Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-26
CURRENT COMMENT.


mcnt Mayor Hopkins said such II course
was not necessary. "'rhc department. e
said the Mayor. "will keep the expenses
within the amount of money required,
taking last years appropriation as II
basis. AS understand II this IL what
the Finance Committee asks. and Il us
s'iuicd that In order Ia ,lo this go ,nc,,
will have to bc dropped. do not think
II advisable To reduce the police force
~ this time when there are so many
hnrglarics and Ubl"rics being com.
mittcd. II will take all the men we
have to contend will, the criminal Gle.
mcnt | ITO not insin,iatc tina, the
Finance Committee has exceeded It's
authority. nor do insist that the order
should have come direct from the Co,,n.
ell. While there may bc some differ.
"ncc Of opinion on that question. I do
not think We will get in u quarrel with
the Finance Committee. so far as the
other departments are concerned we
lavc been cutting down EXPENSES for
several months and have got them
about M low Us they can be- made. I
VIII have II financial statement ready
III II Few days which will show tina. tho
expenditures of the year 1894 are 81.
v)o,'Hw less than for the year lS!e;."
J.. &. Weir, Of Cincinnati. win lc,rn
ut the cost of 5000 that Il does no,
pay :" bid On Drainage Board con.
tract and then attempt TO withdraw
from the field after the bids are In. Mr.
Weir was the lowest bidder on Soc. +,
forfeited by Kicker h Lee. last week
he wrote u letter to the board, nskin.
I" bc relieved from his offer. which was
the lowest one made. giving as nm cX.
c',sc that he had found the material 10
DO cxcavntcd more difficult than he was
l"d to believe. The finance committee
reported the result of tho bidding ana
recommended tho award to F.'C. Weir.
ut his figure OF SlS3.5Si. AMI tho board
of Trustees adopted the report AMI or.
dcrc'l the return Of all III the checks of
tho other bidders. Mr.. Wcir's check
Tor SoWW rs an evidence Of good faith
Will bc retained. and if hc declines to
accept the contract ~ expressed IN his
letter Of II week ago u forfeiture will
In taken against him. tho work rcn,l.
vcrtiscd. and the expense. with the loss
OF time, charged up against the cert.
He'd check. which will hardly leave
him balance. The next lowest bidder
on tho contract was j. MclIcckncy \
Co.. Of Chicago, ut S2OtiiS7.
Vouchers to tho amount Of sam. o..
for construction on the channel during
the first two weeks In January wcr"
approved by the board.
President Wcntcr of the Drainage
Board nus not received any cOnin,uni,s,.
lions from the Evanston city officials
relative To becoming part Of the drain.
age district. "rhc power of the board
tn "nlarg" Its territory. or rather Ia nc.
ccpt the drainage Of other sections than
III" sanitary district" said Mr.. Wen.
ter, lis lodged In the Board of Trustees
by the act creating the district. W.
can enter into contract. As tn the uc,
crptancc OF Evanston into the benefits
Of tho drainage channel I have no opin,
lon To express until II definite PROPOSE
ton comes before the board froi, the
Evanston authorities"
Mr.. Roy u. West, Of the Thirticth
Ward, IN being brought forward by the
leaders Of the Republican party M their
candidate for City Attorney. Mr.. West
Ii President Of the rhirticth Ward Re-
publican Club ana ex.assistnnt county
attorney. 1t IL claimed that ns tho
Thirticth Ward contains the largest
number of voters of any ward In the
city they are justly entitled to placeOn
tn. ticket, and should tho ticket bcma'le
NJ geographically. rs heretofore, Mr..
West will undoubtedly receive the nom
nation.
EN-AlIcrman Me Crcmcr. Of tn.
First Ward, IN being strongly urged
by his friends to again accept The
Democratic nomination for Alderman.
Mr.. Cremer's past record In the Coun-
oil Is above reprOaci, and he would
max" II strong candidate.
seventh Ward, will no doubt succeed
himself IN the Council. His ,onstini-
"nts will not forget his past efforts In
their behalf.
EN-Altlerman Mike OBrien, of the
Nineteenth Ward. IL again II candidate
for Alderman on the Democratic ticket.
With gallagher and LAWYER in the field,
and Sam Sinshcimcr ~ the Republican,
candidate. there will no doubt be- n
lively time in the Nineteenth.
Judge Carter took up the official
bond calendar "Wednesday and entered
an order citing twenty-five consrahlcs
into court next saturday morning 10
Justify on their bonds. They are:
Daniel Ahcrn, Hyde Park; >. ",
Adams, North Chicago; lIoric" u.
Adams, South Chicago; tasmg !'nrlh-
owak, South thirlgo; Grori.r =,
Britch, Hyde Park: Emil Bairlc North
Chicago: &. l.. Brewster, j. \. Bollum
and Tony Rcrpnnr South rhicnpn, I