Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-09

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age Of S1,1O7 was found. The meet.
ing was held to outline a plan for |
making a thorough investigation Of |
the records of the commission and |
the activities Of certain employees |
Aldermen Henry d. Captain, Frank |
p. Danisch and william Schultz with |
Jens Jensen and John H. Burdette
compose the committee.
The harbor question continues to
be a live issue with the aldermen.
Facilities for more harbor planning
for Chicago were provided by the city
council Monday night, when It passed
two ordinances, one for harbor com.
mission Of three engineers and the
other for an "interlakes traffic com.
mission" Of seven members. Mayor
Harrison announced from the plat
form before the vote was taken on the
ordinance that he would name on the
engineers commission the same three
men who are now considering the
city's subway proposition. Any new
men who might be appointed would
receive salaries Of $4,000 year, as
the subway engineers are now receiv.
ing. he declared. The other commits.
sion, which is to be selected by the
mayor, Is to consist Of four aldermen
and three citizens and will make sug.
gestions as to bringing lake trafiic to
Chicago and supervising similar
phases Of harbor development. Aid.
Litter, chairman Of the harbors,
! wharfs and bridges committee. which
recommended the ordinance. agreed
| to increasing the membership Of the
committee In order to silence opposi.
ton.
The new wards are going to have
new aldermen In more wards than
one.
A primary for the muzzling OF re.
formers wouldn't be q bad thing.
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Tom N. Donnelly. "a N. Dearborn
street. Is the best place In town to
buy jewelry Of all kinds suitable for
Christmas presents.
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New street lights are needed in
Chicago.
The best place In Chicago to buy
jewelry of all kinds suitable for
Christmas presents Ia at Tom. N. Don.
nelly & Co., "a N. Dearborn street.
James v. O'Donnell. the popular
Master in Chancery, stands high In
the estimation OF all Chicagoans. both
as lawyer and as a citizen.
Judge Farlin Q. Ball. for sixteen
years on the bench. retired last Mon.
day. His long record was brilliant
and honorable one In every respect.
A better Judge never sat on the bench
than Judge Ball, and the people of
Cook county, while regretting his re.
tirement. wish him the best Of luck
and happiness, Judge Ball was born
in Ohio, March 20. 1888. and moved
to Monroe, Wis. He graduated from
the State University at Madison In
1861. He enlisted as a private in the
Thirty.first Wisconsin Volunteer In.
fantry, and at the close of the war
he returned to Madison with the rank
of major. He has lived in Chicago
for nearly forty years.
/ InHun Rail tnndopaI n ho a.
last Monday night by the members OF
Chicago's bench and bar. It was held
in the English room of the Congress
hotel.
One of the tributes to Judge Balls
service on the bench was from Judge
Marcus A. Kavanagh.
His life has been continuous
struggle for Justice" declared the
speaker, and the men who had prac'
ticed before the venerable jurist and
his compeers on the bench applauded
with sincerity.
| Chief Justice William McSurely OF
the Superior Court uttered another
encomium.
"The bench OF this county has lost
a substantial. tangible asset" he said,
and again the applause burst forth
The guests at the banquet, given
In farewell to Judge Ball because OF
his recent resignation, included Denis
e. Sullivan, Clarence N. Goodwin, M
l.. Mckinley, Charles NJ. Foell, Albert
c. Barnes and Hugo Pam, newly elect
ed to the Superior Court. and John
Up. McGoorty, who succeeds Judge
Julian w. Mack on the Circuit bench
Engrossed resolutions In a large
mahogany frame were presented u
Judge Ball.
The recently elected iudeAa az thG