Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-08-03

BUILDING commissioner Henry ErlcS.
son believes he has solved the knotty
problem of how to charge rent for
subsidewalk space. The city some
months ago in passing a new subside-
walk space ordinance could not find
any plan whereby IL could charge rent
for space underneath sidewalks where
the fee to abutting property did not
rest in the city. MIR. Ericsson now
proposes that the Board of Education
charge rent for subsidewalk space
where 1t can trace back the title in
fee simple.
The commissioner believes there
may be a considerable amount of prop
erty conveyed by the Canal Trustees
and the Board Of Education by metes
and bounds instead OF simply by lot
number, in which event the fee to the
street or highway would be and re.
mains in the Canal Trustees or their
successors or the School Board.
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Robert J. Roulston was chosen presi.
dent. of the board Of directors Of the
Chicago Public Library at its meet.
ing Monday night for q fourth con.
secutive term. He Is now serving his
third term as member Of the board
as also Is DR.. Antonio Lagorio, reap.
pointed by Mayor Harrison last Mon
day evening. They have served
longer on the board than any former
directors excepting Bernhard Moos
who served from 1887 to 1896.
Samuel Despres, appointed by Mayor
Harrison to succeed Julius Stern, and
NJ. J. Collins. chosen to succeed DR.
Graham Taylor, assumed their duties
as directors Of the board.
DR.. Lagorio was chosen vice.presi
dent Of the board.
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Girls under IS years old will NJ
longer be permitted to sell or peddlt
anything on the streets. An ordinanc,
| carrying this provision went into ef
| feet on Monday. The same ordinance
prohibits boys under IA years old ped
ding on the streets between tn,
hours Of 8 p. m. and 8 q. m.
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An electric primer Is to assist tn
City Council committee on gas, oil
and electric light In fixing the rate
to be charged by the Commonwealth
Edison Company for the next fv
years, and also the public in comprt
hending what the rates IRE. The RI
quest for the primer was made Of tn
company by Assistant Corporate
! Counsel Craig at meeting Of the sui
committee which has the matter
charge. The primer will explain
plain English what certain rate 50
forth in kilowatts and amperes mean
President Bartzen Of the count
board threatened to throw out an e.
animation recently held to supply
new attending stan at the county no
pital. He made this declaration aft,
discussion Of resolution had r
vealed that names of persons passir
In the examination had been handle
around in certain circles before the
were posted by the commission.
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Following are the standing col
mittees Of the city council:
! Flnance-7ichert. chairman: Har
ing, Emerson, Reading. Cermak. La,
ley, Beilfuss, Sits, Egan, Krumhol
Lipps, Wilson. Twigg, Kearns. Rys
(3D-Dem., 8; Rep, 6.
Local transportation-Block. cha
man; Richert, Carr, Long. Schulz
Clancy. Healy. Stewart, Capital
Lpps. Hyldahl. Twigg. Berger. Fla
er. Donahoe-Dem., 8; Rep, 6.
Harbors, wharves and bridges-L
tier. chairman; Kenna. Ryan 4
Long. Nance. Czekala. Brennan, q,
ger, Bauler. Hey. Thomson. Emerso
Holding, Hazen, Ryan (34)-Dem.,
Rep. 6.
Gas. oil and electric light-Cerma
chairman; Beilfus. Hey. Ryan 4
Sits. Haderlein, Long. Walkowia
| 1'wigg. Block. Stewart, Janovsi
Vavricek. Bowler. Kearns.-Dem.,
Rep. 8.