Reading Gas Company Sign, Reading Gas Works Road, Reading, Berkshire, England.

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Through the enterprise of a group of Reading men, the Reading Gas Company was founded in 1848. The Act of Incorporation named a Board of Commissioners comprising Dr. Isaac Hiester, Dr. Hiester H. Muhlenberg, Matthias S. Richards, Joseph L. Stichter, Robert W. Packer, Samuel Bell, Benneville Keim, E. B. Hubley, William Darling, J. Clancy Jones, John Ritter, and Samuel Griscom. The act authorized a capital stock of $100,000 in 4000 shares at $ par value, of which 1000 shares were required to be subscribed before a charter would be granted. It was stated that “the said Corporation shall have power and authority to manufacture and sell gas to be made of bituminous coal or other materials for the purpose of lighting the streets, building, manufactories, and other places in the City of Reading.” The right to install a distribution system in the streets was also covered.

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Location: Gas Works Road, Reading, United Kingdom
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