Chicago eagle., 1918-07-20
new WARDS


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 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 fru!'
tion.
The salary to be paid the Council
members under the single alderman
system will be n factor, undoubtedly,
in further development of the joint
epublican.Democratic plan. That It
may be fixed at either S450O or S5 900
in the bill to lie 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 addi.
tional fifteen wards are thus appor.
toned: North Side, 3: Northwest
Side 5; West Side, q South Side, 2
Southwest Side, 3.
On the North side the Twenty.ffth
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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.frst and the Twenty.sec
ond would be made into new ward
and the present Twenty.first would lie
north of Chicago avenue and east OF
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made of parts of the Twenty.third
Twenty.fifth, and Twenty.sixth.
On the South Side, the Fifth woult
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 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 tn,
Eighth, with Seventy.flrst street as ,
center.
The present Twenty-seventh on tn,
Northwest Side would be severed a
Irving Park boulevard, with ne,
ward bounded roughly by Irving Park
Belmont, Central avenue. and tn
river. Another ward would be mad
from the Fifteenth and Twenty.se,
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 Seele
street.
Redistricting on the West Side cor
templates two new wards In territor
now in the Twelfth and Thirty-fourtl
Wards. In the Town Of Lake tn
north line of the Twenty.nnth Is sen
south to Fifty.fifth street. A new war,
Is outlined between SiXty.third AM
Seventy.ffth streets, from South Par
avenue to Western avenue. Anothe
Is figured between Forty.third an,
Fifty.ninth, and between Wentworth
avenue and State street.
II Is understood that the bulk OF tn
county committeeman in each part,
and majority of the aldermen hav,
approved the new map, and that pros
pective members of the next legisla
ture have agreed to go along with II
as long as II has been made an organ
ization proposition with both parties.
Meeting hours TOR City Council CON
mittess are as follows:
Monday - Streets and alleys,
o'clock; buildings. $3.50 o'clock.
Tuesday-Schools and police. I
o'clock; harbors, wharves and bridges
2 o'clock; local industries. 2 O'Clock
Wednesday-Special park commits
sion. l0:30 o'clock; health, 2 O'Clock
LEGAL transportation, 2 o'clock: tract
elevation, $3.50 o'clock.
rhursday-Gas. oil and elsctri,
ight 2 O'Clock; license. $50 o'clock
water. $3.50 O'Clock.
Fridsy-Compensat!on. IL O'Clock
judiciary, 2 o'clock; finance, 2 O'Clock
bathing beaches. $3.50 O'Clock.
Charles Molitor, recognized leader
In the machinery trade, is one of Chi
cago's leading and most reliable bust
ness meh. His name is honored
wherever 20 Is known
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Charles c. Breyer rs one OF the besl
liked men on the Northwest Side. He
Is noted for his public spirit and de-
votion to the interests OF his fellow