The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1922-12-23


third ward, during his many years as
a council member, has a record he
, should be proud of but his biggest
service to his people was his recent
= showing up of street paving contrac-
tors. Aid. Toman is now working on
plan to revolutionize paving in Chi
cago by the use of a new material
brought down from the mountains of
Kentucky and which will save the tax
payers more than a million dollars a
year.
Aid. Joseph Kostner of the same
ward has been connected with so
many worthy matters during his coun-
Gil career It is difficult to pick out any
particular one. Just now he has an
ordinance before the council prohibit
ing railroads, hotels and other semi
public places from installing slot de-
vices in their toilet rooms. Aid. Kost-
ner also took a leading part in the
crusade against theater ticket scalpers
Aid John Powers of the Twenty
fifth ward is the oldest member of the !
council, and his career there is an open |
book. His Christmas baskets annual
ly to the poor of the west side will |
never be forgotten and few of his
many charitable deeds ever become |
known. His associate, Aid. James
Bowler, is probably one of the most
aggressive members of the council and
has just been made chairman Of the
revenue committee.
Another friend of the poor is Aid
James McNichols, of the Twenty
sixth ward, who introduced the ord
nance permitting portable ice houses
in the congested districts, whereby the
dealers were enabled to sell ice at
greatly rduced prices. The system
proved so successful during the past
summer it is to be enlarged upon and {
extended throughout the city during
the next year.
Aid John Touhy, of the twenty
seventh ward. is a real friend of the
"kiddies." He is deeply interested in
the playground and bathing beaches
and never loses an opportunity TO ad-
vocate measures that will increase
their efficiency and provide health and
play for the children. Aid Touhy,
with his former associate, Aid
Kavanagh, now county COM
missioner, annually stage big athletic
and vaudeville entertainment for the
benefit of the poor children. This
event takes place just y efore Christ
mas.
In Aid. George NJ Maypole of the =
Twenty-eighth ward, the colored peo- =
pie have a true and sympathetic friend =
n the city council. Representing a ,
district which is heavily populated with :
,olored citizens. Aid. Maypole knows =
heir wants and desires as probably :,
10 other white man in Chicago. Just
low Aid Maypole is seeking to rem ;,
dy conditions in three public schools n
ttended by colored children of the
-reat west side. He is also seeking to
'rovide small parks and Fairgrounds
or their benefit. 1t was Aid Maypole n
rho introduced ordinances against
lndlords who discriminate against
Aid. Samuel Shaffer of the Twenty
inth ward, believes in protecting our -
ONES and our children against the
antilles with children.
lroads of vice and other lawlessness. 90
lie championed the cause of States ,"'
.ttorney Grove in the latter's expose DC
I gambling and vice conditions. W
If there ever is settlement of the W
tolerable traction situation and if Ne
lere is an actual start made on sub HI
avs. the people of Chicago will have ii'
thank Aid. John Horne, also of the Vi
ward, because II was he CID
no started the traction wheels going
the city council There are many var
her big things that Aid. Horne has the
arked up to his credit. VII
Complete reorganization of the Chi cor
go fire department, its motorization
ID other improvements, saving the Gr;
xpayers more than 100000 a year, did
due greatly to the efforts of Aid. =
I'm s. Clark of the Thirtieth ward r
ID. Clark has also taken a leading
1T in the exacting duties of the f.
nee committee, which body has L
mplete control of spending the tax /
yers' moneys. /
Few of the tax payers realize the /
lristmas present which has been l.
nded to them by Aid. Stanley Walk l.
Tiak, Of the Thirty-hrst ward. No Is
az ago there was a nice looking Is
opposition to build a new Municipal
urt building and Central FIRE station
the site of the old Jones School
Irrison. street and Plymouth court +
! the face of the proposition the tax II
yers were to receive a magnificent Is
building for absolutely Il
thing. Some tender hearted con- Is
ctors were going to finance the big Il
,ject out of their own pockets
wever, Aid Walkowiak carried a II