Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-02

SN to- the Judges and clerks of the pri
inaricS and election of this spriug -
per cent vt that will bc paid to the
clerks aud judges and IL per cent go to
the money sharks. That is. for dis.
counting the pay orders of these ot,i-
cialS two months in advance of the time
the county will pay. the sharks will get
about Sll.3cO interest. or : per cent per
month Eight per cent month is 81
per cont II ycar-a very modest rate of
interest for attorneys and bankers"
These loans could not Ice honorcd 10y
the county. aud the purposes of the
sharks would hc defeated IL the County
Bo1ri. the County Judge and the Coun-
~ Comptroller took such action us
would notify Judges aud clerks of clcc.
tjou that assigned orders would not be
houorcd The Board of Education
could also take such action u regard
to teachers who discounted their pay
at cNurhitaut rates of interest. The
discounts made and boldly advertised
in the letter quoted are usury of the
worst type and it is II question If the
grand jury and states Attorney Dc-
nCcn could not he invited to conduct an.
other Investigation into the matter.
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The Council referred To. the finance
committee u request to increase the
police force to the extent of 2co men.
chief Swcuie was granted permission
tc give iircmcu furloughs AZ vacations.
Au order was passed authorizing the
Commissioner of Public Works to sell
the Taylor street bridge to the highest
bidder.
\ cuditicntiou of the navigation laws.
prepared 10y city Engineer Ericsson.
was referred to the committee on har-
sors. viaducts and bridges.
Doulon and Matthieson appear tn
have lcad.pipe cinch Oh the salarcd
clerks in the County Building.
There is no chance for the loan
sharks ~ lose in the county building
shuttle where they charge 10 per cent
for the accommodation.
.uarlan's boom petered out terribly.
The Republicans of the sixth Ward
could not send Il better man 60 the
City Council than Mr.. Frank T.. White.
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The liyellcst kind of a fight for the
Republican aldermanic nomination Is
being conducted In the Sixth Ward.
where there are seven earnest candi-
dates. Frank T.. White. the llvcryman.
appears TO bc in the lead. His name
WIS proposed and his candidacy l. be-
ing supported by friends, neighbors
and business associates, who are
among the best people in the ward.
The charge. by the Municipal Voters
League. that he Is being supported by
the worst element In the ward Is abso.
lutely without foundation In truth. The
story that money was being offered for
delegates. and that Mr.. White was an
Svowed friend of the traction compan.
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i,,,,or ,,J MT. on,,.ip mi, ,,,i, w,s
,yorh.ord hy an oa,cIous frlend of tho
Municipal Voters League. who took II
sar,nns,,
In ren,v IN all tho unius, occuso,lons
that have been made. Mr.. White has
issned statement thnt enectuaiiy re-
fuies all that mas been sald against
him, ANA since MS opponents nave
stopped to mud-throwing' Mr. whites
friends nave doubled their work TO So
cure thr nomination Tor h'il'
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The Masonic Temple gang of loan
artists deserve n showing up, says u
correspondents
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