Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-11-18

Popular Judge OF
exander Fyffe OF the Twenty.fifth
ward has been picked as the progress.
i've candidate for chief bailiff Of the
Municipal court.
II was said also that Charles W.
Vail, clerk of the Superior court and
friend of Governor Deneen, Is slated
to make the race for the Republican
| nomination for secretary Of state. the
place held by James A. Rose for the
last sixteen years.
John NJ. Duffy, the popular and well
known lawyer, would prove strong
Democratic candidate for chief Jus.
tice of the Municipal court next year.
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Judge Richard L. Burke Is making
the fine record on the bench that
every one of his friends knew he
would make.
AS a lawyer and citizen William
Richie Is liked and respected by all
who come In contact with him.
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Some things accomplished by the
city council Monday night:
Alderman Henry d. Captain asked
that the mayor appoint committee Of
three aldermen to investigate reck.
less driving of motor.propelled We.
hlcles. This was referred TO the ju.
dietary committee.
On motion OF Alderman Carl T. Muir.
ray an order was passed directing the
city electrician make an estimate
Of the probable cost Of placing street
signs at all street intersections.
The cold weather caused several ap.
plications for permits for storm doors
to be made. Alderman John j. Cough.
lin asked for score Of these permits,
most OF them for business establish.
ments in the loop district. They
were granted.
Because of proposed amendments
to the ordinance governing the opera.
ton and equipment of automobiles,
final action on the measure was de.
rerred Tor one week.
Alderman Charles NJ. Thomson pro.
posed an amendment to the automo.
bile ordinance requiring all motor.pro.
PEELED vehicles to stop within ten feet
of street cars which have been stopped
to allow passengers to alight.
Amendments to the building ordi.
nance regulating the Give load
weight for buildings was passed.
An ordinance prohibiting the opera.
ton Of pile drivers and noise.produc.
ing construction devices in residen.
tial districts was passed.
Alderman Irwin Il. Hazen Is daily
adding to his big army Of friends and
admirers by his fine record in the
city council He is one of the ablest
men in that body and the Thirty.fifth
ward can well be proud of him.
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Alderman John Haderlein and his
friends in the Twenty.fourth ward are
preparing to make red.hot campaign
for his reelection.
And OF course the people haven't
had enough of civil service, but must
have some more.
Municipal Judge Gemmill on Mon.
day issued an interview declaring him.
self in favor of civil service in the
Municipal court provided there be no
salary increase.
III Governor Deneen decides to
call a special session OF the legisla-
ture in the near future. | think it of
the greatest Importance that he in.
clude in his call the subject of civil
service for the clerks and bailiffs of
the Municipal court" said Judge Gem.
mill
The legislature may either take
the form of a special act to cover the
employees of the clerk and bailiff of
the Municipal court, or the existing
city civil service act may be amended
so as TO extend its provisions to those
Offices"
President Of Sanitary District
Thomas A. Smyth is making the able,
clean and fearless record that all
his friends knew he would make.
Albert J. Hopkins VIII be Illinois
choice for vice president in 1912.
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State Senator II. s. Magill opened
his campaign for the United States
senatorship on Tuesday night at a
meeting at Princeton.
Employees OF the city water depart
ment will receive between $40 and $50
each Unexpectedly about Christmas
time this year, according to announce.
ment made at the city comptroller's
office on Monday. The money will
come from the $4,000 that lies In the