Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-30


large number were hired at the
April election at the suggestion of
the party committees. Eleven con.
tests In national. state and city cleo.
tons were handled by the board, but,
despite this, $4,000 will be turned
back to the city from the amount ap.
propriated year ago.
George McHale, the popular TWEEN.
ty.fourth ward Democrat is being
doomed by many of his friends for
County Commissioner. He would
make strong candidate.
James Hopkins, the popular Master
ln.Chancery. Is the right kind Of a
nan to place on the bench
Among Chicago's leading financiers
and business men, no man stands
higher In the estimation of the PEG.
pie than Albert @. Wheeler.
Judge Edward Osgood Browns
magnificent record on the bench Ia
well known to the people, and no man
In Cook County stands higher in their
estimation.
Both as a Judge and citizen, John
r.. Caverly Is liked and respected by
all who come In contact with him.
Through routes, overcrowding OF
cars and accidents are emphasized
In an annual report Of Local Trans.
portation Expert NJ. c. Buckley. Five
through routes have been established
and three extensions made on exist
Ing routes since Mr.. Buckley took
charge Of the work.
Elevation work on 1876 miles OF
railway right Of way has been carried
on In 1911, according to the report OF
Track Elevation Commissioner Fran
els j. Owens. In addition to this
ordinances have been prepared by the
department and passed by the city
council calling for elevation OF 65
miles. Track elevation ordinances
now In force call for the elevation OF
216 miles Of road.
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A gain Of $3.397.56 in the receipts
OF the ONCE Of the oil inspector Ia
shown In his report for the seven
months ending December /. A total
OF @27.167.94 was collected in the
period. The total number Of barrels
inspected was 452.7s9.
Judges Mcdonald, Sullivan and
Barnes of the Superior Court an.
peared before the County Finance
Committee Tuesday and asked tina,
the ninth floor Of the County Build,
ing be fitted for occupancy. More
rooms are needed because of the re.
cent election OF six additional judges.
s. c. Herren, assistant city attor.
ney, Is being strongly backed by his
Democratic friends In the Twenty.
fourth ward for Municipal Judge next
year.
Democrats are talking of nominal
ing Mr.. Gaynor secretary to Presiden,
Smyth Of the Sanitary district 10,
Clerk Of the Municipal Court,
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City Comptroller John q. Traegel
on Wednesday made his annual re
port. He announced:
The City of Chicago will close II.
books for the year 1911 with all out
standing floating Indebtedness paid II
full and a reduction in the bond deb
OF $1,0SS,000. The financial condition
of the city is better now than at an.
time in the past ten years.
The total receipts and disburse
ments of the City Treasurer for tn,
year 1911 were:
feceipts .,...............$7 VII 1856 ,OO'
Disbursements ........... 72,72S,OOl
The revenue of the department
from interest on deposits OF fund
amounted to over $4,000.
Employees Of the Commonwealth
Edison Company, from the Office DO,
to the president, are to be made bene
ficiaries under service annuity sys
tenn which the company will establish
January !. Continuous service on thu
part Of the employees for stated mum
| her NJ veara will eutitla thom nm ~
tirement, to an annuity based on theil
annual earnings and on the number
of years of continuous service.
The plan. which has been recon
mended by the public policy commit
tee of the National Electric Light As
ISOLATION. provides that the entire an
nuities be paid by the company. with
out any contribution on the part o.
the employees. 1t provides also tina