Weitzman V Peoples Gas Light Coke Company

Author : William J. Hagenah
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332898193
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Investigation of the Peoples Gas Light Coke Company written by William J. Hagenah and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Investigation of the Peoples Gas Light Coke Company: For the Chicago Council Committee on Gas, Oil and Electric Light This company was unfortunate and in May, 1886, all of its property was sold under a decree of the United States Court on foreclosure of the mortgage given by it, and in November, 1886, the Consumers Gas Com pany was formed with a capital stock of which company acquired all the property, rights, privileges and franchises previously owned by the Consumers Gas Fuel Light Company, but sold through court proceedings. The Suburban Gas Company was formed in 1884 with authority to manufacture, distribute and sell gas within the limits of Cook County. Soon after its incorporation the village of Lake View, now a part of the city of Chicago by annexation, granted an ordinance to this company authorizing it to lay mains and service pipes in the public streets, alleys, avenues, highways or grounds within the limits of said town, prescribing a lighting quality of sixteen candles, and fixed the price of gas for public lighting at per thousand cubic feet and for commercial consumption at per thousand cubic feet, with a prompt payment discount of 50 cents per thousand cubic feet. This company has always been controlled by the Chicago Gas Light Coke Company, referred to above. The Equitable Gas Light Fuel Company was organized in August, 1886, with a capital stock of This company secured an ordi nance from the city of Chicago granting to it the usual authority for the occupancy of the streets and highways with its mains, services and feed ers, and fixed the lighting standard at sixteen candles and the rate at per thousand cubic feet, with a discount of 25 cents per thousand cubic feet. The Hyde Park Gas Company, with a capital stock of was incorporated under the general incorporation act of the State of Illinoisin May, 1871, with the power to manufacture, distribute and sell gas in the town of Hyde Park, a municipality adjoining the city of Chicago, but since by annexation made a part of it. By ordinance in 1871, the com pany was granted permission to lay its mains, pipes, feeders and services in any and all of the streets, alleys, avenues, highways, parks, squares and public grounds throughout said town north of the center line of Sixty seventh street. This permission was made exclusive north of the center line of Sixtieth Street for a period of fifteen years. The town of Hyde Park was given the right to purchase the plant within a period of fifteen years and a method was provided for valuing the property in case of sale to the municipality. This latter provision was subsequently repealed and the territory of the company was enlarged by ordinance in 1885 so as to embrace the section south of Sixty-seventh Street. The Hyde Park Gas Company was controlled by the Consumers Gas Company. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.