Graham in Field with Banner for Mayor in Chicago
Andrew J. Graham the West Side banker has been endorsed by the Democratic organization as mayor candidate. He argues for a police force separate from politics, universal street lighting, and businesslike city management, calling for reforms in transportation, civil service, and public works amid a crowded, factional political scene with many local figures and rivalries.
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Andrew J. Graham
West Side
Democratic
Graham
City Council Faces Skyscraper Height Dispute and Delay
Chicago aldermen clashed over a height limit for new buildings as 200 and 260 feet options lingered. A temporary ordinance faced delays after objections about time limits, while council actions included Christmas payrolls, coal contract extensions, and bond requirements for taxes. Two Merriam commission reports were filed on lake construction and street repairs.
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Merriam Commission
Lake Tunnel
Chicago
Alderman Long
Mahoney
McDermott
Long
Busse
Hayes
Foell
Egan
Southwest Lake and Lake Tunnel
Walter H. Wilson
Committee On Judiciary
City Council Weighs Temporary Skyscraper Height Cap
Amid debate, Chicago officials consider a temporary 260 foot height limit for tall buildings. The move follows criticism of local committees and calls for tighter controls as the building and hospital committees face scrutiny and political maneuvering.
Poor House At Oak Forest Found In Serious Disarray
President Peter Bartzen reports severe mismanagement at the Oak Forest county poor house. Water supply, plumbing, sanitation, and patient care infrastructure are incomplete or unusable. Nine deaths in one week accompany rotting vegetables, poor food, and insufficient supplies, raising epidemic fears.
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Peter Bartzen
New County Poor House
Oak Forest
Obstacle to 10% Water Rate Cut Cited by Brundage
Corporation Counsel Brundage flags a clause in three water refunding bond ordinances totaling 2 million dollars, with 1.5 million outstanding, as blocking a proposed 10 percent rate reduction by Commissioner of Public Works Mullaney. The ordinances forbid substantial rate cuts while any water fund certificates remain unpaid. Mullaney remains unconvinced that the clause bars the reduction.
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Brundage
Commissioner of Public Works
Mullaney
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John Minnegen
Minwegen
Meacham
Chronicle
Barnacles’ Union
Ie Tuarrison
John E. Treager
Dunne
Henry Lutzenkirchen
Twenty-fifth Ward
Lutzenkirchen
Trust
Roger C. Sullivan
Public Service Committee
Harrison Gang
John Powers
Alderman Powers
Mayer
Packer
Thomas A. Fitzgerald
the Barnacles’ Union
Pony Players’ Union
The
Knockers’ Union
Harrison Knockers
City Council
Rudolph Brand
United States Brewing Company
George Sultan
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