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elected unanimously.
Carr is just as much man Of the
people as his genial prototype, Cover
nor Al Smith, who came up from the
sidewalks. He is in keen sympathy
with them and he understands their
aspirations and their needs.
Cars charitableness is as broad as
his sympathy. This is pretty we'll in
dicated by the Christmas benefits he
promotes for the poor The first year
he raised $2,5OOOO and last year the
total was $45,OOO.OO, all Of which was
expended through the newspapers.
Carr was a good alderman. Among
the things he did was to procure the
destruction for all time Of the OBJ
noxious Bubbly Creek, which for years
had endangered the health of the peo-
pie. The creek was filed in and it was
then possible to make Thirty-ninth
street a thoroughfare from the lake to
the Forest Preserves.
Later as member of the Board of
Trustees Of the Sanitary District Of
Chicago he helped to reduce the ty-
phoid rate from LA per 100000 to IA
per 100000 persons.
He helped to reduce lighting costs
from $1,000 per arc light to 1898 per
arc light.
He increased the number of street
lights in Chicago from 6,6o3 to 5O,674.
He championed and made possible
the building of bridges over the main
channel at California avenue, Crawford
avenue and Cicero avenue.
He advocated and made possible
building OF so mile Mccormick road
on North Shore and main channel.
He consistently voted in Committee
and Board meetings for the compile
ton Of the CalumetrSag Channel.
As chairman of the real estate COM
mitee Of the Sanitary District he ne
gotiated industrial leases along banks
of the Canal increasing revenue to the
Sanitary District in the amount Of
81 ,7O1, 1890.
Carr, in short did his part in max
ing Chicago the most healthful and
best lighted city in the world.
Carr was appointed County Treas
urer upon the lamented death OF Harry
R. Gibbons, in 1921, and he was elected
to that office in 1922
During his incumbency Carr has
earned and paid over to the people Of
Cook County $6,562,l7.29 in interest,
being greater amount than was paid
over by all of his predecessors since
the establishment Of the Government
Of Cook County.
Actuated by an earnest desire to help
the school children and to relieve the
financial difficulties Of the Chicago
Board OF Education and other school
boards Of the County, Mr.. Carr went
before the last general assembly and
procured the adoption of an amend
ment to the state law providing for
the payment to school boards Of in
terest earned on school taxes.
The passage Of this amendment re-
suited in laudatory resolution adopted
by unanimous vote of the Board of
Education Of Chicago, copy Of which
was sent to Mr. Carr.
The new amendment to the law, in
effect since July 1st, 1925, has enabled
the County Treasurer already to turn
over to the Board of Education of
Chicago, $107,OO0OO in interest earned
as of December lst, 1925. The school
districts outside of Chicago in Cook
County are being paid their pro- rata
share of interest earned on school
funds.
Efficient business administration dur
ing Cars incumbency resulted in
saving Of $75O,OOO despite the fact that
the work has been increased nearly 10
per cent each year
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