Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-07-20

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they have new in fire fighting appar-
| atus.
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Another fine Chicago regiment has
been doomed to q week of the intolera-
bic heat at the State camp near Spring
field. The experience Is enough to un.
tit the men for military duty during
| their stay and to incapacitate most of
them for the affairs of civil life during
the remainder of the season. 1t Is n
pity that mere local pride and greed
should prevent the location of the state
camp In the salubrlous regions along
| the lake shore to the north of Chicago,
where week In the open air would net
like u tonic upon all who were fortu.
nate enough to enjoy It.
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Lincoln Parks new superintendent.
Reuben II. Warler. assumed the du-
ties of his position Monday simultane-
ously with the announcement of a
plan by Commissioner Hirsch for the
solution of the sea wall problem.
which provides for the use of stone
taken out of the drainage canal. Com
missioner Hirsch II u member of the
committee recently appointed to han
die the sea wall problem. He advo-
Gates the use Of steel foundations for
the new wall. instead of wooden piles.
contending that steel will he perma-
nent, while piles, exposed to the air,
Ian
of stone obtained from the banks of
the drainage canal because It can be
secured for a nominal price. Commits
sioner Hlrsch gave further intimatiOn
that business principles are to rule the
park. lie declared that the promiscu.
Gus use of the sinking fund must
cease. and that as long as he Is n mem.
Der Of the board It not only will be
kept intact but added to.
There has been loose methods used
here" said he, "and of all perhaps the
worst Is the use Of the sinking fund.
We ought to have reserve Of, over
$3OO.OOO. and instead we have one of
about 100000. Whenever there was II
deficit the fund came In handy ana was
used. The board has no right to the
money; II belongs to the bOndhOlders.
and I intend they shall get It. We
have but $4,000 TO run the park the
rest Of the year, and Of that $4,000
will have to 20 for wages. II It were
not for the concessions we would have
trouble. These may pull us through.
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, +. McIIugh and Daniel J. Mcmahon
would prove splendid men on either the
Circuit or Superior Court bench.
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According to Henry WattersOn Mr..
Bryan will show I'M amount of good
sense which heretofore he has seemed
to lack by simply staying politically
dead. His place no longer Is ut tho
head Of the parade.
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Arrangements for the establishment
of u p0stOiiice mt the Union Railway
Station. where all the mail of the West
Side will be handled. are being pushed
rapidly forward, and within u few
weeks the congestion of mail ut the gen.
eral pOstOfiice viii be considerably re.
licved.
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Mayor Harrison broke his rule of not
. attending Sunday picnics and spoke ut
the summer festival ana reunion of
Danish old settlers mt KOlze's Electric
Park In Dunning last Sunday.
/ Tho Nnvnp ,yn vn t<vn r.,nS.ns fnr In.
, ing present. One was that his father
had spoken ut u similar gathering some
t ten years ago ana had proved cOnclu.
: sively that he was Dane. aud the
? other was that the proceeds Of the pic.
Q ME are to he used for the benefit of
the Danish Old Peoples Home.
"There Is less revenue coming to the
I city of Chicago next year than It go,
In 1873" said the Mayor Monday
Tive years following the great fire
Chicago received $3,9OO,OOO In taxa
ton. Thirty years after the great fir'
1t VIII receive about $780, 600, unless
Q some heroic measures are taken. Mean
! while there are 100000 people to TAX,
I care of instead of 100000. While on
: population has increased eightfO!d
our revenue from taxation has no
5 even increased II penny, but has actual
: ly decreased. That alone should OK
; plain why ChlcagO's bridges are fallin:
I into the river. why the river Is so mar
] row and so shallow as to drive com
mercc from the city, why the streets
are dirty and In bad repair and why 4,
hundred ana one things are not don,
by the city administration that ough
TO he done.
i "When Mayor Swift went out o
I office he exclaimed, as he looked at hi
Q desk: The Lord help the man VIII
! follows me-. | understand now VIII!
. he said It,"
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Captain VIM. r. Black, VIM. Prentiss
1, Major Il. Il. TOlman. George Mill,
: Rogers, John C. King, ID. j. McMahOn
Miles j. Dcvine, Donald l.. Morrill, ant
j.. McIIugh are all mentioned for Judi
clal hOnors.
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G David Mayer, of Schlesinger & May
: er Is the latest to give the bathing