New-York tribune., 1886-04-23
DISCUSSING THE GAS BILLS.
FOUR PLANS TO REDUCE THE PRICE.
ACTION OF THE AssEMBLY-GOvERNoR HILL AND
TIE STANDARD COMPANY.
tBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rarBusE.l

ACTION OF THE AssEMBLY-GovERNOR HILL And
TIE sTANDAED COMPANY.
tBr TELEGRAPH THE TaIBUSEl
ALBANY, April 22.-The Assembly at its ses-
sion this afternoon debated tho four bills to reduce the
price of gas which In its possession. The first
bill considered that OF Senator Murphy. TO organize
Gas Commission to supervise the sale and manufacture
OF gas IN New-York Mr.. Cantor moved that the COM
missioncrs should be appointed by Recorder smyth
and tho Chief Justice of tho City Courts Mr..
Hamilton said that this motion was a
grab for patronage by Tammany Hall The
amendment rejected aud tho bill ordered to u
third reading.
Senator Reily's bill declaring tina. not moro than
81 25 thousand feet shall be charged for In New
York was next considered Mr.. McClelland desired a
gas company of Yonkers exempted. while Mr. Col lins
desired to include all tho cities in the State in tho bill
The Assembly defeated all tho amendments and ordered
the bill to third reading.
The bill OF the Gas Consumers Association, generally
known the Thomas BILL" then taken up. 1t
fixes the price o. gas at 81 % per thousand
feet. speader Hustled explained its provisions.
The bill covers. he said. the cities OF
NewYork and Brooklyn 1t reduced the price OF gas In
those cities fair rate It opened the doors OF those
cities to company that desired to compete with
the present gas companies.
"Whyis the capital put 80 500, 900 inquired Judge
Greene.
"Because," said Mr. Hustled. "it will require large
capital to compete with the other companies"
The bill was ordered to a third reading. The Assembly
also ordered to third reading Mr. Tappans State Gas
Commission bill Mr. Erwin said that the bill was
drawn up by paid attorney OF a corporation.
The Governor gavo hearing this afternoon on tho
bill incorporate tho Standard Gas Company. This is
the measure that was pushed through Legislature
by General F. b. spinola and ex-senator Thomas F.
Grady. Messrs Grady and spinola appeared for the
bill. accompanied by b. F. Sherman. whom they intro
duced as the president OF the proposed company.
Francis NJ. Scott and Frederic X. Coudert counsel for
the Equitable Gas Company, Of New-York. Mr.. scott
said that both IN the hours OF service
this bil gives New-York worse bargain
than it has with the present companies tie
added: The DILL is in defiance OF or at wide variance
from the views expressed by your Exceency IN your
OF the Police Captains Pay bill
Mr.. Coudert said that the bill does not compel the
company to do anything or TO spend penny 1t ought
TO be entitled an act to give extraordinary power 10
company formed and to retrench the powers OK the
pany viii do when 1t will do It, how it will do It, the
company Is TO settle LATER 1t is outside OF and beyond
the law.
Ex-senator Grady said "The Equitable Company op
poses the bill because ii Is for cheap IL
sell charter they would not be here against us
rs the consolidated company represented here
against You n the Governor asked. Mr. Grady replied
that the Equitable Company WIS mucn the same thing
A little later the Governor said significantly, lou
ought to have got OF the consolidated people up
here against yon."
The newspapers say that tho OF some OF your
directors could not be found IN the directory the Gov
remarked.
II don't want to boast OF my worldly possessions"
General spinola shouted 81 am going TO put 100000
i'm this company | have nephew who Will put In
$500 900 and Mr.. Sherman will put in money"
President sherman then handed the Governor letters
OF introduction from Mayor Bren OF Boston Corpora
Beard OF Aldermen, and Charles Place. OF the Con-
sumers' Company OF jersey City.