Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-24

voting for or against any or all Of
them. The improvements which are
contemplated are:
Harbor improvements .....$5, 100000
Police department build
lhgs ........,.. Z,z4oVVO
Fire department buildings. 1,s14,OOO
Health department build.
lngS .................. ooO,OUO
Bathing beaches ........ 100000
Total .......... .$9,6S9,OOO
Preceding the action Of the bond
issues the council passed the annual
tax levy ordinance amounting to $685..
347,S12.11 for the current expenses Of
the city of the present year.
A commission of twelve was named
by Mayor Harrison to study and re-
port on the question of railroad ter.
minals in Chicago under a resolution
from Alderman Geiger. 1t consists Of
Alderman Ellis Geiger. chairman:
Alderman George F. Harding, Alder
man james Donahoe, Frederic A. De-
lano, Charles II. Markham, 8. NJ. Eel
ton, Charles II. wacker. Harry A.
Wheeler, DIR. II. b. Favill. william H.
Bush, A. s. Trude. John l.. Cochrane.
The contract of the Chicago Reduce
ton Company, which expires August
81, 1913, was attacked In two resolu-
tons. One from Alderman Cullerton
declares that the city can save the
$47.5OO It now pays the company an.
nually and urges that the money be
put into the ward funds. Another
from Alderman Derpa directs the
commissioner of public works to pre-
pare specifications so that any com.
petitor may bid and have ample time
to erect a plant. Both were referred
to the finance committee.
Other business of the council was:
Received a resolution asking that
the mayor appoint commission to
study lodging house conditions In
Chicago and other cities.
Appropriated salaries for three ad.
ditional judges of the municipal court.
Deferred action on Alderman Muir.
rays ordinance for the regulation Of
sales Of firearms.
Passed an ordinance prohibiting
museums Of anatomy.
Directed the fire marshal to enforce
the state law requiring gas shutoff
valves to be placed outside Of all
buildings, excepting private resi-
dences.
Gave permission to the Texas OIL
Company to erect oil tanks within
the city limits.
Concurred In the appointment Of
Alderman Block as member OF the
interiakes traffic commission, to take
the place OF Alderman Long.
Referred to the judiciary committee
an amendment providing that children
under 10 years shall not be permitted
in moving picture theaters. othel
than during performances. excep
when accompanied by their parents
or adult relatives.
| Requested the civil service, on mo
ton OF Alderman Cullerton. to repor
why local residence is waived To-
high salaried city positions.
Made possible the creation OF ,
| freproof district In the city.
The next meeting Of the council
will be March 1.
~
Chicago soon will have an oppor
tunity to pass judgment on the NEAR
side" street car, which has prove,
such a success In Philadelphia an,
Buffalo. After several trips to Phila
delphia to study the operation of tn
cars, Leonard A. Busby, president O
the Chicago City Railway Company
ordered one of the new type. whicl
will be delivered here within tire
weeks. n 1t measures up to the es
pectatlons the company will 500
adopt the type as the standard for al
future cars ordered. Mr.. Busby YET
terday asserted that the new car
a great improvement over the presen
type OF pay.as.you.enter cars. Wit
the same outside dimensions. tn
"near.side" car will seat fourteen
more passengers than the presen
cars.
Twenty-seven thousand five hun
dred and eighty more books wer
used by patrons of the Chicago Publ,
Library In January than in the sam,
In 1911, according to the report o
Librarian Henry T.. Legler at tn
meeting of the directors of the lbrar.
last evening. THE number of book
In circulation for last month";" h,
said, was 245.76O, and for the sam,
month of last year 2lS,1SO. The new
Hiram Kelly branch In Englewoo'
had the largest patronage Of tn,
branch Libraries with 13,167 book
used, and the West Park branch No
8, the smallest, with 1855 for 1T
twenty-one days operation.
The subcommittee of the council
committee on local transportation
held a second meeting for the consid
Grafton Of a report on street car serv
ice. A report Is being framed which
1t Is explained will bring about better
street car service. A sub-committe,
of the same committee met to con
slider frontage consents for an exten
sion of the Calumet and South Chica
60 street railway to Hegewisch. I
will probably recommend to the full
committee that friendly condemna
| tion nrOceadinps ha startod IN eacurs