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


We regret to notice that the other.
wise efncient city map department IL
again pushing the ridiculous prQposi.
tion TO change the names Of all east
and west North Side streets to mum.
bered avenues. This will serve no
good purpose whatever. II will on
the contrary add to the general con.
fusion now existing about street
names. The new house numbering
system does away with the necessity
for numbered avenues or numbered
streets either. The present North
Side street names are landmarks. To
change them would be unwise. There
are numerous numbered avenues on
the West Side running north and
south. What IL to be done with them?
The city map department would end
the numbering Of North eide avenues
at Thirty.ninth avenue SO as to give
the West Side numbere, avenues from
Fortieth up chance to exist. This
would leave the bulk Of North Side
territory without numbered avenues.
The whole scheme Is tommy rot with
not a vestige Of public benefit to It.
II the city would abolish all duplica.
tions Of street names 1t might help
matters. For instance. we have Lin.
coin avenue, Lincoln street (north and
south), Lincoln place. etc., and scores
Of similar Implications. Now It 10 pro.
posed to duplicate the numbered
streets by creating numbered avenues.
As strangers are the persons supposed
to be benefited by this dope 1t will be
necessary to explain the difference he.
tween "street" and an avenue" be.
fore heading them for the numbered
thoroughfare they are in search Of.
The telephone gang 10 SO sure OF Its
present graft that 1t has issued cir.
cular asking what the population Of
Chicago will be in 1880. It evidently
wants to foist another boost Of prices
on the present population on the
strength of its prospective increase In
number.
Following IL the political calendar
for 1912.
January ~. 1s12-First day for al.
Ing aldermanic petition.
Febru ry 10, l9l2-First day for
hling petition for nominations for Of.
fces to be voted at April primaries.
February ~. 19l2-Last day for
ming nominations for alderman.
February ~, 1912-Primary for al
dermanic nomin; tions.
March Z, 1912-Last day for ding
call for congressional and state con-
ventions.
March II. l912-Iast day for nling
petitions for April primary lMunici.
pal Judge excepted.
March rs, l912-l.ast day for nling
Municipal Judge petitions.
April 2, l912-..ldermanic election
April 8, 1912-Primary for offices to
be filled at fall election.
April IL. 1912-County convention.
April II, 1912 Congressional con
vention.
April 10, 1s12-state conventions.
November 8, 19l2-General cleo
tion.
Following are the offices to be
filled in 1911 and 1912:
November Z, l911-Ten. Superior
court judges. one Circuit court Judge
| April 2. 1s12-one alderman from
each ward.
November 8. 1912-President ant
vice.president OF the United States
twenty.seven presidential electors
governor, secretary of state, attorne!
general, lieutenant governor. stat
treasurer, auditor, three universit'
trustees, members Of congress. mem
ber of the legislature. one state sen
ator from even numbered senatoria
district, states attorney, president o
the county board. and fifteen mem
bers of board, recorder OF deeds, eli
cult court clerk. superior court eleri
coroner, member of board Of review
1.-TWO members Of county board Of al
SCISSORS. nine Judges Of the municips
|. court. three sanitary trustees.
George w. Paullin. the we'll know
furrier and sanitary trustee. w0ul
!" prove an easy winner for congress
}. the Tenth district.
John X. Prindiville. the popular a
torney and former magistrate, will
nominated and elected to the Nun
cipal court bench next year.
}. Albert ]. Hopkins. the able form'
!. United States senator. retains, az
will continue to do 30, the conndent
!. and admiration OF the people Of u