Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-16


nlshed previous to such purchase or
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 AGGRIEvED. 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 II adjudged guilty the court may
give judgment of custer from its fran.
thise, 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.
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The new city attorney should enforce
the following resolution passed by the
City Council:
Resolved, That the City Attorney
be and he IL hereby directed to In.
stitute proceedings to test the constitu.
tionallty Of the act Of the Legislature
permitting the consolidating Of gas
companies. aud also annul the act of
consolidation Of the Consumers Gas
Company. the Peoples Gas Light and
Coke Company and the Equitable Gas
Company, for the reason that these
companies In consolidating under the
name of the Peoples Gas Company
have violated the express conditions
against consolidation contained In the
ordinances granting them the privilege
to operate In the city Of Chicago.
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Bumps Billings. the head of the
Gas Trust. should be called before the
Springfield grand Jury.
He should be asked to tell, IL he
knows. who the agents of the Trust
were ut Springfield.
He should be asked concerning the
session of 1897 as well as the session
of 1900.
There are numerous questions. over
900 in number, which he should be ask.
ed to answer and which will be framed
up for the State in case It decides to
summon the Bi.City boulevard. ION.
der.
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Excepting China, 1t would be hard to
find 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.
1t rents gas ranges to poor people at
outrageous prices. 1t then puts on ex.
ira pressure scientifically applied and
forces mir through the pipes at n great
rate. This pressure Is especially strong
evenings when supper is being pre-
pared. The people pay for wind which
costs the Trust nothing.
Special assessments for gas lamps &c
right along, hut the poor people do moi
| get the gas on the streets after they
pay their assessments. The Gas Trus,
owns the streets. The city has moth
Ing to do with them.
The Gas r-ust Is not furnishing one
half the light \ .hould furnish. and fol
years, according to published reports
1t did not furnish 22.candle power t.
the city.
1t IL reported that the Gas Trust II
getting paid for thousands OF lamps
which are not In service, and this chr
be easily verified.
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% cheap are the materials now
used In the manufacture Of gas
that the commodity can 30 sold u
. profit Tor % cents per 900 feet
Tor Illuminating purposes and fos
20 cents per 1000 tsst tes fuel.
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II half the complaints made by mar
rled women are true, no unmarried
woman ever had any reason to fee
blue.
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