Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-12

0Ov0rnOr Uunn0 deserves inc
thanks Of all good citizens for his
veto Of the hill intended to turn Chi.
cago parks into q local political ma.
chine.
The Governor also has the thanks
Of the people for signing the public
utilities bill, which puts an end to
the nefarious system which farmed
out the people Of Chicago to tele.
phone and other corporations.
Why q citizen Of Illinois living in
the center Of the state should pay
one.tenth tho amount for utility serv.
Ice that Chicago resident was
obliged to pay by his home rulers"
we never could understand.
One Of the ablest and most popular
public ofYicial In Cook County IL Coun.
ty Commissioner John q. Maloney.
Az . member OF the Federal bench,
Judge Edward Osgood Brown would
serve the people with credit to him.
self and to Illinois.
Until we have the recall terms Of
ofices should stay the way they are.
Chicago gives 20 it, people the Door
est water service Of any city In the
world for the money they pay for h,
With an exhaustless body Of fresh
water Ct her door Chicago 10 constant
" talking about installing water
meters In every dat and In every home
to stop waste" This 10 In the face
Of the fact that the enormous surplus
In the water fund 10 constantly being
appropriated to meet other expenses
Of the city government instead Of
being used to extend and build up the
water system. Water meters In ever
dat In Chicago would bring on pes
thence in this big city In short time
The fellows who are shouting fol
water meters are grafters.
Every man who talks Of watel
meters or water waste In the homel
OF Chicago should be charged - {
public enemy.
The people cannot have too much
water.
TO limit it, use means pestilsne,
and disease.
New York goes 1es miles for fresl
water and the great aqueduct which
carries 1t to her people cost ovel
| $500, 100000. II 10 one OF the marvell
Of modern times and ranks alongside
Of the Panama Canal 10 one OF thu
wonders Of the world.
Liverpool. England. II supplied will
fresh water by an aqueduct which
brings Q supply from Wales and ye
there 10 no talk OF waste" over there
Other European cities 30 even farther
for their supply Of water.
But Chicago, with an abundance o
hand. 10 always bowling about waste.
Who 10 behind this water metel
graft anyway?
An enormous sum was diverted from
the water fund this winter to suppl!
the wants of other city department.
as you can learn from the recon
mendations Of the finance committee
to the city council In the printed
council reports.
II the water fund was properly used
pumping station could be built q
the lake end OF every section line Il
the city.
II this was done you would hea
no more about "water waste" and tn
necessity for meters In every house.
Chicago people have been sold on
to the telephone trust By some q
the Chicago aldermen.
This fact ID proved BY the Counc
records for the past year.
| An expert" showed that abou
100000 should be divided among to
ephons users and rent payers in Oh
cago.
Then the Company pleaded that
was going to raise the salaries
ito employees and pension them.
That would eat up most OF this su
plus.
| A number OF the Aldermen b.
Meved this. or pretended to belisv
It.
Chicago people win get no phou
reduction.
| And now comes me telephone trui
in Ito annual report Just printed. an
says that after deducting nearly min
millions Of dollars from it, proht
for the purpose Of raising salaries IN
pensions. It has . net profit Of nearl
one hundred and three million dollar
left. The CHICAGO Company 70 mor,