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TORONTO : ROWSELL & ELLIS, PRINTERS, KING STREET. •■^■^ 1859. i 1^ \ i iiiririi'ii'ir «r-— -:— v* * 5gippp»ittj h-^'H *j ^ V • V •?;;Si**C V I I RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THB CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY OF TOKONTO, FOH TJIE INTRODUCTION OF GAS, til rOGETHEU WlTEl THE TERMfe UPON WHICH CONSUMERS WILL BE SUPPLIED. TORONTO : ROWaBLT. ft ELIW, PRIN'TERS, KINO STREET. 1859. ■XV ■ ••* -Jl CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY OF TORONTO, JANUARY, 1859 DIRECTORS: C E. F. Whittemore, Esq., President. R. Yate8, Esq., Vke- President. B. H. Rutherford, Esq. J. C. GiLMOR, Esq. T. P. RoBARTs, Esq. H. Miller, Esq. T. D. Harris, Esq. C. Jones, Esq. J. T. Smith, Esq. Wm. McMaster, Esq. A. Cameron, Esq. L. W. Smith, Esq. H. THOMPSON, Manager. .1 RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CONSUMEllS' GAS COMPANY OF TOBONTO. 1. All owners of property are required to sign the following application before service pipe from the street mains will bo introduced into the premises : You are hereby requested to introduce a service pipe for the supply of gas into the premises No. Street, of which the owner, and in default of payment for the gas consumed in said premises also consent that the supply of gas may be stop- ped in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Company. 2. Application for the supply of gas must be made at the office of the Company in person or by attorney, when an application must be signed agreeing to the rules, regulations and terms, and when not the owner of the premises, furnishing the consent of the owner as provided for in the preceding section. 3. Gas will be supplied by meter only, and should one prove defective, it will, upon the discovery thereof, be changed. In case of failing to register the quantity consumed, the account will be made up from the average of another meter, or the consumption of a correspond- ing period, at the discretion of ^ae Company. The Company will at all times be reaaj^ at the request of dny consumer to prove the correct registration of the meter, for which a charge of 50 cents will be made, payable in advance. . / n 4. Tlie Company reserves the right to determine where the meter nhall be set iu all premises, so as best to pro- tect the same from injury, and to render it accesMiblo at all timcH for repair or removal. The meter should bo set in a dry place, and in cold weather both the meter and servico pipe must bo protected by the consumer from frost. 6. No meter will be set to register gas which passes through another meter, unless the extra meter is rented from the Company, the rent of which, and the expense of setting it, must be paid by the first consumer, and in all such cases, the gas must be paid for by the party holding, and according to the registry of, the first meter on the premises ; and in no case will the Company be responsible for any imperfection in the said extra meter* 6. The stop-cock and meter will be set by the Com. pany free of charge within two days after receiving a written notice from the consumer that the gas fittings are put up perfectly gas-tight, and that every thing is ready for the meter. The gas fitter will have to leave suffici- ent pipe to connect the meter from the service pipe to the pipe leading to the interior fittings, and should the place iiot be ready when the meter is taken to the premises, the consumer will be charged with the time lost by the meter-setter employed by the Company. 7. To secure the Company against loss for the use of service pipe, stop-cock, and meter, a rental for meters will be charged at the following rates, payable in advance t 2 light meter 0.60 per qr. 3 " 0.70 ** 6 ** 0.90 " 10 «« 1.10 *' 20 ^* 1.60 " 30 light meter 2.00 per. qr. 60 ♦♦ 3 00 " 80 ** 6.00 " - 100 " 6.00 " 6 8. In cases where gas is used temporarily, or only durinj^ a portion of the yur, epeciiil clmrges will bo mado for the use of the ^rvico pipe, stop-cock and meter, or for the whole cost of the snnio. 9. The Company mny, whenever it shfxll bo deemed expedient, require security for the payment of gas expected to bo consumed, or the depoHit of a »uin in advance to protect the Company against lous. And in all cases where the supply has been cut ott* for non-pay- ment of account, the above rule will be atriotly enforced, should the parties make another application for gas The rates of advance payments for gaa, when such payments are required, will be as follows : FOR QUARTERLY CONSUMERS. For one burner to 7 o'clock 8.00 8 '♦ 600 «* " 7.00 " 10 " 9 00 " 11 «' 11.00 For any additional burners, the deposit to be increased in the same proportion. The rate for monthly consumers will be one half of the above scale. 10. The service pipes from the main to the inside of the building, if not off the public street, will be laid by the Company free of charge, the consumer paying for breaking the hole for the service pipe, through the wall of the building and repairing the same, and being at the risk of any loss or damage arising therefrom. Any extra length of pipe that may be required will be laid by the Company at the expense of the consumer- No service pipe or connection between the main and the meter will be allowed to be made by any person except * the authorised workmen or ogcnts of the Company under any oiicumflt inocs. 11. The Rorvice pipe from the main to the meter of whatever longtfi is to be untcr the excluMivo control of the Company, and all int'.rforenco by any party with the service pipe, flttinga, meters, street mainn, or other property of tlio Company, is strictly prohibited under the penalties provided by law. 12. The tubing and fittings for the conveyance of gas after it has passed the meter, mny bo put up by any competent and trustworthy gas fitter employed by the owner or ngcnt of the premises. In case the work should prove to bo imperfect, or not in accordance with the rules of the Company, the inspector may refuse to allow the gas to be turned on the premises. 13. For the purpose of guarding consumers from imperfect or irregular work, the inspector of the Com- pany, when requested by the owner or agent of the premises, will, upon receiving reasonable notice, witness the proving b}- the gas fitter of the tubing, free of charge, jn all premises to be supplied with gas, but the Com- pany will not be responsible for any i«T^ perfection in said work or fittings, or for any damage or inconve nience arising from any escape of gas in said premises. 14. The Company requires notice to be left at the office of any alteration in the tubing and fittings on any premises involving the addition of burners. 16. The Company shall, at all times, upon giving twenty-four hours' notice by their inspector or authorised agent, have the right to free access into the premises lighted with gas for the purpose of examining the whole gas apparatus, or for the removal of the meter and service pipe. IC. ConHumcrs intending to vacate any prcm'iHes supplied with gns HhuH give timely notice of Huch inton- tiuu ut the oflice of the Company, that the giis may bo out off, or tho party will remain liablo lor all gaa which passes through tho meter until such notice is given. 17. Any person commencing to burn gns, without giving proper notice at the office of the Company, will bo held accountable for all tlio gas that has passed through tho meter since tho last time tho indication of tho meter was taken for tho previous consumer. 18. Tho quantity of gas consumed will in all cases be ascertained in tho manner prescribed in the third article of these rules, and tho bills rendered quarterly or oftenor, at tho discretion of tho Company. 19. Tho bills will be delivered by tho Company as soon ns possible after tho quarter day, and except in tho case of churches and public buildings, will bo left at the place where tho gas is consumed. 20. The price of gas will bo charged at tho rate of $5 per thousand cubic feet. If paid by tho fifteenth day of the month in which tho bills are dated, a discount of one-third will be allowed, or if paid by tho end of tho month, a discount of one-fifth will bo allowed, provided the amount bo tendered at tho office of tho Company between the hours of 9 o'clock a.m., and G o'clock p.m., on either of the days specified. J8^* As the discount is made to insure prompt pay- ment, none will bo allowed after the stated time has expired. 21. When consumers are in defau^ payment of the gas rent due, the supply of gas wiii „ . cut oflf, and the meter removed, and proceedings taken for tho re- 8 covery of tho debt, as provided for in the 24tli claiiso of tho Act of Incorporation. 22. Tlie Company reserves to itself tlio right at any time to cut off the communication of the service pipe, or to remove tho meter, in default of payment by the con- sumer of any service work or material supplied, or in case of any leak or injury to any part of the gas apparatus of any oonsumer, or in order to protect the works against abuse or fraud, and in all cases where a change of tenants shall take place. 23. "Whenever a meter is removed, or the gas shut off on account of non-payment of gas or service bill, or for other causes, a charge of half-a-dollar will bo made for re-connecting the meter, and turning the gas on again. 24. Consumers are required to give immediate notice to a gas fitter of any escape of gas from the fittings or tubing, as no deduction will be made from the regis- tration of the meter ; and also, to notify the Company of any escape of gas from the service pipe, stop-cock, or meter. 25. Notice must be left at the office of the Company as early as possible in the day during office hours of any deficiency in the light, that the defect may be remedied without delay. 26. The Company may provide from time to time such further and other rules and regulations under which the gas may be furnished to consumers as expe- rience may suggest, and as the said Company may deem necessary or convenient in the use or consumption of gas. i „,>-. 9 PRECAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY CONSUMERS IN CASE OF LEAKAGE OF GAS IN ANY PART OF A BUILDING. That the gas be shut off immediately at the stop- cock. That no light or fire be permitted in any apartments where the smell of gas is found. That there be a full and free ventilation throughout the house. Immediate notice to be gi'^en of any escape of gas as directed in the foregoing rules. If these precautions are adopted, no danger from a leak need be apprehended, but if disregarded, there is danger of an explosion. OBSERVATIONS ON THE METER— METHOD OP TAKING THE INDICATION, &c. The most equitable, and by far the most economical method of using gas, is by meter — a machine which is attached to the pipe leading from the street-main to the house, and through which the gas must pass before it can be conducted to the burners. By this machine the gas is measured, and a faithful record kept of the quan- tity consumed. It thus performs the duty of a proficient accountant ; and to insure its perfect accuracy, requires only a few minutes' examination at inter-als of two or three months. The general adoption of meters has tended greatly to increase the use of gas, and they have therefore assisted in reducing its price. They are equally important to the consumer, and to the manufac- turer ; protecting the interests of, and thus giving satis- faction to, each party, without any active interference on the part of either. 10 Simple in its construction, and made of materials which are not liable to alteration in shape or size, the gas meter is at once the most beautiful, and the most perfect, contrivance that the ingenuity of man has de- vised, for exercising the functions of an impartial agent between buyer and seller, Wlien once adjusted and set a-going, it needs no further assistance ; its motion de- pending solely on the gas which passes through it, and which motion is faster or slower according as the quan- tity consumed in a given time is greater or less. Whilst gas cannot enter the house without passing through and imparting motion to the meter, neither can there be any motion communicated to that machine except when gas is so passing. The best situation for a meter is in a cellar, or other cool and sheltered apartment, where it will not be sub- jected to frequent or extreme changes of temperature. Many persons who have used gas by meter for twenty years, have never taken sufficient notice of the machine as to learn to read the index. This is wrong ; especially as the requisite knowledge m.ay be acquired in a few minutes, and, when once obtained, is not likely to be forgotten. Jt is more conformable with our ordinary habits to hare greater confidence in the most trifling matters when we understand them ourselves, than when obliged to trust entirely to the statements of others. CENTS. -1- 10 i Hundreds. Tens. Units, 11 / > \ The word Cents above the dials denotes that the least quantity recorded by them is 100 cubic feet ; two ciphers (00) being understood at the right of the dial marked units. This mode of computation is adopted to obviate the inconvenience of taking into account any less quan- tity of gas than that just mentioned. Each division on the units^ dial is equal to 100, and an entire revolution of its hand (or pointer) equal to 1000. On the (ens dial each division is equal to 1000, and an entire revo- lution of its hand to 10,000. Each division of the hun- dreds' dial is equal to 10,000, and an entire revolution of its hand to 100,000. When therefore the hand on the units' dial has moved once round, that on the tens' dial will have moved from to 1, and that on the hundreds' dial one tenth of the distance from 10 to 1. In reading the index, and noting its registrations from time to time the following simple rule will insure un- varying correctness; namely, write down the figures in their proper order of units, tens, and hundreds, begin- ning with hundreds, (which, of course, must be the first figure at the left hand,) and be careful always to take the figure next behind the pointer. For example (see the figure, page 10), hundreds' dial 1, tens' dial 6, units' dial 7. These, when brought together, make 167 (cent.i), to which if we add two 00s we have 16,700; which, expressed in ordinary language, is six- teen thousand and seven hundred cubic feet. A memorandum of the register thus obtained should be preserved. When next the index is examined, say, for instance, after an interval of three months, we will suppose that the hand on the hundreds' dial points to- wards 2, that on the tens' dial towards 0, and that on the units' dial about mid-way between 9 and 0. Proceed .'.To. <-.ft»(?>»M.