The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-01
STEVENS COMMITTEES BILLS.
FOUR or TEE SIX TO III INTRO
DICED MADE PUBLIC.

10 Private Consumers and to tina City
An hut One Cf the Measures Coming
10 tire mayer for Approval or Veto.
ALhANY, April Ex-senator Stevens, the
chairman Of the New York city lighting
investigating COMMITTEES, tonight made
public four Of the ak bills 70 be introduced
by the COMMITTEES In each branch Of the
Legislature tomorrow night 70 carry out
the recommendations made by the COM
mittee In it's report, which also win be sub
mittsd TO the Legislature at that time.
One bill fixss the price Of electricity fur
nished the city, another tAs price Of cleo
tricty furnished the private consumers,
another the price OF gas furnished to the
city and another the price Of gas furnished
b pivate cOnsumerp.
A eth bill, not yet ready, provides for
a State Public Service Commission, to con-
sist OF three members, who are to serve
two, four and six years, at a salary Of $1,000
each. This commission In 10 have COM
plete control and regulation OF gas and
electric light companies and gas and cleo
tic heat and power companies.
The sixth bill will be an amendment to
the charter Of New York city giving Com
missioner Oakley complete powers Of gas
and electric m eter inspection and the regula-
ton Of quality and quantity Of light fur
nished.
All Of the six bills, except the State Public
Service Commission bill, will be sent to
Mayor Mcclellan for his approval At
least that was the statement made tonight
by Chairman Stevens.
The committee favos the reinsttion
in Mavor McClellan's New York city Ulster
County Water Supply bill Of the hrovisiOn
permitting the city to utilize any waters
REQUIRED for city water supply purposes
TO generate electrical energy TO be used by
the city through q municipal electric light
plant and providing electric light taclhtles
for city purposes only.
PRICE or GAS TO THE PEOPLE
The first bill provides in it's first section
that the gas companies in the city OF New
York shall not charge or receive Tor gas
furnished or sold In that city sum IN ex-
cess Of IS cents per LOCO cubic ieet IN the
Borough Of Manhattan OF In the Borough
Of The Bronx, except that portion OF Inc
Bronx that was annexed to the city Of New
York in 1895. and In the Borough OF Brook
lyn except that portion known as Coney
Island. In the excepted portions OF Man
haitian, The Bronx and Brooklyn, and the
borouRhs Of Queens and Richmond the
companies may charge and receive A.25
per 600 cubic feet for the remainder OF
the year 1905, 20 per loo cubic feet our
ing the year 1909, tl.l5 per 1000 cubic feet
during the year 1907, Si.lo per loo cubic
feet during the year 1905 too per loo
cubic feet during the year 1903. and 81 per
1000 cubic feet thereafter.
Section 7-The Illuminating gas furnished
by any such corporation, association CO.
partnership or person shan have an lllumlnat-
ing POWER OF not less than twenty-five sperm
oentles OF six 70 a pound burning az the rate
OF if0 grains Of spermaceti per hour, tested
at a distance OF pot less than one mile from
the distributing holder by a burner consum-
io,5 cubic feet Of gSs shalt not contain more
than FIVE grains OF ammonia nor more than
twenty grains OF sulphur nor more than a
trace Of sulfureted hydrogen. The pres
IN the said city al any distance from the
place Of manufacture shall not be less than
one inch nor more than two and one-halt
Section .s,-Any corporation, association.
o9pertnership OF person , violating any pro-
n Go for each ofiense to the people OF the
sect!ea This act shall not apply TO Tas
section 5-Chapter sS5 OF the laws of
1897, entitled 'An act 20 regulate the price
q 1%insnS ssh IN Stie sc 81 a. SC SSs i6 IF
acts Inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
, Section S-This act shall take effect on
PRICE or Gas TO THE CITY.
The second bill reads as follows:
Section l. A corporation, association. co.
partnership or person engaged in the business
Of furnishing or selling illuminating gas in
the city of New York shall not charge said
city or receive therefrom for such gas a sum
in excess OF rs cents per 900 cubic feet.
Sec. AN acts or parts OF acts inconslst-
cot herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act ehall take effect on July.
l. 1905.
PRICE or ELECTRICITY TO THR PUBLIC.
The third bill regulates the price Of
electric current furnished or sold in the
city Of New York for light, heat, power
or other purposes to consumers other than
said city. II reads as follows:
Section l. A corporation, association, CO.
partnership or person en- gagged in the business
Of furnishing or selling electric current IN the
city OF New York for any purpose shall not
charge or receive for such electric current
in said city a sum In excess Of 10 cents per
klowatt hour Of current actually consumed
Sec. 2 This act shall not apply TO electric
current furnished or sold 70 the city OF New
Sec. :. An acts OF parts OF acts inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect July l. 1905.
PRICE OF ELECTRICITY TO TIRE CITY.
The fourth bill Is In relation 20 the price
OF electric current furnished OF sold 10 the
city Of New York. 1t reads
Section 1. A corporation, association, 90
partnership or person engaged In the bust
ness Of fuTnishinR or selling electric current
shall not charge said city or receive there
from for such electric current a sum in
excess OF the following rates:
For electric current, other than for street