Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-24

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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 (section 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 IL adjudged guilty the court may
chise. 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.
The City Council should ask for the
following information:
I. The Comptroller shold he directed
to report forthwith to the Council, ut
Its next regular meeting, what. II any,
receipts have come to the city from
gas companies under the provisions Of
any of the gas ordinances; what. II
any, street lamps are being supplied
with gas by the Ogden Gas Company;
capacity of the plant, and II said com.
mny or any other Is performing the
labor of lighting and extinguishing
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, and 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
bceh issued granting any other com.
pany the use Of said pipes, and also
whether any measures have been taken
to recover to the city its rights and in.
tcrcst In the pipes and equipment of
other gas companies, which. by eva.
sion and infraction of their ordinance
and franchise contracts, have forfeited
said franchise and their plant and
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
chise have forfeited.
3. The city gas inspector should bt
instructed to report forthwith, drec
to the Council, what, II any, tests hav,
been made during the past yea: Of thu
power and Illuminating quality Of gas
rs required by the various gas Ordln
ances. Professionally granting stree
and other privileges to gas companies
}. and II such required tests have heel
# made, to state for what company, o
v companies said gas was inspected. OK
4 amined and tested, AMI where and b.
what process said gas was manufaC
turcd.
y 1. The Comptroller, the Corporation
L Counsel, the City Gas Inspector an,
II the Commissioner Of Public Work
s. should be severally instructed to T.,
L. port forthwith to the Council, In wha
m II any, respect any Of the gas cOmpar
~ les granted ordinances and franchise
by this Council have violated said OF
m dlnances ana have hereby become la
I'd BILE to forfeiture of their franchis
IL rights and privileges back to the cit,
ie ;. The Corporation Counsel should
Id directed to communicate with the Al
II, tOrney General of the State and to T.,
n quest his cooperation and support 1
es the Inauguration on behalf Of the cit
G. Of Chicago of proceedings in QU'
H. WARRANTO, for the purpose of di'
n covering the present condition and sy,
Mt TEN of operation and responsibility III
III der their ordinances and franchises &
re the various gas companies and the col
It, solidatlon of these companies known q
n. the GAS TRUST, which are Operatin
~ under the provisional ordinances IN
he franchises granted them by the COul
rs ell, with the view of determining In
nd court of las: resort whether the sal
n companies, or the said GAS TRUS
H. are legally fulfilling their duties an
10 Obligations to the city and its citizen
a.,
'. 1t Is difficult for person ut this di
~ lance to make up his mind whether Il
w Car Is sincere In his prOfessed desil
:" for peace and reform or whether he
We playing the hypOcrite to serve an u
W terror design. II he wishes the wOr
~ to give him credit for good intention
IL he should Immediately reverse his I
" dictionary policy In Finland and shou
vi set the whole resources of the empi
~ ut work to relieve the famine which
W. devastating extensive regions.