Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-06-10

prohibit citizen who has trees from
trimming them unless he pays che
forester" fee Of S2 and absen.s
himself from work for the privilege
Of going to the city hall for that pur.
pose. The forester ordinance does
not cause people to plant trees. On
the contrary It keeps people from
planting them and from caring for
them. The forester is paid $4,000
q year, sum that would be much
more wisely spent II It was thrown In
the river. Then people who love
trees could plant them and care for
them without having to pay q city
hall fee for their pains.
For 20 years the people Of the North
and Northwest sides have been paying
taxes to the sanitary district without
getting d cents worth Of benefit. The
North Branch Of the river stinks worse
than ever and the cleaning of water
filters develops the fact that lake
water still carries much filth. Yet the
sanitary district proposes to tax still
farther the people of the North and
Northwest sides for the Calumet. Blue
Island Canal.
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West Siders do not feel compliment.
ed because the West Side has the dog
pound. II they had the Lane Tech.
School, that North Sidens complain 80
suuch ovor Nyaot Cidoro ,,o,,a,a l,, ,dc~,d
have something to kick about. Tho
Lane Tech" as the shelter for nearly
grown ruffians is called. is located Just
block west Of the Division street
station Of the Northwestern L. It 10 O
terror to the patrons of the elevated
road. The scholars" who are 'releas.
ed from the SCHOOL between and
I o'clock every afternoon, often climb
In through the windows Of the L cars,
turn on the electric lights, throw the
switch, ring the bell. stop the train
and carry on as boisterous loafers
alone know how to disturb the people.
Many women passengers are forced to
quit the trains and take the surface
cars to avoid annoyance or injury.
The dog pound 10 . blessing to .
neighborhood compared to the Lake
Technical School. There are undoubt.
edly many studious, ambitious and
we'll behaved boys who attend It. But
the majority show bad breeding, worse
manners and all the necessary quail.
fications for membership in reform
school. The North Side is sick and
tired OF the Lane Tech. fad and nuis.
ance. The building should be devoted
to some useful purpose and it's In.
mates transferred to some section of
the city where they will cease to an.
noy the general public and to endan.
ger property values.
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The tearing up Of Clyborne avenue,
Larrabee street and other newly
paved northside thoroughfares for the
purpose OF laying water mains and the
tearing up OF North Halsted street
also newly paved for the laying OF
new car tracks and the destruction oi
newly paved Webster avenue for the
installation Of gas mains. makes the
public wondeN at the following letter
published In q daily paper:
Before o street is paved all public
utility corporations are regularly uotl.
Ned by this department Of the pro
posed paving proceedings, and this
notice requires them to overhaul OF
relay wherever necessary any OF theiy
underground property. 80 that II will
be In condition not to disturb the new
pavement. The gas company will
probably make all necessary repairs
on Ewing avenue shortly before thu
contractor gets in to pave.
| CHARLES v. STANDISH.
sec'y Board OF Local improvements
The grand jury cannot get after the
board of local Improvement incompe
tents too soon.
Fresh blood is needed on the mu
nicipal bench.
Loop figures of vehicle casualtie,
for three years are interesting. Here
they are, with the various engine.
of destruction:
Killed. Inju'd
Newspaper delivery wagons SO ls,
Automobiles .............. 8 l8]
street cars ............... 16 S2(
Ieams ................. I !,
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