City Appeals to Supreme Court to Save Chicago Taxes
County Attorney Wilson prepares an appeal to the Supreme Court to save $2,000,000 in city taxes and $450,000 for the county by challenging a recent railroads ruling. The decision or lack of bond inclusion may force large municipal retrenchment, with layoffs and reduced city services as Chicago fights to preserve home rule against a proposed state utilities commission.
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Wilson
Supreme Court
Chicago
Francis 8. Wilson
Cook County
Owens
Condcracy
Great Utilities Commission
Utilities Democracy
Con” Democracy
Lewis
Dunne
Public Service Commission
Inois
Illinois
State
United States
Conocracy
Chicago Fights Telephone Monopoly And Trusts
The piece attacks the Telephone Trust in Chicago as a restraint of trade, praising Mayor Harrison and aldermen for opposing monopoly. It cites high dividends, alleged overcharges, and efforts to forfeit other firms’ franchises. It supports dual systems, notes corporate counsel opinions, and warns of retaliation against supporters and candidates.
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Telephone Trust
Chicago
Carter H. Harrigan
Illinois Tunnel Company
Trust Press
The
Eagle
Harrison
Council Committee On Gas, Oil and Electric Light
Cermak
Automatic Company
Craig
Sexton
Everett Audit Company
Public Utility Inspector
Telephone subscribers and phones rivalry in Chicago
The Chicago Tunnel Company operates a popular automatic telephone system surpassing the Trust phone. Bell Company figures mislead by counting telephones rather than subscribers. Bell’s total phones are under 100,000 district subscribers, including suburban lines, while the Tunnel Company has advanced faster over 36 years toward greater subscriber reach.
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Telephone Trust
Chicago
Ilinois Tunnel Company
Grafters’ Union
Illinois Tunnel Company
Chicago Tunnel Company
Bell Company
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Richard E. Burke
Shedd
Burke
Stewart & Merrimac
State and
Washington Streets
Cubs
Charles Webb Murphy
Health Department
Lake Michigan
Union and
Erie Streets
A. J. Cermak
United Societies For Local Self-Government
Personal Liberty Organization
McAnsh
Chicago Lighterage Company
Jim Pugh
Chicago Light
the Automatic Company
Superior Court
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