Sec. 512. Superintendent to keep books of record,
monthly report.
He shall each day enter, or cause to be entered, in a book
provided for that purpose, the quantity of coal and other materials
used in making gas, and shall keep strict account of the
gas passing into the gasometer and out of the gasometer into the
mains. At the end of each month he shall make a report to the
committee, showing the quantity of coal and other materials
used in making gas, the quantity of gas made, the quantity passing
into the mains, and the quantity sold, as ascertained by taking
a statement of all the meters, and thus be able to show the
loss sustained by evaporation, condensation and leakage. Also
of coal purchased and carbonized, amount of gas, coke and
tar produced, sold, consumed or used. He shall also cause to
be kept in a neat and accurate manner, all necessary books
showing in detail all disbursements, properly classified under
proper heads for coal and other materials, salaries, labor, and
other current expenses, also for construction in its several
branches, and all official papers and records from which the
committee and Council may at any time receive a clear and intelligent
idea of its management.
