Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-17
new WARDS

TedCileu an agreement TO put through |
a ifty.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 " the powers that ought ,
to be able to perform the first neces.
sary step, VIII oh 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 frui.
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 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, 8; West Side, 2; South Side, 2;
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 It's 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-frst would lie
north of Chicago avenue and east of
State street. A new ward would be
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Twenty.fifth, and Twenty.sixth.
On the South Side, the Fifth would
lose its southwest portion to new
ward that would be made out of the
north part of the Twenty ninth. The
Sixth would split and new ward
would be erected around Washington
Park. A new ward would be built
from the south half of the present
Seventh and the north part of the
center.
The present Twenty.seventh on the
Northwest Side would be severed at
Irving Park boulevard, with a 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,
Fullerton, and Chicago avenues. Still
another new one would be created be.
tween North avenue and Madison
street, Ashland avenue and Seeley
street.
Redistricting on the West Side con.
templates two new wards in territory
now in the Twelfth and Thirty.fourth
Wards. In the Town of Lake the
north line OF the Twenty.ninth is sent
south to Fifty.ffth street. A new ward
Is outlined between Sixty.third and
Seventy.ffth streets, from South Park
avenue to Western avenue. Another
Is figured between Forty.third and
Fifty.ninth, and between Wentworth
avenue and State street.
It 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 It,
as long as II has been made an organ.
ization proposition with both parties.
Meeting hours FOR City Council cor
mittess are 40 follows:
Monday - Streets and alleys. :
o'clock; buildings. $50 o'clock.
Schools and police. Il
o'clock: harbors. wharves and bridges
2 o'clock; local industries. . O'Clock
Wednesday-Spscial park commits
sion. 1880 o'clock; health, . o'clock:
LEGAL transportation. . o'clock: trsch
elevation. $3.50 O'Clock.
Thursday-Gss. oil and electrts
light, 2 o'clock: license, $40 o'clock
water. $3.50 O'Clock.
Friday-Compsnsst.on. II O'Clock.
Judiciary. 2 o'clock; finance. . O'Clock,
bathing beaches. $50 O'Clock.
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Charles Molitor, a recognized leader
In the machinery trade, is one OF Chi
cago's leading and most reliable bust.
ness men. His name Is honored
wherever re is known.
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Charles C. Breyer Is one OF the best
liked men on the Northwest Side. He
10 noted for his public spirit and de-
votion to the interests of his fellow
citizens.