The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-08
OUR GAS WORKS.
SOME INTERES STATEhtNiS
PROM THE SUPERINTENDENT.
HE RECOMMENDS SOME VERl
NEEDED PROVEMENTS.
rur QUESTION OF GHASiING houoH
LICENSES
App,icatfons 10 be Heard Next Week ~
the Husting- Court Property Trans
f.rs in Richmond and Henric"-
Proceedings Ia the Courts.

The annual report of superintendent
w c. Adams, of the city gas works, Is
inst out. 1t gives some interesting
figures and statements in regard to the
civ Gas works. and is very compre-
hensivc report. The report, among
other things, shows that there has been
consumed for the use Of the city 4t.t54,-
300 cubic feet Of gas The statement OF
Gas generated shows that lSj,534,jOO
cubic feet were made, showing an IN
crease over the corresponding period OF
GAPS 900 cubic feet.
At the date Of the last annual report
there were i6j street lamps; there hay
inc been added during the year %
making q total Of l.5lS-locaied as fol-
lows FRS district, 46s; Second district,
457 Third district, j43; First Market,
l6 Second Market, u; Upper works
. Lower Works, Is. Total, l.5ls.
The receipts and disbursements, on G.
count of current expenses, are as FOL
lows
Received for ~ ~ =
Received for coke. Ac.................' s-.o'o -
Dsbursed FOR pas rolls. $sO.67q 60
D''""' STU ''' - I52.7l3 ~
Excess Of receipts over eNpendi- 80. -.
lures = w. 30" -
To whi a must be added ilUti.2M
cubic feet OF gas consumed 10y
sire lamps and public build -.
inssatS $3.50 per thousand teet-..' t.oh ~
Total IN favor Of the works. si2i.J'2 aa
In concluding his report Superinten'
dent Adams saws
Il would again call your attention to
the urgent necessity Of increasing our
holder capacity We have been eN-
eeedinrly fortunate ia getting through
the present winter without any serious
Inconvenience, but We cannot reason
ably expect, with the constant growing
demand for gas, 10 pass another winter
so easily with the same capacity. At the
height of demand more gas Is consumed
than il is possible for Us to store. Had
An accident happened whereby either
one Of our holders would be thrown out
of use. the inevitable result would have
been that a portion of the city would be
in darkness. | wish 10 guard against
the possibility of such a thing Occurrir g,
and il is with some degree Of earnest
ness that urge an additional holder OF
10000 cubic feet capacity, to he located
in the Nest End of the city.
"The adoption of the means giving us
An increased manufacturing capacity
will enable ne to make at least 100000
cubic feet per day This improvement
is progressing as rapidly as We could
reasonably expect, and will be completed
by the middle of March. would further
suggest as q means of giving Us II still
greater capacity 10 remove the old
benches Of j's, and substitute in their
place improved benches Of IS This
can be done without an additional build
ing. and at a cost Of about $4,000. by
making this change the work on the men
will be more uniform, and the produc-
ton OF gas very much cheapened, besides
giving us a daily capacity OF l,0OO'OOO
cubic feet
II would also call your attention to
our limited purifying capacity. While
we have had no serious trouble or incon-
venicnce thus far, ! am free to say II Is a
matter that should be considered in time,
as this is one of the most important de-
partments in the manufacture Of gas.
You we'll remember the very serious IN
convenience and annoyance our citizens
were subjected to few years ago from
impure gas by reason of not having sui
ticient purifying surface