Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-12
MUNICIPAL NEWS
Some Items of Interest From the
Public Offices About Occur.
rences of the Week.

West Sides. Another meeting will be
held Wednesday. Buckley and the
supervising engineers hope to secure
promises of better service. Two
things that will better the service
which have been prominent in the
recent discussions. are more through
routes and new methods of routing
through the downtown districts. In
addition to this more runs on some
of the lines will be demanded by
Buckley.
Hundreds of families in Chicago
are housed in damp dark cellars,
without windows and unfit for human
habitation, according to Charles B.
Ball. chief sanitary inspector, who
told story of how the other half
lives, in an address last Sunday.
In spite. of the ordinances regulat.
ing new buildings and the require.
ments that they have plenty of light
and air, Mr.. Ball declared that the
number of basement novels were on
the increase and that in certain area
Of ten blocks were in 1900 forty.nine
lINSu Ill CclluIs, tut HuuuUeT
at the present time is 1s6 families.
Moved by the desire to realize
something Immediately from the judg.
ment against Chicago I'm favor of the
old township of Cicero for $4,000
damages. the value of property taken
years ago from the township by the
annexation of Austin to Chicago, the
board of trustees of the town, acting
as a committee of the whole, author
lied its attorney last night to accept
the proposition Of the citys attorneys,
which Is to pay the town $4,000 for
the old town hall and site now in
| Austin.
Albert J. Hopkins clean. able and
fearless record in the United States
Senate and in Congress is we'll known
to the people Of Illinois. They are
with him now just as they were with
him when they endorsed him by such
a rousing plurality at the primary in
1909.
Frank J. Hogan. the popular and
well known attorney, Is in line for
nomination by the Democrats for mu.
nicipal Judge next year.
w. ]. Welbasky 10 to be cvngratu.
lated upon the splendid success Altes
Lager, the beer In the green bottle. II
meeting in Chicago. Mr.. Welbasky
Is Chicago manager for the big Tiv0ll
Brewery, Of Detroit, and he has big
host Of friends and admirers who wish
him we'll at all times.
} Alderman Irwin r. Hazen has built
up by bis splendid record % q public
official, q lawyer and q citizen q big
circle Of friends and admirers
throughout Chicago.
Judge Charles A. williams 10 max.
ing the able and painstaking record
on the Municipal Court bench that
everyone Of his friends knew he would
make.
John J. Coburn's candidacy for 3D.
perior Court Judge 10 arousing a.
thusiasm all over the city. The Demo.
cratic rank and ile are with him %
man.
~
Peter f. Galligan IL daily adding to
his big army Of friends whether he 10
down at Springfield or In Chicago.
~4A
John J. Bradley, the popular Demo.
cratic leader and former alderman,
would prove strong candidate next
year for state treasurer.
HOME GAMES OF THE WHITE COX
American League Ball Grounds.
Comiskey Park. 36th and Wentworth
avenue.
August 10. II. 10. 10 with Detroit
August II. IS. 10 with Philadelphia.
August 20. 81. 20 with Washingtoa.
August "a, Is, 20 with New Yogk.
August 81, 20. 20 with Boston.
, September /, O. 8 with ClsvelAnA
EAntayuhor IN With a. yosaea