Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-10-04

To the Editor Chicago Eagle:
Dear Sir: Now that there II u great
deal of talk about reform In street car
service, perhaps It may not be out Of
place to draw attention through your
columns to a growing nuisance In this
regard which / believe can be and
| ought to be remedied. I refer to the
practice Of smoking on the street cars.
am one Of those who believe that
smoking should not DC allowed any
place on street car. 1t seems to me
that no man can he 80 cverlastingly
consumed with the desire to tackle his
"weed" as to be unable to wait till he
rides downtown Oh his ear. and II such
there bc. they ought to be made to put
however. smoking Is permitted on
street cars under certain restrictions
and regulations. I think those restrlc.
tions ana regulations should be en-
| forced.
The ordinances minimizing this nui-
snnce used to be enforced In the old
days. 1t was provided under them
that smoking was permissible only on
the three rear seats of open cars and
the front platforms Of closed ears.
| This II no longer enforced. Smokers
are allowed to pun away on any old
seat In open cars, and, especially at
night inside Of closed ones. sometimes
whiting their smoke Into the faces of
women and children.
Is 1t not possible to ut least enforce
the rules which regulate smoking In
public conveyances?
For my part ] would be glad to see
Legislation passed prohibiting the prac-
tlce absolutely. and l know Of scores
OF citizens who think just rs l do.
Yours respectfully,
A sUFFERER.
September 30,
TO the Editor:
Dear Sir: IL there no way by which
the city can be compelled to sweep at
the street crossings? Since II seems
to be hoping against hope for clean
streets. II may not look unreasonable
for the public to demand that the
places where people have to descend
from street ears and other public con.
veynnces shall not be knee deep In
mud. Az 1t IL now, one need never
expect to get anywhere downtown
without mud bath for their neither
extremities, unless they get there In II
cab or automobile and are transferred
from the curb to the entrance to the
building In u sedan chair. do not
think II would cost sO much to clean
up the crossings. Yours, etc,
WAYFARER.
Chicago, Sept. 10.
Editor Chicago Eagle:
Dear Sir: Can any Of your readers
VINO are lawyers inform an anxious In
quirer whether an outside firm OF ex
pert accountants has the right to absO-
lutely decide who shall be retained and
who shall he discharged from the en-
plOy OF the city? Has the Mayor of
Chicago or the Civil Service Commits
sion the power to delegate that pre-
rogatlve to any outside firm OF clerks,
no matter how expert they may be?
II SO, why put the people to the trOu-
bic of electing Mayor ut all, since this
seems to be about the only function
now left himy
CITY HALL EMPIDYE.
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has been placed on the Democratic
county ticket as candidates for mem
bership on the County Board of he
view, to ill the vacancy caused by the
retirement of Mr.. Winston, Is man
who needs no introduction to the peo-
pie of Chicago.
Mr. Cooley has leen before the public
now for many years, and every capaci-
ty of life In which he has\been placed
has been filled by him ably, honor
ably, with credit to himself and to the
utmost satisfaction of the public.
| A civil engineer of the highest stand
Ing, he has always taken lively inter-
est in all matters Especially engineer
ing prOblems) affecting the well-being
of the people of Chicago.
In this regard Mr.. Cooley has proven
one of the most useful citizens Chicago
has ever had. When 1t is mentioned
that he was one of the pioneers Of the
movement for the building of the great
drainage channel, and that 1t was In
fact largely due to his genius and his
eXertiOns that 1t was brought into the
domain of reality and OF practical
work, some idea may be gained Of the
! magnitude Of this mans life's service