Chicago eagle., 1902-03-01
West Madison Street Loafers, Detrimental IA
Business, Tolerated for Benefit of
Tough Politicians.
Potest Against Nonunion Made Pianos-Warn.
ing to Theater and Music Hall
Proprietors.
Tert'nent query Anent Municipal Funds
Their Expenditure During the Ensuing
Fiscal Year.

tons. with u view to taking such action
as would prevent the use of the prod.
ucts of scab wOrkmcny I think ull
tlicntcrs or other places of amusement
In which such instruments are used
should bc boycotted by union work
men. after having received due warn.
ing and being afforded sufficient time
to remedy the grievance complained
or. such course of action would
bring these parties to their senses In
short order. ARTISAN.
To the Editor: IL there no law by
which West Madison street can be rid
Of the horde Of trumj,s and buns who
infest that tiOrOughfarc from the
bridge as far west as IIalsted street,
They are menace to society. and n
most rcpulsivc AMI nbOlninablc nui.
suncc.
Respectable women are afraid 10 yo
on West Madison street, lest they
should have to encounter this army of
ho'ocs ana be perhaps insultcd by the
drunken ones. Thus. II will bc seen,
these Migrants are u positive injury to
business. nnd II II no wonder TINT
stores III this part Of the city are cmp.
~ ana 20 n.begging for tenants.
f.. Besides. these tr,,ii,ps Frequently
n'r'k into untcnante,l houses and light
fires. Property In the ncighIorhool
IL In constant danger tlicrcfrom.
The enormous army of hOboes which
infest this part Of town il tolerated. I
understand. BECAUSE the members
thereof are useful occasionally In o,oc.
ton times ana serve to keep In office
certain tough politicians. who. Il seems.
are indispensable to the powers that lc
III til" City Hall. 1t IL to be hon,sl
tue worthy chief of police may tuke n
into Ills hend to stroll out this wnv
some day. for I believe II he realized
the true condition of affairs n. wouhI
not tolerate II u moment.
n WEST SIDE STOREKEEPER.
Chicago. Feb. %.
VIII The Chicago Eagle kindly In.
FORM me what 1t IL Mayor Harrison
proposes to do with the $S,OOO,O 900 or
:" ut the disposal of the city admins.
'ratiol' now that he says the streets
VIII nave to remain uncleaned Though
Ih's IL nothing new. ana that they Will
not be either paved or IightedY
IA ! always understood that paving.
lighting and cleaning the streets were.
~" primary functions of municlpul
government. l had held the opinion
INIT whatever revenue was ut the dis.
'Osnl OF any municipal administration
would bc first devoted to that partIcu-
AR work.
hut 1t seems l was mistaken. for
Mayor Harrison says that because he
'hi'hot nave ten or eleven million dol
nrs at his disposal, none of these
hiings Will bc done during the coming
Icar
In the name of goodness, then. what
will be done?
The water system pays for Its own
maintenance ana operation, the school
ystem Is financed through tax levy
II Its own. and the police and fire de-
'artments nre cut down so that be-
ween the two the total appropriation
= only about $4,O0O,OOO.
Bridges ana viaducts are never re-
'nlred under this administration, there
not one In decent repair to-day be-
ween the North and Northwest Sides.
Now In view Of all these facts 1t
'ould be Interesting to know what In
he name of all that's wonderful
Inyor Harrison proposes to do with
he S4.OOO.WO or better that will be
rft after the police and fire depart
lents have been provided for?
a PUZZLED TAXPAYER.
~
Report is still busy with the name Of
'homns \. Smyth as the strongest
lan for the Democratic shrievalty
0minatlon.
There will he a holocaust In one of
ur Chicago theaters some day, aud
lls rotten city administration can be
lamed for It.
AID. John u. sullivan is being urged
lOrc strongly than ever nowadays for
lerk of the Criminal Court. He
Ould make capable and trustworthy
fcial.
ChicugO will furnish a thaotor horror