Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-07-08

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 nntl
Its pipes and equipment recovered to
the city, and. whether my permit has
been issued granting any other com.
pany the use Of said pipes. and also
whether nny meaaures have heen taken
to recover to the city Its rights and In.
terest In the pipes and equipment Of
other gas companies, which. by eva.
sion ana infraction of their ordinance
and franchise contracts. have forfeited
said franchise and their plant md
equipment to the city, and what, II any,
measures have been taken by the city
to recover penal sums on bonds fled
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 be
Instructed to report forth with, direct
to the Council, what. II any, tests have
been made during the past yec:: Ut the
power and Illuminating quality Of gas,
as required by the various gas Orlln.
ances, Professionally granting street
and other privileges to gas companies,
and II such required tests have been
made. to state for what company. OF
companies said gus was inspected. ex'
amined and tested, anil where and by
what process said gas was manufac
| turcd.
4. The Comptroller. the Corporation
Counsel. the City Gas Inspector and
the Commissioner Of Public Works
should be severally instructed to re-
port forthwith to tho Council. In what
II any, respect any Of the gas cOmpan
les granted ordinances and franchises
by this Council have violated said or
dinances ana have hereby become lin
BILE to forfeiture Of their franchise
rights and privileges back to the city
| q. The Corporation Counsel should bl
directed to communicate with the At
tOrney General Of the State and to re
quest his cooperation and support II
the inauguration on behalf Of the city
Of Chicago Of proceedings In QUO
WARRANTO, for the purpose Of dis
covering the present condition and sys
ten Of operation and responsibility I'M
der their ordinances and franchises OF
the various gas companies and the con
sOlldatiOn of these companies known al
the GAS TRUST, which are operating
under the provisional ordinances ani
franchises granted them by the Coun
ell, with the view of determining In {
court Of last resort whether the SAID
companies, or the said GAS TRUST
are legally fulfilling their duties an(
obligations to the city and its citizens
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Memories of the famous Council
fight on the Calumet L. Blue Islant
Railroad ordinance are coming bacl
since the determined fight made Il
push the Calumet Western Ordinanc,
through the Council Committee OF
Streets ana Alleys, South. A sub-c0m
mittee composed of Alderman Martin
Boyd and Watkins has been named II
Investigate the project. Alderman
COughlin and others have alread!
charged that the proposition Is thor
Oughly creased"
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Bumps" Billings makes his coin II
Chicago and spends 1t In New York.
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We don't hear much about Bumps
Billings tax schedule.
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Bumps" Billings cares nothing To-
Chicago. II his exOrbitant bills ar,