Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-08-28


by the abutting property owners. The
petition was signed by majority of
the property owners In the block. The
matter will I've taken up by the board of
local improvements mt It's next meet
ing.
It Is proposed to pave number of the
downtown streets with asphalt by pri-
vatc contract, where the consent of the
abutting property owners can be secur-
cd. and when that consent cannot he
obtained by u special assessment levied
by the city. Mr.. volney W. Foster.
president Of the Western Pavement ana
Supply Company. Is credited with
evolving the plan. He states that he
has for some time had agents ut work
with view to ascertalning the senti-
mcnt Of owners of downtown property
In regard to- the proposition. and that
a majority of those thus approached
have signifcd their approval Of the
scheme.
Mr.. Foster expresses the opinion that
within comparatively short time ev-
cry street IN the downtown district
will bc paved with asphalt.
City Scalcr Eldred. In response to Il
number of complaints made by whole
sale milk dealers. has begun m inves-
,iga,ion Of the siyc of the milk cans
used by dairymcn who ship into Chi
cago. The claim II made TINT major
i,y Of the cans used by the shippers are
un,lcr.sizcd. and as Il result the WHOLE
sale dealers suffer. One firm that re.
ccivcs 1.5OO cans of milk daily claims to
l~ losing $50 u day ns u result of the
| sinall.slzed cans.
For nm appetizer the Bohemian pale
beer can't be beat. 1t II brewcd by the
great Northwestern Brewing Company.
on Clybourn avenue.
Dav,dson's investigation Of sewers Is
at an end. In addition % Gnhnn \
Byrpc. william Murphy 4 Co. and
Campbell Il Dennis were mentioned "is
being implicated. One Of the sewers in-
vcstignted was that built at seventy.
third street anu South Chicago avenue
by Gahan X Byrnc several years ago. II
was found. II II stated. the service feed
pines were built so ns to connect with
the top instead Of with the sides Of the
sewer. and II has been necessary to put
In new service feed pipes.
Bad material was found In the Forty.
NTH avenue sewer. II II stated. hut II
has been repaired. Campbell 4 Dennis
were the contractors. Commissioners
Mc1;ann recently held out n $1,000
voucher due the firm. and II assigned
It's contract to PurlngtOn 4 Co.. who
finished the work.
william Murphy 4 Co. came In for u
roast for u sewer In Soutn Chicago built
several years ago. II II said to be full
Of holes, and almost unit for use.
As usual. the School Board had no
quorum OH Wednesday evening.
City Electrician ElllcOtt Of the West.
crn Electric Co. opened bids Oh Wedncs.
day for the repair work on the city e,cc-
trlcal apparatus. The contract amounts
to about S:O.UOO ana was made neccs.
snry by the closing Of the city repair
shops. The contract will not be award.
cd until the Mayor returns home. The
Pioneer Electric Company was tn" low
est bidder. II offered to repair police
signal boxes for ..75. The Western
Electric Company bid $3.50 for tho
same work. The Pioneer Company Of.
fercd to repair electric lamps Tor $?.35,
while the Western Electric Company
bid from $3.50 to ~.
W. j. McGarigle IL now said to bc the
leading Democrat In the Twenty-slx..
| Ward. aud II soon to he committeeman
from the ward. The announcement Is
made that William j. Mct;nrlgle has
entered politics again. ana that his I'M
mediate ambition n to encompass the
defeat of alderman Schlnke next
spring. when he will bc NJ for re-clec
tlOn.
There II nothing surprising In the fac,
that an atteMp. II to he made by thu
dangerous element to defeat Scnlnkc
But the opposition was not expected Il
legln It's work 81 soon. Schlake nat
urnlly II very offensive to certain pow
erful interests In TINS city. The trOubl,
with Schlake II that he II absolutely
honest. ana believes he was elected Il
the Council to serve public as agains
private interests. This IL mn unl,artlOn
able OfYense III the eyes of franchise
jobbers. Consequently. II money caI
accomplish the result. there IL no dOub
that Schlnke will be forced to retire
Nothing II more natural than that Nc
Garlgle should seek to be tue tool ,O
bringing about this result, ana that tn,
wealthy magnates accustomed to dc
bauching legislative bodies should b,
entirely willing to make use Of Nectar
lyle and his like for the purpose of de
featlng Sch..Ae.
The early manifestation of u desire {,
..efeat the Twenty-sixth Ward Alder
man should cause the honest people O
Chicago to realize that the contest will
corruption must 10 Kept up increasingly
Schlake was re-eiected In 1906 agalns
much the same kind of opposition n,
that which will be manifested In mex
springs campaign. He can be re
elected again II the citizens of his war,
take warning II time ana prepare fo
the contest In his behalf.
A petition has been filed with Com