Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-09-21
The Toledo Natural Gas Com
pany's Plant Purchased for
$4,000.
The Contract Made for Con-
meeting the Perrysburg
Gas Field with the
Town Plant,

Tho very day that the ordinance was
published, July 27 transferring the
Perrysburg Gns Field from the Perrys-
burg Gas and Pipe Line Co., to the
corporation of Perrysburg, the largest
well this side of the Findlay field came
in, which gave assurance from that day
that we had an open field to progress
and prosperity. Negotiations have been
pending for some time between the
Toledo Natural Gas. Co. and.the Perrys-
burg Gas Trustees regarding the pur-
chase of the formers plant in Perrys-
burg, with fears on the part of many
that they would not reach satisfactory
terms. President Smith of the Toledo
Co. came from New York to Toledo to
consider the mat Ter and yesterday very
satisfactory terms were agreed upon
for the Perrysburg Corporation to take
the entire plant of pipes in the town,
including one mile of the four inch line
extending to the Toledo Co.'S main line,
for the sum of S12 1000.
The most amicable relations have ex-
isted from the start between our people
and the Toledo Co. They first asked
permission to pipe the town while pass
ing close to it with their main line from
their field to Toledo. This was granted
them by our Council without any fran
chises whatever. They gave us a splen-
did plant with all the modern improve
To fnr Inf in,r i,n Of
gas, and in time 10 give us very salts
factory service for the past eleven
months, For this we have cheerfully
paid our money as per contract. With
these existing relations, and the Toledo
Co. recognizing that we had invested
our money and secured field of our
own, recognized our rights and were
reasonable in their demands. They
have not only sold their plant but have
obligated themselves for two years to
| give us service from their main line in
case of accident to our pipes or field,
which assures us Of good, substantial
backing for this length of time, and
have verbally obligated themselves to
continue these relations as long as they
may have gas to serve.
This excludes all the pe.plexity in
delay in securing pipe, again digging
up our streets and the delay in putting
in another plant which could not reas-
onably have been expected to be COM
pleted until snow ceased flying next
spring.
Our Trustees have also contracted
with Mr., Il. B. Phillip, of Findlay, an
expert in the business, to lay the mains
from the Perrysburg gas field to con-
meet with the village plant. Three car
loads of this pipe have already arrived
at Roachton and this part of the work
will be commenced IN few days, which
can be completed in two weeks after
work is begun.
The Trustees have also purchased 10,-
900 feet of 3 inch pipe to extend our
village plant and accommodate as far as
is possible this tall as many of our citi-
zens as can be reached.
With all reasonable assurance of all
the gas we will want for domestic use
and for manufacturing enterprises;
with the Toledo Co. rs friends and
hackers with supply of gas equal to
the emergency of half dozen cities
the size of Toledo-with free schools,
free turnpipe, tree access to rail, river,
telegraph, telephone, and free atmos-
phere. uncontaminated, free drainage
all these secured with but comparatively
small contracted bebt, what is there
short of an earthquake to prevent an
onward and rapid march to progress??? !?
Perrysburg has struck her second
streax of good luck and good manage
ment