Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-07-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Joke.
Judge Edward Osgood Brown Of the
Appellate Court appears to have the
inside track for that Chicago Federal
judgeship.
II the "home rule" demanded by
Chicago aldermen Is the Phone Rule"
the City Council has been handing to
the people, then Chicago does not
want any more Of 1t.
II the people Of Chicago are given
the referendum and the right to vote
on phone franchises. they will then
have the kind Of "home rule" they
want.
James 8. Hopkins, the we'll known
lawyer, talked of for the Circuit
bench, would make an excellent Pro.
bate Judge to succeed Judge Cutting.
How about those gum and Weighing
machines on the elevated platforms?
The city council ordered them of but
they are still in evidence.
With aldermen In Office for four
years, the telephone company would
have sure monopoly.
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Judge John r. Caverly has the pub.
lie with him in the common.sense
views he expresses from the bench.
It does not hurt Judge to show hui
mainly to the downtrodden.
The legislature should pass recall
Jaw for all local ofices 40 soon -
possible.
Every user of q telephone IL op.
posed to the concessions made by the
city to the telephone trust.
Michigan avenue, with It's autos
parked In the middle. looks like hay.
market In Q small town.
No member Of the Legislature
stands higher in the estimation Of
their constituents than BENJAMIN M.
Mitchell.
Former United States Senator Al.
bert J. Hopkins has earned the con.
adence and admiration Of all iii.
noisans by his brilliant, honest and
| clean career,
| Give the people the recall and II
will make little difference how long
| . public ofacial's term 10.
| One Of the ablest and most popular
public oflicial In Cook County 10 Coun.
| ty Commissioner John q. Maloney.
| What has Alderman Beilfuss ever
done for his constituents?
A. County Judge, John d. Owens
10 working ably and conscientiously
In the interests Of the people.
! Whether II 10 utility "home rule
or not. Chicago people are bound ia
have phone rule.
The city should build bridges over
the river at La Sale and Franklin
streets. They are badly needed.
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Judge Hickman Seaman has always
been the friend Of the oppressed and
his stand In the recent street cal
arbitration was In keeping with bis
record.
The parks are being rapidly turned
into roadways.
VIII through routing Of Il" linei
help or impede travel?
Chicago 10 taxed nearly to dealt
and there 10 more coming.
The Federal Government outside o.
its special taxes levies an Income tai
and q Corporation tax.
The other taxes In Chicago are lev
led by the following bodies:
State Tax-For state purposes. Tit
governor. auditor and treasurer con
stitute the board which ascertains thu
rate per cent required to produce thu
amount of taxes levied by the genera
assembly. The state school tax" Il
levied In the same manner.
II County Tax-The county board Low
les the taxes for all county purposes.
City Tax-The city council, actini
with the mayor. levies the taxes f0l
all city purposes.
School Tax-The city council ant
the mayor make a separate levy To-
this purpose.
Library Tax-The city council AM
the mayor make separate levy To-
this purpose.
Sanitary District-The tax 10 levies
by the board of trustees.
South Park System-The Soutl
Park Commissioners levy for parl
purposes in the towns OF South Chi
cago. Hyde Park and Lake.
West Park Systematic West Chi
cago Park commissioners levy To-
park purposes In the town Of Yves