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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1901
Page
2
City politics dominate the Drainage Board as Mayor Harrison hints at Clef Ripley’s replacement with an April 29 announcement. Republican figures push for judicial honors, County Clerk candidates, and calls to expand Cook County’s judiciary amid scrutiny of drainage and canal operations.
A broadside exposes ward club rounds of has beens and reformers as the Drainage Board power plan stirs Springfield debate. Sanitary District bids fail amid fears of a costly 5 million tax and Niagara-like transmission questions. Post Office merit board slated for abolition. Joseph Junk named potential county treasurer candidate.
City Prosecutor Tay lor pledges hard line on violators of the smoke law sending building owners engineers and stokers who permit black smoke to pay fines or face injunctions. A $500 fines levy on Independent Electric Company for smoke violations will be satisfied by selling its two dynamos after ten days. The piece also covers drainage district plans for Evanston Wilmette and the Calumet area with opposition citing cost and feasibility, plus President McKinley’s Chicago visit invitation and aldermanic contests in several wards.
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