Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-03
/ STATE OF THINGS
,7 VIRGINIA GAS COMPANY SHUTS
y OFF THE GAS
Il, r-snatory. Gas Works and Water
y -. Council Committee WreStleS
With the Subject Some As
pscs Of the Case

ibatVeen the city anu tue NdtuEdl
~, r,urapv of West Virginia.
.hs face Of the action taken by the
fling of the Water Board and
-,n,mittee on Health, couple Of
-. AGO. serving notice upon the
any that the city expected to be
-..Rs3 with free gas for her public
-4,,ss. schools and works" as long
here was any gas in the pipes, the
,,-,,snv has taken a short cut and
.,riaIIv shut of the gas from
,..v gss works, the crematOry and
over house Of the water works.
= ,..l +. being used TO make steam at
''- rrmDirg station, the crem-
is in state OF enforced idle
I and is full of dead horse
- carnage Of various descriptions,
~ there is a considerable accumula-
-.of that sort Of thing about the out
.-gf Inc building. AT che Gas Works
smploves have turned the gas on
'r,s supplv was cut of by the Gas
many during Monday morning, and,
.ir as can be learned, was entirely
H5Dt warning TO the city officers and
Moves. AT the pumping station Of
i. water works, yesterday, the
.r ON the day watch
,-a emphatic in saying that
ERE was no notice, verbal or written,
N Superintendent Dunn, Of the Gre
tory. said the same thing last night.
l.-ba gas works the gas was turned off
g,oisy afternoon, but was turned on
.,,ia by the men at the works, and y s.
.asy and last night steam was being
-,3a In the usual manner 1t was inti-
-ral that a close watch would be kept
ge that the gas was not shut off
i~fg. Tn every case where the en-
ives Of the Natural Gas Company shut
.hs supply, the Stop-eoeks were
s,si with the view OF making the
--ing on of the gas an impossibility.
This action OF the Gas Company
isura,ly created a good deal of excite
Pm. in city Official circles, and there
p, good deal Of lively comment dur
Yesterday. Il was freely claimed
HI Colncimen that the shutting of Of
,ls was a gross violation OF the con-
f.. made between the city and the
l,sny, and at last nights session Of
Committee on Health quite a num-
e o.. Councilmen were in favor Of
boldly turning the gas on again and
.Hag guards over the connections.
the part OF the Company, lit
has thus far been said, but their
lu is understood 20 be that they can
be .g1ger supply the city and at the
gls time keep up a supply to their
-u,e consumers, and that so many
-1l.1,S have come in during the re-
cold snaps that they have been
-7-1 20 cutting of not only the city,
% all the manufacturing establish
-l,s. steam boilers, etc. Some weeks
lU,le North Wheeling Glass Company,
yample, was served with a writ
,n0tice that the supply would be cut
90 November 3Oth, and although au
-llgement has been made whereby
Company will continue TO get a lin
amount OF gas, the supply has been
e2t.y restricted. Many boilers have
nt.y been cut of, aud the allowance
'de old Contra. Glass factory is I'M
S.oOd % be limited and precarious.
l' was still being furnished the city
1., the hose houses and the public
Tools yesterday.
50 far as securing an enforcement Of
Be provisions Of the ordinance Is con-
fIsd, the city finds herself hampered
The outset by the fact that there is
forfeiture clause in the document.
-' gas IS given only as a cOnSidera-
4- Tor the franchise, and once pay
%, Of this consideration is stopped
Tie Company IL would seem
h ihe only recourse the city could
-F W0l.i .t 20 bring an action for
images, based upon money actually
pended for coal, etc, by reason of the
-i-.h.meut of the agreement by the
psay. lt is not nominated in the
--' that that the city shall have the
''' 90 revoke the franchise, il that
possible without great dlscom-
ana Injury 10 private interests;
.-eT does IL appear that proceedings
l3lCamus to compel the turning on
Tue. again would be effective.
e,uon six OF the ordinance granting
NA,ura. Gas Company of West Vir-
'ae exclusive franchise, reads as
.1 consideration 90 the above grant. the
.ul1ny shall furnish, free OF cost %
H' heating purposes, at any pub ic
$50 '.N,'l of works. near which said
Ft-l 'ta.. lay is pipes, an gas which
H.. Consumed 40 such building. school or
... .-. o'lrerS, agents or employees Of
s- "-'aa 'aII Company agrees % do by
'4,l ordinance. and Tor other valua-
800 ''a.iels. The grant i'm the first sec
.-....''l-l, is hereby declared By id city
>'ir an exclusive privilege 70 said
st p. atluE pipes Tor the purpose I'm
-. -. .l mentioned. IN and under said
~. A"vys and grounds"
T1''Gan Campbell, OF the Committee
u'sa.l'n, summoned the Committee
-tal with the City Solicitor, and
-4',er was discussed In an its bear
" Iar as the crematOry was con-
Some of the members OF the
.,'ee' as has been said, were in
h." turning the gas on again, in
.-.-' summary manner as il had
-. Off; others thought it would
. 20 euleavOr % make some ar
,.lt with the Company, at least
- ol the burning Of the stuff now
y, .,..'n'atory, that maSOnS might be
VIA 20 change the furnace for
1"e others still thought IL would
H., TO tap the city Illuminating
.le nearest available point,
,r, yaat gas, as being less ex-
a. ''an 20 spend a thousand
' build a converter to permit
s,,.- oI coal, getting q supply
,s... a' tae crematory, which would
.,s ., ,,pen'ao.e, and hauling coal up
NIUE dollar per cart load after
p. '1''0 .Sed. All these propositions
a..s.SllS>ed at length, as was a
w. 20 ATTEMPT 70 get gas from
- ing Natural Gas Company.
ar. d. the suggestion Of the City
nv, was agreed 10 would be best,
IL. -'ttuIDNrV IN hripgipo srit for