Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-31
PRICE OF GAS Is REDUCED
Schedules Lowered Beginning October l
Regardless Of Councils Action.
MAYOR POTENT FACTOR IN THE DEAL
This Fail Scale Will Drop from One
Dollar and ThiPty-Five to
One Fifteen Thousand
Cubic Feet.

Regardless of the conflicting forces in
the council chamber, the Omaha Gas COM
pany is going ahead and will make the re-
ductions in the price of gas to consumers
of 10 cents per 1909 cubic feet this year
and 10 cents more next year, aggregating
20 cents. Vice President Clabaugh said
THE gas company has made agreements,
after comforting with the mayor and coun-
ell, to reduce the price of gas, and is an
nouncing the cut today in another column
OF The Bee, the first reduction to take eff
feet October l. 1 want is distinctly un-
derstood that this act is not the result
OF being forced, but that we met the
wishes of the councilmen who have stood
by us and the mayor
ION the present consumption the reduc-
tion is equivalent to $4,000 for the first
year and $4,000 thereafter. Under our
franchise the next reduction would not be
required until the consumption reached
5OOOOO,OO cubic feet, and the present con-
sumption is about 3SO0O0,OOO. Under ordi-
nary conditions the reduction would not be
made for three or four years"
Mayor MOOres starts Movement
That Mayor Moores nearly two years
ago began the effort to have the gas COM
! pany reduce the price of gas to consumers
from Sl.35 to $ll5 per 1000 cubic feet was
made known for the first time Wednesday
morning, VIXEN the mayor addressed the
council at an adjourned meeting regarding
| the street lighting contract. The executive
| said he had flatly refused to consider sign
| ing an ordinance for anything like $2S
| street lamps unless the cost to the gas
| users was reduced under the charges au-
! thorized by the franchise. The result OF
| the long pending negotiations, he asserted
was the agreement by the gas company
officers to make the concessions in return
for his assent to a S2S street lighting Ordi.
nance and the preparation of a proclama'
tion announcing the reductions, TO be pub
lished in the newspapers Wednesday. II
was read to the council and is as follows
Amount OF Reduction.
The Omaha Gas company begs to an
nounce that the price Of gas will be re
| cubic feet on all bills contracted afte
October /. 1905, and payable on or befor,
Bills will be rendered at, per 1000. .... 81 3
With discount OF 10 cents per LOO. Il
Making the net price. ce...................S1.2 2
A further reduction OF 10 cents per 100
cubic feet will be made on all pills con
tracted after October !, 1906, and payabl
on or before the 10th Of the following
Bilis win be rendered at, per 1000. ....$l2
Making the net price ce..................tiI
| These reductions are made In accordance
with the policy OF this company In its en-
| deavOr 10 give to its patrons the best serv
| ice at the lowest price.
OMAHA GAS COMPANY.
Councilman O'Brien called attention 4
the fact that the document was not dated
implying that the gas company might nc
have put the low prices in operation II IN
contract ordinance had been passed, an
said that II the agreement was good the
IL ought to be now.
II think. Dave, that the gentleme
we're treating in good faith" said Mayo
Moores, gently, who preserved his tempe
admirably. while oBTien was dancin