Sir Humphrey Davy considered the idea of utilizing gas so ridiculous that he contemptuously asked ' if it were intend ed to take the dome of St. Paul's for a gasometer ?' As soon as gaslight became firmly established in England its merits claimed recognition on this side of the Atlantic and in 1816 the first American gas light company was char tered to light the city of Baltimore. Six years later in 1822 old New York Gaslight Company which lights the city from Grand street to the Battery was chartered in 1823. Brook lyn and Bristol R. L were lighted in 1825. In 1830 the Manhattan Gaslight Company of New York now the largest and wealthiest in America and fourth in size in the world cities pronounced in favor of the new light as follows : New Orleans in 1835 Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in 1836 Louis ville in 1838 Cincinnati in 1841 Kensington (Philadelphia) in 1844 Albany in 1845. From this date gas works multi plied with rapidity ; and as the superiority of the new light became evident cities and towns in all parts of the country were soon supplied with it. The Baltimore gas works were originally constructed to make gas front coal tar but this plan proved a total failure periment the works were reconstructed by an English engi neer ; but this change not proving satisfactory they were again remodelled and gas was made from bituminous coal. these works were deemed more or less defective and when in January 1833 the question of erecting gas works' in was appointed to consider the question and to make a report. In January 1834 it was resolved to send an engineer to Eu rope for the purpose of investigating the best gas works there in operation; and to obtain such information as might be useful in erecting works in the city. The late Samuel V. Merrick was selected for this mission ; and in furtherance of his instructions he sailed in March returning in December of the same year. Notwithstanding a violent opposition to the project gas works were erected by Mr. Merrick ; and
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