Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

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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, mt
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, IL
any. street lamps are being supplied
with gus by the Ogden Gas Company;
capacity Of the plant, and II said com.
pany or any other Is performing the
labor Of lighting and extlngulshlng
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 Ivy
what authority.
2. 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.
20. 1902, the franchise Of the Economic
Gus Company was duly forfeited and
its pipes and equipment recovered to
the city. and, whether my permit Inns
been issued granting any othep com.
pany the use OF said pipes, ana also
whether any measures have been taken
to recover to the city Its rights ana In.
terest In the pipes una equipment Of
other gas companies, which, by eva.
sion and lnfractlon 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 on bonds filed
by any Of the above named companies
as surety ana guarantee for the per
Torrance of their obligations to tho
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
chlse have forfeited.
3. The city gas inspector should b,
instructed to report forthwith, dircc
to the Council, what, II any, tests hav'
been made during the past yea: Of tn
power and illuminating quality Of gas
as required by the various gas ordln
ances, Professionally granting stree
and other privileges to gas companies
and II such required tests have heel
. made, to state for what company. o
, companies said gas was inspected. ex
: amined and tested, AMI where and b.
what process said gas was manufnC
turcd.
4. The Comptroller, the Corporation
Counsel, the City Gas Inspector an
I the Commissioner Of Public Work
: should be severally instructed to r.
J. port forthwith TO the Council, In wha,
0 X any, respect any Of the gas cOmpaT
les granted ordinances and franchise
: by this Council have violated said OIL
o dinances and have hereby become ia
! BILE to forfeiture of their franchls
J. rights and privileges back to the city
:. The Corporation Counsel should
directed to communicate with the A
|, tOrney General Of the State and to r,
J. quest bis cooperation and support !
IS the inauguration on behalf Of the cit
}. Of Chicago Of proceedings In QU'
l. WARRANTO, for the purpose Of di'
J. covering the present condition and ~
It TEN Of operation and responsibility vi
Il der their ordinances and franchises {
o the various gas companies and the col
s0lidatlon Of these companies known q
}. the GAS TRUST, which are 0peratin
y under the provisional ordinances IN
q franchises granted them by the Coul
% ell, with the view of determining In
d court Of last resort whether the sal
a companies. Or the said GAS TRUS
4. IRE legally fulfilling their duties an
Ia obligations to tho city and its citizen