. Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected biography. Waterman ... ed. and author of Historical review . beenresident manager of the American Pin Company, manufacturersof all varieties of brass goods, whose manufactory is in Waterbury,Connecticut. In this capacity he is manager of the companys in-terests in all that section of the country west of Cleveland, hisposition calling for rare judgment and broad and prompt businessabilities. Always deeply interested in the public affairs of his section ofthe city (formerly the Fifteenth ward), Mr. Raymers substantialand honorable
. Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected biography. Waterman ... ed. and author of Historical review . beenresident manager of the American Pin Company, manufacturersof all varieties of brass goods, whose manufactory is in Waterbury,Connecticut. In this capacity he is manager of the companys in-terests in all that section of the country west of Cleveland, hisposition calling for rare judgment and broad and prompt businessabilities. Always deeply interested in the public affairs of his section ofthe city (formerly the Fifteenth ward), Mr. Raymers substantialand honorable qualities as a citizen were turned to public accountby his election as alderman in 1898. His Republican associates ofthe council soon discovered his value as a municipal legislator, andhe was chosen to many important committees. On April 5, 1904, hewas elected for his fourth term, having ably served as a member ofthe finance, health department, elections, civil service and police sta-tions and bridewell committees, as well as chairman of the committees iPQ3LIC LIB - ASTOft, LKtiQl VoUJNPATlON . i. CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY 1081 on railroad and river improvements. He was a member of the railwaycommission from the time of its organization until he left the an alderman he assumed a firm attitude on the subject of muni-cipal ownership, holding that the city should not own the street rail*way tracks, but only such property as the water works, whose opera-tion had a direct bearing upon public hygiene. He was especiallyopposed to municipal ownership of the street railway system, claim-ing that thereby the dominant party would virtually control 25,000or 30,000 employes and create a dangerous political machine. left the city council with a reputation for broad and usefulservice, earnestness, straightforwardness and substantial ability,which has since caused his name to be prominently mentioned for themayoralty. During the first six months of Ma
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