Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-03-25

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interests In the City Council. Turn cut,
voters Of the Fourth Ward. and vote
for Elmer T.. Baldwin for alderman Oh
April 4.
1t Is whispered at Springfield that
three .well.known persons have made
the necessary arrangements to kill the
Gas Frontage and Gas Consolidation
bills. pocket the coin and adjourn the
Legislature April IA, whether the
"cheap members Of the House" like IL
or not. as one Of the three expressed II
the other day.
John Hill Jr. Is to Ike Chief Of Police
In cuse Zina Is elected. When Zina
was president Of the Board Of Trade
Mr.. Hin was his right.hand man.
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The. Gas Trust middlemen and 60
betweens who operated at Springfield
two years ago are said to have made
a nice sum by "holding out" on their
victims. the brlbe.taking legislators.
Many Of these only got oue.third the
sum allotted to them.
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When the vlllain0us gas frontage and
consolidation legislation IL wiped Off
the statute books by this Legislature.
the City Council can grant franchises
to i've or six new gas companies. And
with healthy competition the people
will get 5O.cent gas!
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1t ID said that the majority OF the.
men who voted for the gas c0nsolida.
ton bin at Springfield only received
$3.50 each. Cheap enough.
The Legislature will have a chance
to show Its hand when the bill author
ixing the city Of Chicago to sell electric
light to private consumers comes up
for passage. The city now has an Ell.
cient electric light plant, and II the
Legislature gives II the necessary per.
mission. Chicago people will be able to
get light independent Of the Gas Trust.
Pass the bill.
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Mr.. James +. Meagher's Gas Trust
railroad, the Calumet Western. should
be sat upon hard by the City Council.
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Antl.Gas Trust Aldermen should
vote against the Calumet Western Or
dinance.
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Calumet Western ought to attract the
attention Of Aldermen whom a Gas
Trust magnate called 800 skates.
How much Of the money put up by
the Calumet Western will reach the
City Council?
Calumet Western Is good name for
a bad proposition.
The Gas Trust had an awful nerve
to buy up the Legislature and to Sc.
cure the passage Of a measure killing
all opposition to It when 1t had no fran
chise from Chicago to do business II.
self.
II the members Of our Legislature
are to he regularly brlbed. and II the
tribunals OF justice fail through cor
ruptiOn, what will become of popular
liberty and popular rights?
The people OF Illinois demand n con
stltutional convention.
Whv old Flat. and Houses Don't Rent.
Real estate men and owners should
not overlook the fact that the Lake
View Gas Fixture Company, 233 Lin
coin avenue. Telephone North 76S. re-
finish old chandeliers, making them
equal to new at very small cost. In
many cases after expanding money for
calclmlning or paperlng, the chandeliers
are left In the same dirty. tiy-specked
condition as before, and are not In
keeping with the new decorations,
thereby spelling that which has been
done. when ut a very small cost the
chandeliers, brackets, etc. can be re.
finished equal to new. We refinish In
all the latest cOlOrs. such as polished
brass. gilt, rich>gilt, old copper, polish.
ell copper. Oxidlxed copper, silver and
gold.
We are also makers of a fine line Of
gas fixtures at prices to suit the times.
Call up North 1GS. Our agent wild
call and estimate.
LAKE VIEW GAS FIXTURE CO..
28S Lincoln avenue. Chicago.