The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-31

/ and the service rendered. These COM
| missions, within certain limits. have
legislative powers and have exercised
| the same.
Wfsconsin-The railroad commission
Of this state has practically full legisla-
| tive. judicial and executive authority in
| technical matters relating to gas com
| pauies, and is actively exercising these
powers.
State laws mad definite provisions
| a. TO the candlepower of gas distrib-
| uted. as follows:
CaIifornia-Sixteen candlepower In
| ali cities of 100, 600 population. The
! testing Is done by municipal inspectors.
| who are required to be appointed in
| each such city. (Applies to Los Angeles,
| Oakland and San Francisco).
MARYLAND Twenty candiepower
throughout the state is the proposed
regulation for water gas: for coal gas,
the standard may be abou IL or IL
candlepower.
Observation-Disclosures candlepower
minimum provision by state act. Com
mission may not fix a lower, but can
require a higher standard OF n COM
pany. They however. ave made no
such rulings. They carry on active IN
spection work In all parts of the state.
New York-Sixteen candlepower for
coal gas, Is candlepower for mixed
gas, 20 candiepower for water gas.
Provisions of the state law for second
class cities, which requirements are
now enforced by the second district
commission throughout all the state.
except In New York city. This COM
mission conducts active inspection
work.
twenty-five candlepower for the city
of New York, namely, for the first dis
trict. Municipal authorities are In
charge OF the testing.
In each case, certain special provi-
sions have been made as to the method
Of determination of the ~candlepower.
Heating Value.
Wisconsin, New Jersey and Nevada
are the only states in which a heating
value requirement has been made by
the state authorities. BY the ruling OF
the state commissions the monthly av-
erage gross heating value demanded
In the first two is 800 British thermal
units per cubit foot OF gas, with a min
units allowed: In the last named. the
values specified are $50 and 500. re-
spectively.
The public service commission of the
second district of New York has urged
such amendments to the state law as
will allow the desired thermal requires
ments to be made by the commission.
They are already making extended tests
in cooperation with the companies OF
their district to determine the desirable
standards to establish.
The public service commission Of
Maryland Is not yet prepared to estab-
lish a requirement as to heating value
for the entire state.
Chemical Requirements.
Total Suiphur-The maximum amount
of sulphur, in all forms. allowed in 100
cubic feet of gas distributed In the fol-
lowing states. is: Massachusetts. 80;
Nevada, 80: New Jersey, 80: New York.
20, and Wisconsin, 80 grains.
Hydrogen Sulphide-Massachusetts,
New Jersey and New York laws require
that the gas distributed be free from
hydrogen suiphide and in the first two
named, the test to be used in the de-
lection of this impurity Is specified.
The railroad commission of Wisconsin
and the public service commissions Of
Nevada and New Jersey have ruled
no more than a trace OF hydrogen
sulphide will be allowed. but they have
not defined trace or specified the test
to be used.
Ammonia-Laws or commission rul-
ling of Massachusetts and New York
limit the ammonia in the gas to 10
grains per 100 cubic feet.
Pressure Of the Gas Supply.
Pennsylvania requires suitable APP
pliances for preventing or taking up
any leakage IN case the gas pressure
Is greater than -four ounces per square
inch.
The New York law for second class
cities requires a minimum gas pressure
equivalent to / and one-half inches of
water pressure and allows no greater
pressures than equivalent to three and
three-fourths inches of water, plus one
inch additional for each rise of 100
feet between gas holder and point OF
consumption. The second district COM
mission has also made a number or
special rulings for individual
The Wisconsin railroad commission
and h public service commissions of
Nevada n New Jersey are enforcing
the following rule: Gas pressure. as
measured at meter inlets. shall never
be less than and one-half inches
Eor more than six inches Of water pres
sure; and the daily variation of pres
sure at the inlet of any one meter on
the system shall never be greater than
100 per cent Of the minimum pressure"
Meter Testing.
In Massachusetts. New York. Calf
fornia and Maryland all of the meters
used nus be. tested, sealed and
stamped by state ~officials. Special rules
have been adopted in each.
In Wisconsin and Nevada, the COM
panies are required to test all meters
once In three years, n In New Jersey.
once In six years. The state inspectors
test any meter upon formal complaint.
put make no other routine meter tests.
Certain local meter regulations are
still in force In New Jersey. pending the
OF state authorities who ara
now investigating this matter.