Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09

The rate was maintained until the
Swift administration came along. and
Ivy u new contract the figures were Jug
gled around to such u point that the
company is now paying the old rate of
4 cents per 1000 gallons again.
The schools Of Pullman cost tho
board of education Of the city of Chi
cago S22,GiG.25 more than Is paid In
school taxes by the school district in
which the town Is located. The total
cost Of the schools per annum is x3l,-
1GS and the total of school take. paid
by the model town and its corporations
L. SD.5at.Io.
This feature of the model towns 70
lations to the municipality has been IN
existence from the date Of annexation
and before annexation. when the
schools were maintained by the Pull.
man company without outside assist
ance. there was never n deficit The
first deficiency came the year Of annex
alton. 1850. Instead of levying school
tax for the entire year the authorities
of the town of Pullman levied for only
four months. The board of education
paid out that year for school district
II. or the town Of Pullman. S;S.!"s..23
for salaries. supplies. etc. The board
received from the city treasurer IN
taxes for the same district for he year
but Sii.21T.Ot. leaving a de!ici, IN the
| account of the district. which had to
he made up by the taxes from Other
sections of the city. amounting 10 S27..
7lG.2o.
The advantage taken of the anncXa-
tion laws meant u cash reprisal Df S2s1..
Ww to the Pullman corporations and
from TINT year there has never failed
| to be u deficit In the school accounts Of
the model town. 40 that one way to
/ run u model town IL to have the tax.
payers of the rest Of the city pay for
maintaining the schools.
When the city started In to assume
control of the schools the officials en-.
deavored to purchase site and erect
| u building. They were refused u site.
hut George NJ. Pullman agreed to
erect u building or rent the one he had
used tO the city. A contract was made
and lease signed June 13. 1896. which
runs for ten years. BY the terms Of
this lease the city pays $500 per an.
mum for the rental of the building and
si.1Oo annually for heating 1t. All re-
pairs. engineers and jnnitors' services.
gas bills, water bills and other ex.
penscs are assumed by the city. Mr..
Pullman demanded $500 for rental.
hut finally compromised on $500. Tile
building Is valued at about S,a,.OOO to
| S13.MW and the rental amounts to more
than ~ per cent of the capital actually
invested. besides all repairs and water
| rents.
| The Pullman branch school occupies
two houses ut 157 and 7M Cottage
Grove avenue. Pullman. For these two
houses the city pays annually rental
Of $3.50. besides water and gus bills.
repairs. etc. Last year the repair nc.
count on the school and branch
amounted to over 800. The engineers
and jnnitors employed by the Pullman
company receive $?.SlS per nnnum and
the cost Of teachers for the school and
branch amounts to *1,S45 per month.
or S1S.iiO for the school year Of ten
months. The gas bill for the Pullman
evening school amounts to from so
to $40 per month AMI runs four months
In the year.
An effort was made to charge the
city at the rate Of $?.25 per 1000 for
gas. but fight was made against this
and a compromise finally effected ut
II rate Of $1.75 per 1000.
For u long time the Pullman com.
pany attempted to make the school
board pay for water ut the rate OF ~
cents per 1000 gallons when the com.
pnny was buying II from another
branch Of the city government for 4
cents. II was finally agreed that the
company should have u rebate from
the city for all water consumed In the
school. AMI Oh the strength Of this
agreement. Il II claimed. the reduction
of the water rate took place during the
Swift administration.
None hut children residing In the
town of Pullman can use these schools.
| The Pullman fire department. which
IL u branch Of the Chicago department,
outside Of the Jurisdiction Of the CHI
cugo officials. however, II another
source Of profit to the palace car cor
poratlon. For this the Swift city nd.
ministration Is also responsible. Tie
city now pays $1,000 more annually
for the Pullman fire service than II
paid during the Hopkins adminlstra'
tIon. The 5000 reduction was secur'
ed by Mayor Hopkins by II veto OF the
uppropriation of $S,'i4O for the Pullman
fire company ana Inserting In place OF
that figure $:,.,4O. The sum was rails
ed back to &S.iiO. however, by IN
Swift administration ana remains NJ
that figure to-day.
The Pullman corporation mnd" Il
statement OF the ease nt one time. III
which It said: "rhe city allows this
company SS.,i4O per annum for the ser
vices of our fire company, while the
annual expense Is 81, +SO. rs follows:
Salary. nine men. ........... .S'.'H
| Ery. hor... 6Ol
| Rent stalls. ........... ~
| p.n, 3i
| Repairs. etc. .......,.....'''''' wv
Shoelng .............,. .'"''''' "
IOtul f''''N'
The company's statement also III
cluded the following:
our present lire department Is call
ell To Kensington. Burnside. ROseland