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


kindly enterprise which seeks to i'm
prove their mental and physical condi.
lions should receive generous support.
a few hundred dollars I'm cash has made
1t possible for willing Instructors to car.
ry the gospel of hope and cleanliness,
of knowledge and usefulness, to per.
haps 1000 children. The number could
be easily doubled or trebled If the finan.
cial resources of the superintendent
were greater. OF the many fields for
charitable work none Is wOrthier than
this and none promises better or more
lasting results.
One OF the important subjects dis
cusscd by the state Bar Association
at its twenty-iifth annual meeting was
the need or dcsirability of a conven-
ton to revise the Illinois Constitution
of 1S7O-that notorious product of
Grangcrism and dlstrust Of political
freedom and local Initiative
The business and property interests.
the heavy taxpayers and the executive
officials who carry on the actual work
of government, as well as the citizens
whose interests are directly affected
by existing laws. kccnly realize the i'm
pcratlve necessity of u thorough over.
hauling of the Constitution. In ut
least half a dozen directions radical
change IL essential. and It Is simply
idle to pretend that It can he brought
about by the interminable and exas.
perating process of amendment by leg.
islatiOn duly submitted to the voters.
Does experience count for anything?
What has Cook County secured from
the late General Assembly In the way
of constitutional amendment? Moth.
Ing. In spite of the fact that several
resolutions were before II ana that TO
some Of them mt least no sound objec.
ton was offered by anyone.
That the State at large does not feel
the need Of Il constitutional convention
must he admitted. But Cook County
Is entitled to consideration ana relief,
and It cannot obtain these I'm any other
way. The 5 per cent limitation upon
the borrowing power condemns Chica-
go to stagnation. decay and waste. The
justice shop IL an abominntion and a
disgrace. The possibility of legislative
violation Of home rule II u menace that
must be removed once for all.
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Judgment was formally entered be-
fore Judge Nicely Monday denying the
issuance of u writ of nmndamus to COM
pei the West Chicago Street Railroad
Company to lower the Van Buren, street
tunnel.
The matter was argued some time ago
before Judge Nicely and the decision of
the court announced denying the pcti.
ton OF the city for the compelling writ.
In the order of judgment sixty days
was allowed by the court for the prep.
aratlon OF the certificate Of evidence on
which the case will be presented to the
higher courts.
Martin Il. Madden's campaign for n
seat In the United States SENATE IL well
started In the State. While little In the
way of thorough organization has been
done. leaders have been sounded re-.
garding their sentiments. and Mr.. Mad.
den IL In correspondence with hundreds
Of Republican politicians.
Invitations to visit him In Chicago
have been sent by Mr.. Madden to infiu.
entail men In many districts, and all
Indications IRE that thorough canvass
will be made.
Dispatches from Springfield, Bloom.
ington. Urbana, Quincy. Danville,
Galesburg, StreatOr, HillsborO and
Rockford show no work yet done for
Madden In those cities.
Many places, however, tell Of worl;
being done by the Chicagoan.
Milk Inspector Grady recommended
that suits be instituted against the Pro.
ducers' Pure Milk Company, which
furnished milk to the Cook County
Hospital. The recommendations were
approved by Secretary I'rltchard Of the
Health Department ana given to At
tOrney Krlcte. The suits will be begun
In Justice Gibbons court.
According to Inspector Grady. the
milk company has been negligent DIES
pite numerous warnings from tn,
Health Department. In failing to TAKE
out licenses for its milk wagons. Mn,
suits will be started on these grounds
as the company has nine wagons. Thu
more serious suits, however, will bt
those charging that formalin was uset
In preserving milk. In addition, tn,
company will be charged with selling
milk that IL below the standard estab
lislled by the city ordinances. I'll,
County Board, too. IL ready to take nc
ton on Its own authority.
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Acting under orders from Commits
siOner OF Public Works BlOcki, Cit,
Engineer Ericsson has relieved Edward
Wilmann, superintendent Of bridge
construction. from work In connection
with the lOng-delayed Division street
and 9th street bridges.
The city appropriated $I32, 600 for thu
Division street bridge. This cOntrac
was let In July, 1900, ana the bridge
was to be finished Feb. IL, 1901. Onl!
40 per cent of the work has been done
and Mr.. BlOcki already has been asked
to entertain bill Of 100000 for extras
The 0Jth street bridge contract wa'