Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-02-04

which has no legal right to exist, they
are not entitled to any sympathy.
The Gas Trust agents are already In
Springfield. Members of the Legisla.
ture should have them locked up wher.
ever found.
Excepting China, II would he hard to
find any country where the extOrtiOn
practiced Ivy the Gas Trust on the PEG.
pie of Chicago would long be tolerated.
The Gas Trust robs the people In cv-
cry way.
1t rents gas ranges to poor people at
outrageous prices. 1t then puts on OK.
ira pressure scientifically applied and
forces air through the pipes mt great
rate. This pressure Ia especially strong
evenings when supper Is being pre-
pared. The people pay for wind which
costs the Trust nothing.
Special assessments for gas lamps 90
right along. hut the poor people do not
get the gas on the streets after they
pay their assessments. The Gas Trust
owns the streets. The city has moth.
ing to do with them.
The Gas Trust Is not furnishing one.
half the light 1t should furnish. ana for
years. according to published reports,
1t did not furnish 22.candle power to
the city.
It Is reported that the Gas Trust Il
getting paid for thousands Of lamps
which IRE not In service. and this can
he easily verified.
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We are anxious to see whether the
Gas Trust will buy the Board Of As
SCISSORS and Board of Review this year
1t will try to.
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Keep your eye OH the assessments
of the $3O.OOO000 Gas Trust (Which
has perpetual monopoly In Chicago
under the new revenue law.
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The Legislature will have chance
to show Its hand when the bill author
ixing the city Of Chicago to sell electric
light to private consumers comes NJ
for passage. The city now has an ell
Client electric light plant, and II thu
Legislature gives It the necessary per
mission, Chicago people will be able {,
get light independent Of the Gas Trust
Pass the bill.
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Can Gas Trust money beat the new
revenue law?
The receipts Of the Gas Trust shoul,
he taxed.
What Is the Legislature going to ii
with the Gas Trust?
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The following committee was m
pointed by Mayor Harrison May
1898. 70 go before the Legislature thi
winter and demand the repeal Of TIN
Infamous Gas Consolidation law nn'
ask for further relief from the Gu
Trust:
Mayor, Carter II. Harrison, Chair
man.
Alderman Joseph BndenOch,
Alderman william MavOr,
Alderman John Bigane.
Alderman Vim. L. Schlakc,
| tel,
Alderman John L. Ncagle,
Alderman Miles T.. Barry.
Alderman Thomas Carey.
Alderman Albert W. Bellfuss.
This committee IL made up Of repre-
sentatives of all shades Of politics
opinion.
The committee will go to work wit
n vim. ana the constituents of cac
memberOf 1t will watch them anNl0'lsl
to see how well they do their work
downing the Infamous Gas Trust.
The resolution creating this cOmmi
tee was passed by the City Council In
May, almost unanimously, under II su
pension of the rules.
1t was introduced by Alderman Jol
Biganc. and read as follows:
Whereas, The city of Chicago, ut Il
present time furnishes water for p,'
lie ana private use to the city ana l
citizens ut cost which, to say Il
least, Is not excessive, nnd from u
revenue raised from that source IA
nually Is capable of extending the s'l
ply and also providing better means
giving full supply to every reside
at an expense which Is merely nOmin;
payable. as II Is, semi-nnnually, al
after paying for all improvements al
! necessary repairs ana carrying on I
whole work In connection therewil
J the revenue raised In the city of q
cngo from that source exceeds the q
pendilures In the sum of one milli
five hundred thousand dollars annual
Miles of pipes are laid annually IN
= new territory and tunnels extend
and carried out farther ana farther IN
the lake year after year; ana the
crease in revenue grows apacc, IN
{ more than S2G,OOO,000 worth of ~
;. manent improvements are made Il
Y owned by the city of Chicago. III
5 drcds of thousands of dollars are NJ
,, To he expended In protecting the wal
( supply from pollution, and yet