Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-16

Who Can Go to ongress from the W
Of Chicago, which bears the whole Of
the tax for school building purposes. II
fixed ut 33O.OOO.OOO. us Mr.. KOpf esti.
mates, q rate Of over % cents on the
500 will be necessary to secure that.
This, according to Mr.. KnOpf's esti.
mates, will make the rate Of the two
special taxes $1.OS on the 800.
These special taxes, together with :
per cent. allowed by the law for gen
eral county revenue, will make a tOtn
tax rate Of over q per cent
One hundred and thirty.sevcn con.
panics and firms to liz taxed on their
capital stock, and the amounts range
from $1,000 to $1,000. The American
Radiator Company and the National
Linseed OIL Company are cnch as
sessed ut 100000. while the Traders
Insurance company Of Chicago comes
next with a valuation Of $74.4O7. -Four
concerns are assessed ut $4,000, us
follows:
American Cereal Company. the Din.
mond Match Company, North American
Transportation and Trading Company.
and Munger. Wheeler Elevator Com
pany. The South Chicago Elevator
Company IL assessed Mt $35, 900 and the
Union Rendering Company ut $4,000.
The American Linseed Company. Chi.
cagO Elevator Company, Chicago
O'Nell Grain Company. Hammond Re
frigeratOr Car Company. Streets Sta
BILE Car line, and the Western Under.
writer's Association are each assessed
ut $4,000.
Those listed ut $4,000 IRE the Alas.
kan Bonanza Mining. Trading, and
Transportation Company, Arnold Bros.
Central Safety Deposit Company. Gen.
eral Electric Railway Company.
Streets Western Stable.Car line, and
the Title Guarantee ana Trust Com.
pany.
The announcement that the tax rate
for expenses Of the State has been fixed
at but ~ cents on the 800 has caused
considerable comment. This IL a re-
ductlOn Of II cents over last year, and
q reduction Of "a cents over 1907. This
marked decrease made by Gov. Tanner
and his auditor Is regarded rs a sharp
political move and will undoubtedly
strengthen the Governor In rural dis.
tricts, where the State Tux forms con.
siderable portion Of the farmers bur-
den.
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| Governor Tanners friends In the
Thirteenth Ward are trying to over.
throw Senator Dan A. Campbell. They
are moving ut present against his lead.
ership as member Of the Republican
County Central Committee. On Nov.
10 the ward club adopted resolutions,
offered by Senator Campbell, declaring
against the Governors denomination.
At that time James IL. In Vine. ex-Al-
derman Charles Swigart, George Nc.
GregOr, W. Il. Dun. ana q. II. Cruick.
shank appeared as leaders OF the fight
on Campbell. Some Of them claimed
not to be Tanner champions, but they
opposed the resolutions. The same
crowd Is now determined to have the
resolutions rescinded, ana a meeting
Of the club for that purpose has been
called ut the wigwam, Lake street ana
Kedzie avenue.
Members OF the Council Finance
Committee will ask the City Electro
clan for information to be used ut the
next meeting when the proposition of
the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Com
pany to cut the price of street lighting
on certain conditions comes up for ac-
ton. Some of the Aldermen hesitate
to speak favorably Of the offer. bcliev-
Ing that while II may be to the city's
advantage In its present financial
straits the company will get the better
of the bargain In the end. "When the
city extends Its electric lighting system
so that gas lamps are almost obsolete"
said Aid. Neagle, "the city will have no
trouble to take care of Its gas bills and
no more will have to be paid In city
judgments" There Is n question of
law involved In the proposition-that
OF the legal effect of abandoning the
city's claim to the 3la per cent.-and
the committee will probably refer the
matter to the Corporation Counsel.
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A delegation Of Thirty-second Ward
Republicans, representing gOOdly
portion Of the party organization there,
J 1t was announced, will call on Loren
G. Collins, former Judge of the Circuit
Court, and ask him to become candi-
J date for the gubernatorlal nomination.
J The intention is, II he will consent, to
; have a mass meeting In the biggest
hall In Hyde Park and make him the
candidate Of that entire district. For.
mer Judge Collins was frequently men,