expense of their health, their morals and the risk of their lives through accident, and, feeling that the power and duty is with the City Council to regulate these matters in the interest of those who are compelled to patronize the street cars, we have prepared ordinances, embodying our views and submit them for your consideration.

Should changes in verbiage or form be necessary, we hope they will not be made at the expense of the reforms contemplated.

Very respectfully yours,
CHICAGO FEDERATION OF LABOR,

E. N. NOCKELS,
Secretary.

ALSO,

A communication from William Metzger withdrawing consent heretofore given for a street railway in 38th street, between Cottage Grove and Langley avenues; which was

Referred to the Committee on Local Transportation.

CITY COLLECTOR.

The Clerk presented the following report from the City Collector, which was ordered published and placed on file:

COLLECTOR'S OFFICE,
January 13, 1908. (

The Honorable, the Mayor and Council
of the City of Chicago:
GENTLEMEN I respectfully forward
herewith a list of organizations to whom
special permits were issued (under the
ordinance of June 11, 1906) to operate
bars at the addresses set opposite their
names, since the last preceding meeting
of your Honorable Body:

Respectfully yours,

E. J. MAGERSTADT,

City Collector.

Grand Union Assn., 800 S. Ashland av

enue.

Dante's Benevolent Society, 106-08 De Koven street.

Tiger Benevolent Society, 106-08 De Koven street.

Sokol Vlast Society, 3000 Union av

enue.

Idaho Bill's Cheyenne Frontier Show, 16th and Dearborn streets.

Alton Benevolent Association, 720 Alport street.

Hendricka Dombrowskieg Society, 3312 S. Morgan street.

Lithuanian Benefit Society, 1800 W. 48th street.

Chicago Turngemeinde Zaegling Verein, 257 N. Clark street.

Tow Wozciecka Society, 861 Wolfram street.

Lincoln Lodge, No. 10, O. D. H. O., 174 Clybourn avenue.

Polish Society, 402 W. Superior street.
Bartoza Society, 402 W. Superior

street.

The Sailors of Washington, 60 Augusta street.

Frauen Kranken Unterstutzung Forssschal, 162 N. Clark street.

Slav Evang. Jednota, No. 45, 701-03 Jefferson street.

Society Ponto Palloni, 139 Ewing

street.

Paderewski Singing Society, 494 Noble

street.

Tow. Ks. Josefa Poniatowski, 494 Noble street.

Lodge Bozena Nemcova, No. 6, 1148 W. 63d street.

Hungarian Workingmen Society, 9442 Cottage Grove avenue.

Freudenshaft Stamm, 519 Larrabee

street.

Machinery Movers and Riggers, Harrison and Green streets.

Starbucks Ben. Assn., 462 N. Clark

street.

St. Anton's Society, 4815 Throop street.

New Chicago Lodge, No. 506, I. O. 0. F., North avenue and Halsted street.

Norwegian Young People's Society Fram, 876 N. Artesian avenue.

Knights and Ladies of Honor, 3700

Wentworth avenue.

Independent Order of Honor, 2932 Grand avenue.

Fort Dearborn Athletic Club, 440 Wabash avenue.

Saloon Keepers' Protective Association, 3700 Wentworth avenue.

Bohemian Young Men's Society, 32-4 Emma street.

Tow. Sw. Bernada Opata, 32-4 Emma street.

High Line Benev. Assn., 235 Milwaukee avenue.

Ashland League Benevolent Assn., 447 W. Taylor street.

Schlesischer Kranken Unter Verein, 257 N. Clark street.

Belltonian Athletic Club, 1630 N. Clark

street.

Pilsen Bando Concertina Musical Soc., 612 W. 18th street.

Triton Ben. Assn., 1116 S. Kedzie ave

nue.

Columbia Yacht Club Assn., Randolph street and Lake Michigan.

Gross Park Damen Verein, 701-07 E. Belmont avenue.

Young Men's Democratic Club, 6901 Ashland avenue.

Dvur. Sv. Matias, 1566 W. 22d street. St. Michael's Congregation, 47th and Winchester avenue.

Sud Seite Turn Gemeinde, 3143-7 State street.

Seipps Kranken and Unterst. Verein, 3143-7 State street.

Gen. Geo. B. McClellan Council, No. 495, N. U., 3143-7 State street.

Hungarian Socialist Branch of Chicago and Suburbs, 251 W. Chicago av

enue.

Mentor Benev. Assn., Ogden and Trumbull avenues.

Bohemian Turner Sokol Slavsky, 590 W. 18th street.

Bohemian Turner Sokol Slavsky, 590 W. 18th street.

Danish Sharp Shooter, 901 N. Washtenaw avenue.

Lacznosc Polek Society Br., No. 22, P. L. of A., 200 W. Division street. Sacred Heart of Jesus Society, 123-5 Front street.

Western Benevolent Association, 990 W. 19th street.

Fortschritt Lodge, No. 271, 10459 Avenue M.

Tow Serca M. B., 800 S. Ashland av

enue.

Chosen Friend Lodge, 876 Milwaukee

avenue.

Plattdeutsche Gilde, No. 30, 1168 W. 12th street.

Plattdeutsche Gilde Eckentwig, No. 2, 714 Blue Island avenue.

Treue Bunder Lodge, 368 W. 12th street.

International Fur Workers Union, Larrabee and Garfield avenues.

West Chicago Social Club, 686 W. Taylor street.

Golden Antlers' Outing Club, Halsted and North avenue.

Runan Lodge, No. 7, I. O. V., 456-8 31st street.

Koerner Lodge, No. 756, I. O. O. F., 501-07 W. North avenue.

Catholic Order of Foresters, 5133 S. Robey street.

Society Krulowy Jadwigi, 8400 Buffalo avenue.

Martha Washington Verein, Erie and Clark streets.

Belle Isle Aid Society, 179 N. Sangamon street.

Friendship Benev. Assn., 27 N. Clark

street.

Sinew Benevolent Assn., 27 N. Clark street.

Treue Schwester Lodge, No. 79, North avenue and Halsted street.

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Deutschen Krieger Verein, 5259 S. As land avenue.

Court Empire, I. O. F., 576 Larrab street.

Catholic Knights and Ladies of Hono 440 Wabash avenue.

Bakers' and Confectioners' Union, 25 N. Clark street.

CITY PHYSICIAN.

The Clerk presented the report of th City Physician for the month of Decem ber, 1907,

Which was placed on file.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Clerk presented a request from the Board of Education for concurrence in certain appropriations and transfers of funds, which was

Referred to the Committee on Schools

BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS The Board of Local Improvements submitted an ordinance establishing the

grade of sundry streets.

Which was, by unanimous consent, taken up for consideration and passed by yeas and nays as follows:

Yeas-Coughlin, Kenna, Dixon, Harding, Pringle, Richert, McNeal, McCor mick, Burke, McCoid, Young, Derpa, Moynihan, Fick, Egan, Hurt, Hoffman, Cullerton, Uhlir, Zimmer, Considine, Fulton, Maypole, Lawley, Beilfuss, Kruger, Schermann, Kunz, Dever, Sitts, Conlon, Bowler, Powers, Finn, Stewart Foell, Taylor, Jacobs, Hey, Krumholz, Hahne, Williston, Dunn, Reinberg, Blase, Siewert, Herlihy, Connery, Golombiewski, Downey McInerney, Roberts, O'Connell, Fisher, Bihl, Hunt, Nolan, Kohout, Forsberg, Race-60. Nays-Brennan—1.

street.

TO THE COUNCIL.

JUDICIARY.

The Committee on Judiciary, to whom

ere referred orders prohibiting the dry eeping of streets and sidewalks in the wwn-town district, and an ordinance pending Section 1611 of the R. M. C. Chicago of 1905, concerning the apval of plumbers' bonds (recommitted c. 16, 1907, page 3553), submitted a port recommending that the same be aced on file.

Ald. Dever moved to concur in the re

ort.

The motion prevailed.

LICENSE.

The Committee on License submitted he following report, which was, on moion of Ald. Dunn, deferred and ordered ublished:

CHICAGO, January 10, 1908. To the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Chicago in City Council Assembled: Your Committee on License, to whom vas referred (December 9, 1907, page 3451), an ordinance providing for a tax on vehicles in the City of Chicago, havng had the same under advisement, beg eave to report and recommend the pas age of the accompanying substitute ordi

tance:

Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Chicago:

SECTION 1. That it shall be unlawful or any person, firm or corporation to use, or to cause or permit any of his or ts agents or employes to use, any wagon or other vehicle in the transportation of persons or property upon the streets, venues or alleys of the city, unless such agon or vehicle be licensed as herenafter provided; provided, however, that this ordinance shall not be construed as applying to street cars running on mecallic rails.

SECTION 2. That any person, firm or corporation desiring a license for any such wagon or vehicle shall file an application with the City Clerk, upon a form provided by him, setting forth the name

and address of the applicant, a description of the wagon or vehicle for which the license is desired and the place where such wagon or vehicle is to be kept when not in use; also the number and kinds of other wagons or vehicles kept by said applicant at such place, and such other information as may be prescribed; such application shall be transmitted to the Mayor, and upon the payment by the applicant of the license fee hereinafter provided to the City Collector, the Mayor shall issue or cause to be issued a license which shall be attested by the City Clerk authorizing the use of such wagon or vehicle within the city, until the expiration of such license.

SECTION 3. That the license fees to be paid annually to the City Collector shall be as follows:

All such licenses shall expire on the thirtieth day of April following the date of issue, and when issued for a period of less than one year, the fee to be paid for the unexpired license period shall be the proportionate part of the annual rate fixed by the ordinance, but no fee shall be less than one-fourth of the annual rate.

All revenues derived from such license fees shall be kept as a separate fund and used only for paying the cost and expenses of street or alley improvement or repair.

SECTION 4. That upon the issuance of said license, the City Clerk shall deliver to the applicant a metal plate

bearing a number and the name of the class to which said wagon or vehicle belongs and the year for which said license is issued, and it shall be the duty of such applicant to affix such plate in a conspicuous place upon the right hand side of said wagon, vehicle or horse, where it can be readily seen; and it shall be unlawful for any wagon or vehicle, although duly licensed, to be used upon the streets, avenues or alleys of the city unless such plate is attached thereto.

Provided, however, that it shall not be necessary for owners of automobiles to have the metal plate bearing a number, provided for in this section, attached to their automobile; and, provided further, that it shall not be necessary for any wagon or vehicle to have the aforesaid metal plate attached to it except when actually in use upon the streets, avenues or alleys of the city.

SECTION 5. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each and every offense, and each day any wagon or vehicle is used upon the streets, avenues or alleys of the city without having procured a license, and without having complied with the provisions of this ordinance, shall be considered a separate and distinct offense.

SECTION 6. That nothing contained in this ordinance shall be construed as in any manner repealing any provision of the Revised Municipal Code of Chicago, as amended and now in force, relating to any particular business now being licensed by the City of Chicago wherein wagons or other vehicles are being used upon the streets, avenues and alleys of the city.

SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage and due publication.

Respectfully submitted,

W. P. DUNN, Chairman.

STREETS AND ALLEYS, SOUT

DIVISION.

The Committee on Streets and All South Division, submitted the follow report, which was, on motion of Dixon, deferred and ordered publish

CHICAGO, January 6, 190

To the Mayor and Aldermen of the of Chicago in City Council Assembi Your Committee on Streets and All South Division, to whom was refer (December 16, 1907, page 3526), o nance for bay window for Michael Esp having had the same under advisem beg leave to report and recommend passage of the accompanying substit ordinance, with compensation as fixed the Committee on Compensation: Be it ordained by the City Council of City of Chicago:

SECTION 1. That permission and thority be and the same are her granted to Michael Espert, his heirs, ecutors and assigns, to construct maintain a bay window or store front connection with building erected on S lot Two (2), Assessor's Division of One (1), Block Fifty-four (54), Origi Town of Chicago, the same being southwest corner of Fifth avenue а Washington street, known as Nos. and 110 Fifth avenue and Nos. 76 a 78 East Washington street.

Said bay window or store front sh not extend more than three (3) f beyond the lot line, nor exceed nine ( feet six (6) inches in height, as sho on the plan hereto attached and mark "A" and "B", which for greater certain is hereby made a part of this ordinan and the construction and maintenar of said bay window or store front sh be under the direction and supervisi of the Commissioner of Public Worl The location and construction of t same shall be in accordance with pla and specifications which shall first approved by the Commissioner of Pub Works, and copy of which plans a