Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-03
SUBMARINE RAIDS CAUSE
POOR QUALITY OF GAS
Henrico Company Fails TO Receive
Shipment OF Texas Oil Com
ing by Water.
SUBSTITUTES CHEAPER GRADE
Engineer Dickcrman Reports to
State Corporation Commission on
Rclaying OF Mains to Increase
Pressure in Northern Suburbs.

According TO the report of Engineer
pickerman. OF the State Corporation
Commission. Ginter Park residents may
expect by the last Of this week a
reasonably good gas service from the
Henrico County Gas Company; hut the
residents Of Highland Park cannot ex-
pect wholly satisfactory service till n
new siN-inCh main is laid. FOLLOWING
is the complete report of Mr.. DECKER
man. which he has entitled. Poor Gas
Service in Highland Park. Gintcr Park
and North Richmond"
"Cnder date OF June 10 the Henrico
County Gas Company notified the State
Corporation that because of the con-
s:ruction of the new Chamberlain
with Goddin and Brooks Streets it was
necessary TO relay approximately $50
fset OF the teninch gas main supplying
Giatc- Park. and also by connection
through E-ookland Boulevard, re-cn-
forcing the supply to Highland Park
\ Sy-pass OF two lines OF two-inch pipe
WAS laid by the company at a cost of
ever $500 as some help towards main
tanning the service. The work on this
pipe has been delayed by various rea-
sons-shortaEe OF labor and two or
three rainy days being the most inlpor-
tan; Cutting off the supply of gas
through this ten-inch main reduced the
particularly in the northern most parts
OF Highland Park, almost TO the vanish
ing point The lack of gas therefore,
has not been due to lack of manufac-
ture. but to the lack OF capacity of the
mains to distribute the large amount
of gas called for by the consumers.
GISTER PATut PRESSURE
SHOULD SOON he IMPROVED
Inspection of the work of rclayinC
been 10 rIyj h,.f no
poration Commissions engineers. With
TO unfavorable conditions arising. this
main should be completed by Wednes-
day of this week, and when SO done.
the pressure in Ginter Park should
again become satisfactory. and in
Park moderately satisfactory
The pressure in Highland Park is rec
ognized by the company, even with the
tcn-inch main in operation. to be in
sufficient for the best service. and it
has already purchased and unloadcd on
the street part Of the pipe for laying
new main through Jones Street and
Gladstone Avenue which will furnish
an additional supply TO the northwest
portion of Highland Park. The per-
nit was issued BY the city authorities
on May Is. The laying Of this new
main will require about 400 feet Of
siX-inch pipe, and II is estimated will
cost the company under present prices
of material and labor. over $4,000
The submarine raids OF few weeks
ago also had an effect on the quality
of the gas supplied by this company
for few days recently: Failure OF
proper arrival OF gas OIL at Norfolk by
steamer from Texas caused the oil
company to deliver the Henrico Com
nany two tanks of oil Of a grade wholly
unsuited for gas making purposes. At
tcmpis TO use this Oil because none
other was availa bic. resulted in the
manufacture OF a poor grade of gas
which caused good deal Of popping
ct the burners, and gave a very poor
light
apparently gas consumers may ex-
r"ct \ restoration OF reasonably good
service the latter part OF this week. but
wholly satisfactory service cannot be
expected in Highland Park until "A new
siN-inch main is laid and 1t is apparent
mat within another year additional
feeding mains viii need to be installed
20 maintain service, II the further de-
'nand FOR gas increases as it has during
The past year"