Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-08
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LIBRARY BUDGET $50, 900.

LIBRARY BUDGET 100000.
At special meeting Of the Board
OF Directors Of the Chicago Public
Library Monday night the budget for
1909 embracing salaries Of employees
was passed and recommendation for
the purchase Of sites for branch II.
braries and the establishment Of a
card index department was referred
to the administration committee. The
salary budget was increased 5000 BY
granting from SO to 500 a month
moro pay to employees. from pages to
heads Of departments. Carl Roden,
acting librarian, was given an In.
crease from 5000 to $500 month. The
budget appropriated 100000 for the
coming year, or until May 1, 1910.
BARS SUFFRAGE TALK IN
SCHOOLS.
Decided stand on two important
questions was taken by the school
management committee Of the Board
Of Education Monday. In the first
place. I. elassed the woman's suffrage
agitation as plain politics" and re.
fused to grant request for the use
Of tho assembly hall Of the Graeme
Stewart school for meeting to dis.
cuss suffrage. In the second place,
II forbade communication by circular
among members Of the teaching force.
The latter step was taken in connec.
ton with the campaign conducted by
the Chicago Teachers Federation ask.
ing contributions to aid the salary
bill now pending the State I.egis-
lature. II was charged that pressure
was being brought to bear on the
teachers.
As result. q notice was to be sent
to all principals this week directing
them to forbid teachers from sending
circulars or circular letters to mem.
bers Of the teaching force. unless such
circulars FIRST have the approval Of
the Board Of Education.
ROGER G. SULLIVAN
has the deserved reputation Of being
one Of the most capable and reliable
men Of Affairs In Chicago.
WILLIAM A. DOYLE
II noted for his excellent business
abilities and bis faithful adherence to
high Ideals Of duty.
ADAM ORTsEIFEN
10 honorable and fair In all his rela.
lions with his fellow citizsnA upright
% he ID capable and STRAIGHTFORWARD.
!. N. POWELL
II modest ana unassuming, but the PEG.
pie appreciate him just the same.
JOHN +. SMULSKI
maintains In all affairs Of public and
private life the highest ideals Of hon.
orable manhood.
CYRIL r. JANDrs
ID honest, able and upright In oil rela.
tons Of life.
VIRGIL N. BRAND
has hosts Of friends who admire him
for his many merits and good quail.
ties.
JOHN H. JONES
q man Of many excellent qualities. ID
brainy, reliable and always steadfast
to friends and to the line Of duty.
COL. JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS
active. energetic. enterprislng and
public-splrited, has made q success OF
al his undertakings, and 10 ranked BY
common consent among our very BEST
citizens. ="
EDWARD H. PETERS
belongs to that r'ass Of citizens who
never know fa.,ure, nor allow any oh.
stac;s to d',er them In a worthy en-.
terpris" .nce undertaken.
PETER NJ. HOFFMAN
enjoys the esteem and respect OF all
who admire the highest qualities Of
good citizenship, which In him are
fully exemplifed.
ARTHUR w. FULTON
II man In Whose career integrity and
ability 60 hand In hand.
CHARLES ]. vOPICKA :
10 man Of acknowledged ability. soot
judgment and common sense.
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JAMES A. HOGAN
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