The sun., 1897-04-02
NEW YORK GAS BILL ADVANCED.
Senator Cantor Moved 70 Have His Bin substi-
tated. bat Was Defeated. TO III.

Senator Cantor Moved 70 Have His Bin substi-
tuted. bat Was Defeated. TO III.
ALBANY. April 1.-The comr romise Ras bill.
prepared by tho Committee on Miscellaneous
Corporations. which provides for gradual re-
duction In price In Now York city until 81 10
reached In 1901. was advanced to . third read
ing In the senate to-day after IL had been
amended 30 that It should not apply Tn Kings
bridge and the territory annexed In 1895. This
wac the only amendment adopred. Senator
ray sought TO have the provisions OF the
bill extended 10 Brooklyn. He arVued that tho
gas companies there had already agreed to an
Identical system of gradual reduction. but II
Brooklyn were not Included In the bill the legal
rate thero would still be $l.25 At the exDira-
ton of the agreement. and the companies
miG ht raise their price to that figure. whereas
in Now York the legal price would be 81. Fur
thormoIe. the agreement had not yot been
siRnei by the city authorities ard there wAA
some question A. 70 It's legality.
Senator MaIby. who has charge of the bill.
explained his willingness to accept this amend
msnt. but senator Ellsworth declared that II
vas not the Junction OF this " glslature TO deal
with q situation hye years In the future. II
tn, companies had agreed N q reduction the
same as that contained in tho bill. there Was
no need OF adopting tho amendment
The amendment was Lost. % 20.
Senator Cantor moved 10 substitute for the
eomm,ttss bill his bill for dollar Rts forth
with and for municipal supervision of. the gas
conn panies. He declal cd that the committee
bill had been suggested by the Gas Trust Of
BROOKLYN and hAd not been opposed by tho gss
monopoly OF New York.
Senal.r Mnlby said that the experts associ.
ated with senator Cantor have admitted that
the gas furnished by the Now York companie les
In tho hest In any lily In the world. They
Dased their arguments for AL Immediate re-
ducllUD upon tLolr Information resAruIuk Con-
ditious Ia other ciIios. lhey admitted That
I IIsy had no IhGts regarding the l'st oil mAnu-
facturlug Eas III New YORK. When the repre-
soutguyes OI tic R1s compAnies Appoared DO
fore tue CoMlIlItro Lnoy aiuucod lScLs And nK'
urvs 70 sho LuAL they could uoL soil ~ 81
II n uFolt. IL makes no uin renee. he added.
how many experts Say can MAKE Kbs for u II
4 have been -eliInR ~ At y .Oso NJ Sl.Sn.
'''Inoy QlsrexArd The IAct that real estate 10
higher in Ne. York than any where elso. and
Ins plants OF the Kas CoInpAuies OCCUPY large
Ira1 6 OF lAud- Tney ulsrekArd the iLct that
double plAnts are lnAintAined In case OIL an &C
cIden 70 one OF them. They disregsru the
fucl that the wages plIu by tue New YORK ccu-
pauiss are almost Twice ~ high ~ those paid
anywhere al v.
SENATOR Lautor said that what was needed
WAS not only cIioAnor gas but lower gas biliA-
hnrsneF term. ia the measurement OF RNS COLI
aumed. Is lore November last IL had been
pUxs JIr 70 get these errUre corrected. since
lnkl time the companies hAd Tor. I'd = pool,
A Il LIIS cOnsuIner could get 40 rsdTess.
Senator MAiDy quoted tnn testimony OIL ono
of The 'eG perLs" associated Will Sonalor CAntor
that his iuVesliRALUn5 ehOweu tnAL tho IhS
busInesS WAS conu uclao 40 larry 10 ANY ouSi'
noss IN the connunllJ.
Inc motion 70 suDs LLJute the Cantor Dill "15
Loaf, z 70 u. ThOsJ In tne Affirmative we're All