New-York tribune., 1896-05-26
CAS- COMPANY'S BIG SCHEME
HEARING BEFORE A COMMITTEE of
ALDERMEN.
THE PROMOTERS SAID TO BE LOOKING FUR AN
EXCLUSIVE PR1vILEGE-MR.c CROSS THINKS
THE FRANCHISE SHOULD

,-c,v1, pR1vILEGE,-MR CROSS THINKS
THE FRANCHISE SHOULD NOT
COME FROM THE BOARD
MT. .,,nrrna,,c Committee on Lamps and Gas
gave a public hearing yesterday on the app"oa''o
80 ., tho I,oard of Aldermen by the Consumers
COS Euel and Power Company. Of TINS CITY III.
company made proposition to furnish luei sd' :"
the rate of no more than 80 cents a 'houS"u ~
foe, and for the privilege of laying the pipes VIC 40
conpany offers to pay the city at inc @ Ia'e "
oonts ner Iineal foot for the pipes laid The near
~, . merely preliminary The prediction was
rado hv those interested both sides that lu'ure
hearings would show that the application IS ou'
mind 10 give an exclusive privilege 10 th's oo'"
pany ao, .h. GRANT
ExAssembvman James Owen opposed the grant
ing of the privilege TO the Consumers |onap""'
Il appear now citizen ana 'aNpaS.' ,n
Nr Owen but urge your committee 10 go s'o"
IN this matter for ! think the privileges asKeu os
this company should not be frittered away d. ~
cents per lneal foot. II they are honest III 'ne',
oTor ana can carry cut what they say they can
think the privilege worth many times ",oie INA"
the nominal and petty sum they oner you
II NJ Cross said II assure your committee that
can make YOU a better proposition than that
offered you by this company want you 10 'aHe an
no,,ce that the character of the gas which TINS
company proposes to furnish at 80 cents per i,vV
cubic feet will require you to burn IwIce as as '0
of get the neat OF tHc
al do NOT think that such francnse az ,nns s1,ns
sho,,d come from your Board. 1t should come from ton
hlbany' The franchise should be given to me cU,
nanv Offering the best terms 10 this CITY sssuie
You that can secure you better oner 1 ~ ,h;s %
Understand why the illuminating compahieSs mes VI c,ies les
citv have not done as the compenies OF otner J'a.
have done established two prices; one i9r at q
nav aS a. ii 25 and the other for fuel gas al a.
hofh the same gases through separate mese'' me- i"''
csn afTord TO do so. and make money. 700, .h,,
U,u1ev Pettibone gas expert ehpIaineu tnh st'a
w. comnanv proposed using bituminous coal "hlcn
is chean Mr. Pe,tibone. in reply TO questions , lo
s,dsrnan Goodman admitted that the bitumihVns .ns
coal gas was only half as s'rohs do ''o ~
cooking or heating purposes ,..,,, o.s for fuel
"WhT do YOU not supply illuminating gas lor iuei
,rnoses Al 81 per 900 feet? queried ar. CIoss, =,
p".tberhans we will before we finish ans~ere1 r. -.
ID co,terIee and he added: we DO not ln'enu ~ 70
oha ree ovsr 30 cents We will charge ~ cents, Win m
NAV get the price low as 80 cents-maype io"eb ha
nm closog MIR Cross said the company as 5.o pe no
oinntng should be willing to give the city sIcV ,s
sor The privilege Of laying its pipes w ny, ny, @ sar
he az CAPITALISTS thought for one instant ina. yU
Board had power TO grant this franchse they %ou'"
M ,,os, ea ger TO make the city much peter OH
OS tho fWenty-two Aldermen present o"t ~
rere on the committee having the matter US uhoei
Siscussion in charge. They were Aldermgn "oVn u
nnan schilIing Racket. Noonan and OBrien' AM
nther he airing will be given on Monday next.