Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-29
MUNICIPAL NEWS
Some Items of Interest From the
Public Offices About Occur.
rences of the Week.

Lawrence e. MCCAIN, commissioner
Of public works. on Monday conferred
with several representatives Of steam
railroad lines regarding the illumina.
ton Of subways under railroad struc.
lures. The city contends that the rail.
roads are obliged to light the subway,
and the companies take the opposite
view. II was decided to obtain an
opinion from the courts on the subject.
II Fernando Jones memory Of the
appearance Of Jonathan Nash Bailey,
the first postmaster Chicago ever had,
Is good enough, likeness Of Bailey
may be obtained and placed In the
collection of postmasters' pictures in
the Federal Building. OF the twenty.
four postmasters who have held the
position, twenty.three are represented
In the gallery at the entrance to Post.
master d. A. Campbell's office. The
first space remains blank, the brief
history Of Bailey ending with the
statement that he never had a photo.
graph taken.
An extension Of the reading.room
and circulating book system and the
erection Of branch library buildings
In each section of the city. were rec.
commended in the annual report Of
Robert J. Roulston, who was re.elect.
ed president Of the board Of directors
Of the Chicago Public Library last
Monday. Julius stern was elected
vice.president and Dr. Max Heinus
and Phillip NJ. Ksycki appointed to
succeed Fred H. Rawson and George
D. Armstrong were introduced by Sec.
rotary Harry Wilson.
In accordance with the new state
law. which provides that q circuit
Judge cannot be member Of the Ap.
pellate court In the district in which
he presides, the Illinois supreme court
has transferred Circuit Judge w. w.
Duncan Of Marion, ILL.,, to o perma.
nent post - Judge Of the additional
Appellate court at Chicago.
Mayor Harrison returned from Q
fishing trip In northern Michigan
Tuesday morning and gave his ap
proval to the hiring Of Ray Palmer
q Chicago engineer, to carry on ar
electrolysis test for the city. Palmer
has been employed In similar worl
for the city Of Milwaukee. and THU
morning Commissioner of Public
Works Mc0ann sent letter to thu
mayor calling attention to the fac,
that $4,000 had been set aside in the
last appropriation for the purpose o.
making the investigation and arriv
Ing at some plan to prevent the rapit
deterioration Of water pipes.
Palmer will be employed at . sal
AIRY Of $3.50 q month, this amount Il
include the pay for four assistants I,
help him carry on the work.
| Bids on the new Washington stree
bridge. for the construction OF which
the city council recently appropriat
ed 100000. will bc opened August s
Plans for the structure have beer
completed and call for bridge givinl
q ITO foot space on the water line
There will be no center pier In tn,
structure.
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Forty or more members of the Chi
cago Association of Commerce ant
the local industries committee Of tn
city council made the second indus
trial excursion Tuesday.
The first stop was at Dolton an,
the party went from there to tn
state line on the Indiana Harbor Bel
railroad. There were stops at Soutl
Chicago. Oakdale. Elsdon yards an
the Fifty.first street yards. Tn
party was scheduled to return to tn
Dearborn street station late In tn
afternoon.
Railroad terminals, belt lines an
railroad yards were inspected. Til
railroad committee Of the associi
ton. which made the trip. gathere
data ON Chicago's shipping facilitie
that will be put in book form. Sc,
eral manufacturing plants along tn
route were inspected by the member
Of the party. Sites for new plant
also were inspected.
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Alderman Richert, chairman Of tn
council finance committee, on Tue