The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-07

ness. The franchise had already pro-
ytded for q $40 go bond and d deposit
% f1too. - Insure the carry ms cut ~
certain other provision. whivh will DO
iu addition 10 tho taoq9 bond
At thu
SUGGESTION or RUDE
another provision 20 prevent the com
papy frem seiling stoyk q stock owa-
ern 81 competitive companies was tn
serted Each certificate % stock IN,
sued will bear notiec that Il vii hc
forfeited t. the city II sold to such a
eompetitiva ntockholder. II eumpvti'
tive stockholders st a majority % tho
stock Il viii be- forfeited g. the city,
which will then be able t. control the
plant
The franchise already provided hat
the plant shall b. forfeited 80 the city
n rot operated iu accordance with the
terms af it, franchise. or at all OF u
not operated for period 81 tx
months az any time
Another important amendment was
made. II makes Il tneumpsnt on the
company % begin ihe laying q pipes
IA every ward q the city
WITHIN NINETY DAYS
after the wafk q laying the pipes T.
commenced Thiu Is 20 insure saffi-
eient diatrihutioa Ia every part Of the
city. instead 81 merely In the more
thiekiy settled district. that are now
supplied b the tfuat IL Il further
provided that the company must have
tNunty-fouF miles Of pipe laid Rud
Fcauy sor distributing gaa - Fshru'
ary. taN
Within ninety days from that data
the company ls compelled % extend
It's distributing pipes % any houae-
holder within half 3 mile - ths ta4inh
shown on a map exhibited &c fhs COM
mittee upon the Application u such
householder.
Chairman Bowen suggested that The
COMMITTEES b. shown that the company
had ample financial backing. La reply
Judge Miller said:
THE charge that the American I'm
pruvvmcut company Is rperutattnE ia
this matter 10 ridiculous. I h@vs
known most % the officers IN Sew
York and know them 20 be honorable
business men. capable o. carrying on
the enterprise IN which they propose
60 embark. They can easily dispose q
their bonds. I consider that they did
me a favor IN allowing me 20 usxe-
tate the sale.
"A New York company has already
accepted the truxtseahip % the bonds
! have given the name ~ that Gem
pany 20 Councilman Cole. Why. The
other day 1 received a telegram from
a bonsing company In New York stat
ina that the bonds would be placed as
soon rs the
FRANCHISE WAS GRANTED.
Gas bonds in a growing Western
city like Seattle are Eiit edge on Wall
street. They are eagerly sought. They
are always valuable.
The consumption 81 gas IL steadily
Increasing. The eompanys income
will be between tte.0e4 and ts0e 90 a
year. The company wants e. put IN
1o-ineh mains 30 a. to insure adequate
distributing capacity Tor ten years.
Then they can be enlarged The Lowe
water gas system. the beat IN the
world. Will be used.
but the best feature II the matter.
as far as the sale ot the bonds - con-
cerned. Is tho attitude u the people
The people want q gas. They are dis
gustsd with the tactics % the present
company. Nearly 1000 houssholders
have already signed contracts "a buy
the gas for five years. and that num-
Der will soon be Increased to leo.
The average citizen IL responsible
He would not sign such contract I'M
less he Intended TO abide b. Il. II the
company does any rate cutting the
same cut will be made all over the
city. not only where there ia eompeti-
ton. That II provision 81 the con-
tracts Gangs Of men will be put 20
work all over the city at once. 80
that as soon as the plant Is ready for
distribution. people all over the city
and IN the suburbs will be able 20 get
our gas on applying for Il. can as
sure you that the money Is ready 10
begin the work"
Vice President Miller gave the com
mlttee a practical exhibition Of how
the gas trust Il now
RoBBnSG THE PEOPLE.
He iit the gas burner IN the room
and with two measuring instruments
showed what The pressure q the gas
was.
"Ons Of these burners" he explained.
will consume five cubic feet u Eas
IN one hour under n one-inch pressure.
As the pressure IL increased. Il will
burn from 10 TO ~ feet After the
pressure becomes higher than or "a
feet there IN waste. You can see that
there IL "a feet Of pressure at the
present time. The gas Is Of poor quail
ity. II r. only Of rs and q candle
power. while II ought 10 be z5. Under
a Welsbaeh burner II will make a
Hight q between g 70 50 candle power.
while II ought 10 give Is or %
you can see that iarre mart If
that flame r. blue. That iH because
air II forced into the pipes. which are
too small 10 give sufficient pressure
The meter spins around Just as fast
when air r. going through IL as when
gas goes through Il. You pay for the
air. The pressure should be regulated
at the meter. but II II seldom done
AZ a result. the bills go up and the
consumers do not understand why"
Judge Greene explained carefully
each provision of the franchise, as he