The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-06
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders
Of the Gas Company.
Large Increase In Quantity Of Gas Dlstrlhu-
Directors Elected.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Providence Gas company
was held at noon today in the directors
room of the corporation. The SD an
nual reports of the directors to the
stockholders was read and accepted.
The report in substance follows:
The quantity OF gas distributed during
the year 1895 was COL 63s, 900 cubic feet
or IS, 796, 600 feet more than in 1897. The
actual sale of gas during the year was
60, 77O, 700 feet more than in 1897. The
quantity of gas sold was 61S,030,400 Gu
bic feet. The gas unaccounted for is
"A. 900 cubic feet, or 3.S2 per cent,
the lowest percentage since 1870. or
the gas made at both stations during
the year 1897, 56.42 per cent was COAL
and 1858 per cent was water gas.
There has been received from residn-
ais, a total of $66, ,95676. or $l7, ,40S.l5
more than in 1897, which is due mostly
to more coal gas made. The quantity
Of coal carbonZed during the year was
32,Sl0 tons, or COOL tons more than in
1897.
The naphtha used measured 1,55I256
gallons. less than in 1897, less water
gas being made: Lehigh coal 1023.O7
tons less than 1897, more coke being
used coke 322063 bushels, or l3O,3S2
bushels more than in 1897
There was on hand January l, 1899,
3219 tons OF gas coal, 169 tons of canal
coal. 626 tons of lehigh coal, 130,231 gall
Ions of nophtha. The contract that has
been made for pipe was $4,000 feet in.
at $20.45: s400 feet 6 IN. at $3.50 and
5000 feet 20 in. at $3.50, all per gross
ton delivered on our wharf in Provi-
dence.
Main pipe laid during the year was
47,3S7 feet. and 1882 feet have been re-
laid. Total length of mains in use on
January l. 1899, 251 miles and $40 feet.
The number of meters in use on Janu-
airy /. 1899 is 24.311. an increase of
140S during the year. The number Of
services run for buildings. lamp posts,
etc. during the year was 932. The
total number of gas stoves put out and
i'm use January 1 is 1l,S25 an increase
Of 1909.
The franchise paid to the city of
Providence for the year was SIS. 45S.13
and since the granting Of the franchise
Sl09,Sf737. a mile OF 20-inch pipe will
be laid this year.
Arrangements are now i'm progress
for rebuilding the retort house and for
building a new purifying house at the
south station: also for laying a pipe
under ana across Seekonk RIVER Tor n
more adequate supply of gas TO East
Providence: and for changing the Fed
cral street holder from single to double
section holder.
The company has acquired during the
year land on Globe street opposite the
west station sufficient for new holder
with capacitv Of t.50O 900 cubic feet at
n cost OF about 500 900
The balance sheet for the year 1898
was read as usual.
After the reading Of the report the
directors proceeded 10 orranize as fol-
lows: President Royal g. Taft: vice
president. Col William Goddard: Sec
retarv and treasurer. Alpheus u slater:
directors. the same and Jesse Metcalf.
George w. r.. Matteson. Lucian sharpe.
Newton u. Arnold. Col. ]. Edward
Studley and Henry Pearce The latter
gentleman was elected 10 the director
ate To succeed his brother. Edward
Pearcc. lately deceased. The rest were
reelected.