Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-21
GAS-RAISE ANTS
Continued from page |

! All the members of the commission
were in attendance. Harold s. Schutt,
| general manager Of the gas company,
and John + Neary, the company counsel,
| City Solicitor BaSard. the official stem
ographer and the secretary and the
ncwspaperIDen, Chairman of Council q
| Finance Committee Robertson and Presl-
dent Lyon were the only persons inside
| the Councimanic enclosure, and the
others, objectors, Central Labor Union
| men. and the handful of spectators sat
outside. The meeting started in the
mayor Office, but moved over to Council 3
| chamber to get little more elbow
room.
Opening things up, Chairman Isaac
| said there was no disposition 10 shut
| off anybody who wanted to speak about
gas matters, pro or con- but things must
bc in order and under the rules and ap-
| pearanccs must hc property filed
Opponents of the gas eompanys peti-
| tion were then asked To submit their
case The names Of n number Of those
filing appearances were called, but there
was no response from some. James
Okanc. of the Central Labor Union,
| was the first tn speak.
Mr.. Okanc stated that his questions
pertaining to the salaries paid the of
ticals Of the company had not been
answered as vet 10y Mr. Schutt James
Dale of the Central Labor Union asked
the question II the gas consumption
in Elsmere. Richardson Park and New
Castle WIS self-supportng rs far rs the
revenue received was concerned. Mr.
Sohutt replied that II did
1Hr oIp GAS WORKS
! Fred Bachcr was next heard with
questions He asked what portion ot
the old coal gas property Mt Madison
street was in iise at The present time
MIR Sehutt replied that IL was not used
now in the making of gas the old A,ldirks
plant being in use Mr. Rachcr then
asked how much of The bonds on this old
plant WIRE outstanding The reply by
Mr. Schutt was that they represented the
purchase price oi the plant
Next came Mr. Robertson saving I
have this request to make. that tho gns
company furnish to tins Board OF Public
Utilities tho Central Labor Union. the
locomotive Engineers aud City touncll
a copy Of their original application for the
increase IN rates together with . copy oi
the evidence presented here
Chairman Isaac told him he was ont
81 nIdcr IA making such = request where
upon Mr. Robertson said YEARLY he
| knew he was ALWAYS ont ot order with two
| members nf The commission. and looked
| coldlv at the chairman and commissioner
| who looked coldly back, while the former
| told Mir Robertson Just rs Wcarlt rs
| Mr. Robertson had syoken, that II he
rcframe,l his request IN the form ot a
| question Il would be ALI right ~ Mr.
| Robertson rctramed with the addition
| that tho gas company ask the Utilities
| Commission not tu grant the increase
until those bodies given the COPY ot the
| evidence had an opportunity to 60 through
| the matter
Mr. Garrctson advanced The thought.
| m Mr. EohersRnn direction. that the
| question when acted upon IS not M to
auybodv but the commission
Really. Il was Mir Schutt who spread
| the surface stilling OIL here lie said he i
| be glad to furnish Mr. Robertson with
what he desired III the way VI COPY ot the
| evidence
Mir. Robertson said no more for .
cunsidrratlc time. copies ct records ite'ng
uscful things anyway
Mr. Neary then handed IN tho state
ment of the company payrolls for iald.
1918. 1916. 1917 and laIs. ard the state
nent nf earnings Of tho company for he
same wears, askrd for Nv MIR l.yon on
"Wednesday evening These vrrc rccr,vrd
and ordered placed on the records of the
commissioners, MIR lNon bc'nG absent
M the tame and II not bring known what
he planned 20 do with them
Mir Ncary stated that II was not
mart of the COMPANY s evidence insofar
as 'hcN did not present them only under
!, request of Mr. Ivon Fhc same were
accented ! he earning statement showed
a dchcit ior this year amounting to sl2.-
SI- 81. the other wears u Was explained,
not showing n dchclt The other wears
showed surplus of Sl;202 II az 1919,
| SD 045 - in 1916 and slA 2l525 IN
| 1917
The pavrol statement showed totals
of So S62 ~ in IaI4-l5 So4 .13 26 IN
| I9l5-l6. SllQ,So7 Is in 19l6-i7, and
sl74 $50 % IN I9l7-ls
THE orPo>E~Ts' CAsF
Then began the putting IN Of the OPP
| position Mr. q Name asked that Mr.
! Schutf he requested to furnish n state
| ment showing the salaries paid the direct
| ors Of the company. together with the
| cost Of furnishing gas 10 points outside
| this city. Mr.. Schutt stated that he W as
willing 10 do SO and then Mr. O'kane
presented and had read the following re-
| port of the statistics Of the physical
| valuations and earnings of the Lowell
| Mass Gas Light Company as compared
with the Wilmington Gas Company for
| the wear 1909 This being az follows:
From Moodys Manual. 1916:
| Lowell Gas Light Company
porated May ,, ls49, IN Massachusetts,,
! TO manufacture gas. coke. tan and gas
liquor Supplies Lowell, Dracut, Tewks-
! bury and Chelmsford Population served,
lis. 800 Annual output, 650,0OO0 0W
| cubic feet Daily capacity, 4,S00,000
cubic feet Miles of mains, 76 Number
of meters, 24.0O0 Number Of gas stoves,
| l7.7sS. Prices. 81 05 gross. 81 net
! Capital Stock Authonzed and out
standing 81 90 600. par, 500 Divi-
| dends IN 1908. l6l3 per cent 1909 10
! 1915. inclusive - per cent per annum,
paid quarterly, January u Transfer
/ office % Shattuek street Lowell, Mass
| No bonded debt
Wilmington Gas Company incorpo-
rated August "a 1909. in Delaware con
soIidation of Wilmington Gas and Fuel
Company and Wilmington Gas and
| Electric Company Supplies gas in
| Wilmington under perpetual franchises
population served, $4,000 Annual output
| Of gas, 479 9.00O,O 600 cubic feet Daily
capacity, 4,25O,0O0> cubic feet; holder
capacity, 1892 900 cubic feet Miles OF
mains. I29 Number of meters, Is, 1896.
| Prices: Gross, 81 10; net, 95 cents.