New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-08
THE MAYORS GAS BILL
PROVIDES Il $500 FINE.
May Be Imposed if One Inspection
Shoes ViolatiOn.

The MAYORS gas bill drawn at his direction by
Corporation Counsel Delany. was submitted to the
Mayor on Saturday and it's provisions were made
known last night 1t Will be introduced at Albany
this week. Senator Foley Of Manhattan. will offer
It in the Senate. and Assemblynan Miller. OF
Brooklyn will present II in the Assembly at the
time. 1t consists Of two amendments to the
city charter
The first section arnendc Section No. 51s and ex-
tends the supervision exercised by the Com
missioner of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
electric meters to include gas meters Under
its terms the Commissioner shall cause tests to be
made of all meters in use in the city for measuring
ascertalning the quantity Of gas. electricity and
steam furnished by any corporation or person, and
provides that thereafter no corporation or person
shall furnish put in any gas. electricity or
steam meter which shall not have been inspected.
approved and sealed by inspectors appointed by
the Commissioner.
Every gas company must provide and keep on
Its premises proper apparatus, 70 be approved and
sealed by inspector for testing and proving the
accuracy of meters furnished for use by them
Whenever n meter has been inspected. the inspec-
tor shall attach thereto n seal or stamp with MS
name. the date of his inspection and whether or
not the meter is accurate. The Commissioner must
have every gas meter In or intended TO be USED
inspected and tested at least IN every year.
and an accurate and detailed report must be made
and kept as part Of the records OF the department
Whenever meter shall he found defective. the
Commissioner must order 1t removed and replaced
Commissioner or his inspectors. Meters In use
shall be reinspected and tested on the written re-
quest Of the consumer or OF the company In the
presence Of the consumer IL desired II such meter
found defective the prejudice or injury OF the
consumer the removal inspection ana repIacIns
Of the meter shall be without expense To me con
sumner. But in all other cases. except Whete the
change is beneficial TO the company ne shal P 3t
the reasonable expense or the in np ms ms
provision does not change the language OF tne
charter as 1t now applies To the Inspection u eie'
A new amendment to this section permits the
inspectors OF the Department of Water Supply Gas
anc ELectrlcliy 10 enter alS Co. i1snectInr the
or building lighted with gas. lot -
meter. pipes. fittings and works ana the IusutE
OF the gas supplied. and any person VINO P'e i
binders such inspector shall he guilty OF a mis-
demeanOr -
ulations and may direct and compel the use or sch
meter or other mechanical device as In his tudg-
ment may he necessary for properly recoTdlns inc
quantity Of consumed. controlling ana ItShi't'
ing the nresSure gas other substance into the
pipes other apparatus used IN tho distribution
Of gas IL is made the duty Of every person or
corporation supplying gas TO consumers or others
comply with such rules and regulations, ana y
failure to do so is made n misdemeanor.
The second section of the bill amends Section -
OF tho charter strikes out the restriction that th@
comm ssiorer NAV not inspect the gas oftener
than once = week and permits him 10 make tests
often may be necessary. " eliminates ALSO
the provision that the consecutive tests must snow
fore a fine may be imposed and makes II the duty
Of the Commissioner to impose a fine whenever
such a shows that the Is below the et1Ild-
ard. Tho amount 81 the fine is raised from S'o
500 II Is provided that an accurate record OF
all such tests shall he made and ned with the &C.
A an auxiliary 20 this bill tho Corporation
counsel has drawn an aIueIoiieuI 10, y" ~. sb,rb
Of The Eransi'ortatlon 'orf'o. ,'3lls
all the powers now exercised by the state IN
missioner OF Water Supply. .iaS 1nd Eie.tFl ~,
here This bin VIII also he INTRODUCED into tho
felt confident that the hil would have the support
OF the Democratic legislators from tho city.