Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-04

donrd gas for lighting and installed
electricity instead
"a found it necessary" said Mr..
Cur,io. because the quality Of the
gas was 80 poor that We could not get
along with it for lighting purposes.
The quality of thc gas has gone down
since the new thermal unit was made
lawful
Charles Brown. Il barber. Of l432
South Fourth street. had the sam" rx.
pCricnc". II need good light in my
business. said Mr.. Brown. $50 have
installed electricity. | used the gas
until II got 50 poor | was forced to
make the change.
Mrs. Harry Fishman. of 1880 South
Smith street. said it was almost i'm
possib" TO use the gas as for cooking,
because of variation in the pressure.
The pressure is different at diff
fereut times said Mrs. Fishman.
However. ] can say this. il usually
takes me longer to get meals ready
than il did six months ago"
Figures Show Greater Cost. She Says
nv" got some figures on the in
creased cost Of the gas under the new
! system, said Mrs. Mary Muskiu. Of
;,223 Woodland avenue.
Nine months ago I got bill for 81
for gas used in month ! have re.
ceived n bill for last month for 80. al
most double the amount. The quality
' nf the gas is so bad that il is almost nm .
bcarHb!e, in spite Of the high cost There
are times when | scarcely eau cook with
il. The trouble seems 10 be there is
too much air in the gas
, One man who hadn't much fault 70
find with the present gas was &. +.
rhristiauson. baker. at $500 Wood d.
land avenue. He bakcs all his cakes and
pastry by gas. and uses a great guam
tity.
/ "l' is just little poor at times. e
said the baker. but. generally speak
. ing. ! have found it satisfactory. |
have no complaint to make about my
bills"
Mrs. NJ. L.. McSnnr. who has q room
ing house at 32i5 Chestnut street. has
fault 10 find. however. with both tho
quality Of the gas and the size of her
bills
1T is especially bad for cooking" she
said
Isaac Rittonhousc. Of G226 WiSsa
hickon avenue. complained that the ga,
he used cost him about 80 per cent
more for Illuminating purposes and wa,
no, satisfactory 1T is cSppCiallv poor
when used in an open jet" ho said.
Finds Coal Range Better Than Gas
We use II coal range for cooking.
sold Mr.. RittenhOusc. because we fine
il cheaper and more efficient"
We don't use gas for illumination
said Harry H. anderson Of 1910 Mali
street. Manayunk. "Thc gas we use i,
for cooking purposes entirely. II coSt'
rs about nc-third more. for the rca
son that II takes longer time to cool
food than it did under. the old stand
ard.
William j. Diamond G213 German
town avenue. complains that his ga
supply * 50 poor that for thron night
recently tho family were forced TO uN'
candles.
Can't Sec TO Shave. Nan Declares
The gas is go bad" he sHid. "tha
called up tho company to complain. |
i 50 poor that I can shave n nigh
any more. There isn't enough light T.
SEQ for shaving.
Joseph Byrnc. whose home is nj 80
Ridge avenue. finds in his hous" that !
is impossible to cook on the ton of III,
gas Stovc and in the oven NJ III" sam,
time.
"rhc gas We used 10 get gave us hotl
greater heat and light. said Mr.. Byrnr
"Co"king takes rs about one -tIir,
longer than il used TO.
Similar conditions seem I" prevail il
tie northeastern section Of m" city
Ilou>eholdcrS who werc asked 10 tcl
their experiences with tho iluminan
aid the gas seemed little better il
quality Of late, but that their bills ar
still too high.
Emil Schlcg"l, who has a grocer