Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-09-09

done several times in the past.
Mayor Harrison has returned from
his Canadian fishing trip and Is again
located at his summer home ut the
Huron Mountain Club, near Marquette
Mich.
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Fred +. Stoll Is said to have the Con
gressiOnal bee. He lives In the TWEEN
ty.cighth Ward. and has a desire tr
succeed Congressman Lerimer.
Morgan County, of which Jackson
vile is the county seat. Is In the thrOes
Of hot Republican fight for control
of the county organization The fight
Is between Charles =. Rannels, repre-.
senting the Tanner forces, and Richard
Yates and his associates Of the anti.
Tanner crowd. The result Of this fight
will he an indication of the Tanner sen.
tlment throughout the State, II Il
claimed by some of the shrewd Observ.
ers.
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When Mayor Harrison returns TO Chi.
cagO he will he asked to rcarrange the
specifications under which bids were
received for building the southern arm
Of the interceptlng sewer system. in
crease the sections to three or more and
readvertjse for bids separately on each
section. This proposed change II the
Ostcnsible reason why the award Of the
two contracts to the "lOwest RESPONSE
bic bidder" has been held up.
The report which runs through tho
City Hall IL that Thomas Gahan. one
Of the Democratic "bOsscs'' of Cool;
County. Is openly threatening to have
the head of Commissioner McC;ann II
he gives the contracts to Patrick II.
Nash. the lowest bidder on both sec.
lions.
Mr.. Gahnn Is u member of the Gahan
4 Byrne firm of contractors who bid
on the work. and all the political "pull''
at the command Of the County Central
Committee chairman II said to have
been brought into play to get the con.
tracts, especially on section Il, which
IL fatter job than section II by about
500. 200. based on the figures of tn,
lowest bidder. The best which MIR
Gahan has accomplished with his
pull II said to have been the raising
OF the question whether better results
would not be attained In the city's In.
terests by dividing the work into more
than two sections. This change would
necessitate q new set of specihcat lions
ana readvert sing for bids.
The Commissioner of Public Works
declares he has not been Influenced or
inundated by Mr.. Guhnn and does not
care what the politicians do or threaten
to do. When asked what difficulty
stands in the way of letting the public
works he says: 1T Is u question of
specifications which ! don't care to dis.
cuss ut the present time" Contractors
who figured on the tunnel work openly
say:
"The contracts would have been lot
long ago II Mr.. McGann had been let
alone. This scheme to split the wOrl;
Into three or more sections IL only a
rlise to advertise for new bids ana keen
Patrick II. Nash from getting the work.
But II new bids are ordered Gahan 4
Byrne will not get any Of the contracts,
because they don't go after Job unless
there Is u pretty good margin OF profit
In 1t for them. New bids will be a
boomerang for Mr.. Gahan."
The bids were opened Aug. Z. On
section q Mr.. Nash's bid was x531 $3.50,
and Gahan Il Byrne were fourth. bid,
ding $550OO4. On section II Mr.. Nash
bid *'S?,N'7 and Gahan Il Byrnc were
seventh, asking x3sS. $50.
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Billie Webb, Republican boss In the
Twenty.nlnth Ward. says there Is
nothing but harmony In his organIza,
tiOn there, but that the Democrats are
extremely busy lighting among them.
selves.
Republican leaders are stlll URGING
the members of the Board of Assess
Ors that the reduction In downtown
real estate valuations and failure to
make corresponding reductions In the
districts where wOrkingmen reside and
own their homes will work havoc with
the county ticket next year.
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Chief Kipley's department deserves
the greatest, credit for. the arrest Of
the suspected murlerers of Walter
NOeller. ana Sergt. Walen il entitled
10 Ills stripes ana the thanks of the
community besides. To realize his
duty SO fully and execute II SO PROMPT
" would have been impossible to any
but an alert ana efficient officer. Ii
was better than good detective work
1t was good police work.
Ex-senator g. Porter Johnson Ia one
of the Illinois orators who will 20 Ia
Kentucky to enter the arena of deba Il
In behalf Of GOebel and the regular
nominees. JOhnsOn's ability In the
line Of OratOry has been. heard Of In
Kentucky, and the bourbOns want to
hear from him during the campaign.
John II. Tanner Is complete master
Of his party In this State and can re-
nominate himself hands down. He has
the organization and the men who de
liver delegates ana control counties
and he will win. ! have learned this
aud believe 1t Ii true after making d