Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-18

Tie second is, the burner must be on,
adopted to the use of the consumer. i
in making the official test, or q burner
which 1t will be impossible for the con
srmer to provide himself with. 1t is i'm
material what the quality and the power
OF the gas is, unless the consumer, by
judicioGs use of burners, can get just a,
much light as is gotten under an officia
test. That is the reason why, in picking
out Burner for New York. I picked oui
Ole that you can get at 80 cents dozen
II the consumer does not care to go to thai
slight expense, of course. the company car
do nothing for him. This dndicating) il
the burner used in New York.
Senator Baker-Is that No. or No. Z.
Mr.. Love-It is No. Z. I have made re-
cent tests of your gas here by this burner
and / get 241a candle power on the aver.
age IS your candle power by the use Of the
same burr er that We use in New York. We
will assume that your District inspectors
average by the use of the old Sug 10 hole
Arsand, 1917 candle power, although it is
trif1e over that. and this will give a differ
ence OF five candles between these two
burners. That would raise the standard
Practically to twenty-seven candles. Nc
gas company can afford to distribute
which runs very close to twenty-seven
candle, because they are subject to very
heavy penalties in case they fall below
that standard. and the consequence is the
Company must furnish twenty-eight candle
power gas. 1t is very difficult to furnish
coal and water.
As to Candle Power.
There Is just one other point with re-
gard to candle power. Assuming that the
tests I have recently made of your Wash
ington gas are correct and that you have
a candle power. by the use Of this flat
flame burner, of perhaps 241s-I have in my
hand the report of the gas inspector for
the state of Masss chusetts for the year
iS!f', and he gives the average power of the
Boston Gaslight Company at 24 $40 candle
power by the SuS double dome burner,
which is reputed to give a slightly better
result than this burner of Brays.
The average of the gas companies in
New York for the months of January and
February of this year. the weekly averages,
by the Use of the Bray burner is 26 can
die. In New York daily tests are made,
and have here the general averages and
the weekly averages. 1 can give you the
general average or the average of the diff
ferent branches We have nine gases on
Manhattan Island, all of which are tested
by myself and my assistant. Five of these
are Row consolidated and are known as
the Consolidated Company of New York.
In addition to that We have the Mutual,
the Equitable. the Standard and the East
River. making nine In ALL
Senator McMillan-What is the test call
ed for in New York?
No Test Prescribed.
Mr.. Love-There is no test prescribed. All
there is in New York is the contract which
the gas companies make with the depart
ment of public works in which they agree
to furnish gas of a certain candle power
maybe high or low If that contract Is &C
cepted by the department of public works,
of course. the company Is obliged to fulfill it..
Major Powell-What is the highest power.
if you please?
Mr.. iove-The highest average?
Major PaWel}-N0. the highest candle
power named in any contract.
Mr. Love-I think it is %.
Major Powell-The published maximum
candle power in New York is 81;
Mr.. Love-Is that taken from the con-
tracts?
Major PowelI-That is from Browns Di-
rectory.
Mr. Love-There is not and never was a
candle gas.
Major POWELL have named the authority
II may not be correct.
Mr.. Love-It certainly Is incorrect They
always cut it down to about % or "a candles
My impression is the highest bid Is 25
Senator Gallinger-You say the average
is %?
Mr.. Love-Twenty-six
Senator Gallinger-What candle power do
You say any company can afford to give?
Mr.. Love-I say that in mixed gas that
is. where you have to manufacture water
gas and coal gas. you cannot carry your
candle power SO high as you can with
straight water gas. without having difficulty
because of smoking. They find it impossible,
for instance, In Glasgow and other Scottish
towns, where they have large quantities of
fine camel coal. to furnish twenty-eight-
candle gas without making it an intolerable
nuisance.
Because Of Smoke.
Senator Ga!linger-It Is not because they
could not afford it, but because It would
make smoke?
Mr.. Love-Yes.
Senator Martin-What is the proper candle
power Of gas manufactured of coal and
water, that we should provide for this city? ?
Mr.. llove-I cannot see any advantage in
anything better than you have now If 1
were to fix the standard for New York city
l should fix 1t from twenty-four to twenty
five candle. I think If you get much above
that. there are increased expenses In secur-
ing the extra candle power. and there is a
greater liability to smoke and complaint on
the part of the consumer.
Senator McMilian-You mean twenty -four
or twenty-fve-candle power by the use of
this other burner?
Mr.. Love-I mean by this fat fame burner
Senator McMillan-You do not approve Of
this English parliamentary burner?
Mr.. Love-No: that burner Is an antique.
Senator McMillan-Then you would strike
out this provision?
Mr.. Love-Yes. In the frs. place no con-
sumner can get the English parliamentary
place in the hands of the consumer just
such burner as the inspector uses.
Senator Faulkner-So that the test in his
house would be the same as the test made
by the inspector.
3Ir. Love-So that he can get Just as
much candle power as the inspector, and
If he does Tot it Is his own fault
Senator Baker-Do you say that with the
higher candle power there is more liability
of smoke?
Mr. Love-Yes. SIR
Senator Baker-If you get above twenty
seven candle power there ia liability Of
smoking?
Mr.. Love-Yes, sir.
Senator Baker-Do you know what the
candle power in Minneapolis is?
Mr.. Love-No. sir; do not.
Senator Baker-This statement says that
1T is thirty. and that the power In Jersey
City Is twenty-eight.
Major Powell-The later companies have
a higher standard.
Mr.. Love-That Is because the later COM
panies are making straight water gas and
the older companies are still using the coal
gas plant to help out In furnishing their
supply.
Raising the Standard.
For instance, the Manhattan Company
has two coal gas plants today In operation
and we also have the old Metropolitan
works still making coal gas and enriching
1t with OIL with a candle power of twenty
two, perhaps, on an average