City budget plan seeks diverting funds from school fund
Chicago officials discuss a plan to shift about five million dollars from the school educational fund to the city corporate fund to relieve the current financial strain. Ettelson and others note feasibility with legislative changes and board of education cooperation while preserving bond issuance rights and school building plans. A rising vote approved a related resolution at the meeting.
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Ettelson
Cook County
Chicago
City Corporation Fund
School Educational
Board of Education
City Council Backs Outside Review Of City Departments
The Chicago City Council invited the public efficiency bureau and the Chicago Federation of Labor to survey all city hall departments for waste. After debate, both groups were included, with plans for a joint inquiry possible. Mayor Thompson referred a proposal to divert 5 million dollars from the school fund to the city corporate fund to the finance committee. Mayor Rolf of San Francisco urged retrenchment over layoffs.
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Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency
Chicago Federation of Labor
City Hall
Harrison
Council Finance Committee
Efficiency Bureau
Bureau
LW. W.'s
Ald
A. McCormick
M. A. Michaelson
McCormick
Frank H. Mesce
Michaelson
W. E. Rodriguez
J. J. Coughlin
Finance Committee
Rolf
San Francisco
Tuesday Registration Totals Reported for Elections
The article provides tallies for registration on Tuesday with 9 699 men and 8 663 women, lifting the official lists to 512 714 men and 805 993 women, for a total of 818 707. Officials expect tonight's filings to be similar and the grand total to be revised further.
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Election Board
Alderman candidates file in city clerk's office
A long list of hopefuls from many wards gathers to file for aldermanic seats. Primary petitions must be filed by February 6, with many candidates hoping for last place amid the crowd and last day rush.
Police Loyalty Pledge Amid Tax and School Funding Debate
In Chicago a large gathering of about 2,000 patrolmen endorsed loyalty to the city and to superiors while pledging service to the public. The discussion centered on reducing borrowing power without delaying school construction or increasing taxpayer burdens. Voter registration adjustments followed a large canvass, with thousands previously registered names set to be removed after residence changes.
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Masonic Temple
Central Bureau
Court reporting costs cited by Chicago council
Chicago paid 20 percent more for court reporting than other services last year. The Central Law Reporting agency handled 99.4 percent of city work at 44 044 dollars, up from 30 042 the year before. Directors met at the Harris Trust building to discuss bids and contracts while a board member for the Michigan avenue project was named. The committee restored the 9 000 dollar yearly judge salaries and kept the court psychopathic laboratory.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago
City Council Committee On Finance Corporation
Ettelnon
M. J. Faherty
Board of Local Improvements
Central Law Reporting Agency
Charles Ward
William Lorimer
Harris Trust Building
William A. Either
Michigan Avenue
Ald
A. A. McCormick
Law Department
Central Company
Oliver J. Watson
Bither
Thompson
Third Ward
Chicago Tax Tables Under Mayors and Governors Through 1918
A fragmentary table outlines estimated revenue and taxes for Chicago under various leaders from 1905 to 1918. It lists mayors Harrison Dunne Busse Thompson and governors Yates Deneen Lowden, with figures showing city and state tax burdens and population proxies.
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Busse
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Deneen
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Doom
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Vincennes Avenue
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Emerald Avenue
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Halsted Street
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Frank Delee
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Taylor St
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Chicago Avenue
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North Park Avenue
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North Avenue
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Orchard Street
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Barry Avenue
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Wilson Avenue
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Fullerton Avenue
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55Th Street
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N. Kildare Avenue
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W. 21St Place
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Carroll Avenue
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Cottage Grove Avenue
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Vernon Avenue
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South Park Avenue
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Union Av
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Union Avenue
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Hyde Park Boulevard
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Forrest
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115Th Street
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Park Avenue
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Clark Street
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Hudson Avenue
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Magnolia Avenue
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Gregory Street
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Racineau
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N. Lincoln Street
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Milwaukee Avenue
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Loomis Street
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Claremont Avenue
Otto H. Teschner
Wentworth Avenue
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South Union Avenue
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Robert R. Pegram
Sangamon Street
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John H. Lyle
Harvarday
George F. Lohman
Long Avenue
J. Walter Nielsen
Kimball Avenue
Albert O. Anderson
Lowell Avenue
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Madison Street
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Washburne Avenue
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Herman Krumdick
21St Place
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Ashland Avenue
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Trumbull Avenue
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W. Jackson Boulevard
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