Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-17

tduu anu Clty ArCnlteCC CnarleS W.
Kallal, Alderman Frank p. Danisch
and members OF the committee on
city hall and public buildings, made
an inspection Of the city hall yester.
day. Only minor defects were found,
according to the Aldermen, and It Is
believed any differences between the
Noel Construction Company and the
city can be easily adjusted.
II do not believe you have shown
the proper spirit or that you have
tried to DO the best you could" said
Alderman Nance to H. H. Wiley, who
represented the company. mot q
thing has been done to fix the win.
dows in this building, although at.
tention was called to the fact that
they were SO loose around the edges
as to make It impossible to properly
warm the buildings"
Later Harry L. Marsh of the firm
Of Holabird & Roche, architects of
the city hall, said he believed 1t true
that the dissatisfaction arising from
the windows was a valid objection
and that the heating and ventilating
- otemS WeIc nv "hol tuey Suouiu
be.
"The heating contractor will be
held to his guarantee" he said, "and
the ventilating system will work
much better when the windows are
fixed. I believe weather strips will
remedy them"
A meeting Of the committee vii be
held later.
Alderman Willis o. Nance carried
q pedometer with him on the trip, and
after he had traversed the roof Of
the building, gone to the subbase-
ment and crawled into coal hole It
showed he had walked one and three.
fourths miles. He said It did not reg.
lister the distance travelled on the ele-
vator.
John NJ. Roach, president of the
Chicago Railways Company, answered
! complaints that have been made
against the service, before the Council
Committee on Local Transportation,
on Tuesday. Mr.. Roach blamed the
bad weather for conditions occasion.
ing complains. He said that new cars
are being turned out of the shops.
II am not here to be shown up"
declared Mr.. Roach to the aldermen.
my company is acting in good faith
with the city and I do not think II
should be made the butt OF unjust
complaints and insinuations. am
sure you will find as poor service In
other sections Of the city as in the
sections through which we operate
Mr.. Roach then gave figures demon
strating that the company has In
operation more cars than were opera
ted last August; that It has more carl
In service than were required by tn,
ordinance of 1907 and that 1t Is operat
ing only 146 old single truck cars
while under the ordinance 1t can keel
$50 Of them In service.
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Three additional judges for the Mu
nicipal Court at salary Of $1,000
each have been recommended by tn,
council committee on finance. Chic
Justice Harry Olson appeared before
the committee and declared the nee,
Of additional judges and A. H. Culver
chairman Of the Municipal Cour
committee Of the Chicago Bar Asso
citation. supported him. The council
committee decided In favor OF tn
recommendation A request had beel
, sent to the City Council and referre,
to the finance committee for six nd
ditional Judges.
Building Commissioner Henry Erici
son talked before the Building Mar
ayers Association, In session at tn
Great Northern Hotel, and told of hi
plans for distinctive skyscraper 70
Chicago.
The principal advantages to be d,
rived from the new structure Is tha
light and air will be more accessible
to the rooms of the structures g
built at all times Of the day and q
far as possible all parts of 1t will b
In a position to receive light.
It Is also contended that the bull,
I ing. II adopted by all persons in
given street, will result In keeping tn
sun In the street hours longer eac
day.
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Building of the four mile HegewisC
extension of the Chicago street raj
way system, provision for which wa
made by a city ordinance passed
4 1908. was discussed at meeting (
the council subcommittee on the He
ewisch extension of the Calumet
South Chicago railroad. The chit
business which came before the NEE
D ing was devising methods wheret
: street frontage and right OF way ma
\ be insured for the project. Alderme
Derpa, Lips and Block were presen
the latter presiding.
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Two resolutions were passed by Il
council committee on harbor
wharves and bridges that WEI
planned to aid in the proposed II
\ provements OF the lake front. Tht
} ask special session of the Legisl
ture to give the South Park Comm
sioners the right to condemn riparit
rights and to gain the privilege fro
the state to use made lands for II
provements. Both Of the resolution
: were drawn up after the commits