Chicago study on gas heating value sparks rate debate
State Public Utilities Commission standard for gas heating is lower than many states. Montague Ferry cites Illinois 566 BTU/cu ft while local regulation runs 600. He notes 22 candle power raises heating value to 685, urging rate cuts or profit concerns for Peoples Gas Light and Coke. A city report by B M Ferguson suggests coke oven gas could drop costs to 3–10 cents per 1,000 ft, favoring Chicago’s shift from water gas.
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People’s Company
Gas Rate Fight Shapes Legislature for Cheaper Fuel
The Gas Trust faces a push by the public to amend the Public Utilities Law and curb gas prices in Chicago. The coming Legislature, meeting in January, may enact a 70 cent rate or allow higher profits for the gas trust, despite the Public Utilities Commission offering no relief. The piece notes past acts, court suits, and factional splits within the Democratic and Republican ranks, outlining upcoming judicial and circuit court races and the Great Lakes Waterways conference backing canal projects along the St. Lawrence River with deeper channels and locks at par with Welland.
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Cook County
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Public Utilities Commission
Herman Bauler
The
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Senate Journal
Great Lakes
Welland Canal
House
Senate
Chicago Daily News
Lawrence E. McGann
Public Works
Harbor and Subway Commission
Great Lakes Company
Gas Trust fights for Speaker as Wet and Dry factions clash
The piece outlines a hostile Republican split over caucus control in a Chicago legislature with Wet and Dry factions facing off against the Gas Trust. It notes potential bipartisan Speaker election, GOP moves to support or oppose caucus plans, and the governor’s need for Republican votes to pass administration measures.
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Gas Trust
House
Dunne
Homer J. Tice
Mr. Tice
Lawrence Y. Sherman
United States
Assembly to Correct Its Own Errors, City Presses Fight
The piece argues the Assembly must correct its errors and the city administration should push the matter hard. The public seeks relief and efficiency in civil service, with a proposed simple method to measure pier space to be filled, requested by E. C. Shankland, harbor commission chairman.
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Civil Service Commission
E. C. Shankland
Harbor Commission
Reform plans for open debates in the Legislature proposed
The Legislative Voters' League pushes for a verbatim record of assembly debates and committee records, with stenographers as clerks, aiming to curb gas trust influence. Chicago and other cities face water and procurement scrutiny amid calls for meters and funding reforms.
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Legislative Voters’ League
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