Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1918-08-10
new WARDS

lHeN are needed, as Inc 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 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, it 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
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system will be factor undoubtedly,
in further development of the Joint
Repubican.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 MOI
more than $4,000.
BY sections OF the city the add
tional fifteen wards are thus appor
toned: North Side, 3; Northwes,
Side, 5; West Side, 2; South Side. 2;
Southwest Side. 3.
On the North Side the Twenty.fifti
Ward Is divided at Granville avenue
the new ward running thence north e
the city limits. The Twenty.sixti
would have its south line at Irvint
Park boulevard. The south halves o
the Twenty.first and the Twenty.sec
ond would be made into new ward
and the present Twenty.first would lii
north of Chicago avenue and east o
State street A new ward would b,
made of parts of the Twenty.third
Twenty.fifth, and Twenty.sixth.
On the South Side, the Fifth woul,
lose its southwest portion to a new
ward that would be made out of tn,
north part Of the Twenty.ninth TIL,
Sixth would split and 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.flrst street as |
center.
The present Twenty.seventh on tn,
Northwest Side would be severed q
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.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 con
templates two new wards I'm territor.
now in the Twelfth and Thirty.fourtl
Wards. In the Town OF Lake tn
north line of the Twenty.ninth Is sen
south to Fifty.hfth street. a new ware
Is outlined between Siyty.third ant
Seventy.ffth streets, from South Parl
avenue to Western avenue. Anothe
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.
and a 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 II
as long as II has been made an organ
ization proposition with both parties.
Meeting hours TOR City Council con
ni'tess are 40 follows:
Monday - Streets and alleys.
o'clock: buildings. $3.50 O'Clock.
Tuesday-Schools and police. /
o'clock: harbors. wharves and bridges
. o'clock; local industries. : O'Clock
Wsdnssday-Spscial park commits
sion. 1850 o'clock: health, Z o'clock
local transportation. : o'clock: uacl
elevation. $3.50 O'Clock.
rhursday-Gas. oil and slsctrt,
iGht, 2 o'clock: license. $3.50 o'clock
water. $50 O'Clock.
Friday-Compensat!on. II O'Clock
Judiciary. . o'clock; finance. Z 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
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