Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-05

Alu. lTWln II. f1uZen presented the
most drastic plan for new require.
ment upon autoists. It was an order
upon the corporation counsel to draft
an ordinance requiring all automo.
bile owners--owners Of small vehicles
as well as trucks--to provide tenders
for their machines.
Aid. James A. Kearns presented an
order for an ordinance requiring that
all machines equipped with self.start.
ing devices also be fitted with locking
attachments that will prevent their
being started by mischievous boys or
other careless persons when the driv.
ing seats are empty.
Aid. James Donahoe had passed an
order directing the chief Of police to
enforce strictly the provision of the
state law requiring that license mum.
bers attached to the rear ends OF
automobiles be lighted so that they
are legible for a distance of $50 feet.
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In pursuance Of the opinion of Cor.
poration Counsel Sexton that the city
has, under the cities and villages act,
the power to license and regulate pri.
Sate banks. Aid. A. J. Cermak had
passed an order for the drafting Of an
ordinance having this effect.
II was surprised" he said. ito find
the city has this power, but now we
know we have II we ought to lose no
time In taking advantage Of It. The
small banks now known as private
banks ought to be kept under scrutiny
almost as closely as any other banks.
II Is possible to bring them into a
class that might be described as mu.
nicipal banks. to be examined by city
examiners Just as the state and nation.
al banks are examined by the state
and national examiners"
Aid. Cermak said he had not de.
vised any specific plans, as he de.
sired to leave that question entirely
| In the hands OF the law department.
He said he would confer with Corpor.
alton Counsel Sexton as to whether
the city could compel regular reports
from all banks not under state or ma.
| tional control. and whether the work
OF examining them cannot be handled
by the city controllers ofice without
the creation Of another department OF
bureau.
The certificate Of the architects for
the completion Of the city hall will
not be approved by Commissioner OF
Public Works McGann until minor
work throughout the building Is fin
ished to the satisfaction Of the city
This was made known at a meeting
Of the Buildings and City Hall Com
mittee, at which Mayor Harrison was
present. Assistant Corporation Coun
sci Matthias and representatives Of the
architects, Holabird & Roche. ex
planned the certificate had been issued
because It was the understanding that
the building was substantially com
pleted. But Commissioner McGanr
declared the building was not sub
stantially completed. The COMMITTEES
adopted an order prepared by Alder
man Thompson which provided that
the commissioner be instructed moi
to sign the voucher and that the archi
tects Holabird & Roche. confer with
him to see II the defects could not be
remedied 80 settlement could be
made. Ventilation, heating and wood
work are the three points where most
of the defects are said to exist.
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Dearborn street from South Waite,
street to the Polk Street Railway Sta
ton will be the first street In the
Great White Way" project Of the
city to light the entire loop district
with flaming arc lights that will make
the business district Of Chicago the
best lighted commercial center In the
world. according to opinions Of trus
tees Of the Sanitary District Drainage
Board OF Chicago at their meeting last