Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-05
INDICATED GAS WILL
 BE FLOWING MONDAY
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fuel gas during several long periods of severe weather. in the past cwa years, and the discomforts and suffer- ing we are now experiencing, and be- lieving that this could all have been prevented had Emergency Storage tanks of sufficient capacity or taking other necessary measures ito insure it's patrons sufficient fuel gas for do- mestic use, in the event of breaks in the main or other troubles.
 "In view of this, we the undersign- ed patrons Of the Arkansas Natural Gas Company, respectfully petition your honorable body to use your in fluence in our behalf ill demanding that the Gas Company provide emer- gency storage tanks of sufficient ca pacity, or take other and better steps to insure our comfort during periods in which it may be impossible for them to furnish gas through it's main We believe We are well within our rights in asking that these steps be taken, and that it is no more than ought to be expected by the patrons of any Public Service Company.
 "We further ask that you give this matter your immediate, as well as preferred attention and promtply take up with the gas company to, if pos sible, prevent repetition Of resent conditions of suffering and discon- tent.
 Respectfully---
 Probably Be Presented Monday Night
 The above petition will probably be presented to the city council at the next meeting, on Monday night. The question arises whether or not the city council will be able to do anything. The city is held under contract with the gas people which is known as the "Grayson Contrct," with a provision in it which excepts facts of Provi- dence." In ordinary contracts, one is not bound "against the acts of God or the public enemy" The gas company might then be protected by this clause but the question arises, was this an act of Providence which might have been foreseen? In other words does the law excuse one from a contract by reason of the intervention of Provl- dence, if provision can be made to meet the emergency, and such provi- sion is not made? There is no at tempt to say what action will be taken by the city council, or if any action can be taken But it is merely point ed out that there might be legal in terpretations of certain clauses of the contract which would provide mater l ial for at least some discussion by the | city council.
 In recent articles which have ap- ,eared in the Graphic concerning the gas situation, there has not been any attempt to organize, or promote g ! fight against the gas company. The Graphic is satisfied with any corpora l tion which gives service to the people | and which tends to the advancement If Pine Bluff and Jefferson county Yet, it is quite evident that there must be some solution to the problem nv the gas people: the people of thu city pay money for certain service which is promised in contract witt
 -ha city. The Graphic feels that thu
 aople are due their rights. How thu
 -rs company provides that which ha! ',een promised is of no concern:. thu
 rsor+;p' feature is that it should b. provided.
 Reservoir Hardly Practicable.
 The mention of reservoir for ga
 to be used for emergencies of thi sort in the petition to the council ha |appealed to the technical minds, ant a rather striking set of figures wa arrived at as result,
 F. L. Dilley, who is a technical nlal of ability has figured out the propor tions, and states that storage tanl to hold enough gas to run less thar day would cost approximately $100, 900, an outlay of an immense sum O money necessary to meet such al emergency as the present one. 4 glance at the figures which were com
 puted by Mir. Dilley will show the i'm practibility of the reservoir plan.
 Meaning of Name "RacheI."
 The Jews were at one time nation of shepherds, and it was probably for this reason that the Hebrew word fOl a mother sheep, pr eve. was given A~