Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-22

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council as composed Of the most cor
r,,pt. the most low down whclps TINT
| exist on the face Of the earth; and he
cause We choose to come this year and
ask for legislation within your power,
we are denounced as thieves and rob.
hers and threatened with death on the
lamp-pOst.
You are supreme In this State. The
Common Council is your creature. You
| made the Common Council. You made
the city Of Chicago and you can un.
make 1t. You can deputixc the Conn
mon Council rs you see At. They have
not got the power to do what we want
them to do. Give us something. that
our rights may be preserved. that the
reputation Of our city may be reliabili-
tated. and that prosperity may again
dawn upon us.
The South Park Commissioners Of
Chicago were given M informal hear
ing Tuesday before the SENATE Commit.
tee oai judicial AppOrtioninent III, Sen.
atOr CrlwtfOri's bill to enable tho
South Park commissioners to con.
struct a driveway from Lake Park TO
Jackson Park.
Commissioner Jaancs W. Ellsworth.
| Waliinm Best. Joseph DOnnersbcrger
nnd jefferson HOdgkins appeared b".
fore the cOnlmitAee and advocated the
passage of the hill. Martin II. Madden
and Congressman james Il. Mann. OF
Chicago, also spoke In favor Of the
hill.
Mr.. Mann reviewed the general scope
Of the bin. aud said that nM that was
objectionable Ind l'esn stricken from
Il Ond Al,,,t Il had lRpn amended ~
that there could not be any serious Ob.
jectlOns.
Mr.. Ellsworth. president Of the South
Park board Of Commissioners. said
that the commissioners desired ~
transform the Lake Front from u
dumping ground FOR debris to a beauti-
ful park and 10 make nm additional
connection brtweel Lake Park aud
Jackson Park. He maintained that
this was u necessity aud that Michigan
avenue was 10 crowded with vehicles
now that 1t was dangerous to travel on
that uveiMie.
ut vii, take less than $l.OOOWO to
construct this drive. ~ much Of thu
filling will have to In taken out for the
lagoon said he.
Mr.. Ellsworth stated that the resi-
!, dents Of the south Park district Ind
, raised no objection to the extra taS
levy. and fiat their tax levy was small
er than any other. for the reason that
:. this district WIS more tlllckly inhabit
cd lie said that the principal thins
the commissioners wanted now was Il
have the title confirmed In them y,
that they could use the dirt which wa
= being lowed out into the lake.
!, Mr.. Madden said that IN was prone
;. tllat his original idea would bc carrie,
out nnd that when the park was com
!, pleted Chicago would have soinpthin:
- =. more beautiful than amy other city II
the world.
senator CrlwfOrsl's primary election
!, hill failcxl 10 pass a,e Senate. ircriv
ing Il majority Of the votes east. In
lacking Il constitutional ma Orlty
Crawford has made melton to rcOl.
j. slider tho measure. lie thinks hc vii
= In able to pull II through.
One SelCal II. Case. who Misrprc
u SCENTS the Second Senatorial District Il
- tho Illinois state Senate. II evitlentl
i opposed to fair primaries. az he dO,lge'
- the vote Tuesday en- Senator Crlw
J. fOrl's Fair Primary Blll." Many q
;. Sel00's old nelghl,Ors sny hc has beN
, unable 20 lind u Int tn III him sia,c
l. election. and hc no longer speaks to oil
friends az he pnsses by. II II sal
s4lOn's constituents In the Second Dis
II trlct may hang lisn in ettigy before tll
n session IL over.
II It wis given out Wednesday that u
l. more important appointments would b
!. made In the City Hall until after til
l. judicial election. Ex.SupervlsOr OF til
p Town of I.akt>-(;ahan--wns on dec
y opposing the naming Of Hon. A. i.
" I'oolen as Deputy Commissioner q
ii Public Works. or for any other position
p. However. MIR. TOOltM has the option O
D. several good things. aud Gun get mos
~ anything he wants. whether tho cx.Sl
II pcrvisOr likes Il or not.
% An old scheme of the Trinidad ~
" rhnlt Company to pave nll the alley
- IN the First Ward Nd they eau liz use
by foot passengers and thus be cOl
10 verified Into semi-baslRess thorough
~ fares has been revived and VOlney "
u. Foster. president OF the Western PAY
Ing Company. IL taking IN active Intel
re est In II. When the scheme WAS eA
D. rlOlted before 1t was beaten ~ too lIa
1T U.bly u move In favor OF the asplla
n. contractors. but this time MIR. FOstt
re lMs secured some newspaper hackli'
70 ana. with the aid OF Aid. COughlIn M
N Powers. hopes to put It through.
III Mayor Harrison remarked:
81 II guess It will not le done this weeI
t. anyhow. BY the way. was no; NJ
III Foster the representative of the Trim
IL dad Asphalt Company for lon
Il. tlme."
70 Mayor Harrison hopes to be abba
go on ten days vacation next Tue
ts day. He II worked out ana needs
n. rest. 1t Il now the purpose OF Il
"a. Council to pass over Its meeting (
N. May 81 In honor Of Memorial Day. nI