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Street Railway Franchises Face Renewal Without Concessions
A partisan attack on the Union Traction Company since 1903 threatens renewed streetcar franchises across Chicago. The speaker accuses city residents and reformers of silence as deals distribute stock, offering no better passenger comforts or fares, while tunnels are the only improvement cited. The long list details expirations for principal North and West side lines and Wabash Cottage Grove routes, with many tied to the 1865 act.
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Union Traction Company
Ust
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
Chicago City Railway Company
Wabash Avenue
Cottage Grove Avenue
Lake Street
224 Street
Twenty Second Street
30Th Street
L1st
Indiana Avenue
Eighteenth Street
18Th Street
Twenty-second Street
89Th Street
Ate Street
68Th
Hist Street
Downtown Loop
Washington
Polk
22D Street
Archer Avenue
State
Halsted Streets
Halsted
38Th Street
Thirty-ninth Street
Vincennes Avenue
Canal Street
20Th Street
Twenty-Ninth Street
Canal
Butler Street
Wallace Street
20Th
Halsted Street
O'Neill
80Th Street
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