Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-03

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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 (sectlon 12J Of Liability IN
DAMAGES THEREFOR to the PER-
SON AGGR1EvED and shall. for each
offcnse, 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.
chise, UNLESS THE COMPANY
SHALL CEASE AND DISCONTINUE
such violation, rs 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:
1. The Comptroller shold be directed
to report forthwith to the Council. at
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. IL
any. street lamps are being supplied
with gas by the Ogden Gas Company;
capacity Of the plant, ana II said com.
pany or any other is performing the
labor Of lighting and extlnguishing
said lamps, and what, II any, contracts
have been let to gas companies for sup.
plying the city with gus, together with
the name, or names, Of said company.
or companies, and the amount of which
said contracts have been let, and hy
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 aud equipment recovered to
the city, and. whether any permit has
been issued granting any other com.
pnny the use Of said pipes. and also
whether any measures have beeh taken
| to recover to the city Its rights and In.
tcrest In the pipes and equipment of
other gas companies, which, by eva.
sion and lnfractlOn Of their ordinance
ana franchise contracts, have forfeited
said franchise and their plant and
equipment to the city, and what. Il 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 ana requirements Of said fran.
chlse have forfeited.
3. The city gas Inspector should be
Instructed to report forthwith, dircc,
to the Council, what, II any, tests hav,
been made during the past wee: OF the
power and Illuminating quality Of gas
rs required by the various gas oriln
ances, Professionally granting stree
and other privileges to gas companies
and II such required tests have bee,
: made, to state for what company, o
companies said gas was inspected. ex
amined and tested. anil where and b.
what process said gas was nanufac
turcd.
4. The Comptroller. the Corporation
Counsel, the City Gas Inspector an,
{ the Commissioner OF Public Work
J. should be severally instructed to re
J. port forthwith to the Council, In wha,
n II any, respect any Of the gas compan
3 les granted ordinances and franchise
). by this Council have violated said O,
n dinances and have hereby become Tia
4 BILE to forfeiture Of their franchls
i rights and privileges back to the cit,
Q .. The Corporation Counsel should b
d directed to communicate with the a,
tOrney General Of the State and to T.,
J. quest his cooperation and support 1
. the Inauguration on behalf Of the cit
}. Of Chicago Of proceedings in QU'
|. WARRANTO, for the purpose of di,
|. covering the present condition ana sy,
Z TEN of operation and responsibility III
n der their ordinances ana franchises G
q the various gas companies and the co,
solidation Of these companies known q
!. the GAS TRUST, which are opcratin
y under the provisional ordinances IN
q franchises granted them by the Coul
"a ell. with the view of determining IN
4 court of las: resort whether the sal
a." companies, Or the said GAS TRUS
:. are legally fulfilling their duties an
"a obligations to the city and Its citizen
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