Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-23
CITY INSPECTOR
ISSUES WARNING
ON USE OF CAS-
Prepares Folder Telling Con-
sumner How to Prevent Waste
and Accident.

The department for inspection of gas
and gas meters hes just issued, for
free distribution, a compact and dur
able folder entitled, How to Read the
Gas Meter and Useful Hints to Gas
Consumers" 1t was written by Els
worth Francisco, city inspector of gas
and gas meters.
The. folder includes a reproduction of
la gas meter with movable hands. Be-
side its value in enabling a consumer to
I learn how to read his meter, it may be
used for marking in a quick and con-
yenient name the state of the meter
at each monthly reading.
The folder may be obtained free of
charge at the City Hal annex, upon
application to Mr.. Francisco or Mr..
Gelb. The folder reads as follows:
Useful Hints to Gas Consumers.
PRead your own gas meter and keep
tab on the quantity of gas consumed
from time to time. You can verify the
correctness of your monthly bills by
reading the statement each month.
Gas leaks are dangerous and, of
course, increase o u gas bills. When
a leak occurs anywhere on your prem
ises and the odor of gas is very notice.
able, Immediately extinguish all open
flames of any kind and open the win
dows to ventilate the premises. Stop
the flow of gas temporarily with ordi-
nary washing soap well plugged in and
around the place where gas is escaping
If unable to make an immediate repair.
When a break occur in the pipes OF
fixtures shut the gas off at the meter
as soon as possible.
Never hunt for gas leaks with i
lighted match or other open flame Of
any kind, locate any leak by the sense
of smell or apply a good solution ot
soap-suds with a brush or sponge to
the parts of the pipes or fixtures where
q leak might occur, and If gas Is escap
ing the soap-suds will form bubbles
like those the children blow through 4
clay pipe. Never use matches or take
an unprotected flame into a building
where there is the least possibility of
gas being present until you have open
ed the windows and thoroughly ven
tilated the premises. To disregard
these precautions may result in danl-
age to the premises or loss of life from
an explosion of fire.
Gas Burners.
"An occasional examination of your
gas-burners will produce very beneficial
results; all burners should be kept in
perfect condition to secure their high
est efficiency. Employ the type of bur-
ner in your apartment that will pro-
duce the best illumination; a poor light
is surely false economy. Never allow
gas to burn with a blowing noise and
ragged flame from an open fiat fame
burner. A considerable quantity Of
gas will be wasted in this way and
your globes will be liable to break
Regulate the flow of gas with the bur-
ner key so that 1t burns with a steady,
even flame or use a burner that is self
regulating.
"Incandescent or mant burners con-
sumo less gas and produce moro light
than the open fiat flame type of burner.
The proper way to adjust a mantle
burner Is. after burning off the mantle
to open the air shutter wide. her light
the burner, giving 1t more gas thar
is required as show by the fame
above the mantle. then slowly cut
down the amount OF gas with the regu-
lating device until the greatest amount
of light is obtained from the mantle.
Too little gas In a mantle will make the
light flicker and too much will cause
a deposit of carbon on the mantle.
Usually this deposit can be burned off
the mantle by reducing the gas supply.
Mantle burners should be kept prop
erly regulated. Remember that it is
the mantle that produces the light in
this style Of burner and they will de-
teriorate with use. Before putting on
a new mantle remove the burner from
the fixture n clean off any dust thai
may have collected on the gauze cap.
Dust obstructs the free passage of the
gas and air mixture.
Caution to gas consumer using q
prepayment (quarter-in-the-slo
meter); 1t is better to never allow the
gas to run entirely out. but II this hap.
pens, or the lights become very dim,
be sure to- close all gas burners sup
piled through your meter before plac-
Ing another quarter in the slot, as gas
will escape from any open burner as
soon as the money Is inserted.o