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Show Looking for Light at th City HalL I am building a house. I wanted to get the necessary permission to tap the water main, and went to the City hall for that purpose. I might have gone i ' down into the state of Indiana to have : (secured the permit, but it occurred to me that I had better ask in Chicago. I Btepped into one of the elevators and told the driver what I wanted. He landed me on the public library floor. I soon . discovered I was in the wrong place, j I took another elevator, and told the : driver of that one what I wanted. He , let me oft somewhere and told me where to go. I followed his directions, and found myself face to face with Superintendent Superin-tendent Howland. I didn't ask him, for I saw he was busy. I found an officer in the corridor, and told him what I was trying to get at. He sent me to the place where dog licenses are issued, and ; a smart clerk in that department laughed j st me. I I didn't blame him very much. I met ' a friend who has been in the City hall : (since its occupancy, and he conducted j me to the proper place. I had lost nearly I an hour. Why don't the proper authori- ' ties see that men of intelligence are put ; ' in places where inquiries are made? Interview in Chicago Tribune. , |