Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-10-28

suiners to exceed 81 per 1000 cubic
feet, and that upon this charge the
Universal should pay the city 10 per
cent. Of its gross receipts, and II, or
when, the company should reduce the
price to 90 cents or less, the company
should be released from paying the
city any percentage. This company
was required to expend 100000 upon
Its works and mains within twelve
months, and within three years to have
a plant capable of supplying to con.
sumers ten million feet Of gas every
thirty days; the company was required
to deposit 100000 In cash with the
City Comptroller and give bonds Of
100000 additional for faithful cOmpli.
ance with all provisions Of the ordin.
ance; agree that the rate named
should never be exceeded; that the
company would not enter into any
combination with any other gas com.
pany; and that its liability for any
damage resulting to the city or consum.
ers for any damage resulting to the
city or consumers for any infraction
Of the provisions Of its franchise would
not be limited by its bond; all upon
the express condition that the com.
pany should not sell, lease. transfer its
privileges or enter into any combina.
ton as to price with my other trust
or corporation. and the company spe.
ciflcally agrees that for my violation
Of its obligations to the city or consum.
ers, It's plant, mahinery, tools and mp.
pliances shall revert and belong to the
city. without Intervention or process Of
law; ana It is expressly provided that
the city shall have the right to pur.
chase the r;Aat entire at an appraised
value at the s-d Of fifty yenrs.
OGDEN GAS COMPANY.--An or.
dinance passed Feb. 25, 1906, granting
a flfty-year franchise. subject to all
general ordinances regarding gas com.
panies then In force, the company
agreeing to charge a fixed maximum
price of 90 cents per 1000 cubic feet
to general consumers and 75 cents to
the city. or SIC per annum for each
street lamp consuming four cubic feet
per hour, including the labor Of light
Ing and extinguishing the same, the
city expressly reservlng Its require.
ments of this labor, rs part Of the con.
slderation for the ordinance; also that
the company shall pay the city not less
than 31a per cent. Of its gross receipts.
make q statement annually under oath
Of Its gross receipts to the Comptroller.
who shall have free access to It's books
1t oil times; submit Its meters to In.
| spection and quality Of gas to test, rs
prescribed; expend on Its works at leas,
| 100000 within twenty.four months
from acceptance of ordinances; manu-.
facture and distribute five million feet
Of gas every thirty days within three
years from date of acceptance; md the
ordinance prescribes rs accepted that
the price to consumers shall never ex.
ceed the rate prescribed by the ordin.
ance; that the company shall moi
charge any person for service pipe, but
shall lay the same Mt its own expense
and the company agrees and did give
bond Of 100000 as surety that oil the
provisions Of the ordinance shall be
faithfully carried out, under unlimited
liability for damages, and that Mt the
expiration Of the life Of the ordinance
the city shall have the right Of fran
chise at an agreed appraised value.
CHICAGO ECONOMIC FUEL GAS
COMPANY.-An ordinance passed
July 81, 1901, conveying franchise fol
afty years for the supply Of both man
ufactured and natural gas, upon thu
same general provisions and require
ments governing the other companies
especially the provision of Section IL
which provides that in case the sat
company should at any time In an!
manner enter into a combination di
rectly or Indirectly with any other ga'
company, Its ordinance and privileges
should become null and void and nj
rights revert to the city without refer
ehce to any court or legal appeal. Th'
company agreed to charge for illumi
mating gas $1.1O per 1000 cubic feet
with 10 cents reduction per 1000 fee
for prompt payment, and 90 cents pc
1000 for natural and fuel gas, wit
10 cents reduction for prompt payment
agreeing and contracting also to pa,
the city per cent. on gross receipt
from Illuminating gas and per cent
on gross receipts from sale of natura
or manufactured fuel gus. and to ful
nish gas to the city for $3.50 per stree
| lamp post per year.
ON THE GOTH DAY OF FEBRJ
AIRY, 1892. a preamble and resolution
was passed by the City Council, n
pealing the above Chicago EcOnOmi
Fuel Gas Company ordinance, an
declaring all pipes and connections !
the streets Of the city to be city proper
, ty, In accordance with the provision
Of the ordinance regarding forfeiture
} and upon the ground that majority q
, the stock of said company had passe
, into the hands of the Gas Trust
!, THE OGDEN. It is now currentl
!, reported, and there are grounds for b'
lief, that the Ogden Gas Company IN
, entered upon a contract with the Ga
q Trust agreeing not to extend Its plaI
I or pipes any further for period {
. three years.
ALL EvADE THE LAW. All of tn
Q above companies and corporation
|. have evaded the plain letter and Leg
!. requirements of their franchises an
}, by the terms Of said franchises hay
q forfeited every right and privilege col
I tracted for with the city and conveye
J. professionally by ordinance.
!. VIOLATE FRANCHISES. 1t Is pr
h vided in an ACT regulating the cOnd