05 Apr 1919
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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1919
Page
1
Official city election results show Thompson reelected mayor by a plurality of 2 547 total votes with Igoe and Stuckart also winning several city offices. The report lists ward and precinct tallies for mayor city clerk city treasurer and judges along with names of several city officials and judges.
All three bond proposals passed. City bonds of 1.2 million will fund a viaduct along East and West Street from Wabash to Can Street to link Twelfth Street boulevard. County bonds of 9.5 million will pay city judgments and electric lighting contracts. County bonds of 600 thousand will fund Cook County poorhouse buildings and underground tunnels. City results favored by about 21 000 votes. county margins were smaller, with towns close at 228.
Oscar F Mayer, longtime Chicago pork packer and pioneer, marked his sixtieth birthday with a dinner at his factory on Sedgwick Street. He hosted many prominent Chicago figures and gave presents to his employers.
The House committee on civil service favorably reported Sonne man’s bill to repeal the state civil service law by a 9 to 7 vote with eight named supporters and seven opposed. A minority report is planned. The judiciary committee also backed the anti injunction bill led by John H Walker and A W Kerr, with Dudley Taylor representing employers. Opposition grows to the Bour-Luci us plan to place 2000 Cook County employees under civil service amid factional tensions. Thon proposals for welfare department reforms cover epileptic commitment, inmate eligibility, and almshouse rules. A waterway bill by Charles A Gregory outlines an all driver route linking the Chicago Drainage Canal to the Illinois River.
Federal taxes on large incomes drive the Marshall Field estate to sell major loop district holdings. Trustees say 99 year leaseholds promised fixed income eroded by taxes, reducing returns from about 4 percent to roughly 1.32 percent. They compare this to 3 percent government bonds and warn trustees feel they work for the government instead of the Field estate.
Chicago voters approved the dry territory measure by 247,228 in a Tuesday election, signaling strong opposition to national prohibition. The report frames the result as a decisive rebuke of prohibition fanaticism and calls for restoring the people's freedom, noting similar anti prohibition sentiment in Massachusetts and Vermont and outlining plans for continued national action.
City officials seek to extend budget timing to July 1 to await new tax rate laws. Major reductions include police and fire department cuts, gas and electricity, health, and various city commissions. Total cuts amount to 11.59 percent, lowering overall expenditures from 206,509.00 to 24,001,180. The plan aims to have the budget passed at the last moment if legislature acts favorably.
Mayor Thompson's victory will reshape Republican state politics as key leaders who opposed him face lasting consequences. The transition signals a shift in power dynamics and internal factions within the party.
In a discussion of tax effects on large investments, critics argue higher rates burden estates and big incomes while suggesting 3% bonds are attractive compared to 4% taxed fees. The piece cites Albert J. Hopkins as a potential governor and includes returns on dry versus wet sentiments, attacking prohibition lobbying and urging vigilance against lawmakers subservient to prohibition interests.
City council debated buying the 163 West Washington property for a 70 year lease at 200000 for a central police and court building but the mayor called it overvalued and urged building on Market Madison sites. The matter was sent to finance. Council approved a supplemental assessment for the Michigan avenue project. Victory loan permits timing. Vehicle tax wheel fund spending restricted to council approved appropriations. A name change was filed to Boxwood place.
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