Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-24

with part Of the money for the
payment Of the automobile" he said,
I shall purchase small electric, and
with the remainder I shall help to
complete a small addition to the uni.
Louis Levy, the popular lawyer and
Sixth Ward Democrat, has always
been faithful and hard worker for
the success Of his party. He deserves
q seat on the Municipal Court bench.
Henry stuckart's big army of
friends predict that his good record
as City Treasurer will win for him a
nomination and election as County
Treasurer.
No lawyer in Chicago has a larger
host of friends and admirers than
John j. Coburn.
As Judge Of the Municipal Court,
John r. Caverly is working conscien.
tiously in the interests Of all the PEG.
pie.
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Cook county never had a better
County Judge than John r. Owens.
He Is honest, conscientious and fear.
less.
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Chicago pays Ave times as much
for telephone service as do the peo.
pie Of 100 other cities.
The men behind the automatic gas
shutoff graft are again at work boost.
ing their scheme.
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Telephone Aldermen ought to pre-.
pare for the future. The people will
never trust them again.
The city should build bridges over
the river at La Sale and Franklin
streets. They are badly needed.
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Every user Of q telephone Is op'
posed to the concessions made by the
city to the telephone trust.
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Making the Washington street side
Of the City Hall o parking place fol
hotel taxis 10 the latest. Who permits
thisf
Give the people the recall and II
will make little difference how lonl
. public oflicial's term 10.
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Investigate the service on the
Northwestern L.
Chicago Aldermen want to contin
ue high rates for Chicago phon,
users. The Telephone Trust hal
sent to thousands Of it, subscriber
printed copies Of it, annual report
covering the year 1912. ~ seDoe
shows that the Trust - Q q
profit Of 100000 for Ne ~,
years ending January /, 1913, aftel
deducting all contemplated salar,
raises and pensions.
The Chicago Railways Compan!
runs cars daily on some Of its routes
In fact It 10 reported that on som,
Of them they give hourly service.
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When is the city going to build [
bridge at La Sale street? One Il
badly needed over the river at tina
point.
BY unanimous vote the city coun
Gil Of Los Angeles on April Il
adopted q resolution urging Congress
to enact legislation providing for tn,
federal ownership and the operation
Of the telephone and telegraph. Copiel
Of the resolution will be forwarded Il
the Southern California representa-
tives in Congress.
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The water meter graft is bobbinl
its head up again.
| II 10 proposed to tax every lot Il
Chicago from 5000 to $500 for waite
meters. besides the great expense
will entail upon all users OF water.
Chicago has an immense waite
tund. II part of It was devoted L
wards building pumping stations q
the lake end Of every section line Il
Chicago there would be no water fan
Inc anywhere.
II is astonishing what men tn
water meter people can influence I
their way Of thinking.
Some men who ought to know be-
ter are talking for water meters.
More than that the high pressure
scheme is up again.
According to some advocates 1t wi
only cost thirty or forty millions
dollars to install meters and "hig
pressure" system. The poor will hav
to pay the cost.
With halt this sum additional puml
Ing stations could be built whic
would more than supply the deman'
A well known engineer who was al
vocating "high pressure" and waite
meters said the other day. accordin
to daily papers, that one Of the chit
troubles in Chicago was the very hig
consumption OF water. which average
about 2.00G gallons per capita dali,
caused largely by waste and unde
ground leakage from broken come
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