Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-23

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wards building pumping stations at
the lake end of every section line in
Chicago there would be no water fam.
Inc anywhere.
It is astonishing what men the
water meter people can influence to
their way Of thinking.
Some men who ought to know bet.
ter are talking for water meters.
More than that the high pressure"
scheme is up again.
According to some advocates 1t will
only cost thirty or forty millions OF
dollars to install meters and q high
pressure" system. The poor will have
to pay the cost.
With half this sum additional pump.
ing stations could be built which
would more than supply the demand.
A well known engineer who was ad.
vocating "high pressure" and water
meters said the other day, according
to daily papers, that one Of the chief
troubles in Chicago was the very high
consumption of water, which averaged
about 1000 gallons per capita daily,
caused largely by waste and under.
ground leakage from broken connec.
tons. As remedy for waste he
recommended water meters. The test
Of the water pressure made In the
loop shows an insufficient pressure.
but he said that the city was install.
ing a large number Of water mains,
none under eight inches, and these
would materially improve the pres.
sure.
The health of the city demands
plenty Of water for everybody.
The instal'",..,h Of meters would
limit thr consumption Of water and
rails de price Of living on the poor.
higher rates would have to be
charged in the residence districts and
tenants would have to pay the water
rates after the landlords had paid an
| exorbitant rate for installing water
meters.
This form Of graft Is particularly
Objectionable to Chicago people. They
will not stand for II.
Il hits everybody and It 10 unneces'
sary.
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The Chicago Eagle. in common with
all users Of the telephone. 10 anxious
| to secure better service and lower
rates and 10 fighting along that line
Chicago Daily News editorial. D
cember 10. 1911:
II has been the aim Of the telephone
company to do away with unlimited
service % far % possible and to 70
Quire all users Of it, instruments u
60 on the measured service basis. Op
position to the measured service plan
10 aroused whenever . patron Of the
telephone company 10 made to pay
two tolls where one should be sum
Client.
The ordinary person in attempting
to telephone to a railroad passenger
station, for example. is likely to Ash
for the wrong number for the purpose
Of his call. for 30 confusing 10 The
array OF titles and numbers In thu
telephone directory that It 10 ofteI
difficult to decide upon the department
that 10 wanted. Frequently the infor
nation bureau at q railroad station
when appealed to, refers the Inquirer
to another telephone number In thu
same building. This necessitates thu
payment OF a SECOND toll. Telephone
operators are careful to prevent tn,
second call from being made without
the payment Of q second nickel.
Both the railroad companies and thu
telephone company should do thei
best to see that the arrangement o
department names In the telephone di
rectory 10 sufiiciently clear to enable
inQuirers to call the hrst time To-
the number they really want.
The city ought to have bureau o
complaints to which appeals for thu
improvement OF faulty conditions o
service might be made by patrons o
local public utility corporation.
A stringent State law 10 needed Il
regulate the establishment Of banks.
There are too many wildcat anancia
schemes now In existence In Chicago.
Not wishing to compete with the oil
banks. irresponsible people are starting
up small banks In the outlying district
Of Chicago, from time to time. Thi
practice has had disastrous result
upon the business and financial inter
ests OF the entire city. Many hundre'
small business men and traders hav
been ruined by this class Of iAstitu
lions.
This nefariOus practice should b
stopped and the only way to stop 1t
by municipal legislation.
A provision ought to be made In tn
city charter authorizing the city unde
Its police power to regulate the estat
llshment Of banks and creating Il
pursuance of this work board 10
the examination Of all proposed ney
banking concerns. Snch boar
should be given ample power to exam
inc into the financial Standing Of tn
, promoters of these institutions, an
none should be allowed to he license
unless such as could show assets ampl
for the carrying on Of their business
sufficient tn cover the amount of theI
, deposits, and sound and substantis
enough to thoroughly protect thel
; depositors.
There can be no question as to til
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