Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-09
SUBMITS ITS REPORT
Receipts and Disbursements
by Washington Gas Co.
AN EXHAUSTIVE EXHIBIT
Value Of Plant, Net Income and
Other Particulars-Receipts
From Product Sold.

The annual report Of the WASHINGTON
Gas Light Company for the year 1908
Just made public shows an imposing ar
ray of figures, the gist of which is that
after all expenses have been deducted for
operating service the income was S672,
1888. 50. The report states that the value
Of the plant, exclusive of its working
capital and franchises, was S. Sos, $50 90.
The amount of paid-up capital stock
was $2.60O.00O. Against this had to be
written the dividends certificate of the
same amount and the improvements bonds,
which totaled $59S, 100000. The rate per
annum on the funded debt was 4 per
cent and per cent, an average of 5.6o5
per cent.
Sales to December /, 1909.
The sales of gas up to December l,
1909. amounted to $1.754, 772.SS. Added to
this was the amount of the December
bills and the arrears on the books which
were considered a good asset, bringing
the total up to S1,965, 934O6.
There was considerable income from
the sale of by-products, totaling Ssh $50 06
This included the sale of coke, which
amounted to S64,O43.06. The use of coke
as household fuel proved to be on the
increase, and the revenue from this
source was a substantial item.
There was large amount of coal tar,
most of which was used in painting, and
which Melted a return of So, The
ammoniacal liquor brought in a return of
$5,O7S2O. The total receipts from opera
ton were thus S20S5, 966.54 From this
tn1 70 Ia IaI,
repairs to plant and depreciation and re-
newal. which totaled altogether S1,439,
335.O4. The net earnings from operation
were therefore $646 631.50.
The income from other sources
amounted to SO, 7O2.O9, leaving a gross
income, after deducting operating ex-
penses, of $672, $50. 5s
Cost of Plant Extension.
was extensive and expensive There was
written off for new construction, SITS, 4SO.
This was for construction of houses, lay
ing of mains and similar work. There
had to be set aside for interest on the
bonded Indebtedness and on the collateral
deposits. S1S7,134.
There were two dividends paid the
regular and the special. Each of these
took 100000, making a total of 500, 100.
The amount from the surplus was
$23s356.
The business of the company required
a large expenditure for coal There were
three sorts used-bituminous, anthracite
and steam cof.i-all measured in long tons
OF 2,24O pounds each. OF the bitumlnous
there were consumed 35,3SS TONS of the
anthracite 2s,O33 tons, making a total
expenditure in money of $25S, 173. %. There
was steam coal used to the extent Of
1,u4S tons, which cost $3,275.13
Other Materials Used.
Beside the coal, the other supplies in
cluded oil. lime and purifying material
There were S,657,989 gallons of oil used
which totaled $296363. The cost of the
lime amounted to $2.245, while the purify
ing material cost 1880 more To this
cost had to be added the wages paid to
inspectors, to skilled and unskilled labor
including the law and legal expenses and
the clerk hire in the departments This
all came to $SS4,15613
There was paid to the District of
Columbia in taxes S131, 1O3. The water
rent of the company for the year amount
ed to $637 81 The salary and fees of the
United States inspector of gas and meters
amounted to $i,541.6O, while for the up
keep of the District laboratories there
was expended $1,000 more further
sum of S9oo.36 went to the District in
spector of plumbing making a total un-
der this head OF S133. 233 Ii.
Distributing Department.
In the distributing department and or
ders Office the sum paid for wages and
superintendent amounted to $50 $50 Al.
There was in this department also a large
bill for materials, including repairs to
street pavements. which totaled $S4,9A.
For advertising and insurance the ex-
pense amounted to So. 663.14, while in The
west station works the amount expended
for material and labor amounted to S4?.-
22S.2S. In the east station works this
item was not SO large, amounting to only
$1S,S02.
material came to $44, 1889 The repairs
to meters amounted to $16.697, divided
into the amount of $12,S25 paid in wages
and S3,S71 expended in materials The
repairs to street mains amounted to Sill
479, while the street lamps cost So 4O4 in
figuring both the wages and material ex.
pended in this department.
There was allowed for depreciation and
renewal the amount of $l61,337.
Miscellaneous expenses included $4,000,
given to charitable objects: a contribution
of sos. 20 In coke, for charity and Christ
mas presents, and contributions to the
wages of the employees amounted to $2.215
There was loss on premiums to IT, S.
4 per cent bonds of $15,625 There were
large number of gas meters that passed
their term of usefulness and had to be
condemned and destroyed. This amounted
to S4,O95 There was contribution to the
Washington Gas Light Employees Associa-
ton of Sl.192 This is an association such
as is in force in a great many large in
stitutions, and helps to protect the en-
ployes against expense for both sickness
and accident.
The extension of the plant and new
construction included the building
Of new gasholder and its APP
plianceS at the cost of $S,9S4. There
were new meters to be issued to new
subscribers and old meters to be replaced,
Of $16,OSS. There was a much larger sum
expended on street mains which cost the
company $114,S43, while the wages of this
department amounted to S5,624. There
had to be ne Whigh-pressure engine
bought which cost sos. The house to
hold this machine was inexpensive, cost
ing only 1924.
Measures Intensity of Gaslight.
One of the smaller but interesting pur-
chases was for new photometer at a
cost of $3.50. This is a machine for
measuring the intensity of gaslight and
serves to compare fame produced from