Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-09-10

SEPTEMBER 10, 1921.
REAL ESTATE "EXPERTS" COST
CITY $4,000 600 LAST YEAR.

CITY 100000 LAST YEAR.
President l.. M. Smith of the Real
Estate board made the announcement
that the Board would help the city in
making real estate and building ap-
praisals.
1.-The Chicago Real Estate board will
make lower rates for the city than its
rates to individuals for appraisals,"
his statement said. I'VE may have to
amend our bylaws to do this, but we
have three powerful motives-our
pride, our desire to serve the city, and
our interest as agents for payers of
81 per cent of the taxes, in keeping
costs low"
Chairman L. S. Schwartz of the al
dermanic subcommittee which inveS-
tigated the exporting" requested the
aid of the board on July 10. At that
time many of the boards members
were out of the city. On their return
President Smith called a special meet
ing of the directors. They approved
Aid. Schwartz's request and Mr.. Smith
informed Aid. Schwartz the board is
ready to begin negotiations through
special committe at once.
I'VE have done similar work for the
United States government, large finan-
cial institutions, estates, corporations,
and individuals, and are qualified to &C
cept this responsibility" President
Smiths letter to the alderman says.
Later Mr.. Smith issued a statement
describing the position which the
board is willing to take. In part he
said:
aid. Schwartz's invitation, 1 be-
Iieve, should be received by the Chi
cago Real Estate board as an oppor-
tunity for it to take it's rightful place
as a civic organization, ready and
glad to serve the public.
with a dozen or more bOuleVards
and other public works projected
which necessitate the buying or con-
domination of private properties, it is
of tremendous Importance to both
property owners and every citizen
who pays rent or works in Chicago,
. that the appraisals of property and
the rates for appraisals be handled so
as to insure public confidence. Then
the big improvements can be pushed
to completion, speeding plans for a
city beautiful and offering work for
tens of thousands of men during the
coming winter"
If the Chicago Telephone Company
would use the Automatic system
which it now owns it's really able and
efficient officers would be saved from
the numerous complaints about
wrong numbers"-and other things.
County Treasurer Patrick J. Carr
has a growing boom for mayor.
%eA
Chicago needs a dozen more wide
east and west boulevards.
Alderman John G.. Horne is max
ing a splendid record in the city coun.
Gil. He is on the side Of the people
at all times and friends of good gov.
eminent wish that majority Of the
aldermen were like him.
Judge Frank Johnston, Jr., is much
talked of as a strong candidate for
the Democratic nomination for mayor
in 1923.
~5A
Patrick J. Carr will be renominatet
for County Treasurer by the Demo
Gratis.
The people are now shut off from
Lake Michigan all the way from Chi
cago to the Wisconsin line. Legisla
ton is NEEDED to remedy this. No on
should be permitted to fence in tn
great lake as has been done.
Daniel Ryan gives general salts
faction as president Of the count.
board.
Clarence S. Darrow Is always til
friend Of the poor and the downtrod
den and no one stands higher at tn