Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-09-07
new WARDS

Chicago is going to have new wards.
They are needed, as The Eagle
pointed out. The Republican and
Democratic County Committees have
reached an agreement to put through
a fifty-ward bill, with one Alderman
from each ward, at the next session of
the Illinois Legislature.
The river wards, apparently, with
SUFFICIENT aldermen among themselves
to stop any favorable action upon the
proposed redistricting under the pres.
ent council organization, have forced
the political arrangement perfected.
Progress has been made whereby an
agreed map covering the realignment
OF ward boundaries, to take care of the
additional fifteen wards that would be
created, has been prepared and has
been o. KID Wy the powers that ought
to be able to perform the first neces.
sary step, which is passage of the bill
at Springfield next winter.
This map, 1t is known, will be used
as the basis for congressional reappor.
tionment and probably for senatorial
reapportionment, which have been
hanging fire at the state capital ever
since the census of 1910. The tentative
agreement, congressionally and sena.
torially, is that the new districts in
Chicago shall follow the ward lines
created by the agreed map, provided
the fifty.ward scheme reaches frut
ton.
The salary to be paid the Council
members under the single alderman
system will be factor, undoubtedly,
in further development OF the joint
Republican.De Democratic plan. That II
may be fixed at either $4,000 or $4,000
In the bill to be introduced, is consid.
cred probable.
Under the agreed map the fifty
wards are erected on the basis of
population, as ascertained by the
school census of 1917, and accurately
figured, block by block. No one of the
wards, as the realignment proposes,
has fewer than $4,000 inhabitants nor
more than $4,000.
BY sections OF the city the add.
tional fifteen wards are thus appor.
toned: North Side. 3: Northwest
Side, s.; West Side, q South Side, q;
Southwest Side, 3.
On the North Side the Twenty.fifth
Ward is divided at Granville avenue
the new ward running thence north to
the city limits. The Twenty.sixth
would have its south line at Irving
Park boulevard The south halves OF
the Twenty.first and the Twenty.sec
ond would be made into new ward
and the present Twenty.irst would lie
north of Chicago avenue and east OF
State street. A new ward would be
made of parts OF the Twenty.third
Twenty.ffth, and Twenty.sixth.
On the South Side, the Fifth would
lose its southwest portion to a new
ward that would be made out of the
north part Of the Twenty.ninth. The
Sixth would split and a new ward
would be erected around Washington
Park. A new ward would be bull,
from the south half Of the present
Seventh and the north part of the
Eighth, with Seventy.frst street as O
center.
The present Twenty.seventh on the
Northwest Side would be severed q,
Irving Park boulevard, with new
ward bounded roughly by Irving Park
Belmont, Central avenue. and the
river. Another ward would be made
from the Fifteenth and Twenty.sev
enth Wards. between Western. Seeley
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another new one would be created be
tween North avenue and Madison
street, Ashland avenue and Seele,
street.
Rcdistrictlng on the West Side con
templates two new wards In territory
now in the Twelfth and Thirty.fourtf
Wards, In the Town OF Lake tho
north line Of the Twenty.ninth Is sem
south to Flfty.flfth street. A new ward
is outlined between Sixty.third ant
| Seventy.ffth streets, from South Park
avenue to Western avenue. Another
is figured between Fortythird and
Fifty.nlnth, and between Wentworth
avenue and State street.
II Is understood that the bulk OF the
county committeeman in each party
and majority of the aldermen have
approved the new map, and that pros
pective members OF the next legisla
ture have agreed to go along with Il
as long as II has been made an organ
ization proposition with both parties.
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Meeting hours Tor City Council com
mitteee are as follows:
Monday - Streets and alleys. :
o'clock; buildings, $3.50 o'clock.
Tuesday-Schools and police. II
o'clock; harbors. wharves and bridges
o'clock; local industries. 2 O'Clock
Wednesday-Special park commits
sion. 1880 o'clock: health, . o'clock;
local transportation, Q o'clock; traoi
elevation. $3.50 o'clock.
Thursday-Gas, oil and electric
light, 2 O'Clock: license. 3:a0 O'Clock;
water, $3.50 O'Clock.
Fridsy-Compsnsat!on. IL o'clock;
judiciary, 2 o'clock; finance. Q O'Clock.
bathing beaches. $3.50 O'Clock.
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Charles Molitor, a recognized leader
In the machinery trade, is one of Chi
Cages leading and most reliable bust.
ness men. His name is honored
wherever re Is known.