Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-08-22

avenue. from IL to % feet back from
the lot line. a 22.ioom school building.
with an assembly hall. at q cost not to
exceed $Sj.WO.
Times are hard, but the Board Of Ed.
ucation gang must he taken care Of. as
witness the following two orders lob.
bled through the City Council June "a
by the Board of Education influence:
Ordered. That the proper officers of
the Board Of Education be and they are
hereby authorized TO erect 16-room
school building with assembly hail on
the Burr school site. as cost not to ex.
coed S15.WU.
Ordered. That the proper officers of
the Beard of Education he and they are
hereby authorized to erect a twelve.
room addition to the Cornell school
building. at a cost not to exceed S55.OUO.
Graft Is graft
How much of the above 100000 will
he rake off?''
Here IL another awful grab. lohbied
through the Council July 20 by the
Board Of Education gang:
Ordered. That the Mayor and City
Comptroller he and they are hereby
authorized to purchase for the Use of
schools. at a cost not to exceed $4,000.
lots 70 and -. in block 4. in I.owther's
subdivision Of the r. " Of Sec. 13. +. 30
~. II. IL. situated on the northeast cor.
ter Of Jackson boulevard ana francisco
street. fronting fifty feet on jackson
boulevard. by depth Of 12l feet. Sub.
ject to lease expiring April I. 1897
above property lying west Of and nd.
Joining the Calhoun school.
Real estate dealers laugh heartily at
the idea Of a vacant fifty.foOt lot ut
Jackson boulevard and Francisco street
being worth $1,000.
1t Is very funny. indeed.
Except for the taxpayers.
The gang Of grafters In the Board of
Education lobbied the following
through the City Council at Its last
meeting:
Ordered. That the proper officers Of
the Board of Educa ton he and they nre
hereby authorized to erect for the use
Of schools fOur.rOom frame building
on the site corner Of Central and Bel.
| den avenues. at q cost not to exceed
$1,000.
What do you think Of that. tax.pay.
crs!
Ten thousand dollars for u four-rOom
frame buil,ling!!
No wonder "a lot of poor scala ways
have grown rich since they went on the
School Board.
Here II crOokedness run wild. as per
Council proceedings Of July u:
Ordered. That the proper officers Of
the Board Of Education he ana they
are hereby authorized to erect an eight.
room addition to the West Pullman
school building. at cost not to exceed
$4,000.
Thirty-ave thousand dollars for an
cight-room addltlOn!!
How many are In Oh this job!
Here are two orders passed July o.
which real estate men say IRE sean.
,lalous.
ordered. That the Mayor and City
Comptroller he ana they are hereby
authorized to purchase for the use Of
schools. ut u cost not to exceed 5000
lot 81. block q. MerigOld's subdivision
Sec. 90. +. 10 ". X. IL, situated on Ais,
court. north Of and adjoining the
Bryant school lot. having n frontage OF
% feet by depth Of 125.75 feet.
Ordered. That the Mayor ana City
Comptroller be and they are hereb!
authorized to purchase for the use O
schools the north 70 feet Of Sub. Lot Il
Of the sub. OF lot I? ana part Of lot Il
In block 1. United States Bank Addn. Il
Chicago. being the w. VI Of the W. VI =
Il. "a Sec. %, Z. 30 ~, Il. n Il. 81 =. NJ.
adjoining the Ward School on tn
south. at cost not exceeding 81, 600.
The prices are said to bc exceedingl.
high for the property mentioned.
This II the Board of Education tia
reduced the teachers salaries 3 pc
cent. this year on account Of "har'
times"
These have been soft times" for til
grafters.
The penitentiary II yawning for som