Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-10
RECOMMENDS REJECTION
OF Gas LEASE OFFER
Board Says Proposition Contains
Nothing to Justify Its Serious
Consideration.
SCHEME is DEVOID OF MERIT
Summary Report Will BE Sent to
Public Utilities Committee, Which
Will Meet in Regular Session on
April 20.

Holding that the proposition sub
mittcd by the Southern Gas and Elec-
trio Corporation, OF Baltimore. contains
nothing of sufficient merit to Justify a
favorable response TO its request, the
Administrative Board, yesterday, voted
to recommend to the Council Public
Utilities Committee the unqualified re-
lection of its offer 10 lease the Gas
Works.
The resolution adopted BY the board
was prepared by Carlton Mccarthy at
the boards direction. following a final
conference on the subject held Thurs
day afternoon. II was presented to the
board yesterday and adopted unaIi-
mously without debate.
SUMMARY REPORT Is
ADOPTED WITHOUT DEBATE
The text OF the recommendation fol-
The board, long before the South
crn Gas and Electric Corporation sub
United Its proposition for the lease OF
the Gas Works. was in possession of
accurate. complete and comprehensive
information concerning the plant, the
management and the product, as we'll
as the distribution and use Of gas.
combining its intimate knowledge
of the works and associated interests.
with the technical and practical aid OF
gas engineers Of national. and even
Worldwide standing, whose reports we
possess and whose personal and init
mate advice we have enjoyed. the board
is convinced that the proposition pre-
scented by the Southern Gas and Elec-
trio Corporation is devoid OF any item
Of merit which would Justify its Sc
rious consideration. and that il con
tains nothing TO justify a favorable re-
their
I'VE. therefore. recommend the un-
qualified and positive rejection of tho
whole scheme"
The boards report Will he sent to
The Committee OF Public Buildings.
Properties and Utilities accompanied
by all the papers bearing on the gas
lease offer that were referred to H.
The committee viii meet in regular
session on April 20. Unless "a special
meeting is called be fore then 10 re-
ccivc ;hc report--a proceeding that is
regarded as umiikeiy-it will be re-
ceiNed on that date.
WILLING TO FILE DATE
WITH UTILITIES COMMITTEE
1t had been expected that the board
would accompany its recommendation
with a statement setting forth the con-
sidcration. that led il TO arrive at its
decision, in greater detail than appears
in the summary recommendation that
Was iiually adopted. 1t was understood
that the members had consulted free
~ the data and statements filed with
IL b. Forcstall N Robinson and Arthur
Glasgow.
we decided n the last moment tina;
II would he inIdvisable TO ATTEMPT to
set forth in our report tire many con-
sid"rations that influenced us i'm our
action. said Mr.. lIirschbcrg, yester-
DAY. We have all the material con-
NehicntIN arranged and will file il with
the committee If it desires it,"
IN" action Of tho board caused lii
tle surprise. II had been apparent
from the beginning that the body had
no sympathy with the scheme to lease
IN" Gas Works and that favora able
recommendation was not TO he cxDcctcd