Chicago Traffic Gridlock Spurs Rush for New West Side Bridges
City officials led by Commissioner McGann plan large steel bridges at Washington Madison and Adams to ease congestion tied to the Northwestern Railway station and a developing harbor project. Cost estimated at 3 million dollars with further work on Lake Randolph Jackson Van Buren and Harrison streets.
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Outer Harbor Plans Move Forward in Chicago
Chicago officials push ahead with a dock system on the lakefront aiming for voter approval at the November election. Alderman Littler leads a harbor committee to study site, plans, and financing while engineers draft options including a pier extension and an outer breakwater with radiating pliers.
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City examines harbor site for dock system vote
The council's harbor committee seeks a municipal harbor location to put the dock system issue before voters in November. Officials demand reform of corporate power and the banning of certain officials from public office as part of a broader anti abuse push.
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