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Chicago subway plans and public works clash across debate
City council considers seven subway schemes as Mayor Harrison backs a city built system. Articles discuss licensing, financing, and practical routes from Halsted to Fourteenth and Chicago avenues. Friction over forester rules and school reforms also surfaces amid transport policy talks.
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Chicago Avenue
Halsted
Fourteenth Street
Jackson
Sixtynth Street
Fortieth Avenue
Fullerton Avenue
Fourteenth Streets
Chicago
Harrison
Council Committee
Bion J. Arnold
John Ericson
George W. Jackson
Chicago Subway Arcade and Traction
Vuwight H. Perkins
Chicago Central Subrailroad
Copany
Marcus Pollasky
M. H. McGovern Company
Richard C. St. John
H. H. Evans
Local Transportation Committee
Arnold
Fred A. Busse
Chicago Municipal Subway Company
New York
William Schuyler Jackson
James B. McFatrich
Board of Education
McFatrich
Ella Flagg Young
Old South Division
Dr. McFatrich