Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-28

They showed that the Municipal Court
was doing more work than the Supe.
rior and Circuit courts combined on q
much lower appropriation than either.
Superintendent Of Streets Frank w.
Scion appeared before the committee
and attacked the efficiency plan Of
the Civil Service Commission. MIR.
Scion said that the report Of the effi.
cheney bureau was worked up by ex.
perts. some Of whom were not citizens
OF Chicago and knew nothing about 10.
cal conditions.
Judge Edward Osgood Brown would
do honor to seat on the Federal
bench.
Harry H. Lampert's many friends
are urging him to again make the race
for alderman In the Twenty.third
Ward. The great run he made before,
when he cut down Republican plu.
rality Of $500 to bare 500, makes his
candidacy a favorite one.
The building and grounds commit.
tee Of the Board of Education adopted
O recommendation that all schools be
opened indefinitely for public meet.
ings. Thirty.seven principals were
canvassed for their opinions and as o
result the subcommittee reported as
follows:
after carefully considering the
matter we recommended the use Of
assembly halls be afforded the general
public for any legitimate purpose on
the same basis as permission was
granted for the holding Of political
meetings"
Edward A. Dicker, former Munich.
pal Judge, Is the choice OF thousands
Of Republicans to succeed Superior
Court Judge Ben NJ. Smith.
John NJ. O'C0nnor, the popular State
Senator from the Twenty.ninth Dis.
trict. has announced his candidacy for
Superior Court Judge.
Payment OF $163,000 to the Noel
Construction Company for work on
the new City Hall was recommended
by the Council Finance Committee.
About $173,000 is due the company,
nearly all Of which IL to be paid to
subc0ntractors.
Three cash prizes. totaling $500,
will be awarded by the City club for
the best plans for typical residential
quarter section In the outskirts Of
Chicago, according to announcement
made by Alfred L. Baker. president Of
the club. The competition. 80 far as
known, Is the first OF its kind in the
country, and is intended to interest
professional city planners, architects.
real estate men, contractors and per.
sons who are working for more
attractive city.
Eugene Riley, formerly connected
with the Northern Trust Company,
has been appointed private secretary
to Thomas A. Smyth, President Of the
Sanitary District. He succeeds John
Gaynor, recently appointed purchas.
ing agent.
States Attorney Maclay Hoyne an.
nounced the appointment of Everett
Jennings as an assistant States Attor.
| ney. Mr.. Jennings, who has practiced
law In Chicago for several years, will
take up his duties Jan. /. Mr.. Jen-
nings will take the place of one of the
hold.overs of the Wayman regume.
The Chicago Telephone Company,
which Is suffering 30 much from
want of funds. according to certain
| city experts" that 1t will have to
raise telephone rates on the people
In order to exist, paid per cent In
dividends last year.
Think Of I'll
Eight per cent ON twenty.seven mil.
lion dollars!
This Is the company that started
with a capital stock OF half . million
and now has a capital stock of tven.
ty.seven millions.
II pays s per cent annual dividend
on twenty.seven millions and puts up
twenty-five story modern once
building besides.
The people OF Chicago are such
easy marks that the phone crowd want
to get more out OF them and asks for
an increase in rates at the hands Of
the City Council.
And two experts" agree that this
poor" company 10 losing money!
In 1911 the Chicago Telephone Com
pany paid s per cent In quarterly divi.
dends of 2 DER cent March II. Z uer