Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-22

A corps of volunteer street inspec.
tors serving without pay will be at
work soon in the Twenty.flfth ward,
and II the system Is effective, the plan
will be extended all over the city.
The idea of having the men serve
without pay, in the interest of them.
selves and their immediate neighbors,
was developed by the Twenty.hfth
ward Property Owners Improvement
Association month ago, and II the
plan Is carried through city ordi.
nance will be adopted, It is believed,
investing the men with the powers
delegated to regular inspectors.
Alderman Henry d. Captain of the
Twenty.fifth ward is interested in the
plan. The work, according to the al.
derman, will be more along educa-
tional than executive lines. The vol.
unteer inspectors will thoroughly
familiarize themselves with the ordi.
nances relating to sanitation, forestry,
street cleaning, ETC.. and will advise
lawbreakers Of what they are doing.
Agitation for q single fare from the
town Of Cicero to Chicago came up on
Monday afternoon at meeting of the
City Council Transportation Commit
tee. Attorney Ross G. Hall, represent
ing the village, urged the committee
to take up the matter. Representa-.
tives from the Chicago Railways Com.
pany and the County Traction Com.
pany also appeared at the meeting.
Negotiations are under way to permit
cars Of the County Traction Company
to run through Cicero and to Chicago
on the tracks Of the Chicago Railways
Company, but no agreement appears
probable.
Economy has suddenly become the
watchword Of the city traction board
Of supervising engineers and has mani.
tested itself in the dismissal Of Fred.
erick e. Parke, secretary and auditor,
from his $4,000 position. L. Fl. David.
son, formerly assistant secretary, has
been elected secretary, and the ONCE
Of auditor has been abolished. Mr..
Parke has been appointed consulting
auditor. George Weston, the city
member Of the board, is now directly
In charge Of the accounting depart.
ment.
1.-THE accounting department IL now
30 we'll systemaized that the board
considered II unnecessary to continue
to employ Mr.. Parke regularly % au.
ditor." said Mr.. Weston. HE Is re.
tanned In consulting capacity. 90
that his advice may be had should
occasion arise. The changes were
made simply in the interest Of econ
omy."
Mr.. Davidson. the new secretary OIL
the board, II former Newspaper man
He became assistant secretary short,
after the organization Of the board n
1907.
Examinations are to Be held by the
United States civil service Aug. 9.1(
for positions OF custom agents re
Gently provided for by Congress. The
positions pay from q to % per day
The test will DO composed Of: Spell
Ing twenty words Of more than aver
age diniculty, arithmetic, writing re
port, penmanship. copying and cor
recting manuscript, geography ant
civil government Of the United State,
and practical questions in banking
principles Of accounting and public
customs business.
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Te relieve the congestion around thu
loop" Traction Expert M. c. Buckle!
10 preparing to recommend scheme
to the local transportation COMMITTEES
whereby elevated trains will be length
ened one car instead Of lengtheninI
the platforms. The extra car will ex
tend over the present platforms. bu
It 10 the idea Of Mr.. Buckley to hav'
the extra cars gates closed. with on
trance to It through the next car, tn
extra car to be used 40 the smoker.
The City Club listened to q vigorou
defense Of the project Of installing
1000 voting machines In Chicago. vi
tered by Election Commissioner How
ard q. Taylor Tuesday at the club
rooms. Judge John e. Owens ha'
been invited to speak In defense o
the commissioners recent resolution
to purchase 1000 machines, but judi
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