Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
Citizens from Many Parts Of Town Write
of Men and Events Of the
Day.
Pointed Questions Asked Regarding the Trans
actions Of Public Bodies and Of
Political Leaders.
Gossip Of the City and Of the Country
Forms the Subject Of Com.
municatons.

Editor Eagle:
Dear Sir--lf the newspaper reports
are now engaged In the so.called cru.
sadc against Robert Il. Burke have an
no,,nccd that Mr.. Burke is an unfit
man to conduct the coming fall cam.
paign on the Democratic side.
Since when has he become unfit, and
what has he done to unfit him!
If he is to bc dcposcd and the man.
agcmcnt of the campaign entrusted to
other hands. who is to succeed him.:
Judging from the list of those who
made up the meeting ut which the war
was declared on Burke, there Is not
likely to bc any great Improvement In
this regard. If the question of good rec.
ord is the issue, and presume 1t Is.
Yours for fair play.
cox sISTENCY.
Chicago. April -.
Dear Sir--rcrmlt me to ask. through
the medium of your correspondence
columns. whether or not 1t IL Illegal to
make assessments from the pOlicemcn's
salaries every time there IL II MayOralty
campaign on.
II am not mistaken. II Is highly illc.
gal. ana In direct cOntiTvcntiOn Of the
civil service law to do 80. and yet II IL
u fact that at every MayOralty campaign
IN assessment has been levied. and the
amount stopped out of every patrol
mans salary. Ten dollars from each Inl.
trOlmans months salary Is the amount
always dc,luoed, and l know Of cases
where patrolmcn, in order to curry ia
vOr with the powers that be, have vol
untccrcd to make 1t twenty. Now. In
view Of the fact that Mayor Harrison
has stood In the way of u slight In
crcusc In the pay of the policemen Of
this city, 1t Is to be- hoped the city ad'
mlnistratiOn will put Il stop to this
practice. II not, then 1t should be en-
posed II again attempted. and those rr'
sponsiblc for It punished.
PATROIMAN.
10 the Editor The Chicago Eagle:
Dear Sh--As there Is 81 much talk
Just now about the handling OF trust
funds such rs those of political organ.
izati0ns. political picnics, ana so forth.
would II not he well to find out II there
is st!ll In existence In this city such
ln organization rs the Tammany So
clcty. and II not what became of t.?
All further information bearing on this
matter would prove interesting to
many erstwhilc members who are Ut
present IN the dark. Yours truly.
TAMMANYiTE.
Chicago. April ~.
Sir-Pcrmlt II humble taxpayer WHO
Is not II member of either the Republican
or the Democratic organization, to Of
fer Il suggestion ancnt u recent publ
cation concerning the management oi
the City Hall.
In this announcement the statement
Is made that the chief janitor has M
drrIakcn 10 turn the fire hose on the
exterior of the City Hall for obvious
purposes. would propose that he be-
Gin on the inside and work the hose
thoroughly from top to bottom. The
stronger the stream the better the pub
lie would be pleased.
NON-PARTISAN.
Slr-Can anybody kindly inform the
public why ii is the street car coEs'
panics are not compelled TO comply
with the ordinance which orders them
TO sprinkle their tracks?
On last Tuesday, when the wind VAS
high, II was almost impossible to walk
the streets of this city. Clouds OF
dust, mingled with disease breeding
particles. were carried on the wings
of the gale, filling the eyes, cars, nos
trlls and lungs of the people. 1t was
II striking illustration of the character
of IN administration which allows the
city TO wallow in dirt, and which ncv-
or sweeps a street.
BUT the street cars made the nul-
Sance even worse, for in the wake OF
every train that plunged through the
thOroughfares perfect simeon of dust
ana dirt carcercd along, simply over-
whclming unfortunate pedestrians,
ANA covering even the patrons of the
roads with filth. Now, il / am right,
there is an ordinance which provides
that these street car companies shall
sprinkle their tracks daily in dry and
dusty weather. Why Is it not enforc-
ed? "'' 'DISGUSTED.
Slr-Fault has been found with Rob