1899
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From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a generation the Common Council of Chicago has been governed by a majority of "boodlers."
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
AldermennounUS /ˈɔːldərmɪn/
plural of “alderman” — a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
ASPHALTnounUS /ˈæsfɔːlt/
mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
ASSESSMENTSnounUS /əˈsesmənts/
plural of “assessment” — the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
ASYLUMnounUS /əˈsaɪləm/
a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
ATTACKSnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
BAXTER
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From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For a generation the Common Council of Chicago has been governed by a majority of "boodlers."
BERRYnounUS /ˈberi/
any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
BOARDSnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
BohemiannounUS /boʊˈhiːmiən/
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
BOODLEnounUS /ˈbuːdəl/
informal terms for money
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
BOODLERS
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From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
BRIBERS
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From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
BUREAUSnounUS /ˈbjʊroʊz/
plural of “bureau” — an administrative unit of government
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
CADAVERSnounUS /kəˈdævərz/
plural of “cadaver” — the dead body of a human being
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading For a generation the Common Council of Chicago has been governed by a majority of "boodlers."
CIVICadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvɪk/
of or relating or belonging to a city
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
CIVILadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
clusteredadjectiveUS /ˈklʌstərd/
growing close together but not in dense mats
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
COMMISSIONnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
COMMITTEEnounUS /kəˈmɪti/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
COMMITTEE'SnounUS /kəˈmɪtiz/
possessive form of “committee” — a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
CONTRACTSnounUS /ˈkɑːntrækts/
plural of “contract” — a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
CORONER'SnounUS /ˈkɔːrənərz/
possessive form of “coroner” — a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
DEPARTMENTnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtmənt/
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
DODGERSnounUS /ˈdɑːdʒərz/
plural of “dodger” — a shifty deceptive person
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
electedadjectiveUS /ɪˈlektəd/
subject to popular election
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
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From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
EXAMINATIONnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
EXAMPLESnounUS /ɪɡˈzæmpəlz/
plural of “example” — an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
start firing a weapon
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a generation the Common Council of Chicago has been governed by a majority of "boodlers."
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading For a generation the Common Council of Chicago has been governed by a majority of "boodlers."
a person of German nationality
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
governednounUS /ˈɡʌvərnd/
the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
From this reading For a generation the Common Council of Chicago has been governed by a majority of "boodlers."
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Their selection was usually upon strictly party grounds.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a generation the Common Council of Chicago has been governed by a majority of "boodlers."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
ILLEGALadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈliːɡəl/
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
INSANEadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈseɪn/
afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
JUDGESnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
JURYnounUS /ˈdʒʊri/
a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
majoritynounUS /məˈdʒɔːrəti/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading For a generation the Common Council of Chicago has been governed by a majority of "boodlers."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
MAYORnounUS /ˈmeɪər/
the head of a city government
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
the force of workers available
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
MISUSEverbUS /mɪˈsjuːz/
apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
namingnounUS /ˈneɪmɪŋ/
the verbal act of naming
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
nationalitiesnounUS /ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtiz/
plural of “nationality” — people having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
nativitynounUS /nəˈtɪvəti/
the event of being born
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
ORDINANCESnounUS /ˈɔːrdənənsɪz/
plural of “ordinance” — an authoritative rule
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Their selection was usually upon strictly party grounds.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
an amount of time
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
PolishnounUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃ/
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
REPAIRINGverbUS /rɪˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
representativenounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪv/
a person who represents others
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
representativesnounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪvz/
plural of “representative” — a person who represents others
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
REVENUEnounUS /ˈrevənuː/
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
move upward
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
SALEnounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
selectionnounUS /səˈlekʃən/
the act of choosing or selecting
From this reading Their selection was usually upon strictly party grounds.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
SHERIFF'SnounUS /ˈʃerəfs/
possessive form of “sheriff” — the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
SOCIETIESnounUS /səˈsaɪətiz/
plural of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/
restricted to something
From this reading Their selection was usually upon strictly party grounds.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
SwedishadjectiveUS /ˈswiːdɪʃ/
of or relating to or characteristic of Sweden or its people or culture or language
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
TAXverbUS /tæks/
levy a tax on
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
TESTIMONYnounUS /ˈtestəmoʊni/
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a generation the Common Council of Chicago has been governed by a majority of "boodlers."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
TOOLSnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
under normal conditions
From this reading Their selection was usually upon strictly party grounds.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
VOTESnounUS /voʊts/
plural of “vote” — a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
wardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
wardsnounUS /wɔːrdz/
plural of “ward” — a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their selection was usually upon strictly party grounds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Aldermen have been, in that period, fairly representative of the wards by which they were elected.
which person or people
From this reading The various nationalities, clustered together in such a manner as to give rise to the naming of a ward according to the nativity of its inhabitants, such as Polish, Swedish, Bohemian, German, Irish, etc., have selected as their representatives in the Council, men who, as a rule, in private life were honest.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading COMMON COUNCIL--BOODLERS--BRIBERS--COUNCIL OF 1899--POWERS OF--MISUSE OF--PRICE OF VOTES--PASSAGE OF BOODLE ORDINANCES--PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND BUREAUS--ILLEGAL CONTRACTS--STREET REPAIRING, ETC.--CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION--HISTORY OF--PRESENT BOARD TOOLS OF MAYOR--EXAMINATION BY--EXAMPLES OF--ATTACKS UPON LAW--SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS--ASPHALT RING--FIRE DEPARTMENT--COUNTY GOVERNMENT--INSANE ASYLUM--SALE OF "CADAVERS"--CONTRACTS--SHERIFF'S OFFICE--JURY BRIBERS--JUDGES--REVENUE LAW--TAX DODGERS--TOWN BOARDS--CORONER'S OFFICE--PRESS TRUST--CIVIC SOCIETIES--BERRY COMMITTEE'S REPORT--BAXTER COMMITTEE--OPENING TESTIMONY--CONCLUSION.
