Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-10-28
HON. CHARLES BURMElSTER,
The North Side Choice for Drainage Trustee.

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The North Side Choic
brush similar to that which was
fought at San Juan would not be dig
nified as a skirmish In 1854 and the
boys would not even think enough of II
to write home about II.
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At the meeting Of the Council Judi.
ciary Committee Monday night Aid.
Edward d. Connor, speaking Of his
ordinance calling for the appointment
Of an Aldermanic committee to obtain
the enforcement Of the city ordinances.
said that several times he had appealed
to Mayor Harrison and Commissioner
Of Public Works Mccain to enforce
the laws and that he had either been
unable to see them or they had refused
to give him any satisfaction. He said
he had called the attention Of the
Mayor to the ordinances on midnight
closing of saloons. music In saloons,
and wlnerooms. lie said In his ward
the saloons were allowed to run all
night.
Decided opposition to the ndminlstra-
ton scheme Of building sewers and
tunnels by day labor was developed.
An ordinance providing for the con-
structiOn ana repair Of tunnels, sewers.
water mains, ana other work was laid
over until Commissioner Mccain can
bc present to place some statistics be.
fore the committee. Aid. Smulski Of
the sixteenth Ward told tho committee
Of violations Of the city ordinances that
had occurred In his ward. He favored
the appointment Of a Council commit.
tee to secure the enforcement Of the
laws by the city officials.
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Joseph Snyder Of the Fourth ward,
brOther.in-law of Sheriff Magerstadt,
II mentioned for the nomination ns
Supervisor or Collector on the South
Town Republican ticket.
cagO Austin will become the Thirty
NTH Ward. AZ soon as the decision Of
the Supreme Court Ii received the city
officials will take possession of the
Austin public buildings and property.
The proposed new ward has 10000
population. The statute requires that
annexed territory containing three
square miles or more, or u population
Of from 1900 to $4,000, shall cOnsti-
tute separate ward. The annexed
territory In this case measures three
ana One-half square miles, ana the To-
gal department Of the city decided that
1t must he made ward.
City officials think that adding two
new members to the Council will re-
quire redistrlcting Of the entire city,
and for that reason objections are
raised to holding special election this
fall In the new ward. They take the
ground that It can get along without
representation until the spring election.
An ordinance introduced In the COun-
ell on April %, to make a ward Of the
territory, Ia In the hands Of the Judi
ciary Committee. 1t provided for a
special election, to be held on June o.
The injunction proceedings, however
upset everything, and the ordinance
was tied up.
A subcommittee of the Council FL
nance Committee met and recommends
cd that an election for two Aldermen
from the new ward he held on April l.
1000. II was stipulated that the mem
beers of the Finance Committee be Il
commission to walt on the trustees of
the town Of Cicero to make all negOth,
lions relating to the transfer OF public
buildings, ETC., to the city of Chicago.
The territory annexed is bounded on
the north by North avenue, on the
west by Austin avenue, and on the
south by 18th street. The southern
part Of 1t extends east to 4Sth avenue
Flfty-secOnd avenue IL the eastern
boundary from Madison street north
Excepting China, 1t would be hard Il
And any country where the extortiOr
practiced by the Gas Trust on the PEG
pie Of Chicago would long be tolerated
The Gas Trust robs the people In ev
cry way.
1t rents gas ranges to poor people a
outrageous prices. 1t then puts on ex
ira pressure scientifically applied ant
forces air through the pipes at q grea
rate. This pressure IL especially stronl
evenings when supper 10 being pre-
pared. The people pay for wind whicl
costs the Trust nothing.
Special assessments for gas lamps g
right along, hut the poor people do no
get the gas on the streets after the!
pay their assessments. The Gas Trus
owns the streets. The city has moth
Ing to do with them.
The Gas Trust Ii not furnishing one
half the light \ .hould furnish, and TO