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Cambridge Gas Light Company Pioneers and Public Service Legacy
The Cambridge Gas Light Company founded in 1852 by Charles C. Little Isaac Livermore and Gardiner G. Hubbard grew from the Ash street plant to a Third street factory by 1873. It expanded pipes to Somerville, declared a 4 percent dividend in 1855, and maintained low rates with a 1930 price of 1.14 while serving Cambridge and Somerville under the Associated Gas and Electric System. Distinguished leaders like John H. Blake, Estes Howe, Adolph Vogl, Albert M. Barnes, and Horace A. Allyn shaped its stable service philosophy valuing customers investors and employees.
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Daniel Webster
Cambridge Gas Light Company
Associated Gas & Electric System
Cambridge
Charles C. Little
Isaac Livermore
Gardiner G. Hubbard
Mr. Hubbard
Estes Howe
John H. Blake
Chas. C. Little
Mr. Howe
Adolph Vogl
Albert M. Barnes
Somerville
Charlesbank
Ash Street
Third Street
Messrs. Livermore
Hubbard
Mr. Blake
Cambridge Gas Pioneers
General Court
Wm. W. Gibson
Horace A. Allyn
John A. Kennedy
Isaac T. Haddock
Gordon G. Howie
Massachusetts
Fall River
Public Utilities Commission
Barnes
Public Service Corporation
Associated Gas and Electric System