The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-06
MEETING
Of GAS
COMPANY

To-Day at noon the stockholders OF the
Providence Gas company met In me rear
OF 20 Market square where the headauar-
tc-s OF the corporation Is located ana
chose a board of nine directors and listen
Cd 10 the 5Sth leporr OF the board OF d.
rcctors The same directors were chosen
for 1905 and when the directors meet next
NJ nday the officers will be chosen.
The following board OF directors was
elected: Col williiIn Goddard. George w
p Matteson, Newton ID. Arnold, l.. En-
ward Studey, Henry Pearce' john W.
Ellis, Isaac G. Bates, Henry D. Sharpe'
John r. Freeman.
President Ellis then read the report
showing that ss7.5,0,5oo cubic feet OF gas
had been made during 1904 divided as fol-
k,us: a62, 1896, 900 irst quarter: 30, 6Sl,Oo
Gu IT. second quaI ter: 17 $4,000 Gu. IT.,
thir6 quarter, and 27s. $50 900, fourth quar-
ter.
This the report shows IL a $50 per cent
decrease or l5ls9G0 cubic feet less than
was made in 1903. which was the largest
veat in the history OF the company. Vs.
7Gl .00 Gu. IT being made. This increase
came because OF the coal strike and the
sh, rtage OF fuel and so the decrease was
not Unexpected
AT SOUTH STATION.
The improvements at the south station
on Public street arc referred 70 the COM
lany now having a modern water gas
rlant In every particular.
The two water gas setts are each capa-
BILE OF making 100000 cu feet in "a hours.
A big storage tank has been built at
the south station for holding 10000 gal
Ions OF gas oil In orde 10 obviate delay
or shortage caused by weather conditions,
which would effect the transportation by
the Standard Oil company.
The condensing plant at the North sta
ton in connection with the coal gas plant
has been completed.
A big holder is to be put on the two
acres OF land west OF Aliens avenue to
be put UP at a cost of $4,000 with pipes,
land, etc.
The report says all OF these improve
ments TO the property and works. wher
they are completed and In operation, viii
| result in systemizing the operation OF
| manufacture with a decrease in the cost
OF making gas and the ultimate result OF
reducing the price OF gas 10 the con.
! sumers
REFERRED TO INDICTMENT
Reference was made In passing OF the
! indictment against the company for pollu
ting the river with water gas refuse
| Full investigation and examination was
granted 10 the harbor commissioner oi
the works. No fault was found with
| coal gas refuse the report said.
The new works at Sassasfras Point
were spoken OF in relation to the de-
cision not to make further extension OF
the north end plant.
The price OF coal has been less, while
the oil and naptha has been some higher
making the average cost OF material less
than 1908. These materials have beer
used: Gas coal, 26.ss4 gross tons: LehiGh
s5l9 gross tons; steam coal. 1853 gross
tons, gas OIL 2,s35977 gallons: gas naptha
257. 759 gallons; coke 2s4.293 bushels.
The following residuals have been sold
Coke 361, ,254 bushels; coal tar. 460,634 gal.
| Ions; amonical liquor, l,4l6.4e5 gallons
! 42,6i6 feet OF gas main has been laid
| 594s feet have been relaid. There is now
about Sol miles OF main pipe. s15 service
s4 relaid or relocated; s2,l62 meters in use
| Jan. /. 1905, an increase OF es7 for the
| year.