Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-12


irwin r. Hazen of the Thirty.fifth
ward and the complaints of the resi-.
dents Of the south part of Austin,
the dumping Of garbage between
Twelfth street, Taylor street, Fifty.
second and F'ifty-third avenues, ada.
cent to the school property of District
80, was discontinued Tuesday. For
two weeks, It is said, the city had
taken unauthorized possession Of the
land, hauling garbage from the north
end Of the Thirty.fifth ward and
dumping an average of twelve loads
daily.
Aldermen Lucas, Richert and Foell,
members Of the subcommittee of the
council local transportation commit.
tee investigating smoke prevention
devices, made a trip on Wednesday
over the terminals Of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad to study the
company's methods of eliminating the
emission Of dense black smoke from
the engines. The company has
equipped several engines with hang.
ing bridge walls. steam jets in fire
boxes, and ring fue Jets as a means
Of preventing excessive smoke.
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Evanston's example in doing away
with peck and quart measures. as far
as they are used for vegetables, and
substituting system of weights, Is
considered so good that Chicago prob.
ably will follow II. Peter thinner.
city sealer, said he would recommend
that the city council pass the neces.
sary ordinance making 1t possible for
him to enforce such change. The
city sealer explained that grocers an.
nually make fortunes out Of Chicago
housewives through dishonest meas.
ures. Instead of filling up the meas.
ures with a heaping cone on top, as
is required by law, they used short
measures and simply fill them to the
brim. II potatoes and high priced
vegetables we're sold by the pound a
peck would mean much more food
he said.
Injunction proceedings to restrain
the city from deducting 81 month
from the salaries Of chicago police
operators In accordance with the pro
| visions of the new municipal en-
I ployes' pension act in effect July ]
were begun In the Superior court b!
counsel representing the Chicago Pc
lice Operators association.
The suit was filed to obtain a TEN
porary injunction pending the hear
ing Of mandamus proceedings begul
June 80 by Daniel 8. Wentworth
counsel for the operators. In tn
mandamus suit the operators aske'
to be allowed to contribute to tn
police pension fund and be entitled 4
receive benefits on the ground tina
they were members OF the police dc
partment.
II an injunction Is granted Il will
Involve only the salaries Of John
Reed. Frank j. Sullivan and Georg
J. Nealin. president, vice.presiden
and treasurer Of the Operators asso
citation, who are complainants in tn,
suit. This will not jeopardize tn,
rights Of the other police operator
and the money. deducted from thei
salaries probably will be placed In
trust fund pending the final disposl
ton Of the mandamus suit.
Cook county now has bureau o
information. The new department
was opened formally at the count,
building Tuesday morning.
w. b. Began. for many years
clerk In the building, is In charg
of the bureau, which Is In the col
ridor of the main floor.
| A brass tablet bearing the name
Of the members Of the city council
for 1908, 1909 and 1910 was set In tn
city hall last Friday. 1t was set 4
a pillar on the north side of the hal
at the LaSalle street entrance an
bears the names Of 104 aldermen. tn
list being headed by the name q
Herman ]. Bauler and ended wit
that of Michael thinner.
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Local Transportation Expert NJ. {
Buckley Monday conferred with tn
Board Of Supervising Engineers COZ
corning the complaints Of street ca
service on the Northwest, North an