The sun., 1901-04-24
WANTS new
GAS PLANT
lid Company Refuses to Lay das
Service.
,XY-HYDRoGEN co. FAVORED
|tubert Cassidy Cannot Get Gas for
New Houses He Has Erected
and Presents Petition to the
street and Sewer Board,

,r,a.o i strong public demand that
ox,.IJvdroecn Company be allowed
,oy pipes in the city streets. II ~
..;,,. in strength daily. Persons re-
M, II the outer portion of the city
~ comnloining that the Wilmington
40, Cos Company has positively re-
,..a to lny its pipes and supply them
In .os This is great hardship on all
,asses Of people. Land in various por-
ions of the city cannot he soiu lor
,uilding purposes as prospective nuiu,
NJ know IL they buy lots and build
,ouses they cannot sell or rent them 10
,dya,tope because the Wilmington Coal
.Gos Company will not furnish them
with gas.
Hilbert Cassidy, the well-known
contractor is one of the persons affected
~ the refusal Of the Wilmington Coal
;os Company to extend its pipes.
Like thousands of other citizens, ne
,elieyes that the remedy lies in giving
nermission to the Oxy-Hydrogen Com
Inany to lay it's pipes. This company
yould supply gas to all parts or the
lefty wherever requested.
Mr. Cassedy is a man Of action, and
yesterday appeared at the meeting OF the
street and Sewer Directors and pre-
Scnted the following petition;
II, the undersigned. respectfully ask
your honorable body to render permis-
sion to the Oxy-Hydrogen Company to
Law gas pipes through the city and alleys
of the city of Wilmington so that ! may
have gas supply to my houses nj
Banning and Broome.
Mr.. Cassidy in presenting the petition
stated that he had erected five new
houses in the vicinity of Banning and
Broome streets, all OF which are oc
cupied. The tenants are complaining or
account of there being no gas in the
houses. The Wilmington Coal Gas Com
pany refused to lay pipes on account Of
the streets not being graded. He saif
he expected to erect twelve houses in thu
same vicinity and would probably ex
perienca the same trouble from prospec
&tive tenants.
IA No action was taken on the petition
vi After the meeting NJ. Cassidy said tha
he had requested Superintendent Cnrle!
hf the Wilmington Coal Gas Compan.
10 extend the pipes about month ago
NTr. Curley said he couldn't put in pipe
his the street was out of grade and tina
he houses were out in the country
Frhe company now has pipes within thre
Fduarcs of Mr.. Cassidy's houses. Ger
tain contractor expects to build twent
louscs on Rodney street south Of Beacl
and will likely have trouble on account o
lack of gas. Tie says there is larg
section or the city west of Broome stree
south of Linden street and north o
Banning street. which will he the seen
Of building operations before long an
gas pipes ought to he laid there just n
soon as requested. The Bayard, Busl
~ Mckay and Banning properties whic
had hecn held for years are now on tn
market.
IA There is room for small town
& spring mp bnt If prospective builder
l# must constantly fear that they will NJ
"A he able to secure gas for their honst
they will refuse to buy lots. The grow
M ing use of gas stoves makes the maiorit
81 Of tenants desire that their hons,
vi shall he connected with the gas Mains
Mr.. Cassidy says his houses are N
ont in the country. being but n 25-minu
walk from Fourth and Market street
They are also within easy walking III
tance from the Industrial establis
ments.