Chicago Daily News Almanac and Political Register

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COOK COUNTY PARTY COMMITTEES.
Ward.

REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Chairman-Francis P. Brady.
Vice-Chairman-Andrew C. Metzger.
Secretary-Charles J. Peters.
Assistant Secretary-Leslie P. Volz.
Treasurer-Alexander N. Todd.
Headquarters-28 N. Wells street.

Ward.

Chicago Committeemen.

1. Francis P. Brady, 2231 Calumet avenue.
2. Edward H. Wright. 3844 Calumet avenue.
3. Wm. A. Bither, 4342 Lake Park avenue.
4. Wm. S. Finucane, 2912 S. Loomis street.
5. Lawrence F. King, 3636 S. Hamlin avenue.
6. Leslie P. Volz, 5926 S. Michigan avenue.
7. Andrew C. Metzger, 7444 Blackstone-av.
8. P. H. Moynihan, 2328 E. 92d place.
9. Age Zylstra, 11414 S. Parnell avenue.
10. Thomas Curran, 1847 S. Ashland avenue.
11. Chas. V. Barrett, 541 Hawthorne avenue.
12. August W. Miller, 1800 S. Troy street.
13. David W. Clark, 3125 Warren avenue.
14. Alexander N. Todd, 514 N. Hamlin-av.
15. Jas. J. McComb, 3327 Potomac avenue.
16. Daniel D. Coffey, Chicago State Hospital.
17. Fred E. Erickson, 670 N. Curtis street.
18. James A. Fleming.

19. Joseph Esposito, 800 S. Halsted street.
20. Morris Eller, 1301 S. Peoria street.
21. Chas. E. Peace, 105 Belleview avenue.
22. Titus Haffa, 1700 N. Halsted street.
23. Eugene H. Dupee, 527 Oakdale avenue.
24. Arthur A. Huhnke, 2108 Clifton avenue.
25. Charles R. Francis, Edgewater Beach hotel.
26. Wm. H. Wesbey, 1446 Berteau avenue.
27. Thomas T. Quinlan, 3759 Wrightwood-av.
28. Thos. H. Byrne, 2652 Logan boulevard.
29. E. Withall, 3318 W. 64th street.
30. James W. Breen, 947 W. 54th street.
31. William H. Reid, 1257 W. Garfield-bd.
32. James Rea. 1218 W. 64th street.
33. George Hitzman, 3554 Dickens avenue.
34. Charles Vavrick, 4255 W. 21st street.
35. Charles J. Peters, 1451 N. Avers avenue.
Country Districts.

District.

1. Gene Oliver, Chicago Heights.
2. William H. Weber, Blue Island.
3. Peter M. Hoffman, Des Plaines.

4. Joseph Z. Klenha, Cicero.

5. William Busse, Mount Pleasant.

6. William V. Brothers, Evanston.

MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY OF COOK COUNTY.
Headquarters-Hotel Sherman, Chicago.
Chairman-Martin J. O'Brien.
Secretary-T. J. Crowe.

Assistant Secretary-John F. Quinlan.

Ward.

Chicago Committeemen.

1. Michael Kenna, 311 South Clark street.
2. Henry Houle, 648 Woodland Park street.
3. Thomas D. Nash, 4203 South Michigan-av.
4. Joseph P. Geary, 661 East 50th place.
5. Michael L. Igoe, 5434 Cornell avenue.
6. James M. Whalen, 6142 Evans avenue.

7. James W. Ryan, 7233 Paxton avenue.
8. James J. Sullivan, 1456 East 68th street.
9. John J. Leonard, 11407 Indiana avenue.
10. William W. Powers, 3226 East 92d street.
11. (Vacancy.)

12. Patrick J. Carroll, 3541 S. Hermitage-av.
13. P. J. Carr, 3519 South Western boulevard.
14. Joseph M. Fitzgerald, 4837 S. Union-av.
15. Emmet Whealan. 5629 South Seeley-av.
16. Michael K. Sheridan, 5608 S. Peoria street.
17. Frank J. Walsh, 542 West 65th street.
18. Andrew J. Layden, 6843 South Racine-av.
19. Peter J. Brady, 1002 West 79th street.
20. Dennis J. Egan. 654 West 18th street.
21. Adolph J. Sabath, 2006 South Ashland-av.
22. Anton J. Cermak, 3347 West 26th street.
23. Joseph O. Kostner, 1410 Independence-bd.
24. Michael Rosenberg. 1250 Independence-bd.
25. James B. Bowler, 1311 S. California-av
John Powers, 1284 Macalister place.
26. Joseph A. Mendel, 1424 West 18th street.
27. John J. Touhy, 1339 West Adams street
28. P. A. Nash, 2946 Washington boulevard
29. Martin J. O'Brien, 3847 Flournoy street.
30. James T. Igoe, 5552 West Adams street
31. Stanley Adamkewicz. 1029 Milwaukee-av.
32. Joseph F. Higgins, 1617 West Grand-av.
33. Stanley H. Kunz, 1916 Potomac avenue.
34. Thomas P. Keane, 2705 Iowa street.
35. I. A. Doff, 3145 Edgewood avenue.
36. Harry Kohl, 1823 North Lowell avenue.
37. T. J. Crowe, 5946 Washington boulevard.
38. Clayton F. Smith, 2703 Logan boulevard.
39. Leo J. Winiecki, 2142 Clybourn avenue.
40. Neil Murley, 3123 Eddy street.
41. Frank J. Wilson, 5153 Montrose avenue.
42. Edmond L. Mulcahy, 25 East Walton-pl.
43. Rudolph L. Schapp, 1962 Howe street.
44. Francis X. Busch, 548 Arlington place.
45. Frank F. Roeder. 1352 Wellington avenue.
46. Joseph L. Gill, 2850 Mildred avenue.
47. C. A. Williams, 3516 Jenssen avenue.
48. William H. Lyman, 926 Montrose avenue.
49. John T. Connery, 532 South Michigan-av.
50. Henry A. Zender. 5444 North Robey street.
District Committeemen of Country Towns.
District.

1. Frank H. McCulloch, Evanston.

2. William E. Hess, Wilmette.

3. Ning Eley, 10 South LaSalle street.

4. Henry J. Harz, Palatine.

5. (Vacancy.)

6. Ross C. Hall, Oak Park.
7. Anton Maciejewski, Cicero.
8. Frank Mikolasek, Berwyn.
9. James G. Wolcott, LaGrange,

10. Francis M. Keogh, Lemont.

11. Daniel P. Bergin, Chicago Heights.

12. Fred Heintz, Blue Island.

13. Martin H. Finneran, Calumet City.
14. Matt Stobbs, Harvey.

DEATH OF SAMUEL GOMPERS.

Samuel Gompers, president of the American | after a sudden turn for the worse, he passed
Antonio,
in San
Federation of Labor, died
Tex., early on the morning of Dec. 13, 1924.

federation

away.

Samuel Gompers was born in England Jan. He was taken ill while attending a meeting 27, 1850, and was a cigarmaker by trade. He of the Pan-American Labor Mexico City and physicians advised his immediate removal to a lower altitude. When he on the evening of arrived at San Antonio to have imDec. 12 his condition seemed proved. but at 4:10 o'clock in the morning.

was a strong worker for the rights of labor and was one of the founders of the American Federation of Labor in 1886. He served as its president continuously from that time until his death except in 1895.

COOK COUNTY OFFICIALS.

Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
Room 537 county building.
President-Anton J. Cermak, D., 523 court-
house.

Secretary to the President-H. Sonnenschein.
Clerk of County Board-Robert M. Sweitzer,
D.. 511 county building.
Commissioners, City Districts Anton J. Cer-
mak, D.; Charles N. Goodnow, R.; Frank
J. Wilson, D.; Emmett Whealan, D.; Joseph
M. Fitzgerald. D.; Charles S. Peterson, R.;
Mrs. E. W. Bemis, D.: Maurice Kavanaugh,
D.: Tom Murray, R. Country districts-Wil-
liam Busse, R.; Dudley D. Pierson, R.;
George A. Miller, R.; Frank J. Kriz, R.;
Frederick W. Penfield, R. Room 537 county
building.

Committee Clerk-Barth. Collins, 537 county building.

Meetings-The regular meetings of the board of commissioners are held on the first Monday of December, January, February. March, June and September of each year. Duties-The commissioners are charged with the management of the county affairs of Cook county. as provided by law, having the same powers as the boards of supervisors in other counties. They make all appropriations and contracts and authorize all expenditures. The president appoints, with the approval of the board, the superintendent of public service and other offcers and employes whose election or appointment is not otherwise provided for by law.

COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.
County building, second floor, south end.
Clerk-Robert M. Sweitzer, D.
Chief Deputy-James W. Ryan.
Chief Clerk-Joseph Stastny.
Chief Bookkeeper-Daniel Moriarity.
Cashier-J. S. Mayer.

Chief Tax Extensions-Joseph Ziemba.
Chief Election Department-Daniel A. Carey.
Duties-The county clerk is also clerk of the
County court, clerk of the county board and
ex officio comptroller of county financial
affairs. As county clerk he issues all mar-
riage licenses, hunting and other licenses,
keeps records of births and deaths.
sists at tax sales and makes redemptions
from same; receives all tax levies and com-
putes county, state and all city, village,
district and other municipal taxes. As
clerk of County court he keeps a record
of insane, pauper, support, feeble-minded,
inheritance-tax and other cases. Nearly
all special-assessment cases are recorded in
this office. As comptroller he disburses all
salaries and all other county funds and has
charge of all deeds. mortgages, contracts,
bonds, notes and similar papers belonging
to the county, settles all accounts, keeps
books showing appropriations and expendi-
tures. makes out report for fiscal year and
submits estimates for the expenses of all the
departments of the county organization.

CLERK OF COUNTY COURT.
Room 600 county building.

Clerk-Robert M. Sweitzer. D.

Chief Clerk-William W. Powers.

Duties See county clerk.

COMPTROLLER'S

OFFICE.

Room 511 county building.

Comptroller-Robert M. Sweitzer, D.
Deputy Comptroller-William J. Graham.
Chief Clerk-Michael J. O'Connor.
Duties See county clerk.

COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE. County building. 1st and 2d floors, north end." County Treasurer-P. J. Carr, D.

Duties-The county treasurer receives and dis. burses, pursuant to law, all the revenues and other public moneys belonging to the coun ty. He or his assistant countersigns county orders and renders accounts to the board of commissioners.

STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. Second floor criminal court building and 507 county building.

State's Attorney-Robert E. Crowe.
First Assistant State's Attorney-George E.
Gorman; also in charge of the Criminal and
Municipal courts.

Assistant State's Attorney in Charge of Civil
Department-William H. Duval.

Assistant State's Attorneys (Indictment Experts)-Thomas Marshall and James H. Barton.

Assistant State's Attorney in Charge of Grand
Jury-F. L. Fairbank.
Assistant State's Attorneys-James W. Breen.
Robert C. O'Connell, Stanley H. Klarkowski,
Joseph P. Savage, William W. Smith, Samuel
M. Hamilton, Q. J. Chott. Milton D. Smith,
Edward E. Wilson, Berthold A. Cronson, Wil-
liam B. Walrath, Harry F. Chaveriat, Robert
E. McMillan, Henry T. Chace, Jr., William
A. Rittenhouse, Frank S. Matousek. Justin
F. McCarthy, A. O. Galvin, Michael A. Ro-
mano, John Sbarbaro, Frank Peska, H. M.
Sharpe, Eugene D. Sullivan, Edward H.
Taylor, George H. Hough, Louis N. Blumen-
thal, Otto W. Christopher, George J. Tourek,
William E. King, Rudolph Shapira, Herbert
A. G. Wedel, Michael W. Cagney, Thomas
W. Barrett, William E. Herr, L. P. O'Connell,
Scott M. Hogan, Harry W. Meneely. William
B. Steinberg, William J. Grace, Benjamin G.
Clanton, Lee R. LaRochelle. William H.
Gruver, John I. Bagdzunias, Hyman B. Rit-
man, Clifford J. Bates, William H. McSwig-
gin, Clarence E. Nelson, Joseph H. Nicolai,
Harry N. Pritzker, Louis N. Geiman, Emmet
F. Byrne, Leslie Bushonville. Jerry M.
Brumfield, Joseph Rubens, James L. Kostka,
Henry M. Porter. Fred Loyda, Nicholas B.
Salnik, Harold Levy. Leonard I. Wissman,
Marie O. Andresen, Eli B. Herren, Louis H.
Dembo. Augustus Kelly.
Chief Bond Examiner-John P. Lenehan.
Clerks, Bond Department-George S. Nye.

Dominick F. Volini.
Cashiers-Peter Doody. Edward Stabell.
Private Secretary-Lawrence A. Cuneo,
Chief Investigators-Richard B.
Christian G. Kiessling.
Statistician-Joseph Cermak.

Prendergast,

Chief Investigators, Taxes-Joseph P. Geary. Eugene Nusser.

Social Service Investigator-Mrs. Mabel B. OlPorter.

son.

Clerks

(Investigators)-Samuel

Andrew Bender, Frederic C. Franke, Patrick Gallagher, Eden T. Brekke, Louis Krakow. James Clancy, Hattie Goode, Mrs. Mamie E. Schmidt. Mrs. Freda Nettlehorst. Hilda Skagerberg, John J. McMahon, A. N. Fields. Peter Calo, Martin Kennedy, George Ion. Mrs. Anna Azzato, Alexander Conforti. George E. Kryda, Alex Hulten, Bruno Lera. J. A. Lamon, O. F. Woodward, Gertrude Fowler, Anna Smith. Court Reporters and Stenographers-Edwin_J. Spiro, Gail McDermut. Mae Heffernan, Regina Goode, Eleanor King. Julie G. Walsh. Helen T. McFarland, Jeanette E. Rosenthal, Isabel Todd. Mildred Sold, Mary Hartigan. Ethel F. Carolan, Lillian Geiger, Mae Bortell. Duties of State's Attorney-To begin and prose cute, in courts of record in his county, all criminal and civil actions in which the people of the state or county may be concerned: to prosecute or defend (as the case may be) all civil actions brought by or against his

county or any county officer in his official capacity, and all suits which it may become

JURY COMMISSION.
Room 824 county building.

Joseph H. Barnett, secretary; Logan D. Wallace. Clerk-Martin Peterson.

Duties The commissioners are required to prepare a list of electors qualified to act as jurors, to select names from such list and place them in a jury box and a grand jury box. and to be present when the names of jurors needed at each term of court are drawn.

necessary to prosecute or defend to enforce Commissioners-Bernard J. Mullaney, president; the collection of taxes; to give his opinion to county officers and justices of the peace upon questions of law relating to matters in which the people are concerned. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE. Room 519 county building. Superintendent-Henry A. Zender. Chief Clerk-F. H. Chambers. Duties-Purchases all supplies for the county institutions, advertising for bids at specified times and entering into yearly or quarterly contracts and making tests from time to time of the articles furnished to determine if they are up to contract requirements. Has supervision of all maintenance and rehabilitation of county buildings. Represents owners on all new construction work; advertises for bids and handles all plans and specifications.

RECORDER'S OFFICE.

County building, first floor, south end. Recorder of Deeds-Joseph F. Haas, R. Chief Deputy-Harry E. Hoff. Chief Clerk-Theodore R. Steinert. Duties-The recorder is the keeper of the rec ords, and upon the filing of any instrument in writing in his office entitled to be corded he must spread the same on the record books provided for that purpose in the order of the time of filing. He is also the official abstract maker for Cook county. He also acts as president of the board of examiners of land surveyors.

REGISTRAR OF TITLES.

re.

County building, first floor, south end.
Registrar of Titles-Joseph F. Haas, R.
Chief Deputy-Harry E. Hoff.
Chief Examiner of Titles-J. Scott Matthews.
Examiners of Titles-Blake C. Smith, John B.
Skinner, Eugene Stewart, Jeanette Bates,
Charles S. Frank, Thomas J. Matousek,
Louis A. Pinderski, George H. Fenn, Rudolph
C. Weichbrodt.

Escrow Officer-H. C. W. Laubenheimer.
Chief Clerk-Paul A. Grundman.
Duties-The registrar of titles is the respon-
sible administrative head in Cook county of
the system of land title registration, com-
monly known as the Torrens system, where-
by the title to land is registered and the
people of Cook county guarantee that the
title as registered is correct. thus doing
away with the necessity of an abstract of
title and affording a simple, inexpensive and
speedy means for transfer of title to real
property.

BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF LAND SURVEY-
ORS OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Office of recorder of deeds. first floor, county
building.

President-Joseph F. Haas.
Vice-President-William Kramer.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. D. Jones.
Duties-To examine and license land surveyors
in Cook county. Illinois.

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
Room 512 county building.
Commissioners James C. Denvir, chairman;
Preston F. Glass, secretary; David W. Clark:
Dr. Frank J. Pokorney, medical examiner;
Joseph H. Donahue, assistant secretary and
chief examiner.

Duties The commissioners examine applicants
for positions in the county service. Before
an examination is held fourteen days' notice
is given by advertisement. The rules are
practically the same as those governing other
bodies of the kind.

BOARD OF ASSESSORS.

Members of the Board-William H. Weber. R.:
County building, third floor, north end.
Adam Wolf, R.; M. K. Sheridan, D.; Charles
Ringer, R.; Charles Krutckoff, R.

Chief Clerk-Paul H. Wiedel.
Duties-Fix the amount of assessment on all
real and personal property according to the
rate required by law.

BOARD OF REVIEW.

County building, third floor, south end.
Members of Board-Edward R. Litsinger, R.;
Charles V. Barrett, William H. Weber.
Chief Clerk-Meyer Cossman.

Duties The board of review takes the place of
the old town board in revising and correcting
the findings of the assessors and in hearing
and adjusting complaints of property owners.
Decisions of the board of review are final.
COUNTY INSTITUTIONS.
In Oak Forest.

Superintendent-Frank Venecek.
Duties-Has general management of infirmary,
Oak Forest Home for aged and tuberculosis
sanitarium.

COUNTY ARCHITECT.
123 West Madison street.
County Architect-Eric E. Hall.
Duties-The county architect makes designs for
new buildings, alterations in old ones. etc..
as required by the county board. (Paid in
fees.)

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
Room 506 county building.
Superintendent-Edward J. Tobin, D.
Duties-He is required to visit each school in
his district at least once a year, to see that
the teachers are qualified for the perform-
ance of their duties and to do all in his
power to increase the efficiency and elevate
the standards of the schools.

COUNTY HOSPITAL,
Harrison and Honore streets.
Warden-Michael Zimmer. D.
Duties-Exercises general supervision over the
county hospital.

avenue North

COUNTY AGENT'S OFFICE. Main office: 1908 West Polk street (telephone Seeley 6924-6925). Branch offices: 837 West 47th street (Yards 2010). 8800 Houston (South Chicago 1261). 1736 West avenue (Brunswick 2567). 2970 Archer avenue (Lafayette 6673), 2059 Larrabee street (Lincoln 7245). County Agent-Anna L. Smith. Deputy County Agent-Thomas A. Lavin. Duties-The county agent is responsible to the president and board of county commissioners in the carrying out of the plans for the relief of the poor in the county of Cook. issues monthly rations to poor families found eligible under the law, and provides shoes to needy school children. He furnishes monthly rations to poor families of veteran soldiers. sailors or marines who have serv

rebellion and Spanish-American war. He undertakes the return of nonresidents and alien paupers to their legal place of residence and the extradition of fathers who have deserted their families when found and warrant is issued for their arrest. He keeps a record of and passes on all medical and institutional cases admitted to the county hospital. the Oak Forest infirmary and the Oak Forest tuberculosis hospital. He furnishes medical services to the needy poor in their homes, through the medium of county physicians. He is the medium whereby blind, deaf and dumb children are sent to the state school at Jacksonville. He investigates all cases recommended for mothers' pensions and supervises the payment of same. He investigates all applications for pensions for the blind and reports on eligibility of applicants to the county board and supervises payment of the pensions. He authorizes the payment of burial expenses of deceased indigent or friendless soldiers, sailors or marines and all contagious cases of the poor. He interests himself in any wrong existing or being perpetrated on families of poor to which his attention is called. He discovers and reports cases of nonsupport by husbands or relatives. desertion, contribution to delinquency or dependency of children to the various courts having jurisdiction.

Kate Meade.

BUREAU OF SOCIAL SERVICE. Superintendents-Josephine H. Lawrance and Duties-The Cook county bureau of social service constitutes the family rehabilitation department of Cook county. It adjusts family problems, particularly in effecting_reconciliations in domestic difficulties. It has specific charge of complaints made to the County court under the pauper act, aiming to settle them without court procedure. It handles the money, amounting to $70,000 a year, paid by relatives for the support of their dependents. Upon request of the Circuit and Superior courts investigates divorce cases. At request of parents takes charge of the delinquent child over Juvenile court age. Conducts bureau of information for applications not coming within the jurisdiction of the department.

hospital. He supervises the medical treatment of the patients in the institution. He also acts as an adviser to the County court in trials for the insane. He is assisted in his duties by an attending staff of six psychia trists, of which Dr. Sydney Kuh is chief. CORONER'S OFFICE.

Room 500 county building.

Coroner-Oscar Wolff.

Chief Deputy-David R. Jones.
Assistant Chief Deputy-J. L. Mackey.
Chief Clerk-Samuel L. Davis.
Deputy Coroners-Roy Junglas, John J. Dedrick,
Samuel H. Donaldson, Charles H. Fitzner.
Adolph Herrmann, Charles F. Kennedy.
Chester Mitchell, Robert C. Schutt. Peter
Seese, John J. Thumm, E. M. Cleaves.
Joseph Gubbins.

Chief Investigator-Harry Skagerberg.
Physicians-Axel F. Benson, W. Hy Burmeister.
John N. Goltra. I. A. Porges, H. G. W.
Reinhardt, Joseph Springer.
Chief Chemist-William D. McNally.
Senior Chemist-Albert Tannenbaum.
Chemists-William H. Bolger, Samuel Lieb, J.
E. Newcomb, W. A. Norman; stenographer.
Grace Lagerhausen.
Court Reporters (chief)-Walter C. Yunker:
E. E. Wenger, Gerald G. Healy, H. C. Not-
tingham, Paul A. Ruhe. J. A. Lewis, Lewis
Mills, David T. Richie, C. E. Gilman.
Statistician-Estelle M. Larson; stenographer.
Morgue Keeper-Thomas Mahan.

Martha Brouilette.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

County building, 4th floor, center. Sheriff-Peter M. Hoffman, R. Assistant Sheriff-George A. Webster, R. Chief Deputy-Charles W. Peters, R., Jailer-Capt. Wesley Westbrook. Duties-The sheriff serves and returns all writs, warrants, processes, orders and decrees legal. ly directed to him. He is the conservator of peace in his county and may arrest offend ers on view. He is the keeper of the jail and has the custody of prisoners. He is custodian and caretaker of the Criminal court building and the courthouse. It is also his duty to attend the courts of record of the county and obey their orders.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR. 69 West Washington street. Appointed by governor. Administrator-Gregory T. Van Meter. Duties The public administrator is appointed by the governor to administer the estates of deceased persons regulated by the statutes of the state of Illinois.

CUSTODIAN COUNTY BUILDING.
Room 1026 county building.

County Physician-Francis J. Gerty. M. D. Duties-The county physician is the superintendent of the Cook County psychopathic Custodian-Otto Rexses.

CHICAGO'S FREE Operated by the health department. Names and locations of baths:

Carter H. Harrison-759 Mather street.
Martin B. Madden-3825 Wentworth avenue.
William Mavor-4647 Gross avenue.
Robert A. Waller-19 South Peoria street.
Kosciuzko-1444 Holt street.
DeWitt C. Cregier-1155 Cambridge avenue.
John Wentworth-2839 South Halsted street.
Theodore T. Gurney-1139 West Chicago-av.
William B. Ogden-3346 Emerald avenue.
Joseph Medill-2138 Grand avenue.
Thomas Gahan-4226 Wallace street.
Pilsen-1849 Throop street.
Fernand Henrotin-2415 North Marshfield-av.
William Loeffler-1217 South Union street.
Simon Baruch-1911 West 20th street.

PUBLIC BATHS.

Graeme Stewart-1642 West 35th street.
Fourteenth Street Bath-14th street pumping
station, 1332 Indiana avenue.
Twenty-Second Street Bath-22d street pump-
ing station, Ashland avenue near 22d street.
Lincoln-1019 North Lincoln street.
Public Bath-Polk and Paulina streets.
Public Bath-Kedzie avenue and 24th street.

The Carter H. Harrison bath, opened in January 1904, is said to have been the first free public bath in the United States. Similar baths in Vienna charged a fee of 2 cents and those in New York 5 cents. The average cost of each plant has been between $15,000 and $20.000, and the average annual cost of maintenance $4,000.

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