Union Traction face ire from city over dusty tracks
Senate of complaints against Union Traction Company accuse poor service and unvetted sub leasing. City officials McGann and Reynolds threaten to declare operation a nuisance unless tracks are sprinkled to curb dust and health issues. Franchises expire in 1903, listing dozens of Chicago street lines and routes on North West and West sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Traction Company
West Madison Street
North Side
Bureau of Streets
Cout
Commissioner of Health
L. BE. M’gann
Commissioner of Public Works
Mr. McGann
George C. Sikes
The
Street Railway Commission
North Chicago Street Railway Company
West Chicago Street Railway Company
van Buren Side
Clinton Street
van Buren Street
Clinton and
Halsted Streets
Halsted St
Blue Island Avenue
O'Neill Street
Halsted Street
1Th Place
Western Avenue
Armitage Avenue
Milwaukee Avenue
Washtenaw Avenue
California Avenue
Chicago 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
State Street
Union Park
Mayor Announces Appointments To City Offices On Monday Night
The mayor named a full slate of appointees including Superintendent of Police Neill, Controller Lawrence E McCain, Public Works Commissioner P W Blocks, Corporation Counsel Charles M Walker, Health Commissioner A R Reynolds, City Electrician Edward B Ellicott, City Attorney upward 8 Tagh City Collector Frank XN Brandecker Building Commissioner Peter Blot Taisant Inspector Robert B E Burke City Sealer James A Quinn Private Secretary Edward M La Witt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branels (Neill
Lawrence E. Mccain
P. W. Blocks
Charles M Walker
A. R. Reynolds
Edward B. Ellicott
Frank XN
Brandecker
Peter Blot Taisant
Robert BE. Burke
James A. Quinn
Edward M. la Witt
Prompted Lawyers Favorable for Cook County Bench
The listing names leading Chicago lawyers repeatedly cited as strong bets for election to the Cook County judicial seat. Bard Maher Mason B Loomis Arnold Leap Donald N Morrill and Jeremiah Lean are highlighted as frequent mentions in discussions of the bench race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheage
Cook County
Baward Maher
Mason B. Loomis
Arnold Leap
Donald N. Morrill
Jeremiah Lean
No Nomination for Tlon Seen in Cook County
The text asserts that the Democratic party should nominate Thomas Kelly for Shevitt next year and predicts he would sweep Cook County by mobilizing suffrage across the county, crossing party lines. The passage emphasizes business interests supporting him nationwide.
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Tlon
Thomas Kelly
Shevitt
Cook County
Captain Edward Willing a Strong Democratic Treasurer Hope
Captain Edward Willing a stalwart Democrat and capable manager of the Masonic Temple is repeatedly mentioned as a strong man for the Democratic Party to unite on as County Treasurer candidate for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Willing
Masonic ‘Temple
Judge Hall Emerges as Rising Republican Figure in Illinois
Chicago voters recall Judge W.T. Hall as one of the best-liked justices. Prominent Republicans call him a coming man in Illinois politics and speculate he may eventually replace Dick Yates in the party’s leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.T
Rift’) Hall
Chicago
William T. Hall
Illinois
Dickie Yates
A Fine Fat Scheme Over Drainage Ring Exposé
A Chicago critique accuses backers of the drainage canal project of buying influence to hire 500 river workers for politics. It warns the plan would raise 80 million bonds and taxes, widening the river for contractors while failing to properly dispose of city sewage. It cites Illinois Valley papers criticizing the drainage scheme and urges honest city action.
City Sewage Drainage Plan Faces Failure as Legislature Holds Back
The current drainage scheme disposes only about a third of the city sewage. Engineer Gordon Nott warned early on that expanding the system to cover the whole city would fail, and that prediction now appears to be vindicated as legislative resistance hampers progress.
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Gordon Nott
Illinois apportionment creates new Chicago district map
The legislature approves apportionment of state districts into congressional and senatorial lines. The measure details ward by ward divisions within Chicago and surrounding Cook County towns including Lemont Paris Orland Bremen Thornton Bloom Calumet Cicero Proviso Stickney Lyons and Norwood. The description specifies center lines on Stewart Halsted 22d and 43d streets and notes divisions in Cool County and nearby wards.
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Congression Dbil
Stewart Avenue
Halsted Street
43D Street
City of
Chicago
Sixth Ward
Seventh Ward
Eighth Ward
Lemont
Paris
Orland
Bremen
Thornton, Bloom
Calumet
Cool County
Twentyninth Ward
Hist Street
Aist Street
Thirty-first Ward
T Thirty-second Ward
T Cage
Third Ward
Stewart
Hue
Fourth Ward
Fifth Ward
Eleventh Ward
Coeur
22D Street
Twenty-ninth Ward
Gist Street
List Street
Ninth Ward
Chiles and Nortwestern Railway Company
Tanover
Seliamburg
Elk Grove
Maine
Leyden
Thervington
Palatine
Wheeling
Norwood
Cook County
Piftecan
Robs Street
Twenty-eighth Ward
Phirtyetth
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Cheago
Fifteenth Ward
Robey Street
Seventeenth Ward
Eighteenth Ward
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BAD Union Traction
Dr. Reynolds
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
Roscoe Boulevard
Robey — Street
Clybourn Avenue
Clybourn — Avenue
Sedgwick Street
Garfield Avenue
Racine Avenue
Webster Avenue
Staan
Remus
Larrabee Street
Lincoln Avenues
Racine
Lincolnvenues
Sheffield Avenue
State
Evanston Avenue
Diversey Street
Wrightwood Avenue
Lill
Wrightwood
Sheffield
Seminary Avenues
Madison Street
Western
Hanlin
Hamlin
Crawford Avenues
Lake and
North Avenue
Pryan Place
Ogden Avenue
Ath Avenue
Don Avenue
Polk Street
Tifth Avenue
Canal Street
Twelfth Street
Fifteenth Place
Jefferson
Canal Streets
Nortist and
SOUTI
Polk Streets
12Th Street
Harrison Street
Canalport Avenue
Jefferson Street
15Th Place
Chidgeo Avenue
Judge Dunne
J. AL Matlin
Armour & Co
Wenham
Judie Dunne
Wenlunn
Mak Hin
Tay
S. E. Gross
Atticiis
Hilnois
Aris
Une
Ottawa Free Trader
Chidge
Trinols
Delong
Foot
Ratedlolph
Lockport
Springfield
Sanitary Board
Chiego
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