Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-02

sumers as good In quality as II fur.
nished previous to such purchase or
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 (sectlon 10 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 IL adjudged guilty the court may
give judgment of custer from its fran.
thise, 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 rs
to continuous intermittent violations Of
franchise restrictions and requirements
as to price, quality and inspection of
gas.
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The new city attorney should enforce
the following resolution passed by the
City Council:
Resolved, That the City Attorney
be and he IL hereby directed to in.
stitute proceedings to test the constitu.
tionallty Of the act Of the Legislature
permitting the consolidating Of gas
companies, and 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 the
name Of the Peoples Gas Company
have violated the express conditions
against consolidation contained in the
ordinances granting them the privilege
to operate In the city Of Chicago.
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Bumps Billings. the head Of the
Gas Trust. should be called before the
Springfield grand jury.
He should be asked to tell, II he
knows. who the agents of the Trust
were Mt Springfield.
He should he asked concerning the
session of 1897 as well as the session
of 1870.
There are numerous questions. over
300 In number. which he should be ask.
ell to answer and which will be framed
up for tho state In case Il decides to
summon the BiClty l,oulevard.\N Won.
der.
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Excepting China, II would be hard TO
6nd any country where the extortion
practlced by the Gas Trust on the PEG.
pie Of Chicago would long be tolerated.
The Gus Trust robs the people In ev.
cry way.
1t rents gas ranges to poor people at
outrageous prices. 1t then puts on cx-
tra pressure scientifically applied and
forces air through the pipes at a great
rate. This pressure Is especially strong
evenings when supper IL being pre-.
pared. The people pay for wind which
costs the Trust nothing.
Special assessments for gas lamps 90
right along, hut the poor people do not
get tho gus on the streets after they
pay their assessments. The Gas Trust
owns the streets. The city has moth.
Ing to do with them.
Tho Gas yevst IL not furnishing one.
half the light \ .hould furnish. aud for
years, according to published reports.
1t did not furnish 22.candle power to
the city.
II IL reported that the GINS Trust IL
getting paid for thousands Of lamps
which are not In service, and this can
be easily verified.
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Bumps" Billings has not instIllcd
very much confidence into the public
when the stock Of the Gas Trust IL
quoted ut nine points less than II was
two months ago. Bumps" Is a poor
manager.
% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture o. gas
that the commodity oan - cold at
. profit Tor % cents per 700 test
Tor Illuminating purposes and for
40 cents per 900 test tos fuel.
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