Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-02-18

lease. and shall not increase the price
charged by 1t for gas of the quality
furnished to consumers during ANY
PART OF THE YEAR IMMEDIATE
LY PRECEDING such purchase or
lease, or such CONSOLIDATION" I'm.
der penalty (section 12) of Liability IN
DAMAGES THEREFOR to the PER-
SON AGGR1EvED, and shall, for each
offense. forfeit two hundred dollars, in
an action for debt, in the name of the
people of the State Of Illinois, or by
any person who may sue for the same,
and such company shall also be liable
to proceedings QUO wARRANTO for
violation Of either Of said provisions,
and II adjudged guilty the court may
give judgment of custer from its fran
chisc. UNLESS THE COMPANY
SHALL CEASE AND DISCONTINUE
such violation. as and when determined
by the court" thereby attempting In
the last paragraph to destroy any re-
course by the city Or by the people as
to continuous intermittent violations of
franchise restrictions and requirements
as to price. quality and inspection Of
gas.
The City Council should ask for the
following informatiOn:
1. The Comptroller shOld he directed
to report forthwith to the Council. at
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;
i capacity Of the plant. and II said com.
rsiny or any other Is performing the
labor OF lighting and extlng,,ishing
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.
said contracts have been let. and by
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.
20. 1902, the franchise Of the Economic
Gas Company was duly forfeited ana
Its pipes and equipment recovered 10
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 It's rights and In.
terest In the pipes and 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 on bonds filed
by any Of the above named companies
rs surety and guarantee for the per.
fOrmnnce of their obligations to the
city ana To gas consumers In general.
under the terms of any franchise
which any of said companies through
evasion or noncompliance with all the
terms ana 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 ana illuminating quality of gas.
~ required by the various gas oriln-
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 gas was inspected. OK.
amined ana tested, ana where and by
what process said gas was manufnc.
turcd.
4. The Comptroller. the Corporation
Counsel, the City Gas Inspector ana
the Commissioner of Public Works
should be severally instructed to re.
port forthwith 10 the Council. In what,
" any. respect any Of the gus cOmpan.
les granted ordinances and franchises
by this Council have violated said or.
dlnances ana have hereby become lin.
tble to forfeiture of their franchise
rights ana privileges back to the city.
;. The Corporation Counsel should be-
. directed to communicate with the At.
| torney General OF the State ana to 70.
quest his cooperation ana support IN
the Inauguration on behalf Of the city
; Of Chicago Of proceedings In QUO
i. WARIANTO, for the purpose Of dis
covering the present condition and sys
+. TEN Of operation and responsibility nm
/ der their ordinances and franchises OF
the various gas companies and the con
Q sOlidatiOn Of these companies known a.
the GAS TRUST, which are operating
under the provisional ordinances and
y franchises granted them by the COun
. ell. with the view OF determining In q
. court of last resort whether the said
4 companies. or the said GAS TRUST
n are legally fulfilling their duties ant
|. obligations to the city aud It's citizens
%dA
The Gas Trust had an awful nerv,
= to buy up the Legislature and to Sc
), cure the passage Of measure killinl
y all opposition to 1t when II had no fran
chise from Chicago to do business II
self.
!. >e
J. II the members Of our Legislator
I are to he regularly bribed, ana IL tn
= tribunals of justice fail through COZ
= ruptiOn. what will become of popula
q liberty and popular rights!