Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-29
BETTER GAS SUPPLY
Takoma Citizens Hear Re.
ports o. Subject. :,
COMPANY EXPLAINS
BID FOR ExrESsror OF ELECTRIC
LIGHKsERv1cE.
President Galloway's Outline of What
the Association Should Do the
Coming Year.


The regular monthly meeting Of the Ia
koma Park Citizens Association was held
last night at o'clock in Takoma Hall, Ia
koma Park, D. c. The chair was occupied
by President B. T. Galloway. with Mr. AL
bert F. Woods recording the minutes. The
attendance was unusually large, including
the presence of number of the lady MEM
bers of the association
The inadequate supply of gas throughout
Takoma Park proved the most interesting
feature of the meeting. The matter was
discussed at some length, and number of
communications were introduced and read
by the secretary. ~
President Galloway stated that he had
addressed a communication to John r. Nc
Lean, president of the Washington Gas
Light Company, calling attention to the in
adequate supply of gas between the hours
of and pm, and requesting that the
matter be given immediate attention, with
q view to improving the service. In reply
to this letter the secretary read letter
from Mr.. John Leetch, general manager of
the gas light company, in which he stated
that the company is DESTROYS of meeting all
reasonable demands of the citizens of Ia
koma Park. He called attention to the
large expenditures Of money made by the
company in the District and in Maryland
for full supply of gas and to the fact
that Takoma Park is at the extreme end
VI tHe gas AS q result Oh the ldItef
condition the pressure of gas is necessarily
reduced at the time of lighting in this city,
no matter how large the gas mains may be.
Takoma Park Is on high elevation. he
continued, and when lighting Washington
the gas is drawn from the highest point.
After the city is lighted. he explained, the
gas flows back into the depleted pipes, CIV
ing full supply of gas.
provided Large Mains.
He stated that when the company decided
to extend its mains the company was care
full to have them. large enough to meet
every condition Of growth of population
from the city to Takoma Park. To this end
the company has laid nearly four miles of
twelve-inch main out 7th street, and six
inch pipe out to and through Takoma Park.
He concluded by inclosing a report from
Mr.. w. F. Hart. of the gas light company,
adding: In word our gas mains running
to Takoma Park age large enough to supply
more than ten times the number of gas
sumers in addition to the street lamps, but
the company is DESTROYS of meeting and
supplying the wants of, the citizens of Ia
koma Park.
The report of Mr.. Hart and Mr.. T. ].
Fisher, District of Columbia inspector of
public lighting, was then read by the sec
rotary. 1t states that they visited Takoma
November 10 and Investigated the residence
OF President Galloway anduseyeral of the
stores and the post Office, and found the
service very satisfactory. They also took
the consumption of different street lamps
and found they showed five and a fraction
cubic feet per hour The report concluded
that "if the complaint lis well. founded, that
night, above all nights, was the night to
determine IT. 1t was a dark, gloomy night
and anybody having gas would surely use
it." ,:... ,... ~.
At this point President Galloway took oc-
casion to repeat an interview which he re-
Gently had with an official of the gas light
company in which. he said: si''No remedy
can be secured until the twefve-inch main
now stopping at the, building of Mr. John
Saul is extended to sIImatilla street, Ia
koma Park" President Galloway stated
further that in the interview the night of
the inspection this official said that 1.-The
gas at Takoma Park had been bad owing
to weak pressure. We have put on more
pressure and have come out this evening to
see the results. We find the gas very much
better at the store and several other places
and we do not think there will be any more
trouble after this, but If there is let us
know
AS result of these statements, which
We're not embodied in the report of the in
spectors, and which, it was said. conf1icted
with the statements made in the report
President Galloway wrote another com.
munication to the general manager of the
company, calling his attention to the dis
crepancy. to which he said he had not re-
ceived any reply.