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number and election of directors, and all such matters as appertain to the concerns of said company.

4. LIMIT OF PRICE FOR GAS.] SEC. 4. It is an express provision of the foregoing act of incorporation, that the said company shall furnish and supply to the city of Chicago, for all its public uses, at the election of the proper authorities of said city, a sufficient supply of gas, at a rate not exceeding two dollars per thousand feet; and the inhabitants of said city at a rate not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents per thousand feet.

An ordinance concerning The People's Gas Light and Coke Company. [Passed August 30, 1858.]

Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Chicago:

5. AUTHORITY TO LAY MAINS, ETC.-LIMITATION OF POWER.] SECTION 1. That permission and authority be, and the same are hereby, granted to The People's Gas Light and Coke Company, of the city of Chicago, and state of Illinois, to lay their gas mains, pipes, feeders and service pipes, in any of the streets, alleys, avenues, highways, public parks or squares, throughout said city, subject at all times, however, to the resolutions and ordinances of the common council of said city: Provided, that said company, when they shall open the ground to lay any pipe, or for any other purpose whatever, they shall restore the streets, pavements and sidewalks to a condition satisfactory to the city superintendent, with all convenient dispatch, and no more of any street or alley shall be opened or encumbered at any one time or in any one place, nor shall any street or alley be suffered to remain open or encumbered for a longer period than shall be strictly necessary to enable said company to proceed with their work; and said company shall be liable for all damages which may result from or by reason of opening or encumbering any street, alley or sidewalk in said city of Chicago: provided, further, that whenever said company shall desire to lay their pipes, or do other work in any of the principal streets of said city, before they commence doing so they shall consult the mayor or city superintendent of public works, and unless the mayor or superintendent consent to such work being done at the particular time, they shall not proceed with such work on any such principal street, without the express permission of the common council of said city of Chicago: And provided, further, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to conflict with any rights or privileges heretofore given by the common council to the Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company, or in conflict with the provisions contained in the act of incorporation of The People's Gas Light and Coke Company, to first obtain the consent of the Chicago Gas Light and Coke Company, if pipes are laid previous to February 12th, A. D. 1859.

And

An act to amend an act entitled "An act to incorporate The People's Gas Light and Coke Company," approved February 12, 1855.

[Approved February 7, 1865.]

6. LIMITATION OF REALTY REMOVED.] SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the People of the state of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: That the second section of said act be, and the same is hereby, so amended

as to read as follows, viz: The corporation hereby created shall have full power and authority forthwith to proceed to the erection and maintenance of the necessary works for the manufacture of gas and coke within said city of Chicago, and to manufacture, supply and sell gas, to be made from any and all substances, or a combination thereof, from which inflammable gas is usually obtained, and to be used for the purpose of lighting the city of Chicago, any streets, buildings, manufactories, public places or houses therein contained; and to erect and use all necessary works and apparatus for such purposes aforesaid, and, with the consent of the common council of said city, to lay down and use all necessary pipes for the conducting of gas in and along any of the streets, alleys, avenues or public squares of said city: Provided, that no permanent injury or damage shall be done to any such street, alley, avenue or public square, by the laying down of any such pipes.

7. POWER TO INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK.] SEC. 2. That section three of the said act be, and the same is hereby, so amended as to read as follows, viz: The capital stock of said company shall be five hundred thousand dollars, and may be increased from time to time, at the pleasure of said corporation; it may be divided into such shares, subscribed for, paid and transferred, in such proportions and manner as shall be prescribed by the by-laws and regulations of said company.

8. DIRECTORS HOW CHOSEN, ETC.-REGULATION OF PRICE OF GAS.] SEC. 3. All the corporate powers of said corporation shall be vested in, and exercised by, a board of directors, and such officers and agents as said board shall appoint. The board of directors shall consist of not less than three nor more than five stockholders, who shall be chosen by the stockholders at such time and in such manner as the said corporation shall, by its by-laws, prescribe, and shall hold their office until their successors are elected and qualified, and may fill any vacancies which may happen in the board of directors, by death, resignation or otherwise. They may adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations for the government of said corporation, and the management of its affairs and business, as they may think proper, not inconsistent with the laws of this state. And the fourth section of said act is hereby repealed; but ten years after the passage of this act, the common council of the city of Chicago may, by resolution or ordinance, regulate the prices charged by said company for gas, but said common council of the city of Chicago shall, in no case, be authorized to compel the said company to furnish gas at a less rate than three dollars per thousand feet.

9. POWER TO BORROW MONEY.] SEC. 4. The said company is hereby authorized to borrow money, and to mortgage or lease any of its property or franchises.

10. PUBLIC ACT.] noticed as such by all after its passage.

SEC. 5. This act shall be deemed a public act, and courts, without pleading, and take effect from and

Resolution fixing price of gas.

[Passed September 10, 1869.]

11. PRICE OF GAS FIXED.] Resolved, That the price allowed to The People's Gas Light and Coke Company for the gas furnished to the city for the

fiscal years ending April 1, 1865, April 1, 1866, April 1, 1867, April 1, 1868 and April 1, 1869, respectively, be and the same is hereby continued for the fiscal year ending April 1, 1870, and until otherwise ordered.

Gas for the house of correction.

[Passed May 15, 1871.]

12. CONTRACT for Gas WORKS AT THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION AUTHORIZED.] ORDERED: That the mayor, comptroller and board of public works are hereby authorized and directed to contract with the People's Gas Light and Coke Company for the erection of coal gas works at the new city bridwell, as per conditions and proposals made by A. M. Billings, president of said company, dated May 9, 1871, and hereto annexed.

Office of People's Gas Light and Coke Co.,
Chicago, May 9, 1871.

To the Committee on City Bridewell, Gas, etc. Gentlemen: This company will erect and build at the new city bridewell a good and sufficient coal gas works, of ample capacity to furnish the bridewell with gas for all the lights it may require, to the satisfaction of the city authorities for the sum of six thousand five hundred (6,500) dollars, said works to be put in operation as soon as best skilled labor can erect the same.

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An ordinance providing for the improvement of the harbor.

[Passed August 11, 1864.]

That to provide for the

Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Chicago: 1. APPROPRIATION TO IMPROVE.] SECTION 1. expenses of the improvement of the harbor, the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated from the city treasury, said improvement to be made under the direction of the board of public works, according to plans and specifications to be prepared by said board.

2. TEMPORARY LOAN AUTHORIZED.] SEC. 2. That the mayor and comptroller are hereby authorized and directed to borrow a sum of money not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) for a space of time not ex

ceeding the close of the next municipal year, and to apply the proceeds of said loan to the purposes of the foregoing section.

An ordinance providing for the extension of the north pier at the entrance to the harbor.

[Passed September 19, 1864.]

3. PREAMBLE.] WHEREAS, Serious obstructions have been occasioned in the old channel at the mouth of the Chicago river, by natural and accidental causes, since the annual appropriation was made by the common council in June last, and immediate steps are required to be taken for the preser vation and security of the new channel now being cut through the bar at the entrance to the harbor; therefore,

Be it ordained by the Common Council of the city of Chicago:

4. NORTH PIER ORDERED EXTENDED.] SECTION 1. That the north pier at the entrance of the harbor be, and the same hereby is, ordered to be extended out into Lake Michigan a distance not exceeding four hundred feet, said work to be done under the superintendence of the board of public works, according to plans and specifications now on file in their office.

5. TEMPORARY LOAN AUTHORIZED.] SEC. 2. That the mayor and comptroller be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed to borrow a sum of money not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) for a space of time not exceeding the close of the next municipal year, to defray the expenses of said improvement.

6. BALANCE OF FUND-HOW TO BE EXPENDED.] SEC. 3. Any balance of the aforesaid loan, that may remain in the city treasury after the completion of the payment for the said pier hereby ordered, shall be, and the same hereby is, appropriated to the payment of the expenses incurred in opening the new channel now being cut through the bar at the entrance to said harbor. 7. REPEALING CLAUSE.] SEC. 4. The ordinance entitled "An ordinance providing for the improvement of the harbor," passed by the common council August 11th, 1864, is hereby repealed.

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1. CLEANING OF PRIVIES-PERMIT REQUIRED.] ORDERED: That after June 1st, 1867, no privy in this city shall be cleaned without a permit from the health officer.

2. REMOVAL OF SWILL REGULATED.] On and after June 15th, 1867, no person shall remove swill from this city without a permit from the board of health; and only in covered, water-tight wagons or carts.

By-laws as to privy vaults.

[Adopted May 27, 1867.]

3. CONSTRUCTION OF PRIVY VAULTS REGULATED.] On and after June 15, 1867, no privy vault shall be constructed without a permit from the board of health, which shall stipulate how said privy vault shall be

constructed.

By-law for the registration of births and deaths.

[Adopted June, 1867.]

4. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS.] SECTION 1. On and after

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