Evening journal., 1897-09-15
.ADDICKS' BIG GAS OFFER
He Wants the Philadelphia
Plant.
DETAILS OF THE OFFER MADE
SUBMITTED TO MAYOR WARWICK
WITH THE REQUEST THAT HE
TRANSMIT IT TO COUNCILS FOR
ACTION-CHEAP GAS AND BIG
MONEY.

MONEY.
The proposition OF the Bay State
Gas Company, Of this city, to lease the
Philadelphia gas works, announcement |
OF which was made to the Joint Com
mittee on Finance and Gas Of City
Concils at the meeting on Monday, was
submitted to Mayor Warwick yesterday
with the request that he transmit 1t to |
Councils for action. The proposition
is in the form of an ordinance, which |
follows almost precisely the Or
dinance Of the United Gas Inn
provement Company. The following
communications, addressed to the
mayor, which accompanied the propo-
sition, are self-explanaUory:
September 13, 1S97-My Dear Sir:
We herewith hand you a communica-
tion from the Bay State Gas Company
CDelaware), consisting Of a proposed
ordinance of the Select and Common
Councils of the city of Philadelphia
authorizing the lease to said company.
its successors and assigns, OF lthe gas
works of said city.
We request that after your examina-
tion thereof you transmit the same to
the City Councils ali their next meet
ing"
This is signed by Gray, Ward & Gray
and Crawford, Doughlin & Dallas. So
licitors for the Bay State Gas Com
pany.
The second communication is signed
Bay State Gas Company, by It's acting
president, J. Edward Addicks." and
says:
Il enclose herewith a copy OF a pro-
-
the gas works of the city of Philadel-
phia to the Bay State Gas Company, a
corporation organized under the laws
Of Delaware. AS you have transmitted
to City Councils at their last meeting
an ordinance for the lease of the Phil
adelphia gas works to the United Gas
Improvement Company, which seemed
to meet with your approval, l have
deemed IL best in the ordinance here
with submitted to follow precisely said
ordinance, with the exception that the
Bay State Gas Company proposes TO
pay to the city 10 cents per 1000 feet
| sold Cby way of rentaD more than Is
offered to the city by the United Gas
| Improvement Company. Upon the fig
ures of last years business, that would
make about $3.50 600 In addition, the
Bay State Gas Company proposes, at
/ its own expense. to take entire charge
of the city lighting.
Il ask that you will give the Bay
State Gas Company ordinance the same
close examination and courteous atten-
ton which you did to the ordinance %
the United Gas Improvement Company
transmitting the same to CITY Councils
for action at their next meeting"
A BID 10 CENTS HIGHER.
AS has already been pointed out, the
ordinance is that of the United Gas
! Improvement Company with the name
of the Bay State Gas Company substi-
tuted for the name OF the United Gas
Improvement Company. Except in
: two or three sections the wording j.
the same.
/ The rental which The Bay State Gas
Company proposes to pay is 10 cents
more per / 900 feet upon all gas solo
than the United Gas improvement
Company promises to pay. The sec
tion covering the rental is as follows:
THE Bay State Gas Company, il!
t successors or assigns, shall pay to th'
! city of Philadelphia, in each year dur
p lSng the continuance of this agreement
p as follows:
Upon all gas sold prior to Januar!
/, 1908, all sums received by them II
/ excess of 80 cents per 1000 cubic feet
Upon all gas sold after December
81, 1907 and prior to January /, 1913
all sums so received in excess OF n
cent. per 1000 cube feet.
Upon all gas sold after Decembe
81, 1912, and prior to January /, 1918
= all sums so received in excess Of Y
cent per 1000 cubic feet.
'JJpon all gas sold after Decembe
: 81. 1917. and prior to January /, 1898
Z all sums so received in excess OF 6
. cents per / 900 cubic feet"
The proposition of the United Ga
Improvement Company is to pay dur
ing the four periods of the lease, a
above. all sums received from the sal
OF gas in excess of 80 cents, So cents, 8
cents and rs cents respectively.
The figures Of the Bay State Ga
Company's proposition, estimates
upon the price of gas remaining at 5
per 900 feet during the entire term o
the lease, would give the city a gros
rental of about 500, 900 900 more thaneh
estimate of $50 900 made by tn
United Gas improvements Company
I based also upon gas remaining at tn
= price OF 81 per 1000 feet. The price o
gas could be reduced under the Ba
{ State Gas Company's proposition to tn
lowest figure to which Councils Is au
. thorized to reduce it during the fou
E periods of the lease, and then the cit
- would receive as much as it is esti
= mated it would receive under tn
United Gas improvement Compan
lease.
The Bay State proposition provide
for the supply 10 the city for publ
i lighting. without cost, OF 700, 100000 GU
: bic feet a year, all used by the cit
n over that amount to be paid for at
rate not greater than is charged pri
vate consumers.
The Bay State Company offers q
light. clean. extinguish and repair al
street lamps at its own expense, but
is the duty of the city to furnish al
lamp-posts, lamps and lanterns. i
the offer of the United Gas Improve
meut Company the city is to do tn
lighting, cleaning repairing, etc,
we'll as the furnishing of the lamps.