Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-05-30

WVOu OlIIce Ut CEFk VHU NUSnlnKtOu
streets. with all the members of the
committee present. Each submitted q |
report of amendments he would like to
have made In the laws. by which the
good name and peace of the city Is up
held. Only one was read. That was
the enc submitted by Justice Eberhardt,
and 1t was considered section by sec.
ton. the justices speaking Informally.
The committee will hold another meet.
ing next Wednesday afternoon.
The difficulty over the tax levy for
South Town purposes was apparently
settled Mt the meeting Of the County
Board Monday afternoon. when levy
of $4O.OOO was agreed upon and passed.
The estimated expenses sent in aggrc-
gated $1OG,331.43 and the credits
against this amount to $57 ,OO2.O2. Do.
Quoting this from the estimated ex-
penses leaves deficit Of S4S.42O.41.
which the Town Board asked to be
made good by the tax levy. The con-.
mittee believed this SS.42D.41 too much
and Topped 1t Off In making a report
and recommendation.
Assessor Hepburn. Clerk Martin and
other officials Of the town were present.
They appeared considerably relieved
when the levy was passed by the board
within S1O.OOO Of the original amount
asked for the maintenance Of the town
government.
| The following communication. signed
by all the Judges of the Circuit. Grimm.
al. County. Superior and Probate
Courts. was read to the board and -.
fcrred to the Committee on Courthouse
for consideration:
"The present courthouse OF this cOuii.
ty was designed for county having n
populate Of perhaps 5OO.OOO. ana for
the uses of not to exceed ten courts.
the necessary clerks offices and for
other county offices. Cook County hns
now population approaching 1000. 900,
and the business transacted within Its
limits has increased In greater rapidiiy
than hns the population. There arc
now twenty-five Judges of courts Oi
record In this county. not counting those
holding Appellate Court. for each 81
whom we submit Il IL the duty of til,
county to provide an adequate court
room ana chambers for the holding Of Il
court rs courts are held and cOnducte,
In MI civilized communities. 1t II Il
fnct known to nll the people and con
stantly commented upon by the publ,
press that the present building II Who'll
, ~ inadequate nnd unfit for the present
uses Of the county rs courthouse
, We do hereby. rs often heretofore. re-
, spectfully present to your hOnOrn III,
body the public need In this respect ant
! ask that immediate steps be taken I,
, remedy the existing conditions by tn,
. remOtlellng and adding Of two or NOR
Q stories to the present courthouse build
Y Ing. ana for IN lncrca sed and adelunt,
= elevator service. We also ask that yOl
b will cause the streets surrounding tn
!. courthouse to be paved with wOOdel
Y blocks, In order that the transaction o
I business In the courts sllnll not con
tlnuc longer to be made well-nlgh In,
possible by reason Of the noise upo
such streets.
n Eugene V. Del,s. President Of til
q American Railway Union. said ut Bir
o mlnglinm. Ala:
z II will state for the public print tim
+. l will not serve In public office.
y have fixed conception Of u pnl'li
}. office AMI do not care to hold ono. Pol
y ties and labor are two different inst
d tutiOns ana will not give up labor to
?. politics. The two don't 20 we'll ,Ogetl,'
n ami I believe am of more use In labO
d No. ! will not go into politics AMI wi
II not accept the nomination for Pres
II dent"
~ ChicngO's Congressman have drll'
y cred twenty speeches. introduced ~,
~ cnty-nine bills. filed thrty-one pc:
u lions. made twelve reports. Introduce
b" six resolutions. made one amendn ~
u ana got three leaves of absence. FOs
,. by the way. II tho silent man Of Ill
~ speech, hut ever since he made TIA
v" mOmcntOus trip to Evanston h" hl
done u whole lot OF thinking.
by an order issued by Chief OF polio
BadenOch Lieutenants Reed. OF Il
~ Central Detail. ana COnrOy, Of the We
Lake Street Station, change places.
~ reason IL assigned for the change.
!" lincoln Park Commissioners wi
" make u feature of Illuminating the pa,
VI ut night during the summer COn.inl
u. sioner Becker Introduced and had pas;
Y. ell m order setting aside certain nigh
~ y. for exhibition features, rs follows:
:" Sunday-G1nd general illuminate
M0nday-Anlmal house illumlnatio
Tues,lay-Electric fountain.
Wednesday-COncer
Thursday - Conservatory illumin
so ton.
- Friday-Electrlc fountain.
;" Saturday-Grand general illumin
OF tlOn.
II The superintendent was ordered
ef tear down the lighthouses near the ~,
10! ltarlum. This leaves the park withO
d" public bathing facilities.
~
OF Gen. Weyler's official report of Il
battle ut PlaterO Camp admits that Il
insurgents fought with great drawer
and that they delivered Il deadly fiji
The Spanish column entered Il def