Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28
ALDERMEN SHOULD INQUiRE.

The City Council should ask for the
following information:
I. The Comptroller shold be 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 rhe provisions of
any OF the gas ordinances; what. If
any. street lamps are being supplied
with gas by the Ogden Gas Company:
capacity of the plant. and II said com.
pany or any other Is performing the
labor of lighting ana eXtlngulshing
said lamps. and what. II 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. ana 10y
what authority.
.. The Corporation Counsel and the
Comptroller should be Instructed to Re-
port forthwith Ia the Council whether,
In accordance with the provisions and
requirements of the resolution of Feb
~, 1892. the franchise Of the Universal
Gas Company was duly forfeited AMI
its pipes and equipment recovered to
the city, AMI. whether any permit has
been issued granting any other COM
pany the use of said pipes, and also
whether any measures have been taken
10 recover TO the city its rights AMI In.
terest in the pipes and equipment Of
other gas companies, which. by eva.
sion and lnfractlOn of their ordinance
and franchise contracts. have forfeited
said franchise AMI their plant ana
equipment 10 the city. and what, II any.
measures have been taken by the city
to recover penal sums on bonds filed
by any Of the above named companies
a. surety and guarantee for the per.
formancc of their obligations to the
city AMI 10 gas consumers In general.
under the terms Of any franchise
which any of said companies through
evasion or noncompliance with all the
terms aud requirements of said fran.
chise have forfeited.
.. TIL" city gas Inspector should be
instructed To report forthwith. direct
10 the Council, what, If any. tests have
been made during the past yec., of the
power anl illuminating quality of gas,
as required by the various gas oraln-
ances, professionally granting street
aud other privileges to gas companies.
and II such required tests have been
made, - state for what company. or
companies said gas was Inspected. ey.
amlned and tested and where and 10y
what process said gas was manufac-
turrd.
I. tn" Comptroller the Corporation
Counsel the City Gas Inspector and
The Commissioner of Public Works
should De srvcrally Instructed to re-
port forthwith 90 the Council. In what.
~ any, respect any of the gas compan.
le> granted ordinances and franchises
by Ihi, Council have violated said or
d.nlncrs and have hereby become liza.
bi" "a forfeiture Of their franchise
rights anI privileges back To the city.
=. The Corporation Counsel should hc
directed 10 communicate with The Al
turn"y General of the state ana 10 re-
qnrst liI- cooperation aud support IN
'he Inauguration on behalf Of the city
Of Chicago of proceedings In QTO
WARltANTD, for the purpose of dis.
covering tile present condition and sys-
ten OF operation aud responsibility I'M.
der their ordinances ANA franchises Of
The various gas companies ana the con
sOlIdation of these companies known as
the GAS TRUST, which are operating
under The provisional ordinances and
franchises granted Them by the Conn.
ell, with the view Of determining In u
court Of last resort whether the said
companies, or the said GAS TRUST
are legally fulfilling their duties and
obligations 10 the city and It's citizens.