Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-01

ically perfect as to fulfill all legal
requirements, simple and easy of
operation, with assurance of accurate
record. and offered at such price
that great economy in municipal
election expenses will be possible,
have been examined and approved by
a commission of experts who reported
to Judge John T.. Owens Monday.
Four makes of machine were ex.
amined. No single machine was
found to contain all the good quail.
tiles Of the others, but three of the
machines were declared by the com.
mission to fulfill all reasonable re-.
quirements. The first price is awarded
by the experts to the Empire Voting
Machine, made at jamestown, N. Y.
with the Triumph. International and
Winslow second, third and fourth, in
the order named.
The machines are offered at 5000 to
$1,000 each, and as It is expected that
LOO or more will be needed, the
initial expense will be approximately
S1.00O,O00. AS an Offset to this initial
expenditure, about $4,000 year will
be saved. as there will be no need to
print millions of ballots now nsed each
year. Another $4,000 year will be
saved as there will be no need of cleo.
ton booths, pens. ink, candles and
blotters. It is expected also that there
will be great saving owing to the
possible reduction of the number of
election districts and a reduction in
the number of clerks in each polling
place.
Chicago has just passed through its
busiest literary year." according to
a report presented last Monday night
to the directors Of the public library.
For the first time the number of books
circulated was In excess of the en-
tire population Of Chicago.
The number of books drawn from
the main building and branches was
2,sS2,773, an increase of 451.O1O vol.
umes over the previous library year.
To this total circulation the branch
libraries contributed nearly half.
The annual report of Harry G. Will
son, secretary of the Chicago Public
Library, which will be made to the
mayor today, shows the receipts OF
the library during the last year to
have been $409.377.46. of which s313.'
S31.17 was from taxes. The disburse.
ments amounted to $685.. 9O7.41, leav.
ing balance of $23.3SO05. The
greatest expense during the year was
for salaries. $156.537.1s.
City Collector Cohen's warning to
automobile and other vehicle owners
to take out wheel tax licenses before
the legal time for issuing the licenses
expired brought $4,000 into the city's
treasury last Monday.
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The term Of the vacation public
schools will open July 10 and will
close August II. Assistant Superin.
tendent John d. Shoop has charge Of
this branch Of public instruction.
Among the features Of the summers
work will be excursions Of combin.
ed recreative and instructive nature
for the pupils. Manual training and
household arts will be given prOmi'
nence.
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Although the ordinance increasing
| taxicab rates will become effective
without Mayor Harrison's signature
since he failed to act on 1t before the
council meeting Monday evening. the
old rates will prevail for about two
weeks longer.
As the ordinance has attached q
penal provision for the punishment OF
violators 1t does not become law
until ten days after it has been pub
lished by the city clerk. This Legal
notice probably will not be given un
| til close to the end of the week:
The new rates follow: For the frst
One.half mile or fraction thereof, fol
one person, so cents; for each one
fourth mile thereafter. 10 cents: fol
each additional person for the whole
journey, 20 cents; for each piece o.
baggage carried in excess Of fifty
pounds, 20 cents; no charge, how
ever, to be made for handbags ant
suitcases carried in the interior o.
the vehicle: for each four minutes o.
waiting, 10 cents.
Upon this scale the charge for carry