Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-04-19

COuTtS III tne CHamDeTS Oh JuuBe bdlu.
win.
William L. Bodine, superintendent
Of compulsory education, on Monday
received word from State Senator
Samuel Ettelson, chairman of the com.
mittee on license, that the birth regis.
tration bill had been favorably re.
ported from that committee. This
bill provides that all physicians and
midwives must report all births to
the County Clerk" Mr.. Bodine said.
1T Is to safeguard all laws pertain
ing to children"
John J. Coburn would make an able
and fearless District Attorney for
Northern Illinois.
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The appointment of Judge Edward
Osgood Brown to the Federal bench
would give general satisfaction all
over Chicago.
A. J. Hammond, engineer of bridges,
Monday requested the Secretary of
War for permits to build two new
bridges at Madison street and the
river. One Of these is to be TEN.
porary bridge for pedestrians, which
will be used while the new 100000
bridge over the river is being com.
pleted.
The permanent structure Is to be
a double leaf bascule bridge, and the
department will advertise for bids for
its construction within the near fu.
ture. The temporary bridge will cost
in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
The temporary bridge is to be built
eighty feet south of the present struc.
ture and Is to be Of the retractile
type.
The new Washington street bridge
probably will be opened May 1, nc.
cording to the bridge department.
Judge Harry p. Dolan Is daily add.
ing to his popularity in his clean and
able record for the Municipal Court
bench.
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Thomas Taylor, Jr, IL a man Cook
County is proud to claim as one of her
leading lawyers and public spirited
men.
Recommendation Of a graduated
scale OF license fees, according to
seating capacity, for restaurants, was
made In letter sent by Health Com.
missioner George b. Young to Mayor
Harrison Monday. DR.. Young bases
his recommendation on the recent
victory Of the city in the Supreme
Court with reference to a graduated
license system for theaters.
AT the present time," he says, "a
restaurant license costs SIS without
regard to the character or size of the
business done. There has been for
years great deal of complaint from
the small lunch counters, neighbor.
hood restaurants Of half q dozen tn.
bles, and the like, about being taxed
as much as the places feeding several
thousands a day.
These complaints seem Just and
therefore suggest the amendment or
the present restaurant ordinance In
such way as to provide for four
classes, at graduated scale of II.
cense fees, the graduation to be based
on the seating capacity"
Both as a Judge and q citizen John
r. Caverly Is liked by everybody who
knows him.
County Judge John L. Owens Is a
man whom cook County can be proud
to point to as a public official.
North Side elevated service is a
joke.
The streets belong to the people.
So do the street cars. The public
demands better service from the Chi.
cago Railways Company.
The telephone crime Ia to be put
over in rush.
No more tree planting In Chicago
without paying fee to the City
Forester for the privilege.
What Is the real cause Of the neg.
lect of the Railways Company?
Henry j. Kolze, the popular former
county commissioner, Is strongly
talked for minority appointment on
one Of the state boards. Governor
Dunno couldn't select better man.
The boxing trust will be the next
thing in sight
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A referendum on phone rates will
mean lower rates.
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Automatic telephone service Is
really the only service for a big city.
1t insures privacy and does away with
the wrong number" nuisance and
other delays.
II the city map department wishes
to do something reasonable and hon.
est, let 1t enforce the street number.
ing ordinance. There are $4,000
houses in Chicago without new or any
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