Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-22

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Of the present buildings and will not
interfere with their continued use for
patients. Only small portions Of three
wings Of the surgical wards will &C.
cupy any part Of the site Of the old
building and these parts will not be
built untn after the main structure
has been completed and the patients
removed f'9n the present buildiAg.
When the surgical wards are ready for
occupancy, there will be beds for 500
more patients than can be accommo-
dated In present quarters.
What reform" has accomplished %
date: Secured the passage Of Q pri.
mary law which takes all powers out
Of the hands Of the voters and plac.
Ing tho naming Of candidates IN the
hands Of few men.
Every street traversed by street
cars must be kept sprinkled by the car
companies under the provisions Of the
following ordinance passed by the
City Council:
Every person or corporation oper.
ating or maintaining street car tracks
located In and along the different
streets within the city shall. except
az otherwise expressly provided in
the respective ordinances under which
tracks have heretofore been or may
hereafter be authorized to be laid.
WHEN ORDERED so TO DO BY
THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC
WORKS. keep moistened and we'll
sprinkled with water In q manner sat.
isfactory to the said Commissioner.
the several streets upon and along
which they or either Of them may op.
crate and maintain his or its respec.
tive railway tracks.
Any person or corporation violating
any Of the provisions Of this section
shall be fined not less than twenty.
iive nor more than one hundred dol.
lars for each ofiense. and each and
every day on which any such person
or corporation shall neglect. fail or
refuse to comply with any Of the pro.
visions Of this section shall constitute
. separate and distinct ofBense."
Forest preserve graft 10 arousing
the whole county and Chicago cannot
afford to be behind the times. The
Pinchot. .Ballinger matter 10 Of national
interest. Upon receipt Of q commits.
sion's report condemning the method
Of conducting the business of the
state forest preserves Of New York.
the forest commissioner and his lead.
Ing assistants resigned. Gov. Hughes
promptly accepted their designations.
Extravaganza and graft plainly
showed in the transactions of the
commissioners Office.
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The most dangerous proposition
now before the public is the initia.
tive and referendum. It 10 the pet
hobby Of every frothing anarchist In
politics. It is revolutionary because
II takes away the last prop Of con.
servatism In our system Of govern.
ment and opens the way for popular
clamor to rule. The great need of
this country just now is conservative
government. Radical government
never did any good and never will do
any good.
Some amendments to the constitu.
tion Of the United States passed In
obedience to popular clamor prove
this and the injury they have worked
to some parts of the country, notably
the south. prove the folly and unwis.
dom of hasty and unthinking legisla.
tion.
The fathers of the republic were
wise when they provided for dele.
gated form of government. This coun.
try has grown because of the wisdom
and conservatism displayed by the
delegates OF the people who have been
its lawmakers. The initiative and ref.
erendum will destroy all this and put
chaos on the throne instead Of order.