Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-01
NATURALIZATION

Aliens resident within Cook county
may file declarations of intention to
become citizens, or petitions for nat.
uralization before the clerks of the
following named courts:
United States District court, room
600 Federal building.
Superior court, room 437 County
building.
Circuit court, room 412 County build.
ing.
Declarations of intention may be
filed by aliens Is years OF age or over
No witnesses are required at the time
Of filing declarations. nor is the alien
required to reside in this country any
specified time prior to the date of
filing his declaration. Declarations Of
intention are invalid for all purposes
seven years after date of filing.
Petitions for naturalization or final
papers may be filed after completion
Of five years continuous residence in
the United States, but not less than
two years after the date of declara-
ton of intention, and the alien must
have resided In the state where his
petition is filed at least one year next
preceding the date of filing.
II the alien arrived In the United
States after June 30, 1906, certifi.
cate Of arrival must be obtained from
the commissioner Of naturalization be.
fore filing his petition. Blank forms
for this purpose may be obtained from
the clerk of either Of the courts al owe
mentioned.
Petitions for naturalization must
be verified by the affidavit OF at least
two credible witnesses, who have per-
sonally known the applicant for at
least five years next preceding the
date of his application.
A petition for naturalization must
be signed by the applicant in his own
handwriting and he must be able to
speak the English language.
A petition must be filed duly veri.
fled ninety days prior to the date Of
final hearing In court.
Aliens who have resided in two or
more states in this country during
the last five years. or those who have
other complicated questions, should
call on the chief naturalization exam
liner, room 776 Federal building, where
they will be fully advised.
Chicago gives TO It's people the poor.
est water service of any city In the
world for the money they pay for It.
With an exhaustless body of fresh
water at her door Chicago Is constant.
ly talking about installing water
meters In every fat and In every home
to stop waste" This Is In the face
OF the fact that the enormous surplus
In the water fund Is 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 every
dat In Chicago would bring on a pes
thence In this big city In short time,
Every man VINO talks OF water
meters or water waste In the homes
Of Chicago should be charged as .
public enemy.
The people cannot have too much
water.
To limit Its use means pestnence
and disease.
New York goes 1913 miles for fresh
water and the great aqueduct which
carries it to her people cost over
500,0O00O0. It is one Of the marvels
OF modern times and ranks alongside
of the Panama Canal as one of the
wonders Of the world.
Liverpool, England, is supplied with
fresh water by an aqueduct which
brings a supply from Wales and yet
there Is no talk OF waste" over there.
Other European cities go even farther
for their supply OF water.
But Chicago, with an abundance at
hand, is always bowling about waste"
An enormous sum Is diverted from
the water fund every year to supply
the wants OF other city departments
as you can learn from the recon.