Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-11-24
CURRENT COMMENT.


Aid. Martin Best will run for re.
election in the Second Ward
The City Council has not yet de.
cided when It will commence an in.
vestigation of the School Boards
methods.
Building Commissioner Eisendrath
holds IN to his job like butter to a
piece of bread. lie knows when he
is we'll fixed.
Thomas Gahan, Of Hyde Park, and
Jesse Sherwood, Of Lake, are talked
of for the Craftsmanship OF the Demo.
cratic County Central Committee.
Mr.. A. j. SABBATH, one of the most
popular Bohemians In Chicago, Is
prominently mentioned for the posi-.
ton Of Justice Of the Peace. Mr..
SABBATH Is lawyer. a gentleman ard
q scholar. lie would ornament the
position.
The judges of the Circuit Court re.
elected the entire list of Masters In
Chanccry, rs follows: George Bass,
Walter Butler. william Fcnimorc
Cooper, Edward A. Dicker, Charles
r. Farson, Francis T.. Halligan, Perry
A. Hull. jeremiah Leaning, Joseph
Mahoney, George Mills Rogers, Thos.
Taylor, Hora tic L. Wait, Thomas J.
Walsh, william +. Wcimers
The Real Estate Board il circulat.
ing petition to the City Council to
pass an order providing that no fur.
ther orders or ordinances for special
assessment for public improvements
shall be reported TO or adopted by
the Council from Dec. I, 1894, to
March I. 1896, unless n petition for
such improvement shall he presented
to the Council, signed by the owners
OF a majority of the frontage on any
street desired to be improved, or un.
less the same shall bc deemed by the
Department OF Public Works q mat.
ter Of necessity for the public vel.
fare Of the city.
At the opening OF the American
Horse Show, Thursday night. Col.
Henry +. Donovan presented to the
Chicago Hussars the Mayor Hopkins
medal for their services Mt the stock.
yards during the recent strike riots.
The medal Is Of gold, and has the
following inscription: "Chicago Hus-
sars, Ofiicial City Troop. Declared
Feb. II, 1894" In the center Is the
coat Of arms Of the city of Chicago
In four colors. The following in.
scriptiOn Ia on the diverse side: "Pre.
sented by Mayor John p. Hopkins, Of
Chicago, for meritorious services ut
the Union Stock Yards during the
strike riots, July 10 to ~, 1894"
Aid. Gossclin, Butler, ana Stan.
wood, comprising the subcommittee
Of the Council Judiciary Committee
appointed to consider the question Of
the best brick for paving purposes,
accompanied by Deputy Commissioner
OF Public Works Moody and Street
Engineer Flagg, left the city for u
tour Of the shale beds of Illinois.
They will visit Galesburg, Streator,
Glen Carbon, and probably Canton,
Ohio, examining the quality OF shale
at each place, the method Of making
bricks, and tests Of the different
products.
Gen. r. j. Smith, Josiah LON.
o"Aus "u'uS SVOSucs ouu ~ W Atus
bier, OF the Citizens Association.
were In consultation with Mayor
Hopkins on needed amendments to
the revenue laws OF the State az nj.
fecting Chicago In particular. The
gentlemen said that they hoped to
be able to present to the Legislature
this winter amendments to the reve.
nue. laws which will rebound to the
credit OF the city. In particular they
hope to present some feasible plan of
doing away with the township organ.
izatiOns within the city OF Chicago.
They found In the city officials earn.
est advocates Of the plan, and re.
ceived much valuable information on
the subject. Nothing OF a definite
character was decided at the meeting.
A fight Is already on among the
members of the Second and Third
Ward Republican clubs. During this
week all sorts Of political strategy
will be employed by the opposing
factions In their attempts to secure