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

alton for Mayor next spring. and is he
making luc use OF his position aud
Influence 10 land him there?
How did the Committee On buildings
and Grounds come to be organized and
what was the political compact en-.
tcred INTO with the gentleman who Is
at the head of 1t?
What is the average price paid for |
uudur preference in the awarding of |
school contracts.
How does 1t come that members of T,
the board procure or cause the appoint. |
mcnt of teachers for political rea SONS?
l. 1t no; a fact that promotions of
teachers have been made a considera.
ton Of certain support being given to
certain municipal tickets?
What are the relations between Ger.
tain members of the School Board Com.
mi;tcc on buildings and Grounds and
the Council Committee on schools;
WAC is the cmploye that manipu.a,es
thc ZEAL estate dealings of the board
In connection with the Council Commit.
tee ia schools. and WHO are members
Of the real estate ring who stood back
of these transactlonsl
Is l. not a fact that the pr.ces paid
for school sites are grossly in excess of
the prices paid FOR contiguous property?
Ii 50. why:
Il 1t not a fact that In the neiglibor.
hood OF the school sites the surround.
ing property for hundreds of feet Is
held under option by the clique Of real
estate sharks on the board. and those
who operate In collusion with them
FROM the outside?
What is the history Of the settlement
made with the tenants on the school
section property several months back!
Is 1t not fact that the public was
deprived Of the revenue that could be
secured on that occasion by raising the
valuation to its fair level. for "A con.
sidcmtion" advanced by the tenants?
Wha. are the names Of the touching
committee appointed on that occasion
and why should they not be examined
under oath as to the settlement made
on that occasion and the terms thereof?
How about the recent discussion over
that certain members made advances
10 certain bidders In connection with
that contract?
What about the text book contrac,
and the recent letting thereof?
II Is not merely common rumor. bu,
II Is u wel!.grounded opinion that ther,
is graft In all Of these things and II
other affairs. too. that The Eagle wOt!
of and may refer to on an another oc
casion.
There Is talk now on the part Of tn
old fossil donkeys who have been IL,
by the nose by the ring Of expert sharp
ers who are preylng on the public tnx
cs In the school board. about subjectinI
the teachers and the employees to ri
examination by the Civil Service Com
missioners.
The teachers are all right and shoul
be- lef; alone.
What Is needed now II not an exam
ination Of the teachers by the Civ
Service Board. but a grand jury invest
cation OF the board itself and It's ei,
ploycs at headquarters.
II would pay. 1t would cause the dil
ruption Of a gang OF public robber
worse and more dangerous than an
that John J. BadenOch has ever In
to cope with. 1t will fur.iish scand,
that will regale the prDlIc for mOntl
md eventually contribute largely
the cause Of common justice.
The taxpayers have been robbed rig
ana left In the Board OF Education til
year.
II turns out that the board ncv
listens TO committee reports. and III
the reports are always rushed throu;
tha, body without debate. and rs N:
tcr of fact. unit! Mr. George Adams *
On the board no protest was ever ma
against these "loosr" methods.
The result Is crookeiIcss ran Wild.
Nothing short OF Il speca! grand ju
will discover one-tenth of the crooks
ness In this crooked body.
Among the grabs lobbled through
the toug!, Board of Education ga
lately were the following orders:
Ordered. Tha, the proper officers
the noavd of Education be ana they q
hereby authorized To erect Il l2-rot
DnlGlng on the school site III the corn
OF Langley avenue and Dist place,
q cost not to exceed $4,000.
\ 1C.room building on the school =
corner I'D street and Blanchard n
,!uc, at a cost not 10 exceed 100000.
\ lo-room addition TO the Bryd
School building. NJ cost not to I
coed $4,000.
a I2-room addition to the Burr Sch
Guiding at a cost not TO exceed "a
600.
\ Groom addition with assembly h
to the Alcott School building, at C.
not TO exceed $4,000.
4 4-room addition TO the Tild
school building, at cost not to
ceed $4,000.
\ lG-room school building and asse
My hall on the Galllstel School site,
cost not 10 exceed $4,000.
An S-room addition and assem-
hall to the Rogers Park School bu
ing. ar cost not TO exceed $4,000
An s-room addition and assembly !
10 the Scammon School, at cost
to exceed $4,000
4 Broom addition to the Pick:
School building In lieu OF the l2'ro
addition.
, oo.rnnm and assembly hall sch