The age-herald., 1897-11-07
TIE CITY COUNCIL
 WILL ACT LIN GAS Resolution to AnnuI Contract Will Be Introduced, Says Rainbow VIOLATING ITS CONTRACT Every Day It Sends Out a Bill to a
 Patron. A MAJORITY OF THE ALCERMEN Are On the Side of the People For
 Dollar Gas.
Are On the Side of the People For
 Dollar Gas.
THE CONTRACT FOR ONE THIRD PROFITS
Was Never Heard From After New Company Was Formed Big Profit on Tar Sold By the Gas Compauy-New
 Proof Every Day.

The city council of Birmingha m will take up the gas question.
 The members are on the side of the people, and many of them believe the gas company Is violating its contract every day.
 A majority of them, and. In fact, about all have gone on record as favoring dol lar gas.
 A majority of them have also coin cided with The Age-Herald that the gas company Is violating its contract with city every day.
 Alderman Rainbow said yesterday: "It is my opinion the matter will be brought up in the shape of a resolution to annul the gas company's charter. This will bring the quslstion to a test.
 Tt seems to me that The Age-Herald's s figures are pfadn enough, and according to them the company is surely violating its contract. shall always take stand in favor of dollar gas"
 This is Alderman Ram'bow's first term as alderman He has always taken a,
  fear of any one.
 Alderman Gray, who has just returned from New York, said yesterday: q i'm dorse The Age-Heraldls fight for cheaper gas. We are certainly entitled to dol lar gas, and would like to see it much cheaper than that"
 A. R. Dearborn said: eff any city in the world is entitled to cheaper gas it is Birmingham. We should have 1t, and we will have 1t If the Age-Herald will keep up It's fight in the interest of the suffering people. Everybody is with the Age Herald in this fight"
 Lee J. Marx, attorney at law, said q admire the stand the Age-Herald has taken for the benefit of the public. am heartily in favor of dollar gas. and think the public cannot fail to appreci- ate the effort the Age-Herald is making dn this direction"
 The gas company is practically charg- ing the people of Birmingham $1.65 for gas. It acknowledges on every bill 1t sends out that the 10 per cent discount is only given to get a little more prompt payment Hundreds of people are pre- vented from taking advantage of this, and the gas company reaps the reward. As a gentleman expressed it yester- day, if the company would rsduce its price the consumption would be more than doubled and there would be no fur ther complaint for want of consumers.
 Those who are using ges would use more and many mere would burn it in- stead of oil.
 The gas company once contracted with the city to turn one-quarter of its profits into the treasury" said well known citizen yesterday When t went into the hands of a receiver and a new company was formed the city was knocked out of this"
 Th= people of Birmingham want dol lar gas and they will have it.
 The Robbery in Tar
 The gas company sells its coal tar at the following rates per barrel in car load lots: ss; for less than car load lots, s4.
 Said prominent broker yesterday: q can buy tar from Montgomery, Colum- bus and even as far as Charleston, S. C., and pay the freight to Birmingham cheaper than can buy it from the Bir- m.ngIhani Gas company"
 There is considerable coal tar used in this section, for painting iron pipe, cast ings, furnace stacks. etc.