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CHAPTER XII.

The Superintendent of the Gas-Works.

1. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the gasworks,
under the general direction of the mayor and council,
to have charge of the gas-works of the town and superintend
the manufacture of gas. He shall also, at least once in every
quarter, make a test of the lighting quality of the gas manufactured
by the gas-works, and report the same to the council.
And he shall also, at least once in every quarter, examine the
condition of the metres and burners used by the town, and see
that the same are kept in good condition.

3. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the gasworks,
under the direction of the committee on Lights, to contract
for the purchase of coal, lime, and other material necessary
for the maintenance of the gas-works and the manufacture
of gas.

4. The superintendent of the gas works shall keep a book
in which he shall enter, under appropriate heading, the amount
and costs of coal, lime, and other material bought for maintaining
the gas-works and manufacturing gas; and also the
amount of gas manufactured and the amount sold, and to whom,
and also the amount of coke, gas-tar or other material sold
from the gas works, and to whom.

5. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the gasworks,
on the last day of each month, to examine the state of
the metres used by the gas consumers and furnish the treasurer
with a statement of the amount of gas used by each
consumer during the preceding month, and he shall also, on
the 1st day of each month, furnish the treasurer with a statement
of all purchases made by him for the gas-works.

6. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of the gasworks,
on the first day of each month, to report to the treasurer
the amount of coke, gas-tar, or other material that may
be sold from the gas-works

7. The superintendent of the gas-works shall execute all
orders and ordinances of the town touching the gas-works.
And on being notified by the collector of the town that any
gas consumer has refused to pay his bill for gas consumed by
him, he shall immediately cut off the gas from the premises of
the consumer; and on the complaint of any gas consumer that
his metre is out of order, or that there is any escape of gas, it
shall be the duty of the superintendent of the gas-works to
make a prompt investigation of the complaint and remove the
grounds of complaint, if any exists.