Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-11-30

SO much for the Colleran incident.
but there are others that may furnish
the Mayor with sufficient grounds for
looking seriously mt the general de-
nunciatiOn of his pet commission. They
certainly will furnish materials for
questions like these by the City Civil
Service Committee. when IL gets a
crack at the commission:
Are police officers being harried. per-
secuted and punished for noii-payment
Of debts by a Civil Service Commission
one member of which but recently fled
Il petition in bankruptcy?
Are police officials with splendid rec.
ords for bravery and loyal devotion to
duty being discharged from the force
on technicalitles and bubbles Of law
by II board, one member Of which was
himself indicted by Cook County
Grand Jury not long ago?
His this Indictment been stricken of
the Criminal Court records, and II so.
why, and by what means has this been
brought about?
By what right or authority Of law
has the Civil Service Commission
adopted a rule permitting every
skate" who may have a grievance o,
II personal enmity to bring charges
ut any time against city employees.
thus making It possible to keep the
working force Of the city In state of
continual turmoil?
BY what right has the Civil Service
Commission abolished the Police Trial
Board. appointing itself with the as
sistance of the supernnnuated Jack"
Shea as the judges and arbitcrs In gen.
cral of the members Of the police board
How II Il that tlie Police and Fire
Departments are kept fiOundering from
one slough Of scandal to another. and
Is IL not commonly understood that this
IL due to the continual violation of the
law by the members Of HnrrisOn's Civil
Service Commission?
Is II true that the Civil Service Com.
mission undertakes to and does dis.
charge employees of the city and does
actually appoint men to fill the posi-.
tiOns so rendered vacant?
Does the Civil Service law confer
upon the commission any such power
~ ~ assumed and now welded l,y
that bOdyY
Is It u fact that the Civil Service
Commission recently fined building
Inspector named John Lenze thirty
days pay on II charge of overlooking
: an alleged violation of the building
building by professional house mover.
n the fact being that said building WIS
of brick. and that no violation what.
ever of law was committed. The flag.
f rant injustice Of the fine IN this ease.
o 1t IL claimed. appealed to the fellow
:. employees Of Lenze. who chippcd IN
9 from their own pockets and made M
|. the amount of his fine
:. by what right did the Civil Service
,. Commission deny to Captain Collcrni
the right to have the findings In his
n case reviewed In the courts of law!
n IL It II fact that II majority of the
u commission has openly declared Its
# contempt for law and lawyers and it,
10 determination to net independently Of
n either?
10 IL the Civil Service Commission I'M
l. der the Jurisdiction Of the courts and
II governed by any law, II NO. why doe,
y the commission seek to evade the action
n Of the courts ana the Interpretation Oi
(. the law?
IL there any law governing the con
duct of the commission. and II 10, ar,
the courts Of Cook County qualified tt
interpret that law?
81 ~ thav urs, .vh,. ,,.oo C,,t.,t,, f,,I,.,,
% an denied the right to ask the court.
q to enforce the laws provisions?
IL Was the Civil Service Commission
d afraid the courts would decide II hat
" been acting Illegally. and was Its haste
q In the COllernn case due to Il deterinin
alton to carry out Its decisions legal,
n or Illegally?
It II NO, will Mayor Harrison stand fo
r. III
1t II he does the Common Council I'M,
ii he common people won't
D. ~SA
y The notorious Robert LindblOm. pres
~ ident of the Civil Service Commission
said sunday night:
" ut IL u matter of supreme inditYer
y ence to me what the County Dem0c
y racy does. Fortunately 1t Is not run
~ ming the Civil Service Commission Of
. ficc, ana 1t is only what might be OK
- pected from that source! The CIvi
Service Commission did what 1t he
- :, lleved was its duty. ana will cOntinut
~ to do 30 regardless of any action OF
!" the County Democracy. The matter !,
= too insignificant to receive any atten
~ tlOn from me ana for that reason Il,
~ not care to discuss It,"
%SA
a Perhaps It would be well to ask III,
$. Civil Service Commissioner how Il
~ came about that the \. +. \. Civil Ser
vice Commission reinstated one Kris
g. tyansOn, II guard In u municipal prison
m who was said by fifteen witnesses tt
% have been paralyzed drunk, with ON,
hundred ana fifty lives In his hands foi
the entire night Was the relnstntc
ment due to the fact that the Offendinl
ly official was IN Anarchist?
m ~eA
=, Gum Drops Gunther should not re
;" tain any interest on the public funds NJ
- City Treasurer.