Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-03
new WARDS


They are needed. as The Eagle
pointed out. The Republican and
Democratic County Committees have
reached an agreement to put through
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 realgnment
of ward boundaries, to take care of the
additional fifteen wards that would be
created, has been prepared and has
been O. KID by 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 fruit.
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.Democratic plan. That it
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. 5; West Side, 2: South Side, 2;
Southwest Side, 3.
On the North side the Twenty-flfth
| Ward Is divided at Granville avenue
the new ward running thence north tC
the city limits. The Twenty.sixtf
would have It's south line at Irving
Park boulevard. The south halves oI
the Twenty.frst and the Twenty.sec
ond would be made into new ward
and the present Twenty would liz
north Of Chicago avenue and east o.
State street. A new ward would bt
made of parts of the Twenty.third
Twenty.fifth, and Twenty-sixth.
On the South Side. the Fifth woult
lose It's southwest portion to new
ward that would be made out of tn,
north part of the Twenty.ninth. TIL,
Sixth would split and new ware
would be erected around Washington
Park. A new ward would be bull
from the south half of the presen
Seventh and the north part of thu
Eighth, with Seventy.first street as ,
center.
The present Twenty.seventh on tn,
Northwest Side would be severed a
Irving Park boulevard. with a new
ward bounded roughly by Irving Park
Belmont. Central avenue. and tn,
river. Another ward would be mad,
from the Fifteenth and Twenty.sev
enth Wards. between Western. Seeley
Fullerton. and Chicago avenues. Still
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tween North avenue and Madison
street. Ashland avenue and Seele!
street.
Redistricting on the West Side con
templates two new wards in territor!
now in the Twelfth and Tbirty.fourtl
Wards. In the Town OF Lake tn,
north line OF the Twenty.ninth Is sen
south to Fifty.ffth street. A new ware
is outlined between Sixty.third an'
Seventy.tifth streets. from South Parl
avenue to Western avenue. Another
Is figured between Forty-third ant
Fifty.ninth, and between Wentworth
avenue and State street.
II is understood that the bulk OF thu
county committeeman In each part!
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approved the new map, and that pros
pective members of the next legisla
ture have agreed to go along with It
as long as It has been made an organ
ization proposition with both parties.
Meeting hours Tor City Council con
mittees are 90 follows:
Monday - Streets and alleys.
o'clock: buildings. $3.50 O'Clock.
Tuesday-Schools and police. l
o'clock; harbors. wharves and bridges
- o'clock; local industries. 2 O'Clock
Wednssday-Special park commits
sion. 1850 o'clock; health. . o'clock
local transportation, . o'clock; uacl
elevation. $3.50 o'clock.
Thursday-Gas. oil and slsctr1,
light. 2 O'Clock; license. $3.50 O'Clock
water. $3.50 O'Clock.
Fridsy-Compensat! II O'Clock
judiciary. 2 o'clock; finance. . o'clock
bathing beaches. $3.50 o'clock
Charles Molitor, a recognized leader
In the machinery trade, Is one OF Chi
Cages leading and most reliable bust
ness men His name Is honoreC
wherever 20 is known.
Charles c. Breyer 10 one of the bes
liked men on the Northwest Side. II,