Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-09
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The Eagle has been asking for an
of the water office for
Another of Harrlson's pets
has just jumped town. This time the
of the water shut of
bureau has gone with $3.50.
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The Harrison admirers In the county
Jail. who are accused of killing police
men. car. barn employees ana others.
must have easier consciences than
their officials on the outside.
AS The Eagle remarked II few weeks
lack IN It's front page headline: liar.
rison AMI Blood" They are one AMI
ins.l"lrble.
Alderman MavOr Is chairman of the
Finance Committee. What building
Inspector would dare to Interfere with
Il theater erected by him?
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The responsibility of the mayor can.
not be lodged.
Coroner Traeger appears to he con.
sn!ting Mayor Harrison on every point
Just now. Mr.. Tmeger seems to he
tie only man In Chicago who forgets
that Mr.. Harrison IL under charges.
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lt 10 the opinion Of many
people that anyone who lost
q relative In the lvoquoi0
Theater fire, should sue the
city for damages. 4 city
which will elect and re.eloct
such q non.laW.enforclng
mayor 40 Harrison, must and
should pay the penalty.
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by the way. Mayor IInrrison's re.
Turn from Oklahoma in eight hours.
establishes record. II takes ten
iOurs to make 1t. Louis alone by the
fas, express, for ordinary people.
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That the city ordinances We're vi0lnt-
ed IN the construction of Vie lroluols
Ihcatcr II rrue. That the system of
inspection by the Harrison adminlstra-
ton was careless or worse and that
the horror was directly truceablc to
the failure to comply with the law
becomes plain when the ordinances are
read.
The theater did not have iron and
Ster! in its fly lofts ana galleries; ii
had no hue pipe over the stage; II
used asbestos paint preparation on
wood where the law prescrlbes iron or
steel: II did not put in automatic
spiinklIng devices.
In an affidavit on file In the build
Ing department. Thomas J. NOonan,
business manager for the theater.
swcurs that the seating capacity was
1.GO!.
In the City Collectors office. where
the license was issued, n representa-
tive OF the theater averred that the
capacity was l,T44.
When fire swept the playhouse. 10y
box office count there We're nearly
! 300 persons In the place, and evil
deIcc tends to show that over 2,Wl
were viewing the performance.
The Chicago water meter law Is only
intended to benefit grafters having IN
interest in particular brand of water
l,rlcrs.
The complete contempt felt by llnr
rison for the building laws. * shown
by the manner in which he has ignor'
"a the Jaw creating the Building De
partment itself
The law strictly provides that "tht
Commissioner of buildings must III
an oYpc' fenced architect az builder.
In defiance of this law he appointed
politicians To this office, who were
neither architects or builders.
For six years of his term, the posi-
ton of commissioner of Buildings Ia,
been held by chronic office holders
who knew as much about buildings 81
| architecture as hog knows about
scripture.
After two score of persons had been
burned in hotel and hospital fires, the
mayor promoted his Office holding
| budding commissioner to a better jol
ana gave the place to the present in
cumbent. practical builder, who has
only held the Office few months.
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The Chicago ordinance requiring
garbage cans is remOdced by the Har'
rison administration every few months