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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1909
Page
5
The document lists total receipts of 5 059 94 and expenditures totalling 2 684 84 for March 23 1909. It provides annual expended amounts for nine years with supervisors Nelson E Oliver and Chas E Waterman named for year spans from 1900-01 to 1908-09.
The waterway committee advocates starting canal construction soon with a $20,000,000 bond plan. Engineer Randolph argues for 14 feet earth and 20 feet rock depth, regardless of federal aid, while Cooley says government locks are needed. Senator Barr supports immediate start and basing work on the $20,000,000 figure.
The Morgan Park Post reports on Senator Barr’s Joliet introduced bill No. 98 to annex Illinois City suburbs including Morgan Park. If enacted Chicago would file a 10 percent voter petition to declare Morgan Park contiguous and push a future election to admit the area, removing local standstill votes.
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