Chicago eagle., 1911-02-25

|roquoio Ftre ana the HOLDING 0y
Bite at the City Hall.
courts have probed into for years or
are still probing. into, commenced un.
der the former Harrison administrar
tion. This is q matter Of record, -
everybody knows who wants to know.
There 10 q general demand for the
abolition Of boulevards.
They are maintained exclusively for
the rich at the expense Of the poor.
, They are used exclusively by per.
sons owning automobiles and are
kept up by the taxes Of people who
do not live upon them.
When people Of moderate means
were enabled to own and enjoy the
driving Of horses, the boulevards were
the delight Of the common people.
It Is different now.
People who live upon streets that
are not boulevards can only have
them improved by putting their hands
in their pockets and paying for the
improvements themselves.
| All property upon streets not boule.
varded is subject to the levy OF spe.
cial assessments for the improvement
and maintenance Of such thorough.
fares.
Property fronting on boulevards is
not subject to special assessment.
The improvement Of boulevards and
the maintenance Of these costly lux.
uries is paid for out Of the park taxes
levied upon the general tax payer.
who reaps no benefit from his outlay.
Trees upon boulevards are main.
tanned out Of the general park taxes.
levied upon all taxpayers.
While the general taxpayer pays for
the boulevard trees, he has also to
pay for the trees in front of his own
home and 10 then informed by the
city council that he does not own
them.
Special privileges to none. but equal
rights for all 10 the slogan that 10
growing in volume.
The people cheerfully contribute
to the maintenance Of parks. but they
are unwilling to be bled longer for
boulevards.
The boulevard 40 q tax.eating load
ON the general public. must 80.
The Barnacles' Union that has held
oiflce in the City Hall for the greater
uart ~ <hSrkv.oun S,nava hau hsuhAA
together for mutual protection and
the magic name Of" etc.. etc.
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Harrison forever and strangle
hold on soft Jobs, IL the popular slo.
gan OF the Barnacles' Union.
smulski IL leading the field In the
Republican contest for the msyoralty.
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One alderman is to be elected for a
two-year term from each Of the thirty.
five wards. while vacancies in the
Sixteenth and Seventeenth Wards
bring the total number Of places 20
be filed this spring up to thirty.seven.
The terms Of the following Alder.
men expire In the spring:
First ward, Michael Kenna. Demo
crat.
Second ward, George F. Harding.
Jr., Republican.
Third ward. Milton J. Foreman. Re
publican.
Fourth ward. James M. Daley. Dem.
ocrat.
Fifth ward. John J. Sheahau. Demo.
crat.
Sixth ward. Theodore X. Long. Re.
publican.
Seventh ward. Charles u. Merriam.
Republican.
Eighth ward. John r. Emerson.
Democrat.
Ninth ward. Dennis J. Egan. Demo
crat.
Tenth ward, Thomas r. scully. Dem.
0srat.
Eleventh ward. Edward r. Cutler
ton. Democrat.
Twelfth ward. Michael thinner.
I
Democrat.
Thirteenth ward, Arthur w. Fulton.
Republican.
Fourteenth ward. James H. Lawley,
Republican.
Fifteenth ward. Henry Utpatel. Re-
publican.
Sixteenth ward. Stanley H. Kunz.
Democrat.
Seventeenth ward, Lewis d. Sits.
Republican.
Eighteenth ward. John J. Brennan.
Democrat.
Nineteenth ward. John Powers.
Democrat.
Twentieth ward. John p. Stewart.
Republican.