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Gas Trust Exposed and Calling for Repeal of Frontage Law
Chicago voters warned that the Gas Trust uses city streets, pays nothing for them, and plans a price rise to 3 per 1000 feet after July 1 1899. City officials urged repeal of the Consolidation and Frontage Laws to restore free competition and curb bribery influencing gas prices.
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