Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-09-05

schools. Lote twenty-five (2o) to thir. |
ty.fOur t3i). inclusive. In Block eleven
,iD. Township thirty.elght North.
Range thirteen tl3). Section II. Water.
mans Addition to Morrill, Park ana
Elstlon. situated cn the northwest cor.
ncr OF sd and Sa wyer avenue. having
u frontage OF $50 feet on Sawyer ave.
nuc by iepth of 125 feet to a 1O.foOt
alley. for the sum Of four thousand
dollars. and subject to general taxes
after the year 1905.
Ordered. That the proper officers Of
the Board Of Education be aud they
are hereby authorized to erect on the
grounds Just south OF the present Nor.
mnl School building, fronting south on
Normal park way, opposite Stewart
avenue. from Is TO % ieet back from
tho lot line. q ?2.rOOm school building.
with an assembly hall. ut cost not to
exceed xS5.OOO.
Times are hard. but the Board Of Ed.
ucatlon gang must DE taken care Of. as
witness the following two orders lob.
bled through the City Council June ~
by the Board Of Education influence:
Ordered, That the proper officers Of
the Board OF Education be- and they are
hereby authorized 10 erect 1G.rOOm
school building with assembly hall ON
the Burr school site. as a cost not to OK.
cecd $4,000.
ordered. That the proper officers Of
the Board OF Education he anu they are
hereby authorized to erect n twelve
room addition to the Cornell school
building. at a cost not to exceed S00,O 600.
Graft Is graft.
How much of the above Sl30,000 will
he rake or"
Here IL another awful grab. lobbied
through the Council July - by the
Board OF Education gang:
ordered. That the Mayor and City
Comptroller be and they are hereby
authorized to purchase for the use oi
schools. at a cost not to exceed $4,000
lots - ana IS. in BLOCKED. in I.owther's
subdivision OF the i. u OF Sec. 10. 4. q!
~. II. IL, situated on the northeast cor
ner of Jackson boulevard ana Francisco
street, fronting ii!ty feet Oh Jackson
boulevard, by a depth OF l2l feet. Sub
ject to lease expiring April !. 1s0
above property lying west of ana al
Joining the Calhoun school.
Real estate dealers laugh heartily n
the idea OF a vacant iifty-foot lot n
Jackson boulevard and Francisco stree
being worth $4,000.
! II Is very funny. indeed.
Except for the taxpayers.
The gang of grafters In the Beard o
! Education lobbied the fol'owin.
t through the City Council ut It's las
meeting:
q ordered, That the proper officers o
: the Board of Education be and they ar
hereby authorized to erect for the us
i Of schools u f0ur-rOOm frame bu!ldin,
Z on the site corner of Central ana Bel
den avenues, at cost not to eXcee,
y | $4,000.
i What do you think OF that, tay-pay
ers:
i Ten thousand dollars for a fOur-rool
I frame building!
No wonder lot OF poor scalawag
a have grown rich since they Went on til
D school Board.
Here Is crOokedness run wild, as pc
i Council proceedings of July q:
h Ordered. That the proper officers o
/ the Board of Education be and the
are hereby authorized to eract an eight
!. room addition TO the West Pullma
r school building, at a cost not to cxcce
= 5000.
Thirty-ave thousand dollars for a.
!. elght-rOom addition!
& How many are In on this job!
a Here are two orders passed July
which real estate men say are sean
? lalous.
i Ordered, That the Mayor and Cit,
I Comptroller be and they are hereb
X authorized to purchase for the use O
a schools, at cost not to exceed 5000
a lot 81, block q, MerigOld's subdivision
J. See. %, T.. 30 ", X. l3, situated on Ais
a court, north Of and adjoining til
;. pryant school lot. having frontage o
}. % feet by a depth Of l25.75 feet.
!, Ordered, That the Mayor and Cit
Il Comptroller he and they are hereb
authorized to purchase for the use O
3 | schools the north 70 feet of Sub. Lot l
J. ! of the sub. of lot IL and part OF lot !