Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-01-20

anime the ordinance.
AT conference of the city's law.
yers with Mayor Harrison 1t was de-
cided to redraft the ordinance.
II was announced Tuesday night by
Mr.. Sexton that the new ordinance
was finished, and that 1t probably
would be submitted for consideration
at the meeting of the Harbors com.
mittee this afternoon.
Mayor Harrison said. Under the
new ordinance the Illinois Central
Company is bound by castiron
agreement to see that none of the
shore lands, either acquired or to be
acquired. are used ut any time for
any other purpose than railroad track.
age or sites for stations.
b. F. Weber, aided by his big army
Of friends, Is going to make a vigorous
campaign for the democratic nomina.
ton for alderman in the Twenty.sixth
ward.
Following is the political calendar
for 1912.
January ~, 1s12-First day for al.
Ing aldermanic petition.
Februi ~ 10, 1912-First day for
filing petition for nominations for Of.
fees to be voted at April primaries.
February IL, 1912-Last day for
fling nominations for alderman.
February ~, 1912-Primary for al.
dermanic nomin; tons.
March Z, 1912--1-ast day for alinG
call for congressional and state con.
ventions.
March II, 1912-Last day for flling
petitions for April primary (Munici.
pal Judge excepted).
March rs, 1912-Last day for flling
Municipal Judge petitions.
April 2, 1912-.,ldermanic election.
April Q, 1912-Primary for ofices to
be oiled at fall election.
| April Is, 1912-County convention.
April II, 1912 Congressional con.
vention.
April 10. 1s12--state conventions.
November 8, 1912-0eneral cleo.
ton.
Following are the ofices to bs
filled In 1911 and 1912:
November Z. 1911-Ten Superior
court Judges. one Circuit court Judge.
April 2. 1912--One alderman from
each ward.
November s, 1sl2-President and
vice.president Of the United States.
twenty.seven presidential electors.
governor, secretary Of state. attorney
general. lieutenant governor. state
treasurer. auditor. three university
trustees. members Of congress. mem
Der Of the legislature. one state cen.
ator from even numbered senatorial
district, states attorney, president Of
the county board. and fifteen mem
bers Of board, recorder Of deeds. cir.
cult court clerk. superior court clerk,
coroner, member OF board Of review.
two members Of county board Of a.
SCISSORS. nine Judges Of the municipal
court, three sanitary trustees.
Washington street will be known as
Fourth street; South Water street as
First street, Lake street as Second
street; Randolph street as Third
street; Madison street as Fifth street:
Monroe street as Sixth street; Adams
street as Seventh street; Jackson
Boulevard as Eighth street; Van Blu.
rem street as Ninth street, and so on
down to Twelfth street, II the ridi.
,, culous proposition to change the
names OF north side streets to mum.
, , bered avenues goes through. II
strangers find It so hard to find north
| al oxw nn,,o11xy
on streets Of the business district. II
north side streets have to lose their
identity and be known by numbers to
crafty a city map department within,
y then down town streets must be mum.
bered streets also. Chicago avenue,
|, Division street. North avenue, Web
ster avenue, Fullerton avenue and
Belmont avenue are as well known
, as Washington. Madison, Monroe,
!. Adams and other down town streets.
a II one change Is made the other must
r follow. There Is no reason anyway
\ II this argument Is followed out why
Twelfth street should be the first
q numbered street Oh the south side.
, The Home Brewery. under the able
, management Of its president, Matt
: Aller, continues to enjoy an uninter.
. rupted flow of business prosperity.
. and enters upon q still higher tide of
' success with the coming year.
~
!. The Creosote Trust has been ex-
!. onerated from all collision with creo.
|. sote blocks. What Is 1t that makes
the creosote blocks SO sticky and
tarry then?
4 Some people would willingly pay q
4 nickel in advance for telephone serv'
n ice, II they had an assurance Of the
8 right number the first drop in the
:. box.
. why Is 1t that property owners
= never get rebates any more on the
money paid for street and alley paw
ing?" writes a correspondent. We
give 1t up.