Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-29
WANT TO GIVELIGHT.
A RICHMOND COMPANY SEEKS a GAS
FRANCHISE IN MANcHESTER
The System a New Que and Low Prices
Quoted-Up In q Bsiioon-Per-
sopai and General


ter Council, has received and will lay be-
fore that body at its next meeting q petit
ton from the Southern Fuel and Gas Com
pany, asking for the right to establish
plant in this city and furnish gas 10 the
municipality and its inhabitants. The
company was chartered by the General
Assembly at its last session aud IL COM
posed in the main of Richmond people.
Immediate consideration of the paper IS
asked.
The petitioners start out with this decla-
ration:
ave are prepared 10 furnish the city Of Man
chester With the cheapest ana pest gas ever pro-
duced on this continents gas produced from
petroleum in q simple apparatus Ices danger-
Gus than COAL and water-gas, ana far superior 70
both in all respects -
pie, cheap. and durable The process con- |
sists OF forcing atmospheric air through
generator charged with crude petroleum,
the temperature of which is grauually
raised from 40 to $50 degrees, as the |
gravity of the oil is lowered BY the eyolu-
tlon Of gas. The air in passing through
the generator is intimately commlngied
with the OIL and absorbs sufficient hydro
carbon from the oil. so that by the conf
bined influences of heat, friction. anu
mospheric air into fixed gas.
The RATES QUITE CHEAP.
The company declares its ability to give
sufficient guarantee to carry out any
contract made, and adds:
III franchise be granted this company 70
operate a gaa-plant In your city and 70 II!
mains and distrbuting-pipe In the streets ana
alleys the entire plant may be sold TO the city
or be permanently operated by THIS com pany:
In the latter case the company calls cspeci1i
attention 10 the following schedule OF maximum
prices for which gas could be furnished 10 con-
sumer5 iron plant OF daily capacity OF not
less than 100000 cubic feet: 10 consumers
using 5000 cubic feet or less per month, %
cents per ], 1000 feet; TO consumers using oyor
1000 and up 20 10000 cubic feet per month,
40 cents per 1000 feet; over lO,OOO up 10
10000 cubic feet, 40 cents per 1000 feet over
10000 20 10000 cubic feet, 80 cents per l'OOO
| feet
The company say it can also furnish
street lamps of 25-candle power at very
reasonable rate on all streets where II may
have its mains laid, and can furnish the
city gas for Illuminating and heating pur-
poses, excepting street lights, at 70 cents
per 1000 feet.
THE JAHB MARIA LAST NIGHT.
The Jahr- Marka entertainment at Leader
| Hall last night for the benefit of the Rail
road Branch of the Young Mems Christian
| Association was O decided success. The
| attraction was an operetta entitled The
| Lottery Ticket" The cast was composed
| OF the following ladies and gentlemen
| Mr.. Charles Sawtell, Miss Emma Lathram.
| AIr. Charles Picot, and Miss Ida Robinson.
| The rendition was exceptionally good, and
| the stage-settings were managed with
much skill. Mrs A. c.. Harding, who had
charge OF the play, deserves great credit,
as the operetta was all that could be ex-
pected OF an amateur entertainment
! Mr.. james A. Gentry Truthful JeemsD
| will read an original poem tonight, which
| will be one OF the most interesting features
! of the entire entertainment
The audience will also be entertained by
| the "Delsartean Pantomlnes," IN which
twelve young ladies of Church Hin will
| take part.
| BALLooE-AscESsIoN Tomorrow.
| The Shannon Balloon Company will give
| a balloon-asceDslon at Forest-Hill Park to-
morrow afternoon at hslf-past o'clock.
| Professor Ed. Il. Hutchinson, the great
| aeronaut, will have charge of the exhibit
| ton. A man, woman, and dog Will
| drop from the balloon from great eleva-
| ton, and there will be three parachutes IN
| the air at one time. The railway company
! have arranged TO give a good street-car
service by the addition of several cars on
| their lines.
| The City Democratic Committee met in
| Leader Hall Tuesday night and selected a
| committee to meet Hon. Holmes Conrad
! when he comes TO Manchester TO speak on
| the 18th Of October. The committee IS
composed of Messrs. j. Z. Butler, L.. L.
| Pool, T. II. Fisher. and p. q. Starke
| A trunk, tho property of some person
| unknown, was thrown off of train on
the Richmond and Petersburg railroad at
! the Manchester crossing Monday after
noon. and before il could be taken to the
depot some person carried it on. The
| trunk contained about Sl50 worth OF
clothing and some iewelry, and was found
empty lying in Powhlte creek near Granite
yesterday afternoon. The police are at
work on the case.
| PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Miss Musa Cain, of Portsmosth. is visit
| ing the Misses Baird, on Twelfth street.
Miss Irene Eshleman, of Chicago, and
| Mrs. Thomas Inge, of Lynchburg, VIII ar
rive in the city to-day, and will be the
| guests of Mrs. II. Il. Harnish, OF Chester
| field, near Manchester.
Nr. Peyton Hooe, who has been quite
| Bick, is improving.
| Mr.. William Lipscomb. who had his nose
| broken by being struck by baseball
while playing at Petersburg some weeks
| ago, is able to be out again.
There was preaching at Clopton-Street
Baptist church last evening by Rev.
| Joseph Walker.
Much to the qualification Of his host of
| friends here, Mr.. Il. l.. Michaels. secretary
| of the Railroad Branch of the Young Mems
! Christian Association in Richmond and
| Manchester, has declined TO accept the
call TO Crewe. which he received about q
week ago from the directors OF the asso-
citation there. The matter had been kept
very quiet and was not known until
| Tuesday, when 1t leaked out through the
| DrsPArCH's correspondent at Crewe. MIR.
| Michaols has greatly endeared himself to
| the association here.
Mr.. w. 4. Browder, of Swansboro', died
at his residence yesterday morning at ii
| o'clock, in the 55th year OF his age The
| deceased was we'll known here, and for
| many years was an engineer on the Rich
mond and DanyIlle railroad. The funeral
will take place this afternoon at o'clock
end the interment will be made at Oak
| wood cemetery.
Mr. W. G. Randlett, who has been visit
] ing relatives here. has returned to Milton.
n. O.. accompanied by his family.