and the metres Inc aunan
tage of water gas coal gas on the score o, ~
from % to 80 eG cent, n cubs II we ee Tt6e he cost Of gas
at the holder would be about AZ cents per IVo2 e h
With double % the SspSsy Sd ee he fHs T9s
1000 cubic feet distribution would be n % hc %
fsst he cost of distribution would about 80 ents per
900 We blew up our holders than s t lime the
Consodated Company reduced the price Oh gas tb he
60 VI, 10 81 rs per In our CONTRACT WI
citv We pledged ourselves not TO charge more IMAM Si
ner 900 feet Moreover we pad the cry @n,ow @ m n
every mile of mains laid that Is 30 cents lot ever!
To Chairman Thomas-We think we snoulu nae naNe
nroat of so cents every 900 feet 40 not tnin
xgould he right the Legislature TO nx the price
IL would not be Just the companies. NO Ics t -
fhs kInd is needed We have hound ourselves NOV ~
charge more than 81 70 per 900 feet In case VI q
II gold went TO 200 and the prices OF !aDor anu
Iais were largely increased none OF us eouiu h"n"
gas for the present price, 3,
J. Rn,nelauder Dillon testified that he had
brought his bills for the last seven years fof tle
last year he had burned less gas than Tor the cor
responding perlods of previous years. MI Dl'ol
read several documents showing tnat MS piils vi
late had been much greater than when a larger
Dnmber OF burners were used lie Thought tnat ne
was being charged for air instead OF gas. lie mac
complaiucd 10 the company, but no attepli1h
was pad to it. He added that ne
formerly had card parties at his mouse az WHICH i
gas was burned until a. m or later but these had
been discontinued. IN. uo
Wliloughby Powell found that his blils We're
incre.s,ng 81 fast that he became out OF patience
and ordered his gas cut off tie read nunoer o., Vi
hills showing the Increase In one month MS plIIs
had Jumped from $i4 to SIS, while the price Oh gas
was supposed 10 be Lowered ~. LII ,roro
Charles H. Green testified that ms Dllis WeIS
greater than before the reduction IN the price VI
gas. .-.. f +bo Consolidated
Company described the books OF the COMPANY.
lie was asked TO bring such books as wOuld ho'
Inconvenience the company by their removal
The inquiry goes on to-day.