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Smyth Responds to Critics on Sanitary District Errors
In a Chicago 1913 message, Thomas A. Smyth defends the Sanitary District Board against minority charges of mismanagement. He asserts vouchers were preapproved, contracts fixed prices, and district efficiency improved under current leadership. He labels critics as spreading half told truths, praises reforms, and cites broader political maneuvering around the Sullivan and Lorimer eras.
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Bertie McCormick
Sanitary District
Smyth
People's, Choice
Chicago
Board of Trustees
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Committee On Finance
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Thomas A. Smyth