. Journal of electricity, power, and gas . The North Beach Gas Station Built in 1891. May 2, 1862, the legislature granted a franchise tothe Citizens Gas Company of San Francisco for thefull term of fifty years. Two 100 varas at Townsendand Second streets were purchased as a site for thenew works, and John P. Kennedy, a gas engineer ofNew York, Vvas employed to erect the works. Con-struction was begun in the fall of 1863, but gas wasnot furnished to the general public until January,1866. The franchise limited the maximum price thatmight be charged for gas to $6 a thousand cubic less th
. Journal of electricity, power, and gas . The North Beach Gas Station Built in 1891. May 2, 1862, the legislature granted a franchise tothe Citizens Gas Company of San Francisco for thefull term of fifty years. Two 100 varas at Townsendand Second streets were purchased as a site for thenew works, and John P. Kennedy, a gas engineer ofNew York, Vvas employed to erect the works. Con-struction was begun in the fall of 1863, but gas wasnot furnished to the general public until January,1866. The franchise limited the maximum price thatmight be charged for gas to $6 a thousand cubic less than two years, as soon as it was ready to de-liver gas, the Citizens Gas Company sold out to theSan Francisco Gas Company. In April, 1870, the City Gas Company was organ-ized. Four blocks of land were purchased at the Po-trero, and work was begun June, 1870. When com-pleted the works had a capacity of 1,500^000 cubic feet James Donahue April I, 1873, the San Francisco Gas Light Com-pany was formed, with increased capital and the merg-ing o
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