Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-11-18

| JuuSe Burke decided tnat the park
board had no right to interfere with
the street car company after the City
Council had granted it authority to lay
| the tracks by an ordinance, and issued
| the injunction.
Protests against the propositions
advanced by the Calumet e South
Chicago Railway company were voiced
on Monday by representatives of bus.
mess mems associations at a meeting
held in Calumet. Plans were submit.
ted by Attorney Busby of the traction
company for the construction of line
to Hegewisch the line to be COM
pleted in ninety days. The delegates
to the meeting declared that unless q
line Is built soon movement will
be started to secure signatures to q
petition to enforce the old "zig.zag"
route provided for in the terms of the
, franchise granted in 1907.
A temporary soiution of all traction
troubles i'm township of Cicero was
reached Tuesday evening, when the
board granted permission to the Coun.
ty Traction Company to operate its
cars there with the understanding that
this permit may be revoked at any
time without notice. The County
Traction Company promised to have
cars running within three days and
will operate without a franchise, the
right of the township board to cut OF
the service at any time being accepted
without protest.
George Weston, the citys repre-
sentative on the board OF supervising
engineers, was on Monday made q
member of the commission which 10
to make valuation of the elevated
railroads. The other members Of the
commission are the subway engineers,
John Ericsson. E. c. Sankland and
James J. Reynolds.
Mayor Harrison, when told OF the
appointment Of Mr.. Weston by the
local transportation committee, said
he believed that the companies should
be represented and should name one
man to act on the valuation commits.
| sion.
The appointment of Mr.. Weston was
| made In conference Of the members
OF the local transportation committee,
the public meeting which was to
have been held yesterday being post.
poned until next Monday.
Judge Hickman Seaman 10 admired
and respected by all classes Of people.
He Is an able Judge, honest and fear.
less.
How many aldermen are liked" on
this telephone robbery?
Permanent bridges over the river
would do wonders for Chicago.
Thomas A. Smyth is making an hon.
est record as President of the SAM.
tary Board and the people know It.
Col James Hamilton Lewis will win
In a canter for the Democratic nomi.
nation for United States Senator.
Former United States Senator Al.
bert J. Hopkins stands high in the
estimation Of all Illinoisans. He will
play foremost part In the big fight
next year.
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The telephone gang sprang q new
joke the other day. Drop nickel
in the slot and get an alderman"
They may be fooled at that.
Does the telephone company put
more than four parties on one wire In
violation Of the city ordinance?
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Just keep tab on the aldermen who
are working overtime for the telo.
phone company.
The only thing the telephone com.
pany cares for just now is an Alder.
man. The cheaper the better.
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Edward +. Dunno will have little
trouble in landing the Democratic
nomination for governor next year.
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II you have any cheap Aldermen up
your way send them to the telephone
office without delay.
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The telephone company Is still
grabbing the nickels and everything
else in sight.
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Every Alderman who votes to raise
telephone rates should be beaten for
reelection.
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James s. Hopkins, the popular law.
yer and master in chancery, would
grace q seat upon the bench.
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Give us cheaper and better tele.
phones.