World Today Volume 13 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...in making comparison with the present should not be considered. The city is receiving no less from these sources than formerly, but on the contrary is receiving greatly increased and annually increasing net revenues with far better service than ever before, and this without having any active cash capital yearly invested in the operations of the plant; whereas, under the former municipal management it required a large yearly appropriation of from $3,000,000 to $3,500,000. In addition to the other advantages enumerated, the lessees are required to pay to the city yearly the fixed sum of $10,000, which pays the entire expenses of the Bureau of Gas for its regular supervision, inspections and tests of the work of the lessees. Aside from the questions of financial results, there is another phase quite as important. Ask any citizen of Philadelphia and he will tell you that under the present conditions, in addition to good gas of twenty-two candle-power (formerly less than twenty candle-power), he is in receipt of prompt and satisfactory attention and courteous treatment, something entirely new to the gas consumers of this city. Under former conditions the "Philadelphia Gas Works" was recognized as a "Political Power House" and from this the average reader will know just what to expect and can readily understand why improvement under municipal management was impossible. The following table gives the showing in the three periods referred to in this article: Vaiee nndtr Under Municipal Lean to Trustees Management U.G. I. Co. Period of time 51 yrs. 11 yrg. 9 yrs. Average price of gag $2.35 $1.43 $1.00 Total quantity of gas made, mHliong of en. ft 48,050 41, f32 59,2SC Per cent sold for cagh 69% 65% 80% Free lighting 16% J 5% 9% Logg, leakage, etc.....