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


the annuities shall not be considered
any part Of the wages of the employees
nor any philanthropic scheme Of the
company. It Is form of compensation
for faithful service which cannot be
included within ordinary wages.
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City Treasurer Henry Stuckart and
his assistant, Jacob Lindheimer, are
working in cooperation with Comp.
troller Traeger to rid the city service
of loan agents.
I'VE will keep loan sharks out OF
the City Hail." said both Of them.
ION December 81, 1911. there will
be a balance to the credit of the cor.
porate fund of $4,s14,s17.9O (taxes of
1911 less outstanding tax warrants)
and a balance to the credit of the
water fund of $2,45O,0OO." Mr.. Traeger
said in his report:
these conditions have been
brought about by the cooperation OF
departments In the intelligent and
economical purchase Of supplies, rigid
supervision of contract work and the
keeping of expenditures within the
city's revenue.
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The year 1912 will see the starting
Of improvements In many Of the small
parks on the outskirts Of the city.
Parks Is, 10, II, and IS respectively
located In Hegewisch, South Chicago,
Burnside and Pullman will be the first
to be improved. Field houses will be
erected In these parks and swimming
pools installed. Hardin square, at
26th street and Wentworth avenue,
will also be supplied with field
house and gymnasium.
On December IL, the South Park
Commissioners reached an agreement
with the Illinois Central railroad re-
garding the riparian rights to the lake
shore. from 18th to 51st street, which
provides for a home for the Field
museum.
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1t is men like Albert @. wheeler
who have helped give Chicago the
great reputation she has In the imam
cial and business world.
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Watch what your alderman does on
the telephone question.
Judge Edward Osgood Brown would
prove q worthy successor TO Judge
Grosscup on the Federal bench.
Albert ]. Hopkins clean, able and
fearless record In the United States
Senate and In Congress is well known
to the people Of Illinois. They are
with him now Just % they were with
him when they endorsed him by such
q rousing plurality at the primary In
1909.
Why are the elevated platforms lit
tered up with Weighing machines and
gum machines that are invariably
out of order?
On the Democratic side in regards
to the Governorship one man stands
out far In the lead. That man Is Ed
ward +. Dunno. The popular former
Mayor IL being doomed on all sidei
and by all factions. His campaign
for the nomination is expected to bt
In full swing within two weeks.
James 8. Hopkins, the able ant
popular attorney and Master.in-C Chan
Gerry, would grace seat on the bench
Former State Senator Charles e
Cruikshank is being talked of BY
many Republicans for q good county
nomination next year.
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Stillman B. Jameson, the popular
! Master.in.C hancery, Ia being talked o.
for a nomination on the Republican
county ticket next year.
Albert ]. Hopkins honest and fear
less record In the United States Sen
ate is not forgotten by the people o
Illinois, and he will be a leader in thu
state long after the ingrates who wen
back on their promises to the people
are forgotten.
Alderman Carl T. Murray has mad
good during his first term In the Cit!
Council from the Twentieth ward. H,
is an able, energetic and consideration
public official.
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The only thing the telephone com
pany cares for Just now 10 an Alder
man. The cheaper the better.
The Home Brewery. under the abb,