Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-11-15
NArunA. GAS mArrEus.


We have had many inquiries from
citizens concerning the prospects for
natural gas service this Winter, and to
give ~ acUrrcct report OF the situation
we sought the Secretary OF the Board Of
Trustees, nnd obtained information sub
stantially as follows:
{ The Board OF Gas Trustees had con-
ference with the N. w. Natural Gas
Co., at Toledo, and that company has
offered the village every cent our vii
lage plant is worth, viz, $4,000. The
actual cost OF the plant Including the
bonus paid the Toledo company for the
part purchased of them one year
ngo) is about $4,000. A line of this
kind is supposed to last about 10 years
and therefore dcpreciates about 10 per
cent. annually. Deducting 10 per cent.
from the actual cost of the line leaves
$lS,000-the amount offered by the
Northwestern for our plant. The
conditions upon which the sale will be
effected is upon the passage by the
Council Of a street ordinance for piping
the streets and maintaining the pipe
lines therein, and price ordinance
fixing the price to be charged, 10 cents
per thousand feet meter pressure, less
y centsper r,00o feet for rpayment before
the 10th of each month, for five years,
the village to take the necessary steps
to rest the title in the Company to the
property bought.
They also offer to pay S10,s00 for the
part of the plant north of the railroad,
and leave the part south of the railroad
to be supplied by the Perrysburg com
pany. There seems to- be division
among the people regarding this mat
ter, ms many favor selling the whole
plant to the North Western, while
others wish 10 try to supply the
south half with our own gas.
There are still others who object TO
selling any part of the plant on this
ground There is ample bona tidc A No.
gas territory within 20 miles of us, and
by making an additional expenditure,
and. taking up the line up the river, we
can, reach that territory, and thus not
be compelled to submit to the terms OF
the Northwestern.
It is asserted that at the present time
we can supply only about lbs stoves on
afour ounce pressure, and there are about
100 stoves on the south half, and for
various reasons it is doubted by many il
our supply will hold out for even 100
stoves during the entire Winter.
We recognize the fact that it will be
impossible for us TO please everybody
by favering either side of the question,
but must soy from present appearances
we think it best to sell to the NV Gas
Co. UNLESS SOMETHING BETTER Of
FERs. very soon. BY obtaining it of
this company we will be sure Of having
gas as long as it flows, rs they own
three-iourths of the best gas territory
in, the country.
Such sale would leave us only COM
Portable debt that would distress nobody,
and a portion OF this might be paid by
taking up and selling the material in
the field.
There are several other schemes
offered, ali visionary but two-one of
these looking to the Toledo city line
tif ever built for gas, and the other
fuel from the field by stock company.
In hn TIT OF hA .
would be better policy to sell to the
Northwestern than to another stock
company, for this reason: 1t is only an
item in their system, and would not be
an object of special notice in their eyes
to make all they possibly could out of
Perrysburg; whereas, minor stock
company would make direct move to
make as much as the plant would admit
of, and that without adding great deal
TO the value OF the village property.
There is no certainty that Toledo
would have the disposition if they had
the LEGAL RIGHT to supply us. Their
enabling act allows them to supply the
city only, and they would be enjoined
and thus prevented from furnishing us,
oven though they. might have an
abundant supply.
The question must be submitted to |
the people before final action can be |
taken, and it is hoped the matter will
be settled soon.
The town plant is now being divided,
with the view of testing our wells |
Satisfy yourselves OF the feasibility of
supplying the south side of the rail-
road as soon as the test is made, and
then vote intelligently.