The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-27
DECLINED TO LEASE THEM.
The City Will Hold on 10 Her Gas Works,
if Last Nights RepOTl is Adopted,
ARE NOW PAYING $4,000 A YEAR,
With Prospects OF Increased Prohts-ihe
Finance and Light Committees ARC
Unanimous Against Giving Them
Up-TinaBcial status for 1890

The Committees on Finance and Llsht'
after a short joint session, held IN lhe
CITY Hall last evening. unanimously de-
terrnined. on motion Of Mr.. Albert "itte'
that it is inexpeiicnt just now to dispose
of the Gas Works.
AS will be remembered by readers oil
The Times two petitions were presented
20 The Council at its last meeting Tor
tho lease or purchase Of the Gas-Works.
c,,e was from the Richmond Gas-WorKs'
s,ened by Philip 3. Shield, as attorney
Offering to lease tho works for thirty
wears. paying an annual rental OF s"'Vo'
and allowing the city free gas proVldihs
that no more than 100000 cubic ieeI
be allowed any one year.
The other petition was presented ny
Messrs. H. W. FlOurnoy and X. g Mar
shall and asked the privilege OF ehher
leasing or purchasing the Gas-Worhs'
but naming no specific sum. Both peu-
tions which have been printed in IulI IN
The Times. were referred 90 the Commit
tees on Finance and Light. and II was 10
take action upon them that the hee'l'B
was called last evening
From the Committee on Light the ioi-
lowing members were present: Messrs.
e. u. Starke chairman, Hardwicke' u
NJ. Noble Vaughan, Walerstein' H. t.
Noble. Stokes. Tanner, and Mitte.
Those present from the Committee on
FINANCE were Messrs Charles W. Hard
wicke chairman. Starke. Iimmermann'
Wallerstein. Jones, and Rountree.
SHOWING IN 1896.
The following brief. but clear. state
ment of the financial status OF the Gas
Works during 1896 was presented lot the
guidance Of the committees:
Receipts Of gas from consumsrs.Sli''o 40 eV
Receipts from sales OF COKE TAR
etc. ........ ,..... ..-.-. ..-..' - ''''o 'i
Receipts from incasing pipes .'.. o. W
Total receipts ....... ''''. -..''fl't'o'o w 'i
Disbursed for payroll ........... s'i'o5z ~
Disbursed for coal ........ ........ -'''ao ot
Disbursed for oil ........ ......... ay'N5' o
Disbursed for expense ......, ,....' t'-' p'
Total disbursements .... ......sl-''''' w
ifJrss tDres -. .......... ......... siss52 70
To which must be added 2l.i2io6O
cubic feet of gas used in street
lamps and public buildings at 81
-,-rf00 feet. ...... ...... go. S21. f2i &C
Total ,u favor OF works ........ sG7777 as
''gs gco'ic V fDeN c'.,''1 ...... 1890. $50 500
Coal gas made in 1896 (cubic feet e7ls5lv1
Water gas made n 1896 tcubic
feeU ..... ...... ...t. ....''' ''''l'i'il il''' '''
Total on hand and made ........2li'l53,5-5
Less 1O9I-100 pcr cent leakage
and condensation. and amount
on hand December 81 1885,. 3,s'2os3
Total public and private con-
sumption ........ ...... ....'.Is''l'i'-oD
Cost Of gas oer 1000 feet at
burner. exclusive of lamp-ight-
ing and extension .............. 90 3d. iVo
Cost Of gas per 1000 feet at
burner. including mnp-heht-
ing '-'.' .'' - '''''''''''' eco
Cost Of gas per 1go feet al
burner. including lamp-lght-
Inc aud extension ......-........ % 5l-lp
Cost Of lamplighting in l'95...... l'loo IS
F.fonsion ......... .... ........... 1854 "a
Total cost lamplish.ing ard eN-
tension ...... 60. o.. ..,........ Sl'''h ~