Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-04-16

an Aurora gas light man who Is try
ing to stir up troubles for political
purposes. not only were false but ridic-
ulous," said the former senator after
the meeting. 1T was a source of
great satisfaction to all that the stock.
holders did not dignity the stories by
even mentioning them. 1t Is surpris.
ing how men who would be politicians
stoop to such unfair misrepresentation
in an effort to deceive the people"
President william Busse Of the
Board Of County Commissioners told
the Cook County Real Estate Board
at luncheon last Tuesday that one
half of the taxes collected for county
maintenance Is paid out to aid the
poor. He pointed out from the sta.
tistics that the parks receive three
times as much money from taxes as is
used by the county In charity.
III every taxpayer knew that 50
cents Of every dollar Of the money he
gives to Cook county Goes to the sup.
port OF public charities do not be.
lieve he would begrudge It," said MIR.
Busse.
IN 1909 Cook county received from
taxes for current expenses $2.96S,S23.
and CO this amount $1,413,935 was paid
out for the care of the poor and In
support OF the charitable institutions.
"The county institutions have not
only been modernized. but placed In
advance Of the march Of progress In
institutional administration. This lib.
eral policy has enhanced the popular.
ity of the charitable institutions and
increased the demands upon them. In
the last ten years there has been an
increase OF go per cent In the pOpula'
ton of these institutions. while the
general population Of the city In
creased 80 per cent.
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a Board OF Public Works, instead OF
one commissioner. as Is now the rule,
which might make for better admins.
tration OF that department and solve
some OF the weaknesses OF the munich.
nal system, was an idea suggested last
Tuesday by Commissioner John j.
Hanberg.
"The department" he said. lis SO
big that one man cannot consider oil
the pieces OF business transacted there
daily. A board could work much more
rapidly and satisfactorily.
my idea Is that the board should
be composed Of the heads OF the sew
eral branches of the department and
its closely allied bureaus. They would
include the heads of the bureaus OF
water, sewers, streets, electricity and
engineering. The city controller also
might be represented am sure the
results would justify the change
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Boats will soon be plying on the old
Illinois and Michigan canal between
Chicago and La Sale II the plans OF
the newly organized Mississippi Val.
ley Transportation Company are real
lied. The company has among Its
incorporators James A. Pugh, John
VI Even, Edwin S. Conway, T.. b.
Bartlett and others. Barges OF new
type and especially designed for the
old ditch will be built; the canal will
be put in good repair; quays and
docks will be constructed. AT La sale
the freight carried by these barges
will be transferred to barges on th'
Illinois river and another transieI
will be made at 81. Louis. The com
many plans to have its barges in oper
atlcn before September OF this year
Articles OF incorporation OF th'
North and South Boulevard Link As
sociation was filed on Tuesday. Th'
charter was issued March 20, the in
corporators being George w. Jackson
George Bennett and John A. Bloom
ingston. The object Is TO promote th'
construction OF a suitable connectinI
link between the boulevards OF th'
North and South Sides. The director
are: George w. Jackson, George r
Bennett, !. J. Crowley, Frank Gettle
son and John A. Bloomington. Tn
Office OF the Association is at lSs Madi
son street,
John Callan OLaughlin In the CHI
cago Tribune OF October u, 1909:
There are many things the Mayo
has done for which he will receive tn
thanks OF posterity. He was respons
BILE for the commission which invest
gated and reported upon harbor col