Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-01-26

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Mayor whenever 1t shall appear to his
satisfaction that any of the provisions
of this ordinance have been violated.
or that persons of bad character are
in the habit of cungrcgating In the
dramshop or saloon kept under aud by |
virtue of such license: and IL shall he |
the duty of all officers of the police de- |
partmCnt commanding precincts 10 |
make written reports to the chirf of |
police each month as To the character |
of the patrons of every saloon and |
dramShop in their respective precincts. |
Sec. !. Any person. firm or corpora.
tion violating any of the provisions of |
this ordinance shall he subject To u
penalty of not less than twenty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars for
each ofIcnsc.
Sec. >. This ordinance shall he in
force and effect from aud after its pas.
sage and due publication
Re it ordained 10y the City Council of
the city of Chicago:
Section |. That Section 1855 of the
ordinance passed April y 1897. and
approved April .. 1897. and known as
the Revised Code of Chicago. he and
the same is hereby repealed.
See. =. This ordinance shall he i'm
force AMI effect from aud after thrty
days after its passage.
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The traction companies came in for
unexpected attacks at the City Council
meeting Monday night. The Mayor and
half II dozen Aldermen introduced rcso.
lutlons and ordinances directed ut the
various companies.
Ald. Nelson introduced an order pro-
hiliting the running of street ears In
trains. According to his order cars
must he equipped so as To run scpar.
atcly. July | was given as the time
for the new order of affairs to 20 iuto
effect. Aid. Nelson believes that this
order would give better service.
Mayor Harrison presented an ordl-
| nance providing that cars should stop
ut any street intersection when signal
cd. II" wishes To stop the practice of
| train crews who are behind time ig-
norlng persons who signal. Both meas.
urc> were referred.
The Mayor. too. asked that authority
he granted To imyalidatc the franchise
of the Chicago General Street Railway
Company. In stating the city's case
against this company the Mayor said:
"Thc company has failed To keep its
right of way In repair. and has paid no
track rental except for the year ending
Dee. I. 1898. while the service rendered
has been of the most unsatisfactory
character. There Ia due the city for
track rental alone 50. i5ti In spite of the
most dlligcnt effort upon the part of the
city to collect it,
The matter was referred.
AID. Mlnwcgcn introduced an Or'll.
nance providing chat no further privl.
lcgcs should bc granted the Union Trac'
ton Company. the Metropolitan "I.. =
or the Lake Street "l." until the com.
panlcs had paid outstanding claims Ia
the city. These claims are as follows;
Union Traction Company. ..... .SS.o1'
Metropolitan Elevated .......... 3M,'
Lake Street Elevated. ............ BIB.
| Aid. Minwcgcn's measure was refer
red 10 the judiciary committee, but the
Aldermen showed that they approved
of Il by refusing the Union Traction
Company permission to lay u switch
track In an allcy.way to the south Of
It's power house at Western avenue and
Washington boulevard.
.\ld. Byrnc presented an ordinance
. prohibiting tcamstcrs To drive with one
wheel In the street ear tracks ana one
on the street paving.
AID Brcnncr presented his "tunnc
slcing" order. This measure provided
that as much of the top of the tunncl'
he removed as lntcrfcrcd with nnylga
tlon. This practically meant destruc
tlon of the tunnels. The ordinance mar
rowly escaped being placed on file, In
was finally referred to the judiclar,
committee.
The Council indorscd three bills fo
passagc by the state Legislature. Thcs'
Ethrce were: \ bill to give the CIT!
Council the right to regulate the price
of gas. bill for II new special assess
ment law. including the reorganization
of the board of local improvements
and the Civic Federation bill. whlcl
provides for Il county of Cook. count.
of Chicago, ana the abOllshment of jus
tlcc courts In the county of Chicago
Aid. Blake recommended this last
named bill ms n substitute for the jus
tlcc court bill presented by the stat
Legislation Committee.
The Council too, passed the anti-bill
board ordinance rs introduced by AID
Patterson This ordinance provide
that slgnboarls, with certain eXcml
tlons. within 300 feet of parks q
bOulcyarls, he condemned as nlll
Sanccs.
The Council voted to build pontoo
bridge at Canal street. II was also ii,
cidcd to lease space in the city conduit
for telephone ana electric wires to pr
vatc companies upon payment of Sp'
Gifted rental,
Mayor Harrison submitted an ordli
ance creating n bureau of statistics 4
furnish data concerning Chicago. !
was referred. The Mayor signed tn
: GoldZicr "anti-eXpectoratlon" ordlI
ancc.
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