The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-10
SAYS 18Th WARD
CASSUPPn IS .
UNDER STANDARD
City Inspector Makes Frequent
Reports But Council Ig-
aoFes Them $500
PRESENT ORDINANCE
NOT BROAD ENOUGH
Doesn't Apply to Company Fur
nisbing Supply About Which
Complaint is Made

The city council Is ignoring the re-
Dorts OF q. J.-white. city gas inspec'
cor, and. as a result. according 10
White and Commissioner Haarer, the
citissps OF the Eighteenth ward are
beinG supplied with grade OF gas
which would not be permitted else
where IN the city. II is nearly 80
units below the standard test for
heating. according to whites latest
report, and he says that while he has
tested the gas for heating units on
"a average OF twice week since he
took sfhce. Aug. 10, he found the sup
My up TO standard only three times.
! y large amount OF gas il consumed
Cor heating purposes by tina manufac.
turing companies In the Eighteenth
ward and In Delray.
The gas situation in Detroit ut
nresent 10 very muddled. The gas In
( supplied 10 residents and manufac-
turors OF the Eighteenth ward by De-
troit q Suburban Gas CO.; which turns
out about 100000 feet or gas q day,
6unlcient to supply X00U families.
The ordinance prUvftfmR fUr I'm In
Apection pfgEs meters and the test
ms of-the Eas f0r~heatipg and light
Ing strength -applies- only te-<he De-
troll City Gas Co. The ordinance was
enacted before the Eighteenth ward.
the territory In which the Detroit q
Suburban company operates, was an
nexed 70 the city The ordinance pro-
vides that the gas shall not show less
than 500 British thermal units, the
test FOR hat. According to White tho
Detroit City Gas Co., conforms with
the requirements OF the ordinance
both as 10 lighting and heat units.
The last test he-made OF gas supplied
b. the Detroit & Suburban Gas Co.,
showed only ST. B. T. u. Meter In
eDector Warren Stoddard cannot in
a1act the meters of the. Detroit e.
Suburban Gas Co.. as he does those
o. the Detroit City Gas Co. No test
or the gas has been made by White
for lighting power.
The report 70 the council, Tuesday
night, was accepted and placed on
fIe.' Council records show that ever
since the gas inspectors once was
created the council has done nothing
eise with these reports except on
o4e occasion, two months ago, when
Commissioner Haarer called the
chltncirs attention TO the eas inspec-
tors report on the gas in the Eigh--
teepth ward and requested that the
report be referred to committee for
actlon- He says that the consumers
Of gas "a the Eighteenth ward are
ld5fng hundreds or dollars
-The-fepUrt wax referred 10 the com.
rnltteU, but the committee on ordlI
n1nccs -hns-not held smeeting in i've
weelss Other-imp0rta matters piling
10 fer this -oommittee, which has
nhown-a disposition shirk its work |
since the. .aldermanic graft EXPOSE.
In May. Aid. McCarty introduced an !
ordinance. proyiding for the inspec- |
ton Of all gas meters before they |
were placed in use, for the inspection |
CT each gas meter Regularly thereaft- |
81 and for refund or surplus charges
- indicated by last" meters The
g4s inspectors report was -referred1
70 the ordinance committee because
H. has under consideration McCarty's !
ordnance and 4 was thought that the |
ordinance would be made broad |
enough to take In the Detroit & SUI
burban Gas Co.
The ordinance was passed about |
six weeks ago. said Aid. Charles z. |
MeCarty, Wednesday.
The ordinance hasn't been passed.
vet" said Meter Inspector Stoddard,
Wednesday ---.'-
The Times reporter went on q hunt
for. the ordinance. He found that the. !
council committee decided to report
~ out, but referred II to the corpora
ton counsers ONCE, Aug. %. for a
penalty clause, to make Il legal.
Forthwith the reporter went to the
evaporation counsel's ONCE. Assist.
ant Corporation Counsel Penniman
has had the letter from the commit