Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-19
HEARING ON CAS-
PRODUCTION HELD
IN TRENTON TODAY
New Regulations for Jersey Dis
cussed Before Commits
siOner Hillery.
Especial to the Newark start

TRENTON, Sept. 19.-New regula-
lions for the production of gas were
discussed today at a conference be-
tween the Public Utilities Board and
representatives of gas companies n
Atlantic City. Atlantic Highlands,
Cape May, Lambertyille, Lakewood,
Millville, Newton, Glassboro, Tucker
ton and Vineland. The Public Service
Corporation was represented by four
men.
The hearing was conducted by COM
missioner Hillery. Inspector Philander
Belts opened the discussion. He stated
that the proposed rules were based on
the Wisconsin standards of gas.
The proposed rules, drafted by the
State Utility Commission to regulate
the service supplied by all the gas
companies of the State, are as follows:
"A meter may be considered correct
If, when passing gas at the rate of six
cubic feet per hour, per light capacity,
1t shows, in comparison with a stand
ard gas proven, an error which is not
greater than 2 per cent.
mo gas company shall allow a gas
meter to remain in service for a period
lOiiStI lilail HUI gCai6 naAACtN
ing it for accuracy and r~eadjusting It
If found to be inaccurate.
Each company having over 500
meters shall report monthly; each
| company having less thar 500 meters
shall report quarterly. Blank forms
will be furnished by the board.
Must Fest Meters Free.
Each gas company shall, without
charge, make a test of the accuracy
| of a meter upon request of a consumer,
! provided such does not
make a request for test more fire.
quently than once in six months.
Upon formal application by any
consumer to the Board of Public Util-
ity Commissioners a test shall be
made upon the consumers meter by an
Inspector employed by the board, such
test to be made as soon as practicable
after receipt of the application. For
such a test a fee of 81 shall be paid
by the making application
for the test If the meter is found to
be slow or correct within the allowable
limits, and by the company owning
the meter IL the meter Is found to be
fast beyond the allowable limit. Each
meter>t to be so tested is to be removed
and sent by the company owning the
same to stevens Institute, Hoboken,
for test.
mo company shall make any charge
for changing a meter found defective
or where test is to be made, and no
charge shall be made for changing a
meter of one type for a meter of an
other type unless the first meter re-
ferred to has been in use less than one
year, in which case a charge may be
made to cover the actual expense OF
making the change.
THE company furnishing gas which,
within a one-mile radius from the dis
tribution centre, gives a monthly aver
age total heating value Of not less
than 800 B. II. u, with a minimum
which shall never fall below $50 B. I,
u, may be considered as giving ade-
quate. service as far as the heating
value of the gas is concerned.
Periodic Gas Tests.
Each gas company whose output
exceeds 20, goo, 900 cubic feet a year shall
equip itself with a standard calori-
meter outfit, with which periodic tests
upon the gas shall be made. A record
of these tests shall be made and kept
open for public inspection,
Gas pressure, as measured at metel
inlets, shall never be less than two
inches nor more than six inches Of
water pressure, n the daily variation
of pressure at the inlet Of n on
meter on the system shall never b'
greater thar 100 per cent. OF the mini
mum pressure.
I'm no case shall the gas contain
more thar thirty grains of total sui
phur per 100 cubic feet, and not more
thar a trace of sulphur as sulphuret'
ted hydrogen.
Each company supplying a shal
adopt some method to inform its Gus
toners as to the reading of meters
either by printing on bills a descrip
ton of the method of reading meter
or a notice to the effect that h meth
dds will be readily explained on ap
plioation. 1t is recommended that a!
exhibition meter be kept on display i
each commercial office maintained b
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