Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-14

people Of Chicago demand n repeal OF
the gas frontage law II that 1t forever
prohibits competition and prevents nun
dreds Of thousands Of people from hav'
Ing necessary lights. With the law re-
pealcd, the City Council can grant fran.
chises to dozen new companies II II
sees 1T; the price Of gas Will be re-
duced at once, and gas mains will be
placed in streets where the monopoly
haughtlly refuses to place them now.
Just think Of the Gas Trust having
the power to defy the city government
and TO refuse to lay gas mains In streets
even after the people have paid for
them by special assessment!
Yet the Gas Trust does this every day.
In the City Council proceedings Of
Dec. 10, 1893, page 110O, a letter from
City Electrician Edward b. Ellicott to
Hon. ]. 3. Sheahan, superintendent OF
the bureau Of special assessments, IL
published.
With this communication Mr.. ELL.
colt returns long list Of streets upon
which gas mains were ordered laid by
the city, with a report that the Gas
Trust refused absolutely to lay the
mains. and that settled the matter.
The Gas Trust, and not the people, IL
boss.
The Gas Trust has no competition.
Therefore II can give the people light
where 1t sees lit to give them light, ana
can leave them In darkness where IT
sees lit to leave them In darkness.
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Alderman John +. Neagle, Of the big
Twelfth Ward, voiced the sentiments
Of nine.tenths Of the people Of the In
telligent section which he represents,
when he introduced into the City Coun'
4 ell a short time ago the following reso'
luton:
Resolved, That the Corporation Coun'
sci be and he is hereby directed to In.
stitute proceedings to test the cOnstitu'
tiOnality of the act Of the Legislature
permitting the consolidating OF gas
companies, ana also annul the act OF
consolidation OF the Consumers Gas
Company, the Peoples Gas Light and
Coke Company and the Equitable Gas
Company, for the reason that these
/ companies in consolidating under tho
J name of the Peoples Gas COmpan!
have violated the express conditions
|. against consolidation contained in the
. ordinances granting them the privilege
) to operate In the city Of Chicago.
Springfield. Jan. ;, 1890.
~, Eo sv1n M
the principal reasons why ] was fol
Sherman for Speaker was because OF
the hypocrisy OF the people opposed t.
him. ! was a member OF the FOrtieti
General Assembly and know how
I. much money was spent 10 pass the Gat
Frontage bill and the Warehouse bill
know that 1t took much less money
: to pass the Allen bill. The Allen bill
on its face was fair and n necessary
measure. The Gas Frontage bill, OF
Its face. and In every other particular
was fraud on the public and men
ace to the people. 1t created per
petual monopoly and deprived the peO
pie Of Chicago OF their inherent rights
When the attorney OF the Trust who
/ NuS ou tuC StouuN SlSVnV w "'S ss"S"
1t. gave my objections freely.
know that many other members hat
objections. know how they Were
silenced. They ware silenced will
money, as every one knows, and the
prices paid depended upon a mans
kicking ability. The Warehouse bill
was also bad on Its face. 1t was q
blow 20 the grain dealer and the farm
er. The Warehouse bill bribed It's way
, through the Legislature. Yet the grel
! daily papers Of Chicago have never
said a word about the Gas Frontage
law or the Warehouse law. WHY
: WHY? WHYY We members have Oul
own opinions as to the WHY, especial
ly where the dailies are trying to Kill
everyone connected with the cOmpar
4. atively innocent Allen law. That Il
) why we We're for Sherman for Speaker
!. The majority OF the members hate ny
pOcrlsy and love consistency.
4 REPUBLICAN MEMBER.
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