Chicago considers night saloon crackdown and city ordinances
City Council debates enforcement of a long dormant midnight saloon ban and a proposed reform package. Mayor Carter H. Tarleison frames rules restricting women in saloons, strict licensing, and monthly police reports on patrons, while officials discuss streetcar reforms and street railway franchise issues amid crowding municipal laws.
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City Budget Cuts To Clean Finances And Pay Old Debts
The Winownee Committee approves 1901 budget changes to clear unpaid debts from 1900 totaling 1.2 million. Departments face reductions including 200000 for electricity and tighter funding for public works and water, amid mayoral and comptroller guidance. Judge Dunne grants a temporary injunction restraining the South.
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City Receives First Park Lighting Payment From Lincoln Park Board
City Electrician Ellicott reports Lincoln Park Board of Commissioners paid 84706 for lighting on boulevards and parks under board control. The payment marks the city’s first ever compensation from a park board for electric lighting after a January notification to stop providing free light.
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Civil Service Inquiry Pressed Against County Board
Evidence against the County Commission was presented to State Attorney Deneen by Follett W. Bull and Hoyt King on Saturday. Organizations claim civil service law infractions by the county board. Officers named include James D. Morrison, George W. Lovejoy, and Walter A. Lantz.
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Firemen’s Mutual Aid Annual Meeting and Drainage Board Debate
The Firemen's Mutual Aid and Benefit held its annual meeting at wh street and reelected President Anderson and President W. J. Burroughs, with Arthur Kelly as secretary. Trustees listed included Denis J. Swense Frank I. West Side Henry Clohesy. A drainage board investigative push pits Democrats and Republicans against the board over $40 million in expenditures and possible contractor extras. The probe seeks canal and Chicago River policy changes, with potential $1.7 to $15 million drain projects and pending $500,000 in claimed extras.
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Vanderbilt Estate Worth 78 Million in 19th Century Tax Appraisal
The late Cornelius Vanderbilt's estate was valued at about 78 million dollars for tax purposes. Personal property included around seventy classes of securities, with many selling above face value and only a few under par. Vanderbilt favored steady gains over speculative boosts, avoiding risky “wildcat” stocks and gold bricks, and earned about 1.7 million annually from the estate.
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