The morning times., 1896-02-08
Want QUALITY IMPROVED
Proposed Amendments to The
New Gas Company's Bill.
PRICE GREATLY REDUCED
Congress to be Asked TO Incorporate
the Company, Provided Gas Be
Supplied at Sixty Cents and BE
Made Equal to Twenty-Five Candle
Power.

The Norteast Citizens Association, In
the interest OF cheaper gas, has indorsed
douse bill II 90, lately introduced III
Congress, and which has been before the
Commissioners, the purpose of which is TO
incorporate new company, with certain
amendments, the price fixed for the Com
modify being 60 cents per thousand feet.
The amendments proposed by the asso-
ciation have reference mainly TO the price
and quality. They want the seventh sec
ton OF the act amended so that after The
word consumers In line 16, it shall read
land the price to be charged for gas shall
not exceed 60 cents per thousand cubic
feet, and the said company shall never
increase the prices above mentioned for the
gas supplied by it."
Three new sections are also recommended
for adoption, which are in substance as fol-
lows:
That quoting the original act, from
and after the 30th day of June, 1874, the
| Illuminating power OF The gas furnished by
| any gaslight company, person or persons
| in the District shall be equal to twenty-five
candles. tested by the Bunsen phatometer.
| and such gas shall not contain more than
twenty grains OF sulphur in any form in one
hundred cubic feet, nor more than five
grains OF ammonia in any form III one hun
dred cubic feet.
MUST NOT CONTAIN IMPURITY.
1t shall lso be free Of the impurity known
as 'sulphuretted hydrogen, said inIpurity
to be determined by passing the gas through
strips of bibulous paper moistened with Il
solution OF the acetate of lead, and if dis
coloration OF the test paper is found to have
taken place this is 10 be held conclu-
Sivn rs to the presence OF The sulphuretted
| hydrogen.
When the Illuminating gas supplied by
any company or person in the District
shall at any one time be of less illuminating
power, or Of less purity than that specified
in the standard given, it shall be so re-
ported by the inspector of gas and meters
to the company, or person, who shall be
subject to a fine of one hundred dollars,
TO be recovered before the proper tribunal
and paid into the treasury for each and
every day during which such violation shall
continue.
The corporation is to be prohibited from
| selling or otherwise disposing of its fran
| chise and from consolidating with any other
| company which may be engaged in the
manufacture and sale of gas in the District.
SUBJECT TO A FINE.
A failure of the company to supply gas
as provided for forfeits all privileges con-
ferred, and all mains, pipes and under
ground works that shall have been put
down in accordance with the act shall be-
come the property of the District.
The Commissioners yesterday approved
the recommendation of Health Officer
woodward for the appointment of DR..
Edwin NJ. Hasbrouck as physician to the
poor, to take the place of DR.. Allen Walker,
whose term has expired. The appoint
ment is for a probationary term of three
months.
Additional privates on the police force
were appointed yesterday, as follows: s.
II. Butler and j. j. Burke, for duty with
the Adams Express Company; Joseph Her
bert, for duty at the greenhouse of c.
Strauss 6 Co.
Thomas D. Bennett was yesterday granted
a license as steam engineer of the second
class.