The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-26
SIGN GAS PETITION
THROUGH AN ERROR
Citizens Declare That Request
for Investigation Was Not
Understood.

The Utah Gas & Coke company is in
receipt OF letters from many prominent
citizens TO tho effect that they had re-
questcd their names withdrawn from the
petition recently presented 10 the city
council asking Tor an investigation OF
the gas company.
The petition. which Is now before the
committee on municipal laws. charges
that the company is not complying with
certain provisions OF its franchise, espe~
clally in reference To the heating quality
OF the gas furnished and its delivery TO
customers under excessive. pressure
Many OF the letters state that tho peti-
ton was signed under a misapplchen
sion of its puTport and that The siGncrs
are satisfied with tho service they are
receiving. y majority said they signed
In the belief that the petition waS mere
ton of gas Inspector aud were not aware
that II called for an investigation OF The
conpanys methods,
y few whose names arc said 10 be on
the petition have written that they had
no knowledge OF signing IL. Others have
said that they signed after due cousid =
Grafton believing that gas companies
should be under municipal supervision.
Among those who ask that their names
he withdrawn from the petition arc; John
NJ. Chamberlain. president Of the Cham
herlatn Music company; w. 5. McCor-
r. Black. W. p. Silver. George H. Odell,
L, +. Harr & Co.. j, n. smith. United
Grocer Co. y. c; Beeman: salt Lake
inolo supply Co. u. NJ. Ashton, AShlon-
Jenkins Co: r. II. Merrill, 9. c. Girls
mon. j. +. Burton Utah Implement-Ve-
hiclc Co; Arthur Robinson. Robinson
Bros. Co, j.. r. Walker. Walker bros.
Dry Goods Co. Charles l.. CroCllwell,
]. 4, stanton. j. A. Greencwald Greene
waid Furniture Co: Afford Bros. Co,
- VI. Reiusmar, Madsen- Owen Sanders
Co. Harding Shoe Co. i. j. Alexander.
Gallagher Machinery Co. y. T. Porter,
Walton Co; O. G. Hansen, George
". Reed, Jr.. Peter Fotls, Frank Ali.
fcrmas srIY Hsrms Msy9T W BFGs 15bs1 Td1sy smtn
& DAILY. by NJ. w. Lillard. Paul L. Ruder.
\. p, kesler, \. Fred Wey j. w. Currle,
Smith Drug Co.
Among those who say they have no
arc c. J.. Olsen OF Muirav, Z, G. Par
sons and Gardner & adams Co.
Among those who said the service was
specific request that their names be re-
moved from the petition were.
James Chipman. w. Il. Persons. Gray
p; c. Evans, BOYD Park Co. Arthur L.,
Thomas: H.. NJ. Allison. Jr., w. c. Lyme.
O.. L. Bra aiming, j, II, Vincent ]. G.
Critchlow. Robinson Eros. Lewis Shoe
Hulburt, o. w, Bemis.
Those who believe In municipal Inspcc
n ilon ana supervision III, were; James NJ;
Charles J. Ross, general manager of
the Utah Gas q Coke company, said last
night: I'VE are perfectly willing 10
have an Investigation. either 10y the
council or by any representative COM
mittec OF gas consumers. We are dcliv-
erinS AT normal pressure an excellent
quality of gas. as provided in our fran
chisc. and shall he glad 10 have our gas
subjected tn scientific tes, at any time.
Should the council appoint a faithful and
capable gas Inspector We will cordially
co operate with him. If any consumer
can convince that his pressure is
err9tic or excessive we Will install n de
pendabie controller free of charge. No
occasion exists for our patrons to buv
or rent any other controller. We are
part OF Salt Lake City and our success
depends on fair aud correct business
methods.