Show philadelphia in schemers hands philadelphia nov court ot common today refused to enjoin the mayor and other city officials from executing the tease of the city aae works to the united gas improvement company for a period of thirty years A bill in equity has been filed by citizens to test the legality of tho ordinance recently adopted by city councils by which the united gas improvement company secured control of the city gas works for thirty years and obtained an franchise for the supplying of gas for that period to consumers throughout the city and of lighting the city t reels etc the united gas improvement company agrees to expend in improvements and repairs in thirty years or more if necessary and also to reduce the price of as |