RAYMOND, COUNTY TREASURER, v. CHICAGO EDISON COMPANY; SAME v. CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY COMPANY; SAME v. SOUTH CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY COMPANY; SAME v. PEOPLE'S GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY; SAME v. CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY; SAME v. CHICAGO CONSOLIDATED TRACTION COMPANY

RAYMOND, COUNTY TREASURER, v. CHICAGO EDISON COMPANY. SAME v. CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY COMPANY. SAME v. SOUTH CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY COMPANY. SAME v. PEOPLE’S GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. SAME v. CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY. SAME v. CHICAGO CONSOLIDATED TRACTION COMPANY. APPEALS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. Nos. 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121. Argued April 8, 9, 1907. Decided October 21, 1907. Decided on the authority of Raymond v. Chicago Union Traction Company, ante, p. 20.. Argued simultaneously with No. 115. For names of counsel see'ante, pp. 29, 33; [MAJORITY — Mr. Justice Peckham] Mr. Justice Peckham delivered the opinion of the court. These cases involve the same principle as that already decided in No. 115, ante, p. 20, and although the facts .differ somewhat in the various cases, yet they present substantially the same questions, and the judgment in each case is therefore Affirmed.