Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-31
NE Is 4 USEFUL ALDERMAN,


the main water pipes In the street,
which was referred to the Depart.
ment Of Public Works for an Ordl.
nance.
Nov. 2l-Presented the proposition
Of DR.. w. A. Howard TO pay the sum
Of 1900 per year for the privilege of
landing passengers ut the pier owned
by the city, foot OF 56th street,
which was referred to the Committee
on Finance.
Dec. l2-Presentcd an order In.
structing the Commissioner OF Public
Works to notify the PIttsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railway and the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railway to widen driveway across
their tracks at De Koven street,
which was ratified by the Council.
Also presented ut sundry dates the
following orders, ordinances. etc:
Withdrawal Of consent given by owners
OF property On West Taylor street to the
Union Passenger street Railway Company
10 lay down street railway tracks on said
street. ANA had sumo referred - DepRrl.
ment Of Public Works
An order concerning the Irregular run.
MIN Ut the ours VI the Chicago Passenger
Railway Company on Center avenue.
which WIS referred to Committee on Rail-
roads
An ordinance providing that tho pay Of
any adult labOrer or employe Of the city
shall not be less than $50 per day, and In
face OF strong opposition thereto secured
It's passage.
Al order directing tho Commissioner Of
Pablo Works 10 include IN Its estimates
R..s l.I~.
ut not less Than e. 50 per day, and had
same so referred with power to act.
| Ordered, That the Street Department be
and Is hereby directed u proceed imIne.
| dia,ely to procure the necessary signs
with the ma mes OF the streets thereon. and
place them In the most conspicuous places
| ut the intersection Of all streets from
which II becomes necessary to remove said
signs when changing from gas TO electric
lights
Committee report and ordinance prohib.
itlng the location ~ manufacturing estab-
lishments on residence streets, recon-.
mendinR passage OF same.
An order providing for the closing OF
the departments OF the city government at
o. clock on Saturday during the summer
season. which In the face OF some oppose
tiol was pnssei aud adopted.
A preamble and an order directing the
Commits ,ioner OF Public Works TO cause the
removal of any and all railroad tracks
laid without permit within the city limits,
and moved Its passage. Motion prevailed.
An order to have street trossings cleaned,
and moved Its passage Motion prevailed.
An order prov iding for the closing Of the
| city , ffices on DC otter ~. 1902. dedication
day. and moved It's passage. Motion pre-
vailed.
TIok up as special order the ordinance
of the Lake Street "L" Railroad. and. after
much discussion and the adoption Of many
desirable amendments, secured Its passase
The foregoing are but q very small
proportion of the many ordinances,
resolutions and orders introduced by
Aid. Powers to the City Council, and
did time and space permit they might
he continued almost indefinitely.
The orders alone passed by him
for the purpose OF improving alleys,
curbing, filling and grading streets,
laying sidewalks, drains and water
service pipes, would be enough to Ill
u volume, and 1t would be q work OF
supererogatiOn on our part to insert
them at this time. In the matter OF
personal injuries received wherein
the complainants had good claims
for compensation at the hands OF
the city, be has always been ready
oassist them In the liquidation there
of as far as was consistent with his
duties as a city official, and his rec
ord shows that he has placed more
personal injury claims In line for set
Element during his Official career than
any member OF the same body. No
man is more closely identified with
the interests OF the Nineteenth