Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-13

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charged by It for gas Of the quality
furnished to consumers during ANY
PART OF THE YEAR IMMEDIATE
LY PRECEDING such purchase or
lease. or such CONSOLIDATION" un.
der penalty (sectlon 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.
chlsc, 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.
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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, at
its next regular meeting, what. If 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 gas by the Ogden Gas Company;
capacity Of the plant, and II said com.
pany or any other Is performing the
labor Of lighting and extlnguishing
said lamps, and what, IL 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, ana 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
Gas Company was duly forfeited and
Its pipes and equipment recovered to
the city. and. whether any permit has
been issued granting any other com.
pany the use Of said pipes. ana also
whether any measures have been taken
to recover to the city Its rights ami In
tcrcst In the pipes and equipment Of
other gas companies. which. by eva.
sion and infractlon 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-
Torrance of their obligations to the
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 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
rs required by the various gas Ordln.
nnces, Professionally granting street
and other privileges to gas companies
and II such required tests have been
made. to state for what company. OF
companies Snld gas was inspected. ex
amlned and tested, AMI where AMI by
what process said gas was mnnufnc
tured.
4. The Comptroller. the Corporation
Counsel, the City Gas Inspector and
the Commissioner Of Public Works
should Ike sevcrally instructed TO re-
port forthwith 10 the Council. In what
II any. respect any Of the gas cOml,an
les granted ordinances and franchises
by this Council have violated said or
dlnanccs ana have hereby become lin
bic to forfeiture OF their franchIs,
rights and privileges back to the city
.. The Corporation Counsel should IN
directed TO communicate with the At
tOrney General Of the State ana to re-
quest his cooperation and support II
the Inauguration on behalf Of the cit!
Of Chicago Of proceedings In QUC
WARRANTO, for the purpose Of dis
covering the present condition and sys
TEN Of operation and responsibility I'm
der their ordinances and franchises Ol
the various gas companies ana the cOn
sOlldatl0n Of these companies known a
the GAS TRUST. which are opera tin,
under the provisional ordinances ant
franchises granted them by the COun
ell, with the view of determining In {
court of las; resort whether the SAID
companies. Or the said GAS TRUST
are legally fulfilling their duties ana
obligations to the city and its citizens
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