Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-12-27
Interested in Forcing This Additional 1mpost
Upon the Already Overtaxed Property
Owners.
Would Make Good Field for Investigation
by States Attorney and Grand
Jury.
Some Of the Hardships Which the Passage Of
Such an Ordinance Would
Occasion.

II Is pointed out. by the way. that
the reports and ugly rumors concern
ing this proposed water meter deal do
not constitute the first scandal In re-.
gard to the same matter. II can easily
be recalled. and the Eagle has the de.
tails at hand. how n story was told
concerning the removal and discharge
several years ago of u former water
official by his then superior officer. he.
cause he refused To acpuicsce In u plan
for the use of only one kind Of water
meter to the exclusion of all others.
The details of the story were outlined
In former edition of the Eagle.
1t was also limited. when some
was up. that fund of some hundreds
Of thousands of dollars had been col.
lected to aid In lobbying the measure
through. These statements were given
publicity ut the time. and the water
meter agitation has slept from that
day to this. Last week. however. II
was stirred up again. but the people
do not propose to stand idly by and
see any such game worked through ut
their expense.
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That It would be an enormous OK.
pense to the taxpayers not only for the
Installation Of these meters and the
repairing of the same annually. but
MI In. nI
who have studied the question will
admit.
1t would work awful hardship on the
small property owners. inasmuch as NJ
man renting to tenants could ever
guess what his taxes would amount Ia
with a meter system In his building
lie would be either at the mercy OF
his tenants, or forced to Increase rents
The only other recourse the small prop
crty holder would have would he III,
stricting the amount OF water used
something which would 20 far tOwar,
breeding II pestilcnce, particularly II
hot weather.
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These are but few of the hardship'
which the passage of such n measure
as that proposed would lnfiict. tn,
citizens of Chicago should stand as ,
unit against II.
Meanwhile the taxpayers will watcl
with interest, IL the States Attorney
will investigate. whether there IL d
big water meter ring In the City Hall
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senator Mason has returned from
Washington and announced that he Il
still candidate for reelection as Uni
ted States senator. He declared that
II was his intention to remain In the
city until after Christmas. Then he
viii 20 10 Springfield ana look after his
interests before the State Legislature
Il am still candidate before the
| Legislature" said the senator. Il dc
not know whether ! shall be candi
date before the caucus or not. The
State convention dispensed with tho
necessity of n senatorial caucus when
II Instructed for Mr., Hopkins. That
being the case ! do not see the need of
any caucus
rs there a chance that the Rcpub
leans who are favorable to your can
ddacy will remain out of the caucll,
ana combine with the DcmocratsT Ii,
was asked.
"Ihe history of politics shows thai
II minority of one party may combin,
with the other party" he replied. 81
do not say that will be the case. Il
there is any plan To form II combina
lion on the part of the minority of tn,
Republicans with the Democrats / dC
not know of IT,"
II senator Mason il not II stickc
then we have never known one.
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Only 93 days more of Harrison a'
Mayor.
In this matter of friendship for Mr.
Darow on the part of Iarrison''
henchmcn, We fear II Is only anothe
Instance Of the lady protesting To,
much"
"The Mayors friends make the point,
said one Of the city Hall clique til,
other day, that il the Hopkins tactic,
do not support Mr. barrow they must
In effect rccant all the good things they
have been saying about him since h,
was mentioned as Il mayoralty possi
bllity."
The Mayors friends make many
points, most of which, like those OF