Show GAS FRANCHISE TODA Its Fate Will be Decided This Afternoon In American Caucus NO CONCLUSION REACHED S Special Met Saturday And jimi ot of Ire Pre Prices In Other lilies Cities Tho Thu tale mote of time the amendment to the gas franchise providing ing for an increase e In thu th price of oC gas n to consumers of or 10 30 0 tent per thousand will 1111 be decided this thIn afternoon In III a it call caU caUCUs cus Cull held by the tha American member of the tho city council The Thu special com coot committee millee g of Councilmen Fer Ferry er ry 1 Mulvey ulve Carter Hobday nob luy and an l O 0 ODonnell Donnell held a meeting Saturday af of afternoon to consider the tile matter of at prices prevailing In III other cities throughout the tho United States State but no conclusion as all asto to tu a report Will was reached and nud It wan decided to leave the mutter matter fun for tho the caucus to determine At the meeting Saturday afternoon Chairman Ferry of the committee sub figure figures showIng the tha cost of ot gun gas all In various other cities clUe In 14 It cities In Massachusetts the tho average DOlt cost of oC manufacturing ran gas suB nus found to bo 71 77 cents per Jer thousand And the price to the consumer was wasa a 1 traction fraction over 09 59 O cents Tho rho following figures on 01 the price of gas gag to consumer In lit cities which own their th lr gas were also ulso l Hamilton l 0 O 50 SO cents cente Duluth lInn Minn 75 76 emits cents W V Vu ii 75 76 cents Holyoke Mass 1121 12 Philadelphia Pa Ia where the municipal plant Is la r under lease lense to ID private parties U 1 Toledo 0 31 1 U 15 for tur Illuminating K Kand gas and 85 55 cents for rill fuel gus gas Rich monti Va Ya 1 Allen AlIen T was lIas pres pros present emit ent nt at III the th hilt but had lund little to toMY say nay the tho amendment Ho Ito stat slat til that us as yet Jes rl Snow Durst Darst had hlll tint not shown any reason rouson for tor time the Increased I rata rota for tr or tho the gas ns and ho he thought the time burden of oC proof was on 1 them MORE EXPENSIVE I METhODS m Mr Snow noll that when th the original franchIse was sons granted he lie smith and his hili liar hud Intended using the time coal cOlli In their own cnn property prop for tor the tha manufacture of gnu ga but afterwards u n nall gas KIS all export expert examined the coal COlli and re to reported reo ported that It would not hot du do for guts gas mid ant hence It t became necessary to other and ald moro more expensive for suitable coal e al Mr John Kempt Jr of ot the Utah Light A Hallway company was waa pros pres cut nt und was wait naked the time cost of ot manu factorIng gas gaR In this city but hut he tie de declined to Ii answer r the tho lh In an all answer to u another question he stated that thata n a ton tOil of at coal would produce feet tf ot gus gun and by U utilizing byproducts such as all coke and oil a ton toil of ot cool coal can came be 10 mado to feet eeL of glee IN TIlE THi COUNCIL TONIGhT Tho File rates provided for tar In III the time original franchise granted InH fall foil to 10 Snow rind and Durst t were vvera SC 85 cents C lIts per thousand for tur fuel gas gun and p l per r thousand for tor Illuminating guts gas The to tilt provides for tor a mate late of ot 03 93 cents edits for fuel gas and 1 lB foj to t Illuminating gutS gus Tho Tim lh caucus will probably reach a decision as all to tn the tha this afternoon am the mutter matter will fin 1111 nl be IJO of at nt the city council meeting |