Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-01-13

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regulating the sale of weapons. The
measure provides for licensing retail
dealers at a charge Of $25 each and
for having the chief Of police approve
all sales Of weapons.
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Three new branch library buildings
were recommended in a report adopt.
ed at q meeting Of the directors Of the
Chicago Public Library Monday even.
Ing. The board decided to establish
q department Of civics in the main
library building and to create q trav.
cling library by which the suburbs Of
Chicago may be supplied without de.
lay with books that are desired each
day.
The erection Of the three new
branch buildings was recommended in
q report of Directors Julius Stern and
DR.. Graham Taylor, the locations sug.
gested being:
Near the northeast corner of Hum.
boldt Park, North avenue and Cali.
fornia avenue.
Near Wilson avenue, at the ter.
minal Of the elevated railway.
In South Chicago, in the vicinity Of
Ninety.second street and Commercial
avenue.
The establishment Of q civics depart.
ment was recommended in report
Of Director Frank. II provides for
the establishment Of adequate quar-.
tiers in which to keep reports Of all
kinds from civic commissions, clubs
and societies and data pertaining to
civic advancement, such as electrifca-
ton. subways and street and park i'm.
provements.
The council judiciary committee on
Monday recommended for passage
Alderman Thomson's ordinance estab.
fishing a bureau Of public information.
There was considerable discussion re.
garding the advisability OF placing the
head OF the proposed bureau under
civil service. It was finally agreed to
do this.
II has been charged that the ere.
alton of the bureau would give some
political leaders fertile field for
their operations. BY specifying. how.
ever, that the employees Of the bureau
shall be appointed by civil service ex'
aminations this danger has been min
imized, according to the views OF
some Of our most eminent reformers.
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Night schools were opened In thirty
public schools Monday evening. 1t IL
estimated that there was an attend
ance Of 10000 men. women and chill
dren. Not all the students are Of
foreign birth. Many are from pool
families who had been obliged to give
up their early school training.
| Oak Park Is planning to obtain trac
ton relief by means Of municipality
owned street car line.
At meeting last Monday nigh
OF those interested in Transforming
the village into city a committe,
consisting OF C. II. Eich, A. II. Hueste
and DR.. John A. Hun was appointed Il
confer with committees from Rive
Forest, haywood. Melrose Park ant
Forest Park. on ways and means o
acquiring the County Traction Com
pany tracks. buying secondhand
street cars and operating the line be
tween the villages, with a corpora
ton not for profit
The mayor or president Of each com
munity Is to be director ex.ofiicio
and a five-cent fare Is to replace thu
present ten.cent rate.
The petition to transform the VII
lage into a city organization has 2O
OF the 500 signatures needed.
Two pamphlets have just been givel
to the public by the Chicago bureau o
public efficiency for general distribu
ton, dealing with the work OF tn
Chicago commission on city e4pend
lures. One Is entitled THE Waite
Works System of the City Of Chicago
and the other deals with "The Burea
Of Streets--Civil Service Commission
and Special Assessment Accountin
System"
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According to the annual report O
the Chicago Association of Commerce
made public Tuesday, the down tow
district will. In less than two months
be equipped with plain readable stree
signs.
Many important reports were mad
Tuesday at the officers installation
meeting, held In the Hotel La Sallt
Twenty-Five annual reports were made
indicating the advance toward tn
civic, Industrial and social bettermer
of the city.
officers installed for the ensuin
year are b. U. Kimbark, president
William Reiss, vice president, Loot
division; Howard Elting, vice pres
! dent, interstate division; w. w. Bucl
anan, vice president, civic industri'
division; Frank r. McMullen, gener'
treasurer; Robert r. Kenyon, gener'
secretary.
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A fire that made money for Il
city was recounted by Alderman A.
Cermak. The city leased ground