Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-01

40 ooneo per 900 Soot Sos S0oS.
When the Sangam0n County Grand
Jury investigates Legislative bribery
It must not forget s,e Gas Trust agent
who manipulated the deal Of 1897.
Tint deal will not be outlawed for over
u year yet.
The people Of Illinois demand con.
stitutlonal convention.
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Fourteen members Of the City COun.
I'll Of Chicago have relatives working
for the Gas Trust.
The Eagle has the names Of all OF
these men ana will publish them In due
time.
Some Of these Aldermen have sons at
work.
Some Of them have brothers.
Some Of them have nephews.
Two Of them have cousins.
All Of them got the Jobs on the
strength Of favOrs extended to the Gas
Trust In the City Council ut the ex.
pcnse Of the people.
For the first time In years the City
Council has refused and neglected to
fix the price Of gas ana to regulate the
financial dealings Of the city with the
Trust.
RefOrmers come 10 cheap that all the
Gas Trust has to do Is to give employ
ment to the son or other relative Of an
Alderman to secure his vote.
The various gas companies In New
York City have Just bid for the city
contracts. As a result Of the recently
Instituted gas war. the Consolidated
offers gns mt 80 cents per 1000 cubic
feet, while the New Amsterdam offered
theirs Mt As. These are less than one.
half the old rate, which was o. cents.
Thus New York gets gas for 45 cents
per 1000 feet while Chicago has to pay
| 81 net.
No wonder there Is no money to clean
the streets!
When n million of dollars are thrown
away to the Gas Trust In order that
cheap reform" Aldermen may secure
Jobs for their relatives, what else can
You expect?
Millions for the Gas Trust and not
one cent for clean streets Is the shibbo.
leth of the reform" City Council.
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The Infamous Gas Trust bought our
streets Of the last Legislature, and the
city Of Chicago can never own a gas
plant or an electric light plant Of Ito
own until this CONSOLIDATION" law IL
repealed.
Think of an American city prohibited
from using Its own streets!
Yet the city of Chicago cannot use lts
own streets II It 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 Billings family II still fighting
Its taxes.
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Where IL the Billings tax schedule
at the present time?
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The Billings gang IL never heard OF
when charity calls. But when tax
lodging Is In sight II II right on the
spot.
The Billings family are not satisfied
with what they ''save" on gas trust
taxes. They are now fighting the State
inheritance tax.
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Who was the prominent member OF
the House whose name was attached
to a bill of wide celebrity ana rotten
nOtOrlety who came to Chicago during
the last session of the Illinois Legisla
ture and received $1,000 In cash from
the well-knOwn railroad lobbyist who
attained some nOtOrlety In the ware
house scandal?
The SangamOn County Grand Jur!
can have his name when 1t wants 1t.
Who Is the country member from
Cook County who received enough
money to pay $500 each to certain mem
hers Of the Live Stock Committee, and
who Is accused loudly Of having "held
out" on his brethren!
The SangamOn County Grand Jury
can have his name when II wants it.
Who was the Senator who showed
his wad Of $500 In Monroe street
restaurant!
The Sangamon County Grand Jury
can have bis name when It wants II.