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Riverdale approves tunnel and water main plan with Belt Railroad
The ordinance grants Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company authority to construct a six foot diameter tunnel under the Little Calumet River at Halsted Street and a twelve inch water main along Halsted Street to Chicago mains. Chicago may sell water to the railroad, Riverdale may connect its system, and the village pays a 10 percent surcharge plus 10 percent of water charges to Chicago. Provisions cover meters, vaults, access, emergencies, and limits on resale, with a one year construction deadline and formal acceptance requirements.
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Little Calumet River
Halsted Street
Riverdale
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company
City OF
Chicago
J. B. Eddy
140Th Street
140Th Street, Under the Supervision of the President and Board of Trustees
City of Chicago
Indians Harbor Belt Raiload Company
Indiana Harbor Belt
Indiana Harbor Railroad Company
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Harvey
Dixmoor
Rierdale
Recorder of Deeds
Cook County
Illinois
George L. Korhler
William J. Claussen