, 1875-04-18
Comments apoR Tho Moral, Political,
and Personal Aspects of the
Cream City.
public School Exercises and
Social Events at
l., Waukegan.
News and Gossip Gathered by corre-
spcndenis at Aurora, Kaaka.
kee, and Other Suburbs.


. WISCONSIN.
VNAUKEE.
MuHH E1aHT At, Less EuEHaK-
rpx.ni Correspondence af The Chicago 7r1bun<
NnwAukKx April lido not imagine, o
oGau2;laceat tribune, that your people at that
I'D Of the lake possess an tho evidences OF Z
hieh-toned and progressive civilization, such as
sstsr-works, thleving officials, magnificent
shurchss, hne educational system. and high
ruiced esa. You OF Chicago 1rea fast and in
oouprtheusible peop!e, doing many astonishing
things that eurprise your less pretentious neigh
b6rs, sud make them envious OF your success,
your thrift, and above al else, Of your exceed
iug modesty but ne Of Milwaukee initiate Jon
fnsome respects. aud excel you IN others. We
hui md sell rloze wheat than you do xe make
mo.e lager heer, according to our population;
'vs cheat each other with AZ, much skill
~ yEu; we bre1k the Sabbath
VIII 1AsB ~rpmpunc:tu71 Of conscience
th.n Joa dzre, and 9e pay moro for our gas.
aAs IL question that has recently distracted
tho Milwaukee breast to an unusual des1ee, and
ih want OF illuminating properties 1t the end Of
CUE burners* has resulted in Illuminating our
minds upun the subject, although thete IS not
much promiBe OF speedy relief in any other di-
.sado4. This Essential thing in su modern
dwellings, where it can b obtained IT u reason--
abs price has been OF such miserable quality in
this city during ths PAST winter, aud 60 much ins
eourenienca arose to consumers in consequence,
that the Chamber Of Commerce finally took it In
hand, aad appointed committee to investigate
aud report IN fuu upon the cage Ihs Committee
cn.aietsd Ct some Of cur practical chemists
and scientific man who gave the subject
sfhoronxh overhanlinsg, md have just given to
tn public the reBe1t Of their labors in very ex-
h1ustye lea,ped, and satisfactory report From
this report tho zverage mlwauleszn learns many
important facts That he did not know before. but
10 don't learn that in which he feels the greatest
intsress, to wit, hon he eau get = cheaper and
better saa- Thax VAS the main question. hut
tka Committee failed to Answerit; IN fact, they
shoued quits conclusivciy that the franchises Of
the Gas Company are exclusive and perpetual,
aud that its charter confers full aud exclusive "
authority to manntaceure and sell gas to erect
works, nnd TO laF pipes in any and all the streets
and alleys Of tha city; and the Supreme Court
of the State has 6ec!arad that this s'exclnsiyo
right is conferred upon the corporation without
sny limit As to its continuance and that tho
LsHs11tuxn only llas power to modify ct -"xe-
PEAL tha special privilege it has Erantsd."
30 our relief seems to depend upon gatting
the Legislature to exercise it, authority over cor
pu1Eaons of Its oxn oreation-1epeal the chaa tar
Of tbis COMPANY, End thereby lesve the gastmak-
ing buaincB upeu to competition. This extreme |
1smedy will uot mead to be Ee.orted to, probably,
for the 1eason that thu Company has got = good |
thing, and SlQ conform to the reasonable de- |
1nAads OF the public aud supply better and |
cheaper K1tscle, rather than encourage opposi- |
ton that Ea1st end IN serious aol pernanent /
los on their iuFestmaut~ |
The other lnpnrtant hca obtained from the |
report in question are: that We are paying more |
tu zzs tbao any other city in rhe Union OF the !
sixe Of Milwaukee; that the cause, Of poor gas
is ewing to the use Of an inferior grade ct coal
coh upon the pipes, that it costs \ great deal to
IAy pipes over 80 much territory. especially
amnog peopie who prefs7 cheap kErosere
to poor Esc; that the Gas compsng's prop
realiza Il dividend Of 10 per cent per
knncm~ with 4 comfortable surplus bes1ds
sid aside fer contingencies; that the
sttock " wuRth premium, and taat thu quality
ot the rs has bsen very much improved since
he public eaut an unaumpus groUl about it.
THE WATER suTP1I.
Last fa11nnr city was supplied with water from
lie lake, alter lhree yeas ct vigorous effort, at
cost Of 81, 500 900, - big sun to expend for
.qrh .pnapose in city whose people look upon
,s;,a4 pnt ~ n,;c1nai nnt1ay 10 fke1v fo t,a
,5e.+ir 3d. ~ ~ cn,.sanuan:. NJ the :arar;tv
8 - 49, - - =. ~ t-ast t.s -,estrst"3
= = 49,, +a peg. ~. sni f,1. ~ LII
8 1 t'po 70 nn. . e.aaa ;n 1;frerent 9,ort;ons
= = 10 ~ o'1 - s0 e4En1niar ths.a hrtep ni1es
~ =. s,ani-;n +ha1r f,ces T;,t 49, Taca
- soppl5o - troxa saIn naa - n7a naS
: =. e. - t,,.t t ~ o,r 5a..a-as ~ ~
49, @1~s se -. h.sssrte-ss., ~
~ ~ . ~ - 80 ,an tonar.,ia
n ~ ~ snns a !na z;a}er 30 tha
- 1T - a,.ss;ss. s d;senn,,"4s "- - ~
T., ntal - d"t"sd 4a ,nnt;,,r. .enf7;n~
Sa .,oi. u,. :. Js'. Won -. fr, 1nnTthx IT
~ M f.a1 ff;tv 5d - 1.et Ian,.r[ ,sroe
s,.ssr - -. ..aIba 111rsnle r. esons Iii snan5
hoI- sta.a,-;,, ~ TTar;d, .nd dv;5s 4ha;r Tina
,s+.+ac S+,r - Az ~ ~ r,;n1- 1890.
~ a.g.4r1os.. s1r1 ~. ~ 10.
TIA W. Gasn:,.a,,s aiact;on ~ ~ tha Ton n r.
In, -, - s;cs - Th1.f Jn.t1re - -he Sn.
- -1~+ ~ 'A4@1 e.t1T - ~o-ot oan~"os - 80 :
rents - 10 ;e.a hstr -. ~. go ,,oi;tcs
no. = 10 " ~ ~ ~ -. 1,ost fle.,7ned