Street Car Franchises Renewal Sparks Public Outcry
Citizens accuse unions and reformers of fixing the renewal process for street car franchises. Critics say no concessions for riders will come, with no better accommodations, no lower fares, and no car improvements, only tunnel reductions. The streets, they warn, belong to corporations as the date of renewal approaches.
Franchises of fifty three lines expire in 1903 citywide
The Union Traction Company holds fifty three franchises on the North and West sides with twenty seven granted to North Chicago Street Railway and twenty six to West Chicago Street Railway. A long list details each line stationing termini from Lake Street to Cottage Grove Avenue and all cross town routes with expirations ranging mostly to 1903 often subject to the 1865 act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Traction Company
Ust
George C. Sikes
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
van Buren Street
Clinton
Halsted Streets
Halsted Street
Blue Island Avenue
O'Neill Street
1Th Place
15Th Place
Armitage Avenue
Milwaukee Avenue
Washtenaw Avenue
North Avenue
California Avenue
Leavitt Street
Kedzie Avenue
40Th Avenue
Grand Avenue
Milwaukee
Western Avenues
Lake Street
Wabash Avenue
Union Park Court
Rockwell — Street
Homan Avenue
Randolph Street
Union Park
Bryan Place
Ogden Avenue
Madison Street
Polk Street
Canal Street
Twelfth Street
Fifteenth Place
Jefferson
Quenal Streets
Chicago City Railway Company
Cottage Grove Avenue
Twenty Second Street
20Th Street
L1st
Wabash Avenue Inc
Indiana Avenue
Eighteenth Street
18Th Street
Twenty-second Street
30Th Street
State
Bist Street
Downtown Loop
Washington
Polk
22D
Archer Avenue
Tlalsted
8Th Street
Vincennes Avenue
Twenty-ninth Street
Canal
Butler Street
Wallace Street
80Th Street
O'Neill
89Th Street
Thirty-ninth
69Th Street
Twenty-first Street
Dearborn
Dearborn Street
20Th
21St Street
Twenty-sixth
Thirty-first
Lake Park Avenue
Pitney Avenue
List Street
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Ullman Street
39Th Street
Thirty-fifth Street
Rhodes Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York City
Manhattan Island
Chicago
Ice Trust
Hades
Union Traction Gang
Garfield Avenue
Racine Avenue
Webster Avenue
Larrabee Street
Lincoln Avenues
Racine
Sheffield Avenue
Evanston Avenue
Diversey Street
Wrightwood Avenue
Lill
Wrightwood
Shefferd
Seminary
Western
Hamlin
Crawford Avenues
Lake and
van Buren Side
Clinton Street
Volk Streets
12Th Street
Harrison Street
Canalport Avenue
Jefferson Street
68Th Street
Tist Street
Thirty-ninth Street
Cottage Grove
Wentworth Avenue
Root Street
Forty-third Street
Forty-seventh Street
Ilinois Central
Ashland
Wiftty-first Street
Grand Boulevard
Wood Street
Fifty-ninth Street