Calumet Harbor Ordinances Referred Amid Land Swap Debate
City council, in a lengthy session, sent Calumet harbor ordinances back to committee amid accusations of a land swap that could hand up to 3.5 million dollars of submerged land to the Pullman Company and others. The panel also discussed park ballots, tax and jail matters, and urged meters citywide to curb water waste in extreme weather.
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Calumet Harbor
Pullman Company
Lake Calumet
Police and Civil Service
Eaton- Rowe
Hoyne
Mandel Brothers
Franklin-Orleans
Alderman Nance
Thompson
City Hall
St. Patrick's Day
Next Tuesday Vote Ballots Detailed for City Election
Five ballots per voter on April 4 include aldermanic and judicial ballots with party candidates, a separate referendum on Municipal Court act amendments, a $1,000,000 Lincoln Park bond issue, and park commissioner ballots in thirteen small districts. Aldermanic and court ballots apply citywide. Lincoln Park bond appears in parts of wards Twenty-one to Twenty-four.
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Lincoln Park
Frontage Rate Debates Over Water Pumpage in Chicago
The text notes frontage rates at 100 dollars per year or more, with a lower rate of 60 dollars and a plan to reduce to 25 dollars later. It also cites Chicago’s per capita water pumpage of 254 gallons, about double that of many large cities where meters are common.
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Chicago
Chicago to host GOP convention delegates and auto derby
Chicago prepares to entertain Republican National Convention delegates during the week of June 3 at Speedway Park on June 10. Mayor Thompson's committee coordinates visits, with the city hosting an auto derby as a novel spectacle for guests from distant states who may not have seen a car race.
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Chicago
G. O. P. Pla
Speedway Park
Thompson
United States
Sullivan Campaign Claims 29 of 35 Chicago Wards
Sullivan headquarters issued a bold forecast claiming victory in 29 of Chicago s 35 wards with only seven wards in doubt. Frank B Ryan stated certainty in 28 wards while five contests remained among thirteen wards, excluding the doubtful Third Ward in the balance.
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Sullivan
Sullivan Forces
Chicago
Frank 8. Ryan
Forty-Six Aldermen Set Non-Partisan Pledge on Public Life
Forty six aldermen signed a pledge to follow non partisan committee selections from a voters league caucus. Socialists attended and may vote with the committee. The group includes Aldermen Nance Sitts Lipps Richert Kerner Geiger with invited others and alternate members from West North and South sides.
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Municipal Voters’ League
Nance
Sitts and Lipps
Richert
Kerner
Geiger
North Side
Ellis Geiger
John H. Bayler
Ellison
West Side
Otto Kerner
Walkowiak
McNichols
Klaus
Smith
Szymkowski
Zwiefka
Toman
Lynch
Rodriguez
Kennedy
South Side
John A. Richert
Eugene Block
Hickey
Doyle
Bergen
Autoists urged to reduce accidents by warned letter
Judge Joseph Sabath as head of Citizens Traffic and Safety Commission sent 31 000 letters to auto owners urging cooperation to cut crashes and deaths. The communication cites Chicago’s 2899 injured and 258 killed in detailing the rising risk with novice drivers soon on spring streets.
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Joseph Sabath
Citizens’ Traffic and Safety Commission
Chicago
Swanson wins the Chicago Bar Association primary
John A. Swanson Republican leads the municipal court judge race with .806 of ballots, Leo J. Doyle Democrat receives .451, Louis J. Delson Socialist .047, Orpheus A. Harding Independent .046. Total ballots cast were 1,359 with nine rejected for rule violations.
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Chicago Bar Association
John A. Swanson
Rep
Leo J. Doyle
Dem
Louis J. Delson
Soc
Orpheus A. Harding
Ind
City Club report urges action to fix water system
City Club engineers led by E. W. Bemis and Ray Palmer call for immediate steps to repair the city water system. They warn that nearly half of pumped water is wasted through leaks and consumer carelessness. The report highlights widespread extravagance in water use.
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City Club
E. W. Bemis
Ray Palmer
Chicago City Council urged metering and curb vaults plan
Engineers urge immediate steps to reduce water pressure and meter all premises. A proposed $10,000 for curb meter vaults, metering of all business and public buildings, and authority for the water department to set meters are set as first actions. The Municipal Voters' League plans to attend the caucus amid a split party scene with aldermen and committee selections outlined.
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Ing
Chicago
City Water Department
TRACTION SERVICE EXTENDS STREET CAR LINES
Street car lines will be extended along State street from Eighty first to Eighty ninth. One Hundred and Eleventh street from Stewart avenue to Vincennes road. Belmont avenue from Crawford to Cicero avenues. Western avenue from Devon to Howard avenues. Robey street from Forty seventh to Sixty third streets. Eighteenth street from Eleventh street to Western avenue. Thirty first street from Kedzie to Crawford avenues. Lawrence avenue from Milwaukee to Sixtieth avenues. Devon avenue from Clark street to Western avenue.
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State Street
Eighty-first
Eighty-ninth
One Hundred and Eleventh Street
Stewart Avenue
Vincennes Road
Belmont Avenue
Crawford
Cicero Avenues
Western Avenue
Devon
Howard Avenues
Robey Street
Eighteenth Street
Eleventh Street
Thirty-first
Kedzie
Crawford Avenues
Lawrence Avenue
Milwaukee
Sixtieth Avenues
Devon Avenue
Clark Street
Collector Rivers McNeill Offers Boat Law Copies
Rivers McNeill collector of customs plans to distribute copies of motor boat laws to boat owners along the Illinois and Mississippi river towns. He will send letters to postmasters requesting copies of the act be supplied to motor boat owners to prevent unlawful boarding by coast guard crews last season.
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Rivers McNeill
McNeill
Illinois River
Mississippi River
United States Coast Guard
Mr. McNeill
Robbing the taxpayer paving bids rise this year
President Michael J. Faherty of the Board of Local Improvements told thirty street pavement contractors bids are 8 to 15 cents higher per square yard than last year. He asked why and the contractors cited higher fuel oil costs longer haul distances and a rise in double team costs from six to seven dollars a day.
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Michael J. Faherty
Board of Local Improvements
Sitts Well Liked Popular Alderman Will Be Re elected Committeeman
Sitts, a well liked Alderman, is expected to be reelected Republican Committeeman in the Seventeenth Ward. The Seventeenth Ward backs his continued leadership as a trusted party figure.
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Seventeenth Ward
Lewis D. Sitts
Twenty- Sixth Ward
John C Cannon Faces Re Election Backed By Ward
John C Cannon the Republican Committeeman for the Twenty sixth Ward is urged for reelection by supporters who praise his record and say the best people in the ward stand with him.
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John C. Cannon
O Connell and Hoyne Named Democratic National Delegates
William L. O Connell and Maclay Hoyne are elected Democratic National delegates in the Second District without question. O Connell is famed for unwavering friendship and Hoyne is noted for a national reputation as a fearless public official.
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William L. O'Connell
Maclay Hoyne
O'Connell
Hoyne
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Ray
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Atpatel
Murray
Littler
Buck
Janice
Willis O. Nance
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Norris
Werner
McCormick
Cross
Tyden
Vanderbilt
Hrubec
Rea
Fisher
Swanson
Bar
B. A. Eckhart
Cook County
Our Friends
Democratic State Committee
St. Louis
Ald. Pettkoske
Michaelson
Blaha
Lawley
Miller
Mulac
W. F. Lipps
Rivers McNeil
Motor Boat Owners
Sitts
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