Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-10

SoiumibsiOHeT OI FuD1C WORKS, L..
e. McGann, accompanied by Stanley
Field, E. B. Butler and Charles Hutch.
inson, left Chicago during the week
for a conference with Secretary of
War StimsOn in Washington regard.
ing the lake front development and
to secure the approval Of the govern.
ment to the scheme as at present out.
lined. The plan consists OF the filling
in Of the lake front and converting
the old and new land into parks. II
successful In this, construction work
on>the Field Museum could be started
The museum, according TO present
plans. is to be erected at the foot Of
Twelfth street. on some Of the made
land. Another Improvement being
sought by the Chicago party 10 the
construction Of new breakwater
-Aouth Of the mouth Of the river and
extending to Van Buren, street.
Fighting to secure an extension of
the West Division street car line
through Humboldt Park, mass meet
ings are being planned by the resi-.
dents of the Northwest Side and pc.
titions addressed to the West Chicago
Park Commissioners are being circu-
lated among the business men and
property owners of the vicinity.
Previous efforts to extend the line, 1t
is said, have been defeated by the op.
position Of merchants and property
owners east of the park.
An extension of the Loop district to
Twelfth street on the south, Halsted
street on the west and Chicago ave.
nue. on the north will probably be
recommended by Coroner Peter NJ.
Hoffman in his quadrennial report,
which he expects to complete In two
weeks.
Moreover, the coroner Is opposed to
the subway plan of relieving conges.
ton in the downtown district. He
says this will not solve the problem;
that an extension of the Loop is the
real key to the situation. He is not
opposed to subway, but declares that
without the extension Of the Loop II
cannot relieve congestion.
The plan he suggests will be In
corporated in his report II the stats
tics OF his Office indicate that the con
gestion OF the Loop district Is respon'
sible for large percentage Of fatal
accidents OF the city. Yesterday he
said that he expected that he would
find such indication.
The Aurora, Elgin & Chicago "thirt
rail- should be obliged to elevate III
road all along its route. Grade
crossings are bad with steam as {
motor: with third rails" they are
awful.
Elevated is sadly in need Of improve
ment.
People who are banking on walk
away for either ticket in Cook Count!
are going to be fooled.
Following are tho standing com
mittees of the city council:
Finance-Richert. chairman: Hard
Ing. Emerson. Reading. Cermak. Law
ley. Beilfuss, Sits, Egan. Krumholz
Lips, Wilson. Twigg. Kearns, Ryal
(34)-Dem., 8; Rep. 6.
Local transportation-Block, chail
man; Richert, Carr. Long. Schult,
Clancy. Healy. Stewart. Captain
Npps. Hyldahl. Twigg, Berger. Fisf
er. Donahoe-Dem., 8: Rep. g.
Harbors, wharves and bridges-Li
tier. chairman; Kenna. Ryan a.
Long. Nance. Czekala, Brennan, Ge
ger. Bauler. Hey. Thomson. Emerson
Holding. Hazen. Ryan (34)-Dem.. Q
Rep. 8.
Gas. oil and electric light-Cermal
chairman; Beilfus. Hey. Ryan a.
Sits, Haderlein. Long. Walkowial
Twigg. Block. Stewart. Janovsk!
vavricek. Bowler. Kearns.-Dem..
Rep. Q.