Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-01-06


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George w. Paullin. Rep.
G. M. Moderwell Rep.
Everett Marsh Rep.
George q. Foss, I'll Gordon
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G. DeLang, Glencoe. .....Rep.
George p. Enghard, Evans
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r. j. Finncgan, 6S18 Mag.
nolie ~. Dom.
Mayor Harrison has Instructed that
the valuation Of the elevated rail.
road properties be hastened. The
members Of the board Of harbor and
subway engineers - City Engineer
Ericsson, J. J. Reynolds, and e. c.
STANDARDIZED q conference with
him on the subjects Of the proposed
merger Of the elevated and surface
lines, the plans for the north side
harbor, and the subway investigation.
During 1t he told the engineers to
prepare to make their report at the
end Of thirty days.
Samuel insult, receiver for the Oak
Park elevated, announced that plans
will be laid to begin the elevation Of
the company's tracks through Austin
and Oak Park next spring.
We regret to nOllce that the other.
wise efiicient city map department 10
again pushing the ridiculous proposi.
tion to change the names of all east
and west North Side streets to mum.
bered avenues. This will serve no
good purpose whatever. It will on
the contrary add to the general con.
fusion now existing about street
names. The new house numbering
system does away with the necessity
for numbered avenues or numbered
streets either. The present North
Side street names are landmarks. To
change them would be unwise. There
are numerous numbered avenues on
the West Side running north and
south. What IL to be done with them?
The city map department would end
the numbering Of North Eide avenues
at Thirty.ninth avenue 80 as to give
the West Side numbere, avenues from
Fortieth up chance to exist. This
would leave the bulk of North Side
territory without numbered avenues.
The whole scheme IL tommy rot with
not q vestige Of public benefit to 1t.
II the city would abolish all duplica.
tions Of street names It might help
matters. For instance. we have Lin.
coin avenue. Lincoln street (north and
south). Lincoln place. ETC., and scores
of similar Implications. Now It 10 pro.
posed to duplicate the numbered
streets by creating numbered avenues.
As strangers are the persons supposed
to be benefited by this dope It will be
necessary to explain the difference be.
tween q "street" and an avenue" be.
fore beading them for the numbered
thoroughfare they are in search Of.
Col. James Hamilton Lewis will
have no trouble In winning the Dem.
ocratic nomination for United States
senator. All factions are with him.
Following 10 the political calendar
for 1912.
January ~. lsl2-First day for al.
Ing aldsrmanic pstitioa.
Februi ~ 10, 1912-First day for
nling petition for nominations for Of.
aces to be voted at April primaries.
February ~. 1912-Last day for
fling nominations for alderman.
February %. 1912-Primary for al.
dermanic nomini lions.
March Z, 1912-Last day for ding
call for congressional and state con-
ventions.
March II. 1912-Last day for hlins
petitions for April primary (Munici.
pal Judge excepted).
March 25. 1912-Last day for fling
Municipal Judge petitions.
April 2. 1912-..ldermanic election.
April Q, 1912-Primary for offices to
be filled at fall election.
April 15, 19l2-County convention.
April II, 1912 Congressional con
vention.
April 10, 1912-state conventions
November 8. 1912-General cleo
ton.
Following are the ofiices to be
filled in 1911 and 1912:
November 7, l911-Ten Superior
court judges. one Circuit court Judge
April 2, 1912-One alderman from
each ward.
November s. l912-President and
vice-president Of the United States
twenty-seven presidential electors
governor. secretary Of state. attorney
general. lieutenant governor. stat
treasurer. auditor. three university
trustees. members Of congress. mem
ber of the legislature. one state sen
ator from even numbered senatoria
district, states attorney. president o
the county board. and fifteen mem
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