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Expiring Chicago street railway franchises listed by lines
United Transit firms have fifty three franchises on North and West sides under Union Traction. Sikes of the street railway commission lists twenty seven to North Chicago and twenty six to West Chicago. Many lines, marked with asterisks, are subject to the 1865 act. List covers State Clark Wells and more from Lake to 75th streets with dates of expiration. some lines terminable 1903, other sections through 1908 or later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Traction Company
George C. Sikes
The
Street Railway Commission
North Chicago Street Railway Company
West Chicago Street Railway Company
State Street
Lake
Clark Streets
Division Street
Clark Street
Washington Street
Fullerton Avenue
Diversey Boulevard
Wells Street
Fifth Avenue
Randolph
Center Street
Lincoln Avenue
Belmont Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Belmont
Graceland Avenue
Robey Street
Roscoe Boulevard
Western Avenue
Clybourn Avenue
Sedgwick Street
Chicago Avenue
Divison Street
31St Street
Wabash Avenue
Indiana Avenue
Eighteenth Street
18Th Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Twenty-second Street
30Th Street
Lake Street
B1st Street
Downtown Loop
Washington
Polk
22D Street
Archer Avenue
State
Halsted Streets
Halsted
Thirty-ninth Street
Vincennes Avenue
Canal Street
20Th Street
Twenty-ninth Street
Canal
Butler Street
Wallace Street
20Th
Halsted Street
O'Neill
89Th Street
Thirty-ninth
60Th Street