Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-02

signs Is merely a nuisance-to the
Chicagoan 1t means dollars and cents.
This is the argument used by Harry
A. Wheeler, president of the Chicago
Association Of Commerce.
The ASSOCIATION. tired of waiting for
the city to take action. Is going to
take the money out of It's own treas
ury and put up good. substantial signs
at every corner from Lake street to
Twelfth street and from Halsted to
the lake.
The sign decided on is unique. Il
consists of a heavy copper frame into
which may be inserted an enameled
sign of blue with the street name In
white lettering. The brass holder Is
made heavy enough to overcome
"racking' by wind, and there is no
possibility of rust or corrision from
the weather.
Both as a Judge and citizen Ed.
ward Osgood Brown is liked and re-
spected by all who come In contact
with him.
The people Of Chicago and Cook
County are proud of County Judge
John +. owens. A better man never
held public Office.
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John II. Caverly has gained by his
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bench we'll earned popularity
throughout Chicago.
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The financial and business world of
Chicago has no ADLER or more far.
sighted leader In II than Albert G.
Wheeler.
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James s. Hopkins, the able and
popular attorney and Master.in-C Chan.
Gerry. would grace seat on the bench.
Over 100000 Is saved to the tax.
payers Of Chicago, II Is estimated,
through two decisions of the Appellate
Court Tuesday, handed down In cases
sustaining appraisals OF property
owned by the board OF education. The
decisions were given by Judge Thorn
as c. Clark Of the Appellate Court.
reversing the decisions Of Judge
Windes Of the Circuit Court, which
fixed a valuation of $2ss,OOO for two
adjoining lots owned by the board In
South Dearborn street between West
Madison and West Monroe streets.
The decisions Of Judge Clark are
the first Of reviewing court which
have ever been handed down In dis
putes which have arisen constantly
since 1885, when the first appraise.
ments under the leases Of schol prop.
erty We're made. II upheld by the
Supreme Court they will probably set.
tie forever disputes between the
school board and lessees of school
property over the question of appraise-
ment of school property as basis for
the annual rental to be paid for 1t.
The good record that James NJ. Stat.
terry is making as Superintendent OF
Public Service Is causing many Of
his friends to boom him for Sanitary
Trustee on the Democratic ticket
next year.
Commissioner william Busse of the
County Board attempted at last Mon.
| days meeting of the board to obtain
an order for report of all employees
and their salaries, In the year about to
close, not provided for in the annual
budget, but his resolution was referred
| to the finance committee, Laurence
j. Coffey, chairman of that committee,
moved that 1t be referred. Mr.. Busse
urged direct vote on his resolution
! Commissioner Carolan voted with him
against referring the matter to the
| finance committee. Mr.. Coffey said
that the finance committee Is accus
toned to getting its reports from the
Comptroller and that this report could
be made to the committee. President
| Bartzen's appointment of DR.. s. II. Pre-
| trowicZ as superintendent OF the Dun
ming asylum and DR.. George +. Butler
as County Physician, was officially an
hounced at the meeting.
Former State Senator Charles u
| Cruikshank is being talked OF by
many Republicans for good county
nomination next year.
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President Peter Bartzen OF the
County Board took steps last Satur'
day to stop the excessive expendi'
ture of money" for automobile hire by
members of the board and county en-
ployes. He has made an investigation
in the comptroller's Office and found
that more than $4,000 has been ex.
pended In this manner this year. He
sent letter to each Of the commits,
sioners calling attention to conditions