Chicago eagle., 1893-10-14

The long expected Chicago and
Cook County Gas Company's ordi-
nance was presented to the City
Council last week. Attorney John S.
Cooper handed the ordinance to Alder
man Trip, who in turn presented it
to the Council. Mr.. Tripp then
moved that the ordinance be referred
to the Committee on Gas, Oil, and
Electric Lights, and as there was no
opposition it was so referred. Among
other things the ordinance provides
that gas of twenty-candle power shall
be sold at so cents per 1000 feet.
Within three years the company
agrees to spend 500, 600 and have
machinery capable of producing l0,-
900, 600 feet of gas in thirty days.
The City and County Gas Company
has a capital stock of $50, 600, 600,
and has for its directors the follow
ing well-known business men: III. G.
Rev, Charles d. Hauk, n. A. Nc
Clary, Irwin Rev, and E. E. Morrell.
One-third of this capital stock is to
be paid to the city for franchise
and one or more directors of the
board will be appointed by the city.
1t is also the intention of this new
gas company to make the existing
Mayor President Of the board. Atno
Time Will the price of gas exceed so
cents per thousand net, and it is
the company's aim to continue re-
ducing this price rapidly until fuel
basis is reached whereby gas will
supplant coal for fuel. With this
aim obtained the smoke nuisance of
Chicago will be at an end. Certainly
no one will refuse TO use gas in the
place of coal when the expenses of
the former is lighter. Relying on
this fndisputabe fact the extremely
large output Of fuel gas will Justify
the speedy reduction of Illuminating
gas.
Understand the business.
The manufacture of gas is not an
unknown business to this new COM
pany. The Rev system for manufact-
uring gas from low-grade materials
will be adopted by this concern. The
many advantages of this system have
been proved by its use by the Nation
al Gas and Water Company, who own
the Cicero Gas Works The gas made
by the Rev system is far superior in
quality and can be made at a much
lower price than by the old methods
of manufacturing gas. The superior
ity of this gas is readily attested by
the residents Of Cicero, Austin, and
Oak Park. At these places gas man.
ufactured by the Rev system is fur
nished, and so far it has given splen-
did satisfaction, The differences and
comparisons between the Rev appa-
ratus and process and others now in
general use prove the advantages of
Mr.. Rew's inventions
Making the Gas.
As used in other water gas appa-
ratus for the manufacture Of illumin-
ating gas, bituminous coal is reduced
to coke in Ohio and Pennsylvania in
large coking ovens, and the coal gas
thereby generated burns and goes to
waste in the open air. About one
third OF the coal, in weight, is lost !
by this operation. When fully coked, |
the ovens are opened and the burn
ing coke Is rakcd out and extin-
guished by water, by which method |
a large volume Of gas and heat es-
capes in the open air and is irretriey- |
ably lost and wasted. The coke is |
then loaded on the cars and trans.
ported to the gas works, the numer-
Gus landings OF the coal and coke |
requiring an excessive amount of |
labor ON the contrary, In the Rev
the coal Is quickly coked |
by direct internal combustion, and |
the coke is then Immediately utilized |
for making water gas in one opera /
tion aud apparatus, thereby saving |
che excessive loss of hcat and cDl |
ani also handling che coal hut once |
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