The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-07
I, 1, J. ,ao, x,e,e asked for but rot pro-

III ,.,ur 1cdpor the unit price is not
q ,,5at,e- az great Importance; however, the
nrjcc Of 70 cents per thousand winch Is
intermediate between your holder eose
and burner cost Is a fair price.
The price of gas used In puphc piitu
eines has been allowed to remain ~ -
nor thousand cubic feet, and reason pc,
inn that we're the gas property co'it' oii, ,
4 nv private corporation, they wouiu
charge for tho gas at this price
ms consumption OF gas In street lamps
,vas nv actual test of number OF lamps
f,,,,a 10 no about five cubic feet per
i,a,,, insleah Of eight cubic feet. MS
shown IN yonr annual reports. me stree.
,irhting has thercupon been piacea ~
soo n1r ,nrp per year, this price again
tai,r yhot the city would have to pay
private corporation for THIS service.
IJaretotore the city has charged itsch
Il fot street lighting at the rate oi i'''''
ss5 TO $40 per lamp pear year. ,.,
trhe premiums on the Insurance. cH' ~. Nv
~, a nor,ion OF your property ana INC
..i.,,o,,, of claims for damages have
,,on, included In your onerat'ng expense.
S,t.c,cd hereto YOU will find letters lroI'i
49, r,tv Attorney relating to this my.
III, Of settlement Of claims. ~ tl!G ny. - ~
IN, time there is bending su ~
- NM Cav damages This claim mas ~
INV DFPn a-t
-. ,ho miscellaneous items OF cos
-, no7co rental legal expenses, ~.
II ~ ha,.o estimated Mt Gig cents W.
,bougand cubic feat nj gas accounted ~
Coal Gas Manufacture.
,rn, chief criticism to be made OIL 9ou'
ogE ,,sn,1tacture cost is mat !ouA
49,. ',b.rpes are excessively high. WIN
All thc installation OF any lapof sssts
& ,..rti,,crv YOUR labor costs III man
.,.rins coal gas, Which has lor 'he p"
.i,rao Years been in the neishoorhoou y.
X on cents per 1000 cubic ieet, slouiu ~
1.,,e,sed TO not exceeding l. GEMS 20
1000 cubic feet' . ,,,nse from
The stokers in your retort iiouse, -
actual observations, are uoliis
q labor only from fifteen 10 '"eit' :,
MOS in each hour; men einpto' , ~
,,,ts class Of work are never eVpe'teu ~
E e,t.s 49,. minutes to the hour, but there
80 reason why they should not wot"
.E,a,.+ thirty minutes to the hour.
-. ~, costs YOU trifle less .han
4 49, ,,n,ooa n gross ton OF coal, uei n
III !. No retort house, charge II IN lhc g
d,,w /, out rs coke. ana IcihoNc
g24 ~ coke from the retort house' -,
4 ,ocently had occasion TO looh oNet
y ,,rrratIons of a retort house haSins 49,
u Iii. tho same capacity as yours anu
~, ~ ,yor,;ing under conditions alesS
N s.,a,,a;,,o ~ economy than yours SNOW
a, cost per 1850 cubic feet LOT iaDo
~ on1v one-half of your similar us.
{1n addition TO there pchs q" 49,,
earv number of men emr'oSeu - ne
+ n coal and carry out coke. thes -. i.e 60 n
mid an excessive rate OF 80 for
+ 1,er day: s. per day OF t"e,Ne ~. e. mo
Y IN. class Of labor is ample undet ~
a,,,d,tIo,,s prevailing in Richmond, ~
al.,i.inr to having high rates your en-
..,1,,as arc allowed double time for work.
Z; -. -, 1leral holidays. AS a majority VI
1,.orl..,en are given steady eihPio''
.,,a,,. g seems strange that any extra
y ,,,owance should be made ior WIZ MIS-
on holidays Tow from
,,,aanr, or efficient, using as II uosa
I FOR heating Of retorts In the ne1s.p
& hood of thirty per cent. Oh '''e
yield. rocover the
ammonia from your coal gas: ~ ~, -
.taIl;nr nroper apparatus and separa'i!s
s,,,,I s.nd water gas the ammonia coui"
~ saved and should yield from one 10
J no cents per 900 cubic feet OF coal
ras manufactured, depending upon me
market for sulphate. There IS gooa reh. .
son to believe that nearby H ma
could be 1o"s'a ~. 80, and water gas
The tar IRON 49, low nricc OF
s., cents per barrel, or II cents per gal
Z ION am advised that. you advertised
: Tor plos, anu 'a''sthn highest re-
price Oh % ace'''s 10" .p'Ss
y. ceived. .,,o pases was
separated and delivered to the contrac-
tor Tree IRON 49,, ,,,.,,o
(. Q considerapis ~ s''ei
Water Gas.
~ oos,
he analysis " WV -. a,,to,,,h
shows again hiSh iapo' , rs :" - I. ,,,ao,.a
they are ahot ~ 80. go ~, e., 1000
with the coal sas' ioui ISL, ISIS ~ n51
and l9tS are hlsn, ''e " us'NI ~ ~.
cubic 1eet lfa l'of mou'u w eo1''' :, w
fairly good oh"lhe pas's VI = teiioto
power mixed gas, DIV mere were. no
e $3.50 r.con,,,, to.r takor Il soep,S cy-