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1000, 900 cubic feet q day. and Of the
Washington company about SIX time'
that amount.
Thtnks,Lower Price Just.
.1 believe that 1t Is only just to the
people living west of Rock creek. =.
said Senator Smoot, that the price OF
gas should be reduced. Also the Wash
inxton Gas Light Company owns the
controlling stock in the Georgetown
company, understand. land as the price
Axed by that company in Washington
~ nresent is SIS cents I see no reason
why it should not be ait that hSure IN
Senator Smith of Maryland protested
that the matter should be left to the
nublic utilities commission of the Dis
trict.
not the proper tribunal to settle these
matters. then it should De apoiisheu'
said Senator Smith.
Without a roll call Senator Smoot
amendment was adopted.
Relief Funds for Firemen.
Senator La Toilette succeeded in hav-
ing adopted as an amendment to the
bill a provision for "a relief fund for
the fremen of the District. Provision
Is made in the amendment for the re-
tirement and pension of members OF
the fire department who are Injured
in the line of duty or who have at
tanned the age of fifty after twenty
i've years of service ,
This relief fund is to consist of all
fines imposed by the District Commits
eioners upon members of the fire de-
partment. or rewards that may be re-
ceived by any member OF the depart
ment. except such as may be allowed
to he retained by the Commissioners
q deduction of 1is per cent OF the
monthly salary of each member or the
department and any donation by cltl-
Gems.
This money is to be collected by the
collector of taxes and deposited by him
in the Treasury of the United States to
the credit of the fremen's relief fund
and to he held there subject to the
draft of the commissioners.
Retirement for Disability.
Provision is made for the medical
treatment of any member of the de-
partment who is injured in the line of
duty from the relief fund. Any men,
Der of the department who becomes
permanently disabled in the line of
duty. or having served not less than
fifteen years, shall for any cause be-
come so permanently disabled as to be
retired from the service therefor, shall
receive the following amounts:
chief engineer, $3.50 a month: deputy
chief engineer, S125 month: battal-
ION chief engineers, fire marshals and
SUPERINTENDENT of machinery, 500;
deputy fire marshals and captains, SEQ;
lieutenants and assistant superintend-
ents of machinery. SIS per month. en-
gineers and drivers. $50 a month: as
sistant engineers and assistant drivers,
SIS a month, inspectors, privates and
all other members $50 month.
Provision is also made, in case OF the
death of any member, for aid to q wild
ow or other dependents, S35 a month
for the widow or dependent mother or
father, and $40 a month for each child
under sixteen years of age.
Provision for Pensions.
Any member of the fire department
who shall have served IN the depart
ment for twenty-five years and at
tanned the age of nifty shall be entitled
to be retired. and to receive a pension
In the same amounts as those who are
permanently disabled. Provision Is
made that any member of tho depart
ment who shall have served for TWEEN
~ -nve years ana attained sixty years
Of age shall be compulsorily retired
The sum OF 800 shall be allotted from
the fremenNs relief fund to defray the
funeral expenses of any member of the
department. or retired member. The
lamsndment provides for the establish
Hnent Of q retiring board.
votes-for r73-Cent|0as
TIE Senate voted Overwhelmingly
y~sesrday aftsEnoon to-reduce the price
o6 gus in Warrington to rs cents a
thousand cubic feet for private con-
'suznerAI II also restored to tho bill the
House peovtsion that gas should be
purchased By the District government
at . cost not to exceed 10 cents per
thousand cubic feet Action on both
was taken at the instance Of Senator
Norris OF Nebraska Senator Norris
amendment relating to the price of gas
to private consumers is as follows:
"On and after the LIST day of October,
1915, the Washington Gas Light Com
gas furnished q private consumer in
any part of the District of Columbia a
rate In excess Of 70 cents per 1000 cubic
feet of gas 30 furnished: Provided. That
II a consumer Of gas other than the
government or the District of Columbia
shall not pay monthly any gas bill
within ten days after the Same shall
have been presented, said gas company
consumer SO falling to pay said gas bill
as aforesaid 10 cents additional for
each / 900 cubic feet Of gas represented
by said bill: And provided further. That
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued as limiting or taking away any
Of the powers now vested by law in the
public utilities commission of tho Dis
trlct OF Columbia.
House Expected to Concur.
II is regarded as practically certain
that this amendment will be agreed to
by the House.
Senator Norris vigorously arrasned
the Washington Gas Light Company,
which. he insisted. has for years been
paying huge dividends. and whose capi-
Ia stock Is practically one-half water.
In 1914 the company paid dividend
OF - per cent. and IN lS1J-that is, Ia st
year IL paid n dividend OF "a per cent"
said Senator Norris II the company