Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-05-27

w. Suddart. of the Tenth Ward. would
prove an invincible candidate for Gov.
ernor of Illinois in 1000.
Me~
Mr.. +. J. Mccarthy. a resident Of the
Thirteenth Ward. and one Of Alderman
Frank r. Fowler's best men in the
Fowler Cycle Works, IL talked Of for
the Legislature In the Nineteenth Sena.
tOrial District.
Felix =. Mitchell. Superintendent
Thirteenth Ward Bureau Of Streets and
Alleys. Is doing excellent work, and Ia
being greatly assisted by Aldermen
William T. Maypole and Frank T. Fow-
Ter. consequently the people are to he
cOngra tulatcd on the cleanliness Of the
Thirteenth Ward.
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The Superintendent OF Streets and
Alleys In the Twelfth Ward should get
after certain people who are constantly
filling up the alley from Francisco
street to Sacramento avenue, between
Adams street and Wilcox avenue, with
refuse matter. and also compel others
to comply with the laws regarding gar.
bage boxes. etc. Ward superintendent
NJ. W. Gleason would do we'll to give
this matter his personal attention.
Hon. Frank o. LOwden would sweep
this state. either for Governor or At
tOrney General.
The Infamous Gas Trust bought our
streets Of the last Legislature, and the
city Of Chicago can never own q gas
plant or an electric light plant Of Ito
own until this CONSOLIDATION" law IL
repealed.
Think Of an American city prohibited
from using It's own streets!
Yet the city Of Chicago cannot use its
own streets II II wants to light them
itself!
The Gas Trust owns Chicago streets.
1t. bought them from the last Legisla.
ture.
The people are Just awakening to this
fact.
Wait until they are thoroughly
aroused, and some gentlemen will not
wish to remain long inside the city
limits.
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The city keeps on collecting special
assessments for the beneflt Of the Gas
Trust; many Of those who pay them
never see their gas, and those who do
see very inferior quality Of the art.
Gle.
How humillating It IL to think Of Gas
Trust people writing to England to tell
Of what they can do with American
Legislatures with a little English
money.
Excepting China, It would be hard to
and any country where the extortion
practiced by the Gas Trust on the peo.
pie Of Chicago would long be tolerated.
The Gas Trust robs the people In ev.
cry way.
It rents gas ranges to poor people at
outrageous prices. It then puts on ex.
ira pressure scientifically applied and
forces air through the pipes at great
rate. This pressure ID especially strong
evenings when supper Ii being pre-.
pared. The people pay for wind which
costs the Trust nothing.
Special assessments for gas lamps 60
right along. hut the poor people do not
get the gas on the streets after they
pay their assessments. The Gas Trust
owns the streets. The city has moth.
Ing to do With them.
The Gas ~.wst 10 not furnishing one.
half the light \ .nould furnish. and for
years. according to published reports.
II did not furnish 22.candle power to
the city.
II 10 reported that the Gas Trust Ii
getting paid for thousands Of lamps
which are not In service, and this can
be easily verified.
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Wise and patriotic aldermen are on
their guard over the attempt Of the at. |
torneys for the Gas Trust to get q rail. |
road ordinance through the Council.
The railroad should not be permitted |
to be built.
1t should never be granted an ordin.
auce.
The Gas Trust 10 very wealthy, and |
Ito money will do wonders. but this rail.
road should not be built In any event.
The proposed Gas Trust road 10
known 40 the Calumet Western Rail.
way, and It 10 now waiting for the City
Council to give It an ordinance.
The proposed ordinance will give this
road and Ito hackers the control Of the
streets Of the whole southeastern Dor.
ton Of the city. It should never be
passed.
The line which 10 to be constructed
by the monopoly will extend from
Hegewisch north to South Chicago on
The west side Of the Calumet River
Railway and the South Chicago and
Southern Railway lines. A loop will be
put In for the use Of all three Of the
ines Of road which extend through the
Calumet district, and In addition It 10
Intended to construct q railway through
Thornton. The Trust has made pur.
'hase Of property In that town for the
'se Of the three railways, and the road
will follow the south line OF the north
Ter Of the sections Of Thornton. The