Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01

Company, the Peoples Gas Light and
Coke Company and the Equitable Gas
Company, for the reason that these
companies in consolidating under the
name of the Peoples Gas Company
have violated the express conditions
against consolidation contained in the
ordinances granting them the privilege
to operate in the city of Chicago.
The Gas Trust will not spend as
much money In the wards this spring
rs 1t usually does In aldermanic cleo.
tiOns.
The policy Of the Trust appears to be
to place certain number Of the alder.
men under obligations and to ignore
the rest, or to trust to luck to get their
votes when needed.
This spring but eighteen wards have
been subsidized.
Recently $4,000 was paid out to out
going aldermen who are seeking re-
election and who are thought to have q
show.
This was $1,000 each for eighteen Of
them.
1t is understood that no further dis.
bursements are to be made.
"Of course" said one official, 1--WE
will pass out the usual amount to the
800 men, as we call the cheap skate
aldermen. That's charity, you know"
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why Is It that the daily newspapers
are all talk about the repeal of the
Allen bill, and have nothing to say
about the gas frontage bill?
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Corporation money buys balliffs and
bribes jurics. Corporation money buys
legislation. Is this sort Of freedom
guaranteed by the constitution?
Hon. Geo. DuddlestOn has made a
record that will rc.elect him to the City
| Council.
Aldermen who value the good will Of
Western Railway ordinance.
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Only n few aldermen are In on the
Calumet Western Railway deal Why
not take them NIL in?
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Repeal the 5000 limit law.
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The City Council should ask for the
following information:
I. The Comptroller shold be directed
to report forthwith to the Council, ut
its next regular meeting, what. II any.
receipts have come to the city from
gas companies under the provisions Of
any of the gas ordinances; what. II
any. street lamps are being supplied
with gas by the Ogden Gas Company;
capacity of the plant, and II said com.
pany or any other Is performing the
labor Of lighting and cXt!ngulshlng
said lamps, and what, II any. contracts
have been let to gas companies for sup.
plying the city with gas, together with
the name. or names. Of said company,
or companies. and the amount Of which
said contracts have been let, and hy
what authority.
.. The Corporation Counsel and the
Comptroller should be instructed to re-.
port forthwith to the Council whether,
In accordance with the provisions and
requirements OF the resolution Of Feb
90. 1902. the franchise Of the Economic
Gas Company was duly forfeited and
Its pipes and equipment recovered to
the city. and. whether any permit has
been Issued granting any other com.
pany the use Of said pipes, and also
whether any measures have been taken
to recover to the city its rights and In.
tercst In the pipes ana equipment Of
other gas companies, which. by eva.
sion and infractiOn Of their ordinance
and franchise contracts, have forfeited
said franchise and their plant and
equipment to the city, and what. II any,
measures have been taken by the city
to recover penal sums Oh bonds filed
10y any OF the above named companies
as surety and guarantee for the per.
Torrance of their obligations to the
city and to gas consumers In general,
under the terms Of any franchise
which any Of said companies through
evasion or noncompliance with all the
terms and requirements Of said fran
chise have forfeited.
3. The city gas Inspector should be
instructed to report forthwith, direct
to the Council. what, II any, tests have
been made during the past yea. Of the
power and Illuminating quality Of gas.
as required by the various gas orlln-
ances, Professionally granting street
and other privileges to gas companies.
and II such required tests have been
made. to state for what company, or
companies said qua was inspected. ex.
amlned and tested, AMI where AMI by
what process said gas was manufac.
tured.
4. The Comptroller, the Corporation
Counsel, the City Gas Inspector and
the Commissioner Of Public Works
should be severally instructed to re.
port forthwith to the Council, In what
II any, respect any Of the gas cOmpan'
les granted ordinances and franchises
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