Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-12


are not comparable to steam railroad
service. there has been no electrih.
cation except on account Of tunnels,
and there has been no electrincation
Of freight tracks on large scale any.
where in the world.
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Judge John r. Caverly 10 one Of the
most popular men on the bench.
Judge Edward Osgood Browns ap.
pointment to the Federal bench would
please everybody.
Isaac N. Powell would make an
ideal member Of the Board Of Review.
Chicago Is taxed nearly to death
and there is more coming.
The Federal Government outside Of
its special taxes levies an Income tax
and q Corporation tax.
The other taxes in Chicago are lev.
led by the following bodies:
State Tax-For state purposes. Tho
governor. auditor and treasurer con.
stitute the board which ascertains the
rate per cent required to produce the
amount Of taxes levied by the general
assembly. The state school tax" II
levied In the same manner.
County Tax--The county board Low.
les the taxes for all county purposes.
City Tax-The city council, acting
with the mayor, levies the taxes for
all city purposes.
School Tax-The city council and
the mayor make O separate levy for
this purpose.
Library Tax--The city council and
the mayor make separate levy for
this purpose.
Sanitary District-The tax 10 levied
by the board Of trustees.
South Park Systematic South
Park Commissioners levy for park
purposes in the towns of South Chi.
cago, Hyde Park and Lake.
West Park Systematic West Chi.
cago Park commissioners levy for
park purposes in the town Of West
Chicago.
Lincoln Park-The Lincoln Park
commissioners are not corporate all.
thorities," the Lincoln Park act not
having been adopted by popular vote.
The levy for Lincoln Park Is made by
the county treasurer. acting 40 ex
otiicio supervisor.
Ridge Park-A small park district
In Rogers Park, organized under tho
law providing for local park A'stricts
by popular vote. The booR0 q i've
commissioners levies for the district.
The North Shore Park District-Or.
ganized the same as Ridge Park.
Candidate Wallace @. Clark. seeking
reelection as q Trustee of the SAM.
tary District Of Chicago. has again
called the attention Of voters and tax.
payers to his record In the matter Of
personal property taxation.
He evidently misjudges the intelli.
gence OF the people OF this community
for he brazenly pOees as friend of
the taxpayer by charging the Demo.
Gratis Of the Sanitary Board with mis-.
use of money derived from taxes. to
which Mr.. Clark, according to &C.
counts, contributes a very light share
In proportion to his alleged wealth
and to the taxes levied on others of
his fellow citizens.
Clark's yawp was evidently made to
distract attention from himself and
his record in the present campaign.
Reply to a statement Issued recently
by Sanitary Trustee Wallace G. Clark
alleging excessive appropriations by
the Drainage Board and declaring II
to be drunk with power" was made
by Trustee Thomas M. Sullivan. Mr..
Sullivan's statement reads:
Taxes for the year 1915 will be low.
er II all tax levying bodies follow the
lead of the Sanitary District of Chi.
cago. The district is asking for g..
100000 for the year 1915, which Is a
half million dollars less than was
levide last year. When this assess.
ment goes through the shrinking
process OF the Juui law It will be re.
duced to approximately 100000.
Following its policy of retiring the
bonds that reach maturity and paying
the interest thereon the Board will re.
teem bonds In the sum Of $4,000, 900
that fall due. The district will have
In full swing work on the Calumet
Sag channel, on the North Shore In.
tercepting sewer, the extension OF the
city lighting and the Chicago river
and the cost Of these projects must
be met with working capital of about
31,500,O00"
II you wish to do the easiest and
quickest weeks wash you ever did,
try ooeelNs' ELECTRIC SOAP next
washday. Follow the directions. Ask
your grocer for It. Been on the mar.
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