Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-14

| INV hh'" "iSuiCl lOrun VIII DC pruc-
tically in sole command. for I do moi
usually go far from here on first
alarms"
insurance men generally declared
| that Chief Musham's wisdom I'm the
management of the fire department
should not be questioned. They tool,
the stand that Mr.. Muslam. as chief
of the fire department. knows more of
the needs of the department than they
do. They expressed the utmost conf.
| dence In the chief.
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Mayor Harrison will mt nm early day
send message to the City Council ask.
Ing for the appointment Of committee
to visit the State Board Of Equalization
at Springfield and request II to assess
| according to law the corporations of
Chicago and to levy all the back assess.
ments against these corporations which
the board has neglected to make during
the last twenty-five years.
II announced month ago" said Cor.
poratiOn Counsel Walker. that I in
tended to bring a mandamus suit
against the state Board of EIualizn.
ton to compel IL to assess the Chicago
corporations and to make now all the
assessments against them that had
been neglected in past years. Well.
after mature deliberation. Mayor Hnr.
risOn and have reached the conclu-
sion that such drastic measures were
not necessary to accomplish this end.
Our present plan IL for the Mayor to
send message to the Council asking
for the appointment of a committee to
go to Springfield and lay the case be.
fore the State Board. We have been
ut work for some time preparing for
this step and are not quite through yet.
We are making up n statement Of the
work OF the board In the past and OF
Its effect on the prosperity Of Chicago.
This II not done mt all In a threatening
spirit. for we fully believe that the
board will acqulesce ut once IN our re-.
quest and introduce the reform which
we wish to bring about"
Although the Mayor ana Corporation
Counsel now give no cOuntenancc to the
Idea Of mandamus suit. II IL well
known that Assistant Corporation
Counsel SchOield has devoted all his
time for the last month to preparing
such suit. 1t II known also that the
ComptrOller's office has been ut work
for weeks making digest of the short.
comings Of the state BOnrd. II IL not
believed by any one conversant with
the situation that these prepare lions
Will not be put to good account II need
be.
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a story IL circulating among Repub.
licnn politicians in Springfield that at II
conference held In the Leland Hotel
there. ut which Congressman Reeves,
Speaker Sherman. Attorney General
HamHn and former Senator o. +. Ber-
ry. Of Carthage. were present. II was
practically agreed that these four fac.
tors In Illinois politics would unite In
support Of Congressman Reeves for the
United States Senate. According to
the stories told, the four met by ap.
pOintment. They were all Of Il mind
to fight shy Of the Dawes boom for
various reasons, ana as Congressman
Reeves IL not averse to making the
race ana II looked upon Ms n possible
winner In the event Of his candidacy. It
was agreed to unite In his support.
The four leaders participating IN the
conference have large political follow
ings In their respective sections of the
State, and a coalition among them
would be Of sufficient strength to fig.
ure seriously IN the chances OF. any
Senatorial candidate.
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All steam boilers under sidewalks In
Chicago IRE to be- removed. Under or
dcrs from Mayor Harrison. Boiler In.
spectOr Blnney Wednesday began serv.
Ing notices. How many Of these boil.
ers there are II not known. but there
must be hundreds, II not thousands.
The order from the Mayor IL AZ fol.
lows:
As the placing OF steam boilers I'M.
der sidewalks IL u violation Of the city
ordinances. you will zee that I'LL such
boilers are removed ut once"
The first building attacked was the
Continental. ut 146 Franklin street.
The owners protested that the boiler
was perfectly safe, hut the fires were
ordered drawn and thirty days were al
lowed In which to make the change.
Notice was also served ut the following
buildings In the SHINE district:
Patrick Building, Madison and Mar
ket streets.
Marshfield Building. Monroe and
Franklin.
Gilbreant Building. Madison and
Franklin.
Chicago Opera House, Clark and
Washington. :.
Norton Milling Company, Madison
street ana the river.
AS fast as we can lind other eases
OF boilers under sidewalks they will
have TO CO." said Inspector Blaney.
''rhe order was given ut the time of |
the DOremus explosion" explained the |
Mayor. but In the mixup ut that time
and the change Of administration In |
the boiler inspection office Il was over
looked. Now 1t Is to he put In force.
Boilers under sidewalks are dangerous.