Evening star., 1915-03-09

urging n re-estabIishment of illu!ni-
mating standard requirements. Inc re-
port was adopted and copies ordered
sent to the public utilities commission
and the Washington Gas Light COM
pany.
The association passed a resolution
deploring the death of Michael l. "el-
ler who was connected with a nun
Der of civic organizations, ana LIT. l.. -
Walter chairman of the committee on
police and fire departments, pfesehteu
a resolution containing an expression
of regret because OF the retirement OF
Mai. Sylvester
Gas Standard Resolution.
Secretary Roscoe Jenkins read the
rs,o-, of the committee in charge OF
the gag investigation. which was SUD
ro,t,ed in the form OF !: resolution, as
follows:
tenber l. 1914, the Illuminating Po"et
of the gas furnished the consumers VI
.sas in the District ut 1oluilpid hdS
n,.eriallv fallen below the twenty
two-canuIepower STANDARD estaplshed
by law, even at times has lalieh ds
low as tweive-candlepoMeF, the a.
erase Tor septemoer' oc'oner anu a.
yemper being apout seventeen -cahdle-
mower and Tor December the average
vas ..bout fifteen -canulepo"er. ana
Whereas it has been opsefFaoie "
the casual glance that the gas lur
nished since September i. IVA, mas
been of a very low Illuminating quai-
ity with high pressure, causing eAces-
sive blow. md thereby creating gen
eral dissatisfaction TO the consumer
and.
whereas the public utilities COM
mission in establishing the heat-unlt
standard, made no mention of the IL
Eliminating standard, presumably al
loving il to stand as provided by act
of Congress, and
"N .IereaI the gas companies pre-
sumap.y ccepted the heat-unit stand
ard as abrogatins the Illuminating
standard as indicated by the lllumlna-
ting quality of the gas furnished uur-
ing the six months just last. as evi-
denced by the official readings of the
inspector of gas and meters, therefore
be it
ington Citizens Association, in meet
in assembled this sth day OF March,
1915, That the public utilities commits
sion be urgently requested to cause
the gas companies to Immediately re-
store the gas furnished to the con-
sumers of the District of Columbia to
the twenty -two-eandle illuminating
power established by law.
Liable to 500 Daily Fine.
". s. Bransom spoke in support of
the resolution. He said that when the
public utilities commission adopted the
heat unit standard for the gas supply
it made no reference to the light unit
of twenty-five candlepower. The ac-
tion of the commission, he urged. was
merely the fixing of the double stand
ard. He declared that the gas supply
had been below the light uni. standard
and said he thought the company was
amenable TO a fine of 800 day Tor
it's alleged dereliction.
The company, he said, could pay the
net gain OF as much as 1854 in a single
day by reason of the alleged low
standard of the output He suggested
more severe penalty might remedy
the trouble.
1t was further declared that gas bills
are higher than they were when the
cost of gas was greater per 1000 cubic
feet. The resolution was adopted and
copies were ordered sent to the Wash
ington Gas Light Company and to the
District Commissioners.
Correspondence between Howard S.
Reeside, president of the Washington
Gas Light Company, and President
Tucker was read and commented upon.
Would Probe Public Utilities.
Mr.. Bransom declared nat public
utilities other than the gas company
needed looking into. and the associa-
ti1n authorized him to investigate and
report upon the business of the Poto-
mae Electric Power Company and the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company. Mr.. Bransom charged that
an offer to make rate with him for
current was direct violation of law
On the part of the Potomac Electric
Power CQmDdQy He charged that
small consumers were Disseminated
against He expects to submit his re-
ports at the April meeting of the as
sociation.
PI esident Evan H. Tucker lauded Maj.
Sylvester as being one of the best po-
lice chiefs in the world
He as chief Of police of inter
national reputation" said President
Tucker. 'and was official who al
ways had a willing ear and who al
ways tried to do the best for the peo-
pie he served.
DR.. Walter Lauds Sylvester.
In support of the resolution DR.. Wal
ter said that Maj. Sylvester had spent
thirty-three of the best years of his
life as chief OF police. He was a friend
of Northeast Washington. he stated,
and granted every request the associa-
tion made OF him.
Everybody regrets that Mai Syl-
vesters health became impaired and
that he was forced to seek retirement
said DR.. Starr Parsons
Maj. Sylvester he added, made the
best chief of police Washington has ever
had, and he made enemies, but that Is
nothing to his discredit. His ability was
recognized here and elsewhere, and he
would not have been selected to head the
International Association of Police Chiefs
80 many consecutive years had he not
enjoyed the respect of members of that
valuable organization. l hope his sue
cessOr will prove 70 be as valuable as
an official as was Mai. Sylvester
Il know his successor" said President
Tucker. He is a bright and upright man.
and. with Maj. Sylvester's example be-