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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-09
MUNICIPAL NEWS.
Some Items of Interest From the
Public Offices About Occur.
rqnces of the Week.

Clancy. Healy. Stewart, Captain.
Npps. Nyidahl. Twiss. Berger. TisAr
or. Donahoe-Dem.. D; Rep. 9.
Harbofs. wharves and bridsss-Lat
tier. chairman: Kenna. Ryaa (l).
Long. Nance. Csekala, Brennan. Ger
ger. Baulsr. Hey. Thomson, Emersoa.
Holding. Hasen. Ryan (34)-Dsm.. 0:
Rep, 6.
Gas. oil and electric light srmak.
chairman: Beilfus. Hey. Ryan (D,
Sits. Haderlein. Long, Walkowiak
Twigg. Block. Stewart, Janovsky.
vavricek. Bowler. Kearns.-Dem.. d;
Rep, 6.
Local ndustries--F1 Fisher. chairmaa;
Schults. Krumhols. Mayer. McDenr
aid. Pretzsl, Carr. lAwley. Wilsoa.
Klaus. Sits. McDermott, Cullsrtoa.
Schaeffer. Bergen-Dem., II; Rep. (.
Judiciary legislation. elections and
rules-Donahoe. chairman: Utpatel.
kjellander. Haxen, Mayer. Walko
WAX, Captain, Toman. Helwig, Pow.
ers. Hyidahl, Bewersdorf, Pitte. No
rnerney. Ahearn. Baulsr. Holding
DEM. ~; Rep. s.
Streets. alleys, taxation. street
nomenclature--Healy. chairman: No.
Donald. Pretsel, Kenna, Utpatsl. No.
Dermott, Esan, Kunz. Swift, Cross.
Hey. Holding, Klaus. Hadsrlsin. 70.
man.-Dem.. 10: Rep. 8.
License - Ryan (34), chairman:
Cermak. Burns. Norris, Ahsrn. Krum.
holx. Tearney, Utpatel. Janovsky.
Cross. Bowler. Ryan (l). vavriosk.
Pitte. Bradshaw.-Dem.. 10: Rep. 8.
Buildings and city hall-Thomson.
chairman; Klaus. Coughlin. Bswsrs.
dorf. K'ellander. Tearnsy. Carr.
Clancy. Lips, Hslwig. Walkowiak.
Littler. Swift. Powers, Hyldahl-
Dem, 10; Rep. s.
Schools, Ore. police. civil seevioe-
Geiger. chairman: Martin, Csskala.
Toman. Kenna. Hslwig. Burns. Hard.
Ing. Block. Mayer. vavricek. Melnss.
ney, Richert, Bswsrsdorf. Bsadshaw.-
DEM. II; Rep. 4.
Health-Nance. chairman: Culles.
ton. Coushlin. Ahsarn. Sehasfee. MOI.
ris. Lawley, Pretsel. McDermotA
Tesrney. Kuns. McInsrney. Martin
Brennan. Bradshaw. - Dem. 10:
Rep. 8.
water-Wilson, chairman; KunA
Burns. Coughlin. Brennan. SchasfRes.
Norris. Powers. Thomson. Kjsllandsf.
Egan. Lttler, Cross. Stewart, Swift
Dem, 8: Rep. Z.
Special park commission-Ald. Ben.
fuss. chairman: Aldermen Harding.
schultz. Captain, Bergen. Hassa.
Cullsrton. Hadsrlsin, Mcdonald.
Clancy and Martin: Oscar r. Mayer,
Peter Q. Goodman. Jsns Jensen. =. A.
Lindstrand. Samuel J. Rossnblatt o..
Ri Fiala, George Landau. Paul DRY.
malski. the Rev. julius Rappapoet,
Charles H. Richter. Charles Boob
Francis +. Simmons. Joseph Doolseo
berger. William Kolaesk. James y.
McFatrich, Frank p. Daniseh.
Bathing beaches-Ald. Loag, chair.
man; Geiger. Pitte. Healy. Bowler.
Compensation-Ald. Reading, chair.
man; Ryan (3O. Beilfuss. Nppe.
Harding. Krumhols.
Track. elevation Aid. Janovsky.
chairman: Fisher. Emerson. Ksarns.
Reading. Donahoe. Bauler, Nance.
Csekala.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-09

Following are the standing com.
mittess Of the city council:
Financs-Richert, chairman: Hard.
Ing. Emerson. Reading. Cermak. Law.
ley. Beilfuss. Sits. Egsn. Krumhols.
Lipps. Wilson. Twigg. Kearns. Ryan
(34)-Dem.. 8: Rep. 6.
Local transportation-Block. chair.
man: Richert Carr. Long. Schults.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-09

County comptrollse.

County Comptroller
Fifth door, room 611.
Coroner.
Fifth door. room 500.
County surveyor.
Fifth door. room lS6.
Custodian.
Third door. room 311.
County Court.
Sixth floor. room COZ.
Clerk County ceveG
Sixth door, room 600.
Superior ceurI
Eighth floor.
Clerk Superior cevrs.
Fourth door. room l37.
Circuit Court.
Seventh door.
Clerk cireuit courG
Fourth door. room AZ.
Probate Court
Sixth door, room 643.
Clerk Probate Court.
Sixth door. room e23.
Ooard % Review.
Third floor, room 337.
0oard o. AseeosorA
Third floor, room 312.
President County 0eard.
Fifth door, room 623.
County Commissioners.
Fifth door. room 537.
County Attorney.
Fifth floor. room 507.
Civil Service Commission.
Fifth floor. room $40.
Jury Commission.
Eighth floor. room 824.
Law Library.
Tenth floor.
superintendent Public Service.
Fifth floor, room SIC.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-09

The City Council held q short but
busy session last Monday afternoon.
sweeping investigation to determine
whether there IL corruption in either
the City Building Department or the
City Council was ordered by the lat.
ter body Monday, when It passed
resolution Of Aid. Henry Utpatel.
Thrilling speeches by other aldermen
accompanied the passing Of the order.
The resolution was called for by the
charges Of bribery made against an
unnamed alderman by Henry Erics-
son. building commissioner, last week
and later retracted by him. In the
dispute the name Of Aid. Utpatel was
brought in as having accompanied to
the Office Of the department one OF the
men accused Of approaching an in.
spector.
Mayor Harrison named Alderman
HIGHLANDER, Holding. Janovsky, Brad
shaw and Bowler and Attorneys Cecil
Page. w. r. Alden and Rush G. But.
Ter as the investigating commission.
They will select the three citizens
called for by the resolution to com.
plete the commission. Chairman
HIGHLANDER said 1t would start work
this week.
Two other resolutions passed by
the Council were aimed at the Board
Of Supervising Traction Engineers.
One directs them to furnish informa.
ton asked by the aldermen and the
other directs the Council local trans.
portation committee to investigate the
conduct OF the board.
Other business transacted by the
Council:
Adopted resolutions deploring the
death Of the late vice.president James
8. Sherman.
referred to the Building Depart.
ment committee an order directing
that apartment buildings be exempt.
ed from q fee for annual fire inspec.
ton.
Referred to the license committee
a request from the Liquor Dealers
Association for the repeal Of certain
sections Of the Harkin saloon license
| ordinance.
NOiestcu " tuc bpeCIL COInWlttee
on vice several protests against the
/ segregation OF vice.
Sent to the rules committee an or.
dinance fixing Council meetings at 2
| p. m. instead Of at 1880 p. M. after.
by vote Of AZ to 90. It had lacked
five votes Of passing.
Passed, under suspension Of the
rules. an amendment by Aid. Cough.
lin to the undertaking and morgue or
dinance prohibiting mortuary estab.
lishments on boulevards. aimed at q
concern planning to open adjoining
the Ferdinand w. Peck home. 1926
South Michigan avenue.
The next meeting Of the Council
was set for 1880 p. m. Nov. IS.
Following are the standing com.
mittess Of the city council:
Financs-Richert, chairman: Hard
Ing. Emerson. Reading. Cermak. Law
ley. Beilfuss. Sits, Egsn. Krumhols
Lipps. Wilson. Twigg. Kearns. Ryan
| (34)--Dem.. 8: Rep. g.
Local trAnsporta tion-Rlock chain
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-09

The Railroad Trainmen Of Illinois
are strongly organised for legislative
and ether work.
They number over 10000 members
in Illinois and are an intelligent, relia.
BILE and earnest body Of men, whose
power for good in the state cannot be
overestimated.
Following are the divisions, mum.
bers and names Of their legislative
committee and ofYicers:
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR
ILLINOIS.
Division number; committeeman
(first), and alternates:
1. Thos. 8. Hayes; F. b. Carr.
Al. w. @. Swing; A. p. Danforth.
"a. e. H. Jones; z. e. White.
Is. r. L. Piper; J. J. Klickenger.
20. w. w. Carroll: w. w. Donley.
81. G. c. Parker; A. ]. Frazier.
80. @. F. Conley; J. r. Zoll.
81. Jas. w. Finley; J. G. Paul.
96. J. M. Kelley; c. A. Waters.
81. c. p. Bemis; r. 8. Nichols.
1O1. F. 8. Thomas; Jerry McCarby.
lVO. F. a. DlcurOc, NJ De DOuSsu0'
112. J. I. Davis; G. T. Harris.
113. F. d. Sushrua; w. Erickson.
lis. F. L. Howard; A. NJ. Barnes.
127. T. F. Phleger; J. II. voss.
2O6. w. p. Sheehan; w. H. Devlin.
222. c. H. Dalton; H. B. Holt.
235. q. @. McCarty; p. o. Rourke.
293. Jno. Fowler; M. 1ngham.
30S. c. c. Craig: r. Trogden.
327. Ia M. Hough; B. r. Bradley.
377. e. B. French; q. w. Melbourne.
$50. w. A. Sharpe; c. H. Stanley.
3SS. J. L. Lamport; J. c. McGuan.
406. w. ]. Smith: p. H. O'Connor.
400. d. w. Marshall: T. Nilsson.
$50. M. r. Cooper; A. q. Kuykendall.
sol. d. 8. Craig: J. A. Bonham.
500. Il. Tread: w. N. Stevenson.
523. d. Nancy; c. Il. Blackburn.
548. H. Hill; +. c. Ziel.
$40. A. w. Stewman; w. =. Whaley.
ST.. r. p. Mile; e. Il. Flanagan.
900. B. F. Consdon; J. 3. shortsll.
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sOs. F. q. Leseure, 1910 Cherry, Mt.
Carmel, III.
327. l.. M. Hough, 500 8. Maple st.,
Effingham. Ill.
377. NJ. A. Stinson, 21O Sterling, Joliet,
iii.
$50. H. W. Bibb. 1929 Market, East st.
Louis, III.
sss. J. e. McGuan, 1928 Belle st.,
Alton, Ill.
400. J. J. MILAN, 315 N. Monroe, Gin.
ton, Ill.
406. q. e. Mitchell, 512 w. 3rd Ave-,
Monmouth, III.
400. T. Whitson, Salem, III.
$50. e. e. jolly, 205 8. Lynn, Cham.
paign, III.
sol. Carl z. Schmidt, 500 10th st.,
Cairo, III.
SOC. J. D. Blair, villa Grove, III.
523. d. Nancy, Box 311, Flora, III.
548. H. Hill, Ladd, III.
$40. J. e. Youngblood, Carbonate.
Ill.,.
ST.. J. e. Brown, Efingham, III.
600. d. v. Beck, 1881 Coulter Ave., Du.
buque, III.
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COUNTY oFFicGs-Ngw COURT
HOUSE.
shsrih'e Office.
Fourth floor, room 423.
County Treasurer.
Second f0or room 2i2
Recorder Of Deeds.
First door. room 100.
Registrar o. ritlsS.
First floor, room 120.
County Clerk.
Second floor, room 233.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-31
THE REAL GOVERNMENT.

History is seldom written it really is The histor often the shell of government but seldom the fact of it. Here is the of Bridgeport for in stance which appears to the ordinary observer hodge odge decentrazed affair of many conflicting boards with conflicting duties but which actually is benevolent des potism of highly developed, centralized type.
 In this state have party government. Just now by the Republican party. The head of the Republican party, it's head under the rules, the Repub state central committee.
 Upon this committee representing Bridgeport, John IT. King and A. B. Lvery who the representa- lives and confidential employees of gentleman whose pc tca1 benevolence exempied in the last municipal campaign when he contributed than 1000 to the election of Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, and him elected by a fragment of the vote.
 It proftless at this time to catalogue the bus associates of the espos to whom it has ed fountain of honor It unnecessary to call again the list of imported servors who, coming from the outside and owing all to the appoinive power be reasonably that upon the board of police commissioners pregnant with political power, sits George s. Hill, and upon the board of fire commissioners John Hague, both in the d rectest employees of the despots, owing bread and butter to it's potency.
 Thus it may be that the conflict of boards is solved supreme individual authority The real government of Bridgeport single headed but not invs ibe absolute, but not elected It sits not the mayors chair but 1t directs the mayors mind.
 It the government contemplated by law, but it IS the government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-31
WOMEN WANT FULL BALLOT,

The reported purpose of the in the sunragist movement Connections to seek half way measure municipal enfrarthisement constitutional amendment, granting full suffrage, is iii line with broad program which they have steadily pursued.
 Under this program their must be submitted to the voters and they must convince the sovereignty at cut.
 This ordeal being demands a campaign of ed ucton that shall be extensive and continuing ing that the proposal for amendment receives major y of the votes of the General Assembly, it will lie upon the table for years and then receive of those and vong in either branch of this body.
 Submission would follow, if the twothirds were ob- taned. of The education to their view is the all important task which the must accomplish It will profit them little to get proposal for amendment from the legislature unless the freemen are of mind to approve it.
 In states where this part of the work been neglected the have been obliged three times to the electorate before approval was obtained
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-31
ITS GRoTEsQUE UNFAIRNEss.

The attention of the citizenship especially directed editorial upon the Hartford Water works which ap 1eared Hartford Times of Saturday. and reprint ed this page.
 It will appreciated that Hartford has suffer from water famine that her water board has always progressively ahead of the tnes and that to the future great additional storage supply being created
 The discussion brought forth by editorials in the Bridgeport Post of which the Times says: Nothing could be grotesquely unfair
 The Times is too generous in its view of the Bridge port newspapers fault. The Post nothing what water works in Hartford. It would slander any water works anywhere in the world to delay muic pal ownership of water works in Bridgeport
 What has said to the detriment of Hartford s ':splendd works by The Post has been said of Waterburys splendid water works and of the splendid of Norwich and of any other splendid water that has chanced be exhibited to the people of Bridgeport a model for them to follow.
 That Hartford and Norwich and Waterbury obtain water much cheaper than the people of Bridgeport accumulated millions of valuable property works those cities while the people of Bridgeport have contributed millions to the property of private in paying water rates is nothing to the Post
 It's belief is that ordinary citizens the profit it's rich friends and it habualy manifests that belief in ways that grotesquely and inpudently unfair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-31
Truth About Hartford's Splendid Water Works
fFrorn The Hartford Times,

in the remark near the close of it's article that that city "could stand a year of drought and not be much worried" In fact that is the condi- ton of Hartford. The worry that has exicted has been an artificial produc- ton. If there should be no rain and melting snow before next summer there might be serious trouble, but there is no reason to anticipate that.
 As for what the Post thinks it knows about political manipulation of the water board, and it's effects in this city, we can assure it that it has been misled. There is not at the present time any politics connected with the action of the board We are also assured that under the present administration politics have been eliminated, and it can be asserted with entire confidence that the at tempt to force political appointments has failed, that the few places filled since the retirement of MT. Roberts as president were filled strictly on the
 merits of the reQuirenaer erts of the po- sition. Further, the course of the
 
 to the contract system for the Ne paug addition has developed an op- position from the outside. To ig- nore contracts and substitute days work would. no doubt add a cost to this new work of something like $4.- 0OO,0O0. We have the authority of the board that there is no friction among it's members: each is working for the interest and development ef the Hartford water works. The working cash balance of the depart ment, at present, is $2o0,ooO. and is being jud1ciously used. The board has on hand about ssOo.o0e of mu- nicipaI bonds, bearing interest at about 4 per cent. Its debt is $475.- 900.
 The charges of fnefficiensy and po- Iitfcal activity which have been in sinuated or made more directly are to the best of our belief without foun- dation. The business seems to be we'll in hand There is nothing to sug- gest that the office is going tothe dogs. The president of the board de c1ares that the affairs of the depart
 nent are being conducted in busi- ness way, and he thinks that if there are any charges to be made they should be made definitely and publicly. or through a request for an investigation. He is ready for it if the compliments are; loose talk is one thing, definite charges are an other.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-31
H AMILTO BR ROTH FRS Leading Horsemen of Connections

sion is for many n1axTed by the real iDation that the following day Is the universal paying up day, when every debt must be paid The same GUS tom obtains in Japan, where the last day Of the year Is calbed Devils Day" At midnight the gongz in the Buddhist temples sound the "One Hun dred and Eight Bells.'' and this is the signal for the collectors to Wtarf on their rounds Those who can't CT won't pay thear just debts become so- ciaI pariahs. In Greece a solemn rs- Hgious festival marks the arrival Of the New Year. In Vienna there win be a "cftizen's ba1I'' tonight, when members of the royal family w11I min gle with 1Owly comm Onens- The same custom obtains in Stockh olnn. In
 Copenhagen every big gun in and around the city is fired at midnight. shaking the Danish capital to it's SO41n- da tions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-31
WIDE FIELD FOR MOTOR WAGONS IN
 THE PARCELS POST
Light Wagons With Touring Car Speed and. Ample Carrying Capacity the Type Needed
 in New Service.

After experimenting for nearly ten years in the use of motor collection and distribution of mail, the United States Government admits at last that in localities where collection stops are few and far between a motor car fs far more efficient than horse and wagon. In such cases, 1t has decided to allow the carrier to buy a motor car, for which he will be allowed a sum more than ample for mainteu- ance and repairs.
 One of the first cities in which t1fs. innovation has been placed in service is Pittsburgh. Several StudebaksT satisfactory service there. Other cit-
 ies are being added to the approved IStst and prospects indicate that before the passing Of many months not only the suburban but the rural routes a8
 well will be to a large extent motor delivery equipped.
 will also greatly multiply the number of motor cars with the sign ''U. s. MaiP' their panels Delivery and collection of the parcels will be by motor cars in all the big cities, the government making contracts for the service. Figures on the cost of motor every centre according to the Stuoe~ baker branch managers, who were re- gently in conference at Detroit, the peculiar adaptabi1ity of the Studebak- CT go" delivery car to this purpose being matter of common knowledge To a great extent, according to de- livery experts, the work Of mail col lection and delivery must be done by light wagons, capable of making a1-
 m ost touring car speed on a small
 consumption of gasoline and oil A1-
 other requisite is ample cooling capa- city, for the cars must be able to stand at the curb with motors rum
 ming for periods of varying length. may be profitab1y used between the postal sub-stations, but the main part of the work will have to be done by the smaller rigs. Lr
 It is typical of the Government's
 conservatism that in both the gen
 Government continues its policy of non-ownership of the vehicles
 Every local merchant and manu- facturer should give this matter their immediate consideration as what ap- plies to theparce1s post, surely applies to their own business A mum Der Of
 Studebaker vehicles are used with uu- qualified success at the present time
 in this vicinity and all signs point to a vast increase in mum Der during the coming year. Mir. IT. J. Platt of the Elm Auto Co. is the local distributor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-31
WOULD DEFEND
 WATER SUPPLY
UTILITIES COMMISSION WANTS STATE TO SEE THAT EACH TOWNS RIGHTS ARE
 PRESERVED.

New Haven. Dec. 31.-Richard T. Higgins, of Winsted, chairman of the public utilities commission, explained last night the intention of the recom- mendation of the committee, relative to the conservation of the natural water supplies of the state.
 He said some steps should be talk en to prevent large interests from outside the state acquiring the water by depriving those communities of the natural water rights which they possess.
 .NThe control of the watersheds of the state should be conserved for do- mestic purposes and the rapac1ty of prospectOrS for private corporations should not be allowed to work to the detrinent of the municipalities of the state,'' said he.
 ''There should be some state super vision to bring about equal distribu- ton of the natural water sources of cities and towns.
 Mir Higgins admitted that this su- pervision should extend to municipal water plants as well as privately con was almost as much danger of one municipality infringing upon the rtpa- rian or water rights of adjacent towns. Although there is not so much danger in this instance, con- tinued MT. Higgins, municipalities are not exempt from the grabbing
 
 and too often one town monopolies the watershed of an adjoining town." "
 Certain interests in the state have been working for many years for some state control of the watershed of the state. At the annual meeting of the State Business Mems assoc ocfa- tion in this city last fall, two resolu- tions were presented and unanim ously adopted, one by ex-Mayor Edward W. Hooker of Hartford, and the other by a Windsor Locks official
 The recommendation would not af- feet water supplies such as New Ha- ven where one company has the sole right and takes proper precaution to see that the interests of it's users are conserved.
 The question was brought up by the following point made by the Public Utilities commission in it's first an- nuaI report yesterday:
 ''The question of water supply for domestic purposes is becoming a se- rious one as to quantity, quality and distribution, and in the opinion of this commission the time is not far distant, if not already at hand, wI1 e1l l the state should investigate all sources of supply within her borders i and possibly inaugurate such policy i of conservation and regulation as will secure forever to each and every com munity it's full and just share of na- ! ture's supply of pure water
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-31
On Second Thought
By Jay F. House

 Animal life holds many mysteries. A mosquito, with all the women in the world to choose from. often spends tne better part of an evening in an attempt to bite man.
 A boys idea of superflous clothing s a bathing suit.
 A man may be a little careless or his children but he is mighty particu- lar about his lodge uniform
 Poor people get married. The rich celebrate their nuptia1s.
 Every man has a little rubbish un- Distinctions are comparative A shree-chair barber shop attracts a good deal of attention in a two-chair town
 Love is. the only good game that has no code of rules.
 For all he has to say that is inn portant, the average man might as well etutter.
 A boys first choice is to go to the ball game. His second is to take a ~ 4Ilt and drown it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-31
IT HURTS EVERYBODY
CWoodrow wsiIson.)

Woodrow WsilSOn.) O,sr overnment has been for the ,ast few years under the control or .eads of great allied corporations w1th spe-iaI interests. It has not control ed these interests and assigned them
 T.roDer place in the whole system of business; it fasN submitted itself to heir control As a result, there have grown up vicious systems ana .chernex of governmental favOrit- sm (the most obvious being the e5Sts-ava zaTt tariff), far-reaching in CT ,ect upon the whole fabric of hfe, so1lching, 10 his injury every lnnaol- l7,,t If inc land laying unfair and inn s.sssfcIe handicaps upon competitors, imposing taxes in every direction, stl. dfra, everywhere the free splr1t oI American. rprise--Wlorld'S Work ,nr IanIlarN.-