New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-27
ASTORIA GAS COMPANY ACTIVE.
ANXIOUS TO GAIN POSSESSION OF THE LAND
ON aERRrAN ISLAND FOR ITS PLANT.


Albany. Nov &c (specaD.-The reported advance
in the price of gas by of the gas companies OF
New-York has excited interest mere, as the Astoria
Light Heat and Power Company has now an apPh-
cation before the Land Board for sixteen ana one
half acres OF land under water at Berrlan Island
lear Astoria. in the East River. and proposes 70
construct big gas works on the MAINLAND az tna'
Mace From Astoria gas would be sent through
tho tunnel beneath the East River to the Cohsoh-
dated Gas Company and other gas companies.
Tho ATTORNEYS Of the Astoria Light Heat and
Power Company are Senator Pau's family firm
q, Tracy Roardman & Plat. The Senator's son.
Frank H. Plat. the Junior member OF the Iifh'
was here Yesterday and made a tour OF the state
Cauitol for the purpose OF having confidentiai
chat with the members OF the Land Board, Dul II
so happened that most OF the members OF the boaru
were absent from Albany on various missions ana,
therefore Mr.. Plat did not have the pleasure OF
talking with them about the affairs Of the Astoria
TIGHT Heat and Power CompaS.' or anything else
OF n similar nature.
II was suspected here when 7racy, Boardrnah
pIatt suddenly pressed the Laid Board Tor lHhe-
date action on the application OF the Astoria light
Heat and Power Company for land under water a'
Astoria about q month ago, that the gas war was
nearing its end. 1t indicated that the promoters
~ tho Astoria Light. Heat and Power Company
think they may soon have need OF the land unoer
water at Berrian Island and wish therefore, u se'
u into their possession. Moreover they WISH W
gain grip on II at the remarkably ~" '"'uo P.0N
ICON q nv John G. Deubert, of Brooklyn, member
- the Republican State Committee, and George
bingham OF Lancaster, Erie County, FORMER mem.
.ro came committee and both leutenants OF
Senator Platt. ,.,..,o, y,
Respecting the prospect OF the ihtrouu.,ion ~
hill for cheap gas in New-fork by some ne" io
senator or Assemblyman nothing ls known heie
vet since no New-York member OF the Leslsia ,
bos visited Albany since there have been any TOKENS
ba
-, - ~ gas IN New-YOrk were under DEBATE III
tbe LEGISLATURE last winter the argumeh. was
roade nv the lawyers OF the gas cohpahieS
tho committees having charge OF these piIiS .a' q
"comnromise" was made in 1897. which cou'a no'
e., honor be broken. This compromise was Nhap-
oo- ., ,bo ravs OF 1897, which provided that Tor
49, ,oro,nder NJ the year 1897 In New-York CITY the
r,oo q, gas per 1000 cubic feet should Do 81 w.
..aur,ng the year 1885, 81 Is; during the year 1879
81 10: during the year 1900, u No. ana ou'''e
year thereafter, 81 =, ,oo1oo
~ .,dollar gas bill" has seemed to be looked
- Nth favor by the members OF the Committee
on miscellaneous Corporations OF the Senate or the
Committee on Electricity, Gas and water supply
OF the Assembly the present year. IL senator flatt
exerted himself to persuade the members Oh these
committees approve or dollar gas Dill the
evidence of his Industry In that direction was not
disclosed The bill OF the Astoria Light Heat and
power Company was pressed by lieutenants OF MI.
J plat hut not the dollar gas bill. The Committee
on Miscellaneous Corporations has as Its members
Senators Coggeshall Chahoon. Goodseu, Maloy,
Munznger. Sullivan and Wilcox The Committee
on Electricity Gas and Water Supply Of the Assem-
blv was headed by Mr.. Winter, of Senator Platts
own home, county of Tloga, who had as his asso-
ciate members OF Ihls interesting committee For,
dyce, Of Cayuga; Hatch, OF steuben; Brennan OF
| Kings; Eyarts of Orleans; Sloane, Of Schuyler;
| Agar OF Westchester Beede. OF Essex; Sprague
| Of Sullivan: Mckeown, OF Kings; Kelly, OF Albany
| Fitzgerald OF New York, and Gale, of Queens
| one problem with the advocates of cheaper gas
| ~ NorL
ber OF the Legislature OF absolute honesty and pos
sessed OF parliamentary skill to introduce and push
| %nrb a measure Ordinarily the cheap gas bills
| and the cheap telephone bills are presented by
dscredited members OF the Legislature; and II car
raasonobly be suspected that the corporations In.
terested have the cunning to give the bills to such
| men I'm order TO defeat them in advance
senator Platt It is clear from certain statements
! made has already selected s. Fred Nixon foi
4 Sncaker OF the Assembly. and, II can now be pre-
dc,ed viii the Assssmbly Committee 1d on E ,S
| arm Of Tracy Boardnlan & Platt will be hard al
| work OF the Astoria Light Heat and Power COM
| many the representatives of the greatest gas com
| pany in New-York