Traction Plan Faces Voters Next November Election
Chicago moves to submit a traction ordinance to voters after the August 14 council vote. The measure creates a trustee plan to run elevated and surface lines with a first board of trustees to oversee operations. Trustees will be paid $5,000 annually with executive committee salaries set by the trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Fisher
Traction Interests
E. D. Hulbert
Merchants Loan and Trust Company
Harrison B. Riley
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Commercial Club
George G. Tunnell
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency
John F. Smulski
Northwestern Trust and Savings Banks
Joseph E. Otis
Central Trust Company
Civic Federation of Chicago
John W. O'Leary
Water Meter Graft Sparks Public Outcry
A section of the daily press backs a water meter scheme seen as harmful. The campaign warns meters reduce water supply and raise costs, labeling proponents as traitors to the public and health.
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Daily Press
City Council weighs widening Halsted Street for traffic relief
At its last meeting the council debated widening Halsted by removing three and a half feet from each sidewalk to gain seven feet of roadway. An improvement cost estimate was requested. Other actions included police regulation for dry cabarets, a nuisance finding at the American Asphalt plant, and a new dog pound funded by Edwin E. Jackman with a $10,000 donation.
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Halsted Street
Ald
Matt Franz
Henry Fick
John Powers
James B. Bowler
John J. Touhy
M. F. Kavanagh
Board of Local Improvements
Thompson
E. J. Walker
W. R. Fetzer
American Asphalt Company
Sixty-ninth
South State Streets
Ald. J. G. Horne
Walker
W. R. O'Toole
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Bridewell
Edwin
Jackman
Local County Officials Listing by Ward
A list of county offices and ward assignments includes Sheriff John P Gibbons Sixth ward County treasurer Fred W Blocks Twenty fifth ward County clerk Richard J McGrath Seventeenth ward County judge John K E Owens Thirteenth ward Probate judge Henry Horner Third ward Clerk Probate Court Roy J Barnett Twenty fifth ward Clerk Criminal Court James Hyland Thirty first ward Members board of assessors Jo Pionake Jr and Cohen Third wards
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John P. Gibbons
Fred W. Blocks
Richard J. McGrath
John KE. Owens
Henry Horner
Roy J. Barnett
James Hyland
Jo Pionake, Jr
Erentntont i. Maw
Cohen Thirdwens
Anton J. Cermak
Harry R. Gibbons
Robert M. Sweitzer
Thomas F. Scully
Frank J. Walsh
James M. Whalen
Edward J. Tobin
Michael K. Sheridan
John A. Cervenka
Board of Review
P. A. Nash
James M. Dailey
Fred D. Breit
Charles E. Reading
Peter Reinberg
James G. Walcott
la Grange
Anton Maciejewski
Cicero
Paul Kamradt
West Hammond
Joseph Vrba
James H. Wells
Evanston
Hugh J. Kearns
Charles A. Williams
Mtwenty
Rocco de Stefano
John K. Prindiville
Stanley& Walkowiak
Edgewater Beach Hotel Lights Spark Protest Over Night Blackout
A Chicago storekeeper questions the light ban during lightless nights after seeing Edgewater Beach Hotel lit with many colored electric lights. The letter criticizes the policy and asks why the hotel is permitted to blaze in peace while others must dim.
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Chicago
Chicago Eagle
Edgewater Beach
Gibbons Strongest Candidate for Canty Treasurer
Harry R. Gibbons, head of the H R Gibbons Box Company and bank director, is described as the strongest man for Canty Treasurer. The Legislative Voters League backs his nomination, citing his status as a major taxpayer and leader across parties.
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Harry R. Gibbons
Canty
H. R. Gibbons Box Company
Legislative Voters League
Cermak and Sweitzer to drop from Democratic slate next fall
Report says Cermak, once backed for Sheriff Chief Bailiff, will abandon the race after poor 1912 results and a misread party slate. He may stay on as County Clerk while Sweitzer, elected County Clerk in 1910 and 1914, last ran for mayor in 1915 and lost to Thompson by 147,477 votes.
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Cermak
Sweitzer
Tony Cermak
United Societies
William Hale Thompson
Chicago civic officials list with vacancies and wards
A historical roster lists the full term members of the board of review and county offices. It notes vacancies in the Ryan vacancy and three more selections to be made and includes names with ward designations across Chicago’s municipal and county offices.
Brundage Judicial Slate and Municipal Court nominees
The slate lists chief justice Harry Olson and associate Municipal Court judges including Bernard P. Barasa Robert E Gentzel Charles F McKinlay James F Burns Thomas J Graydon Clarence 8 Piggott Paul Hazard Edward Berkson John J Bielman William Karr Steele Irwin R Hazen and Anton J Cermak among others. It notes vote totals for nominees and mentions opposition forming against Sheriff candidate John P Gibbons who seeks nomination.
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Municipal Court
Harry Olson
Bernard P. Barasa
Ard
Robert E. Gentzel
Charles F. McKinlay
James F. Burns
Thomas J. Graydon
Clarence 8. Piggott
Paul Hazard
Edward Berkson
John J. Bielman
William Karr Steele
Judge Uhler
Irwin R. Hazen
Anton J. Cermak
John M. Collins
Joseph Grein
James M. Slattery
J. Frank Murphy
John P. Gibbons
Joseph L. Kelly
Tony
Sweitzer Wins Few Wards in 1915 Mayoral Bid
The report notes Sweitzer carried only ten of thirty five wards in the 1915 mayoral race, with his Thirteenth Ward margin at 291 votes. It implies he may seek more political influence as County Clerk Robert M Sweitzer becomes General Manager of Associated Catholic Charities and may follow the example of his fellow official, the secretary of the charity.
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Sweitzer
Robert M Sweitzer
Associated Catholic Charities
Citywide Primary Ticket Listings For Municipal Officials
A lengthy roster lists numerous candidates and incumbents across wards for county and city posts including sheriff, treasurer, clerk, judge, superintendent of schools, boards of assessors and review, sanitary district trustees, and municipal court officers. The document enumerates ward assignments, district designations, and names such as Henry Horner, Peter Reinberg, James Dailey, and others, compiling a comprehensive primary election slate.
Thompson ticket lists local, county offices and wards
Sheriff George Mitzman 88th ward Treasurer Percy B Coffin 25th County Clerk Andrew C Metzger Tth ward County Clerk and Treasurer details appear with multiple ward designations County Judge Frank Righeimer 38th ward Probate Court Judge Clifford G Roe 6th ward in a local ticket sheet
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George Mitzman
Percy B. Coffin
Andrew C. Metzger
Frank 8. Righeimer
Clifford G. Roe
Republican Regulars Named To County Offices List
A Brundage era Republican slate outlines county officials including Sheriff Henry C. Beitler Treasurer Bernard W. Snow County Clerk Charles G. Blake County Judge Edwin A Olson Probate Judge Frederic De Young Probate Court Clerk LeRoy Millner Criminal Court Clerk William R Parker Superintendent Archibald O. Coddington Assessors Charles Krutehkolt Board of Review Perkins B Bass Sanitary District Trustees Willis O Nance and William J.
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George Ke, Nye
Morris Eller
John B. Strassburger
James Rea
B. J. Evans
Board of Review
William H. Reid
Charles Vavick
Alexander N. Todd
James P. Bowler
P. H. Mo
Alexander J. Johnson
Henry T. Chase
Municipal Court
George W. Eddis
Hector A. Broullette
Benton F. Kleeman
Stephen A. Thieda
Meyer Rosen
Daniel G. Gerst
Edward A. Jonas
James W. Breen
Frank Peska
Michael ©. Libonati
William H. Wesley
Peter G. Nix
Republican County Committee
Henry C. Beitler
Bernard W. Snow
Charles G. Blake
Edwin A. Olson
Frederic de Young
Harvey
LeRoy Millner
William R. Parker
Archibald O. Coddington
Charles Krutehkolt
Charles Ringer
Board of
Perkins B. Bass
Evanston
Willis O. Nance
William J
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chicago Board of Aldermen
Anti-Sullivan
Lincoln Avenue
Gibbons
Catholic Charities
Joseph F. Connery
Co. J. Doyle
Secretary
William F. Grover
Ryan
John J. Phelan
Sanitary District
Felix Janovsky
Peter J. Brady
Stanley Kuslewski
Charles BE. Lang
Michael F. Sullivan
Dennis A. Horan
George McGurn
Frank Ragen
William Scott
Charles C. Anderson
Joseph Coffey
Maurice Cullerton
Peter Bartzen
Joseph A. Flaherty
Eters
Thompson Ticket
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