The San Francisco call., 1906-05-11
Company Is Now Ready to
Proceed With I'M
pOrtant Work.
Competent Men Will Make
Examination OF All
Premises.
Simple System Employed
to Save Both Time
and Money.

The officials Of the San Francisco
Gas and Electric Company have de-
Fised new ways and means BY which
the gas consumers in the unburned
pections Of the city may be served at
. great saving Of time, trouble AMI
expense. Chief Engineer Z. c. Jones
~ the gas company yesterday submit
ted his report to Chairman w. Il.
teahy of the lighting committee, ex-
planning IN detail the system which
The company is to pursue immedi-
Ltely.
Wednesday reported that they purged
With air the gas mains in the district
bounded by kentucky street on the
last Market street and Duboce ave
rue on the west. Sixteenth street on
nhe north and Crescent avenue or Col
sge Hnl on the south, and Carville in
rs entirety.
The mains on Mission street from
Fifth 70 Tenth are all supplied with
tas, tested and purged and pronounced
& be II frst-class working order. The
United States Mint viii be the arst
concern 10 be supplied with the tllumi-
tsting fluid here The other residents
II this district are urged to be patient
ana not attempt 70 turn on the gas TIL
Ehe house pipes have been inspected
According to tce rules OF the company.
The plans OF inspection as outlined
~ Engineer Jones are simple, yer
practical, and the members Of the
lighting committee regard them very
laVor2bly. Jones is arranging to have
competent gaShtters and meter clerks
ln the employ OF the company visit
each house where g. meter Is TO be re-
connected Each meter is provided
With a test dial 10 denote any leakage.
n this Is found to be working right
Lne gas viii bo turned OF and another
Inspection Of the pipes made TO deter
mine leakage IN other parts Of the
house. such as stopcocks or connec-
hons.
II the meter Is found IN leaking
condition the service pipe in the house
VIII be Immediately disconnected and
De following posters from the gas
sompany and the lighting committee
printed In red letters. placed on the
outside OF the houses found TO be af-
tSoted:
"DANGERl
'-The house pipes IN this building are
detective and must be repaired before
Eas viii be turned on.
''EaVe e gasftter repair the house
Bspes. and when repaired apply for gas
~ Eaight and Fillmore streets.
EEAN FRANCISCO GAS AND ELEC-
TRIO COMPANY"
DANGER!
The house pipes IN this building ere
defective and must be repaired by a
EaShtter before gas will be turned on.
After repairs have been made procure
; certificate from the gasfitter and pre-
ant II at the office of the gas company
~ EaiEht and Fillmore streets.
do not under any circumstances at
tempt 70 turn on the gas on these
premiseA
by order Committee on Lighting
and Electricity"
When such notices are posted on any
houses the occupants viii not be al
lowed 70 use the gas TIL a registered
Fzsntter has been employed at their
expense to repair the inside pipes. The
EaS company viii be responsible fol
al connecting pipes and the meters
but the pipes In the houses viii have
10 be repaired By the owners Of the
buildings.
After these repairs have been made
eas householder viii have to present
hls certificate to the ONCE Of the gas
company At Haight and Fillmore
The company will then send another
Inspector 70 the place. and, IL the tx
lures are found TO be in working or
der. q permit will be issued allowing
the households, to turn on his gas
Engineer Jones says that this plan
III be effective in connecting UP So,00l
eonsumsrs IN very short space o
time, whereas the system OF employ
Ing Fasfttsrs and plumbers 70 mak'
fhe rounds In the old re
ousra months anf II
einarY amount
The regular
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