Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-24
new WARDS


They are needed, as The Eagle
pointed out. The Republican and
Democratic County Committees have
reached an agreement to put through
a flfty.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 redstricting 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 a senatorial
reapportonment, 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 a 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. s; 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 tt
the city limits. The Twenty.sixtf
would have its south line at Irvint
Park boulevard. The south halves o
the Twenty.flrst and the Twenty.sec
ond would be made into new ward
and the present Twenty.first would III
north of Chicago avenue and east o
State street A new ward would b,
made Of parts of the Twenty.third
Twenty.ffth. and Twenty.sixth.
On the South Side. the Fifth woul,
lose its southwest portion to new
ward that would be made out of tn
north part of the Twenty-ninth. TIL
Sixth would split and a new war
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.first street as
center.
The present Twenty.seventh on tn
Northwest Side would be severed q
Irving Park boulevard, with a ne,
ward bounded roughly by Irving Parl
Belmont. Central avenue, and tn
river. Another ward would be mad
from the Fifteenth and Twenty.se'
enth Wards, between Western, Seele.
Fullerton, and Chicago avenues. Sti
another new one would be created b.
tween North avenue and Madiso
street, Ashland avenue and Seele
street.
Redistricting on the West Side col
templates two new wards in territor
now in the Twelfth and Thirty.fourt
Wards. In the Town of Lake tn
north line Of the Twenty.ninth is sen
south to Fifty-fifth street. A new war
is outlined between Sixty.third an
Seventy.fifth streets, from South Par
avenue to Western avenue. Anothe
is figured between Forty-third an
Fifty-ninth. and between Wentwort
avenue and State street.
II is understood that the bulk OF tn
county committeeman in each part
and a majority of the aldermen hav
approved the new map. and that prol
pective members of the next legisli
ture have agreed to go along with 4
as long as 1t has been made an organ
ization proposition with both parties.
Meeting hours TOR City Council coz
mittess are 80 follows:
Monday - Streets and alleys.
o'clock; buildings. $3.50 O'Clock.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and police. I
o'clock; harbors. wharvss and bridge
. o'clock; local industries. Z o'clocl
Wednesday-special park commil
sion. 1880 o'clock; health, . o'clock
local transportation. : o'clock: trao
elevation. $3.50 O'Clock.
Thursday-Gas. oil and slsotri
light. 2 o'clock; license. $3.50 o'clock
water. $3.50 O'Clock.
Friday-Compensst!on. II O'Clock
judiciary. 2 o'clock; finance. ! o'clock
bathing beaches. $50 O'Clock.
Charles Mciitor, recognized leade
In the machinery trade, is one of Chi
cago's leading and most reliable bus
ness men. His name is honore
wherever Re is known.
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