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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1914
Page
2
The record outlines Chicago political maneuvers and council actions including nominations for Democratic candidates like John J. Bradley and Oscar Fry, appointments to fill canal duties, and public safety measures. It notes budget strains on assessors, halted tax book work, and responses to the review board, plus funeral notices and comments on juvenile home conditions and civil service graft.
Mayor Harrison plans to reappoint four men to the board of education on July 1 to fill vacancies created by resignations following Mrs. Ella Flags Young's resignation. The four, declared illegally appointed by Stud Foell, are John W. Eckhart John A Metz Joseph O Holpuch and Axel A Strohm. Their terms replace Henry W Huttmann John Harding James J Dibelka and Charles O Sethness. If a local court intervenes Harrison will not reappoint the men whose resignations were accepted at the start of the dispute. Three terms expire July 1 Thorny A Lipsky Jacob M Loeb and Mrs John MacMahon. Two vacancies remain with provisions for filling them. Harrison refused to specify.
A tentative plan split civil service workers into two classes, A and B. Class B would include those whose efficiency is reduced by age illness or injury and would receive a percentage of Class A salaries. The proposal emerged from conferences by a committee under the civil service commission.
Readers confront a tangled local dispute over Wallace G Clark and partners in a Michigan Avenue trust scheme. The piece flags alleged property control by Clark Trainer Hunt and asks who benefits, noting a 29 dollar tax bill and calls for investigations by the Board of Assessors, State Attorney, and others. It also mentions proposed cement contracts and wide public works plans tied to city warrants.
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