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Title: 10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: League of American Municipalities
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Publisher: (Chicago, Ill. : Printed by Kirchner, Meckel & Co.
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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h CHICAGO operate and lease street railways, and to provide means therefor, ))opularlyknown as the Mueller Law. In-October, 1903, the council passed an ordinance which jjrovided forthe submission of the act to popular vote at the election of April 5, 1904,to determine whether it should become operative in Chicago under its terms.At that election, the act was approved by the jieople by a vote of 153,223against 30,279. At the same election, the following two other questionswere submitted: First: Shall the city, u)X)n the adoption of the Mueller Law, proceedwithout delay to acquire ownershi)) of the street railwa\s under the ))Owersconferred by the Mueller Law? The vote was 129,957 for and 50,807against. Second: Shall the City Council, instead of granting any franchises.proceed at once under the citys police powers and other existing laws tolicense street railway companies until municipal ownership can be secured,and compel them to give satisfactorv service? The vote was 120,863 f<^^r

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