Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-08-19

leges under its franchise. without any
Judgment or decree Of any court, shall
fully cease and terminate absolutely.
and the company was required before
the ordinance became operative to give
a bond Of 100000 rs surety to the city
or any consumer of It's gas for any dam.
age they might sustain by reason Of any
failure of the company to perform any
or single of the obligations imposed by
Its charter. said bond not to be set up
as the limit of liability.
UNIVERSAL GAS COMPANY.-An
ordinance for fifty-year franchise.
passed by the Council July %, 1894.
which provided expressly that the CON-
pany should not charge general con-
sumers 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
It's 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.
nnce: 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 It's 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 ita
privileges or enter into any combina'
ton % to price with any other trust
or corporation. and the company spe
ci6cally agrees that for any violation
Of its obligations to the city or consum
ers, its plant, mahinery, tools and ap
pliances shall revert and belong to thu
city, without Intervention or process ol
law; and It 10 expressly provided thai
the city shall have the right to pur
chase the ria1t entire at an appraised
value at the ~ OF hfty years.
OGDEN GAS COMPANY.-An or
dinance passed Feb. 25, 1895. granting
q fifty-year franchise. subject to nj
general ordinances regarding gas com
panies then In force. the COMPANY
agreeing to charge fixed maximum
price OF 90 cents per 1000 cubic fee
to general consumers and % cents
the city. or $40 per annum for eacl
street lamp consuming four cubic fee
per hour, including the labor OF light
ing and extinguishing the same, tn
city expressly reserving its require
ments Of this labor as part Of the con
sideration for the ordinance; also tina
the company shall pay the city not les
than 3lh per cent. Of Its gross receipts
make statement annually under oat
OF its gross receipts to the Comptroller
who shall have free access to Its book
at all times; submit It's meters to II
spection and quality OF gas TO test, a
prescribed; expend on Its works at lea'
100000 within twenty-four month
from acceptance OF ordinance: mani
facture and distribute five million fee
of gas every thirty days within thre
years from date Of acceptance; and III
ordinance prescribes as accepted thi
the price TO consumers shall never e.
coed the rate prescribed by the ordil
ance; that the company shall M
charge any person for service pipe, bl
shall lay the same AT It's own expens
and the company agrees and did civ
bond Of 100000 as surety that all II
provisions OF the ordinance shall
faithfully carried out, under unlimit'
liability for damages, and that at Il
expiration OF the life OF the ordinan'
the city shall have the right OF fra
chIse at an agreed appraised value.
CHICAGO ECONOMIC FUEL Ga
COMPANY..-An ordinance pass
July 81, 1891, conveying franchise 4
fifty years for the supply Of both ma
ufactured and natural gas, upon Il
same general provisions and requlr
ments governing the other cOmpanie
especially the provision OF Section
which provides that In case the sa
company should at any time In al
manner enter into combination
rectly or indirectly with any other g
company. Its ordinance and privlleg
should become null and void and ,